Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-29
IRISH FREE STATE HEAD
SENDS HIS TROOPS AGAINST
DUBLIN REBEL STRONGHOLD
Senate Approves
Tariff Rates on
Cattle and Meats

Washington, June 2S-Rates on
cattle and meats written into the
tariff bill with the approval of the
Republican agricultural tariff bloc
and ranging generally higher than
those in the House measure. We're ap-
proved today by the Senate by over
whelming majority. Not only did
the Republicans vote solidly for the
first time since the bill was called up
nine weeks ago, but there was the
first real split in the Democratic
ranks.
Five roll calls were demanded dur
ing the day and all showed about the
same results. The first was on the
rates of of one and one half cents a
pound on live cattle weighing less
than 1850 pounds and two cents a
pound on such cattle weighing more
than that amount, and the result was
As to Is. Senators LaFollette of Wis
consin, and Norris, Nebraska, Re-
publicans, who consistently have OPP
posed duties in the bill, voted with
the solid Republican majority. while
Democrats who supported the COM
mittee amendment were Ashurst,
Arizona; Jones, New Mexico; Ken
dricll, Wyoming; Pittman, Nevada,
and Sheppard, Texas.
The second roll call was on the
committee amendment to increase to
IL cents the two cent rate pro-
posed by the House on fresh beef and
veal. The vote was AZ to IS, with six
Democrats voting with the solid Re-
publican majority. Senator Brous-
sard, Democrat, Louisiana, who had
voted for the committee rates right
along and who announced that he
would vote for the bill on its final
passage was the sixth Democrat on
this roll call.
Without record votes the Senate
approved rates OF 81 head on sheep
ana goats, as compared with one
cent a pound in tie house bill ard
/. cents a poL1u on fresh mutton
and goat meat ;.s compared with the
House rate OF i cents. The con-
,n't.eC amendLl mt to increase tbs
duty al lamb nom lie two cents in
The House bill to five cents was APP
proved on toil ctiI, A. TO IS.
The Senate ,EIp voted 43 to l6 -
Increase to two cents a pound the
house rate of 49, cent? on bacon,
hams, shoulders and other pork IRE
pared or preserved. Mex. it appro; &c.
81 TO 10 d rate o. cents 4 pound on
lard comp Cunds dId lard substitutes.
The House rat. Was tNent. per cert
ad Valor4m Oh american vaIuat:On.
There was no contest over the
proposition to raise to cents the
House rate of / II cents pound on
reindeer meat venison and other
game. Chairman McCumber' Of the
finance committee explaining that
this was in the nature of a luxury
tax. There also was little contest
over the basket clause" duty of
twenty per cent ad Valorem on meats,
fresh, prepared or preserved, not
specially provided for.
A determined fight against most
of the committee rates was conduct
ed by a small group of Democrats,
including Senator Simmons, North
Carolina, the minority leader in the
tariff controversy; Walsh, of Massa-
chusetts; Stanley of entucky; King
of Utah and Pomerene of Ohio. SEN
atOr King assailed Democrats who
supported the committee rates, de-
claring they were forgetting the
principles of their party in their
votes in the interest of industries in
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