Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-29
WHEN WILL THE
SENATE DISPOSE !
OF TARIFF gez'Szz4:!: !:
Guesses Run NJ a as
Five MonthSAL a Final
Vote viii Not Be Reached
Under Two Months.


Washington, May 2S---When will
the senate dispose Of the tariff
bill?
That Is an almost universal ques-
tion at the capitol and one that is
being asked throughout the coun-
try. Guesses-and admittedly they
are no more than that-run as
high as five months. 1t seems
fairly certain that a final vote
will not be reached under two
months more.
Usually it takes from two TO
three months to put tariff meas
ure through the senate. The pres
ent bill has been under consider
alton for five weeks but as yet
less than three schedules have
been disposed of and most of the
big fights, such as those on sugar.
hides, wool and lumber are yet
to come. At this rate taking into
account that there are fifteen
schedules exclusive of score OF
administrative provisions in the
bill, the time necessary for pass
age would exceed one year.
Republican leaders plan to con-
tinue the pressure of night sessions
in an effort to speed up a final
vote but Senator Underwood of
Ala bama., the Democratic leader,
has publicly informed the majority
that the length of daily sessions
will make little difference as to
! the ultimate time ON which the
bill is voted on.
with a bill of this magnitude
| in which a great deal is involved,
said Senator Underwood, "it Is our
right and privilege to present our
viewpoint to the country. We are
going to let the American people
know what is in this bill first and
when that is done, then IL yod
have a majority of votes to pass
this bill, you can do so.'
This bill probably has more
amendments than any ever before
presented to the senate. Each OF
| the 2,S07 changes made in the
house measure by the finance COM
mittee must be passed on and after
that Is done the measure will be
thrown open to general amend
/ nents. Big fights will follow then
as the Democrats have announced
their intention of undertaking TO
have a number OF them restored
to the free list.
Thus far the finance committee
has not been overturned on a
single amendment but in the face
of opposition from the Republican
side it has modified several Of its
original propositions. This policy
I 4 n1
greater or lesser degree so as tt
reduce the number of open fights
within the majority ranks. While
there has been no general assault
on the measure from the Repup-
lican side, several items have beer
attacked and it has been indicated
that such attacks will continue.
II Now and then during the next
two months the senate is to get =
: rest from the tariff bill, which vii
, be laid aside temporarily for the
consideration of appropriation Dill
, and important conference re
ports as they are made ready fol
: senate action.
Cutting off OF Illegal liquor a
; the source rather than the run
ming down of elusive bootleggers
I was defined today at prohibition
, headquarters as the broad polio!
of dry law enforcement being fol
: lowed by Prohibition Commission
. er Haynes.
Prohibition enforcement by cut
1 ting down the ranks OF rum sellers
: it was said, is an apparently end
less task for as quickly as one I
: caught another takes his plac
while by shutting off the suppl,
the bootlegger can be forced ou
of business.
Withdrawals, of liquor fron
: bonded warehouses was the frs
problem attacked under this POI
: icy, officials said, and with tn
perfection of methods to proven
the counterfeiting of Withdraw
permits by the use OF special pap
. er and writing machines and IN
Installation of a system Of check
on regular permits the, leakage o
liquor from the storehouses ha
been reduced to a minimum.
Physicians and druggists no'
are being surrounded with safe
guards to prevent medical liouo
finding it's way into illegal chan
nels which leaves Illicit distiiln
and smuggling to be reckoned wit
/ as the major problem OF enforce
ment.