Evening star., 1922-08-20
G. O. P. Leaders Say Joint
Conference on Bill to Last
But Thirty Days.
ESTIMATED TO NET U. S.
S40O, ,O0O, 900 FIRST YEAR
Borah Ballots With Opposition,
While Three Democrats Vote
to Adopt Schedules.
By the Associated Press.


The administration tariff bill, Off
cially the tariff act of 1922" was
passed late yesterday by the Senate
after four months of debate. 1t now
goes to conference. The vote was As
to IS.
Senator Borah of Idaho was the
only republican to vote against the
measure. Three democrats-Brous-
sard, Kendrick and Ransdell-voted
for 1t.
The roll call follows:
For the bill: Republicans-Ban
Brandegee. Bursum. Calder, Cameron
Capper. Colt. Cummins. Curtis. Dli-
linsham. Edge. Ernst. France. Ere
linghuysen. Gooding. Hale. Harreld
Jones of Washington. Kellogg, keyes
Lcnroot, Lodge. Mccormick. McCum-
Der. Mclean. McNary, Moses. Nelson
New, Newberry, Nicholson. Norbeck
Oddie, Pepper. Phipps. Rawson. Reed
OF Pennsylvania. Shortridge. Smoot
Stanfield. Sterling. Sutherland. "ads-
worth. Warren and Watson of lndl-
ana-45. Observation-Disclosures Ken
drick and Ransdell-3. Total. AZ.
Against the bill: Republicans
Borah-1. Democrats-Ashurst. Cul-
berson. Dial, Fletcher. Gerry. Glass,
Hefiin, Hitchcock. Jones of New Mex
ico McKellar. Myers. Overman, Reed
of Missouri Robinson. Sheppard,
Shields. Simmons. Smith, Stanley.
Swanson, Trammell. Underwood.
Walsh of Massachusetts, and Walsh
of Montana-24. Total-25.
Two Paired; Twenty-One Absent.
Senators present but unable to vote
because paired. Harrison and Pom
creme. democrats.
Senators absent were: Republican,
Du Pont. Elkins, Fernald. Johnson
I.add, La Toilette. Mckinley. Norris.
Page, Poindexter, Spencer, Townsend.
Weller and Willis-l4.
Democrats-Caraway, Harris, Rng.
Owen. Pittman. Watson of Georgia,
and Williams-7.
Senators Harrison and Pomerene
announced that had they been per-
mitted to vote they would have voted
against the bill, and the same an
nouncement was made in behalf Of
the seven democratic absentees.
1t was stated also that had Senators
La Toilette and Norris been present
they would have voted against the
measure, while the other twelve re-
publican absentees would have voted
for it.
Senators LenToot and Jones OF
Washington, republicans announced
that they supported the bill because
Of the provisions giving the President
broad authority to increase or decrease
rates and in the hopes that the Senate
and House conferees would reduce
rates which they considered excessive.
Senator Lerroot said that if this were
not done he would vote against the
conference report.
Conferees Are Named.
Immediately after the passage OF
the bill Senator Cummins OF Iowa,
president pro tempore. announced the
appointment of the Senate conferees:
Chairman McCumber and Senators
Smoot of Utah and Mclean OF Con-
nccticut republicans. and Simmons
of North Carolina and Jones of New
Mexico, democrats. Senator Mclean
is the fourth ranking republican on
the finance committee, and was named
in place of Senator La Toilette, who,
under the usual rule, would have
drawn the assignment, but who is op-
posed to the bill.
The measure will be returned to the
House tomorrow with a formal re-
quest for a conference. Republicans
of the House ways and means COM
mittee, at a meeting yesterday. de-
cided to have the measure sent to
conference under special rule, in
stead of to the ways and means COM
mittee for preliminary consideration.
a course that was suggested some
time ago. American valuation will be
the biggest issue in conference. but
the general belief at the Capitol is
that the House will yield on this. ac-
cepting the Senate flexible" tariff
plan as a substitute.
Chairman Fordney said yesterday he
would Dpld out for American valua-
tion. asking instructions from the
House. Under this plan the House
would decide the issue by a direct
vote, and the conferees then would
proceed with their work of adjusting
the 2.0001odd points in dispute be-
tween the two houses. Mr.. Fordney
thought the work could be completed
within a month, and the same view
was entertained by Senate leaders.
There still was gossip at the Capt.
toll that the bill might get into a
deadlock In conference and there die,
but majority leaders declared the
conferees would report the measure
out and that it probably would be
ready for the President next month.
Third Rewriting Likely.
The judgment of leaders generally,
however, Is that 1t will be rewritten
In conference. II so 1t will be the
third rewriting since it passed the
House on July 81. 1921.
Final action on the bill by the
Senate was witnessed by crowded
galleries and many members Of the
House, who found Races on the
Senate noor In the last few min
utes before the vote. the sena-
tors relaxed after the long strain
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