Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-14

vision for continuation OF tho en-
barge,
Following q tedious parliamentary
wrangle Speaker Gillett ruled with the
conferees and Fish appealed to the
House. Floor Leader Mondeil moved
to lay the appeal on the table. This
carried by a scant three majority,
$50 to 147.
Reaction Soon Comes.
The suppoeition had prevailed that
the finish fight on the obnoxious dye
stuff embargo would be waged on the
appeal from Gillett's decision. 1t de-
veloped later that members had been
buttonholed and dragooned into sus-
tanning the Speaker and at the same
time doing the dye lobby and monop-
oily good turn. for a reaction came
when members. disgusted because of
the manner In which they had been
urged to cast their votes, changed
| about.
Garner subsequently made the point
Of order that conferees had exceeded
their authority in rcvamping the
elasticity feature put in by the Sem
ate. but Speaker Gillett overruled him
and there was no test vote. Part of
Gamers argument hinged on whether
the word Article" covers more than
| the word Merchandise"
| He declared Article" was Of much
broader scope and that by substitut-
ing it the conferees enlarged the
functions OF the Tariff Commission in
revising rates.
1 xot T.
| ing an explanation OF the Tariff Bill
declared that he was almost COM
pietely worn out as q result OF his
labors and made a pathetic appeal for
support in tho final showdown.
From night to night" he said. ''as
rough a. am, have prayed to God
that I might make . bill better than
any other for tho benefit Of the Amer1-
can people,"
Garner then sailed into tho tactics
Of the conferees who. he charged, had
logrolled the Tariff Bill In their con-
ference. He declared 'one Senator >
whom he would not name, had held
the strong hand.
"One man." he said, would holt
sugar in one hand and another woult
hold dyestuffs in the other, and the,
would trade them for the benefit O
themselves and against the best in
terests OF the country"
His references obviously were I,
Senator Smoot (Rep., Utah), who ha.
led the fight for high duty on suger
and Mr.. Longworth, who has led tn,
fight for a dyestuffs embargo.
( Potash Duty scandal"
Turning to the elastic tariff feature
comforting certain powers on tn
President, through the Tariff Com
: mission, to change duties, Garne
: charged that this bill makes tn
= most important and far-reaching bu
5 reaucracy ever seen in this country.
r The duty on potash, he continued
and the conditions under which
was put IN the bill. "stinks in tn
3 nostrils OF every decent man."
THAT provision is a scandal. It haI
! been put in there for certain IN
e terests in the StaA of Utah that the.
i may have an opportunity to rob tn
e farmers for potash the interests al
I ready have In their hands. II Is no
Intended to develop any industry.
!, "The farmers don't give a dam
: about dyestuffs and the dyestuffs fel
4 lows don't give a damn about potash
, want you 10 go home and meet you
constituents before election and sa
. whether you favored an embargo O.
, dyeetuffe and a duty ON potash"
y The effect OF the Garner arraign
ment and Of the chance Of eentimen
" taking place in the cloak rooms wa
: shown a few minutes later when Rep
resentative Underhill (Rep., Mass
took the floor and announced he coul
;, not support the bill because it woul
Increase the, cost OF living. He al
tackled the rates on dairy product
and clothing, and said the conferee
had bungled the rates on wool
- "A DR.. Huston, a lobbyist for tn
German industry is now in the a
cove out there," Mr.. Fordney sal,
pointing to the front door. He adde
;. that in Utah, Colorado and Nebra Six
are almost endless supplies Of the ma
terial, while the cement factorie
sugar reineries and smelling plant
make available some 10000 tons
year more.
/, 1T is a question today" he cor
!. cluded, appealing to the farm bio
y "as to whether you want to save tn
y industry that helped US during tn
war or the gentleman that sits OIL
here at the door. 1t has already bee
. stated. and the information was give
TO the oonfersss. that Germany an
France have an agreement to divit
American territory for the sale
Y potash"
The final vote followed and IL
= House adjourned.
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