New-York tribune., 1922-09-19
Senate Agrees
To Ballot ON
Tariff To-day
Conference Repor, Will BE
Adopted and Bill Will BE-
come Law After 1t Goes
10 Harding To- morrow
No Change is Expected
Simmons Fails in His At
tempt to Delay Meas
ure on p Int Of Order

From The T,ibunc'a Wasbington Bureau
| WASHINGTON, Sept 18.--The Senate
reached an agreement late today to
vote on the conference report on the
tariff bill at 4 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Senator McCumber, in
charge Of the bill, made the proposal.
The report will be adopted and the
bill sent to the President, probably
Wednesday. 1t will become law soon
after 1t reaches the President, as it is
understood he will not long delay afiix-
ing his signature.
The unanimous consent agreement
was reached when there was not a
quorum present. Senator Cummns,
who was in the chair, was disposed to
hold quorum necessary under the
rules, but yielded to arguments of
other Senators. Senator La Toilette
was not present. The effect of the
agreement will be to prevent him or
any other opponent of the bill delay
ing it,
| Developments in the Senate were
looked on as practically settling that
the tariff bill conference report will be
adopted as it stands.
The attempt of Senator Simmons to
throw the bill back to conference on a
point of order failed and the Demo
Gratis abandoned efforts to attack the
measure by raising points of order.
While Senator Cameron. of Arizona,
Republican, revolted because the CON
n ,ot l,,k,
staple cotton, and announced he would
vote against the bll there was no
sign of any such disaffection on the
Republican side as to endanger the
conference report.
Point of Order Taken Up
The first question taken up when
the Senate met at noon was the point
Of order raised Saturday by Senator
Simmons TO the effect the confcrees
exceeded their power in the flexible
provisions in giving the President au-
! thority to impose American valuation.
Senator Cummins, in the chair, who
had reserved ruling Saturday after
noon, announced his ruling in a care
fully prepared statement. He over
ruled the point of order and sustained
tho action of the conferees.
In substance. Senator Cummins held
the conference committee could have
| accepted American valuation and
could have applied the Senate rates
thereto and have been within their
( lawful powers. Consequently, he held
they were within their rights when
they accepted "a qualified and limited
use OF that plan" to be applied by the
President.
! Senator Simmons promptly appealed
from the decision of the chair On
a vote the chair was sustained 43 to
21. 1t was a party vote, except that
Senator'S Broussard, Hitchcock and
kansdqlls, Of, the Democrats, voted to
sustain the chair, while Senator La
Toilette, of the Republicans, voted
against sustaining the ruling.
Senator McCumber, chairman of the
Finance Committee, then inquired
be made. Senator Simmons replied
| there were none that he knew Of,
Senator McCumber followed with
statement of what the confcrees had
done.
"The bill comes out Of conference"
he said, with duties considerably
lower than those provided for in the
bill as it left the Senate"
Upholding the flexible tariff fea-
lures, Senator McCumbor expressed
the view that the power given the
President to change rates would not
often be exercised, unless it were for
the purpose of lowering rates.
Expected TO Yield $4OO, ,000, 900
He said it was the opinion of the
actuary Of the Treasury that the bill
would yield about $40Q,000,Oo0 in tha
first twelve months it is in operation.
Senator McCumber put into the
record table showing ad valorem
rates of the Dingley Payne -Aldrich, |
Underwood and pending tariff meas
ures.
He added that the agricultural rates, |
with some exceptions, were higher in |
this bill than in any of the others. and
this also was true of the 81 cent duty |
on wool.
Senator Simmons, ranking Demo |
cratic member of the Finance Commit /
tee, followed with ak extended discus !
sion of the bill. He denounced it in
severe and sweeping terms. He ac-
cused the conferees of "subserviency
to special INTERESTS
The Senator protested against takino
the taxing power from Congress and
turning it over to the President
through the flexible features,
Tariff Court Proposed
Representative Martin C. Ansorre. of
New York, introduced to-day in the
House constitutional amendment
taking the tariff making power away
from Congress and vestlng it in q per.
manent non-partisan tariff court the