Evening star., 1922-07-08
.RENRTE TARIFF,
URCESLAFOLlETTE
Declares Republican Dis
aster Awaits if Present
Bill Is Enacted.

The Senate continued considera-
ton OF tbs administration tariff bill
under the usual procedure today, the
attempt Of republican leaders to shut
on debate on tho measure having
failed with the defeat OF the motion
to invoke the existing cloture rule.
The vote on the motion yesterday
was 45' to IS, or nine less than the
necessary two-thirds majority. with
democrats voting soiidiy against the
proposition and Joined by i've repub-
licans.
La Toilette ASsatis Bill.
Following the defeat Of the motion
to invoke the ciotare rule in con-
nectfon with the tariff bill Yesterday
afternoon. Senator La Toilette OF
Wisconsin, republican member Of the
fihhpce committee. which reported the
bill, delivered . scathfng attack upon
the measure and predicted the defeat
Of the republican party IL 1t sholld
be passed in its pfessAk form. Only
BY recommittine and rewriting the
stave OF defeat in the congregational
elections this fall and in the national
election in 1874. II that could not be
done. he added. The legislation should
be abandoned.
CharActerizing the bill as even worse
than the Dineiey and PAYNE. .Aldrtch
laws, which. ne declared, had caused
the political upsets in 1910. 1912, 1914
and 1916. Senator La Toilette asked
his colleagues II they thought the
people had forgotten: il they thought
the people would calmly accept the
burdens In 1922 which they 30 de.
cisively refused to carry in 1910 and
1912"
Powerful. indeed. must be the in
fivcnce which can bludseon through
this leSisiat tion," he said, when the
political leaders responsible for IT
knew that 1t means the defeat of
their party and the end OF the po-
liticai lives Of most OF the leaders
responsible for this bill"
Tackles Cotton Schedule.
Taking UP specifically the cotton
schedule in the bill. Senator La Fol.
lette declared the rates as reported
to the Senate in many instances were
from IL to 30 per cent higher than
those In the lyae-Aldrich law and
from 100 to 200 per cent higher than
those in the existing statute. He said
the committee majority had removed
"one OF the many 3okers slipped into
the cotton schedule" and lowered
some rates 30 that tables Of compari-
SON he had prepared were not exact
ly accurate. He added, however. that
he understood the committee mAjorit.
did not Intend to lower the rates be-
low the level OF the Payne-Aldrich
law and presented many tables to
show that the cotton manufacturers
had prospered under the Underwood
law rates.
Senator Smoot OF Utah. ranking re-
publican on the finance committee, de-
Tended the cotton schedule. declaring
that the average Of the rates wal
not above the average In the Under
Others. he added. were lower. He said
the committee majority stEi wa.
working on the schedule and would
ofins IN new amendments and that
at the proper time ne would present
an analysis Of the schedule to the
Senate.
Returning to his attack, Senator
La Toilette expressed the wish that
senator's would consider the tArjff
bill not as owners Of stock in cotton
mills, woolen mills and other indus
tries. but as representatives of the
people. giving attention to the effect
OF the rates on the consumers If
or later all the present senator's
would be removed 'in 4 revolutionary
way-by the ballot box. of course"
Act On rec CAaAse~L
Seven hundred of the 20s7 commit
tee amendments to the tariff bill have
been disposed Of since the measure
was called up on April 20. Senator
Walsh. democrat, MASSACHUSETTS,, told
the Senate. He said there had been
so many inaccurate statements as to
progress on the bill he wanted the
record to show the facts.
Calling attention that there had
been fifty Ave days on which the bill
had been before the Senate since the
hrst amendment was agreed to on
May !. Senator walsh said that the
average number of amendments dis
posed Of each day Was fourteen.