Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-18
LEADER SCORES
REPUBLICANS IN
EVAD|NG TARIFF
Tells Absen-
( tees to Resign to Per-
NIT Others on Job.
Democrats Taunt Oppo-
nents, Hinting Penn
sylvania Made En- Ill.

sylvania Made En- Ill.
Washington, May 1.-THE tariff
will be kept before the senate until
its passage, no matter how long that
may be, Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts, the republican leader, announced
Wednesday night in the senate.
Complaining about republican SEN
ators absenting themselves during
votes on the tariff bill. Chairman Nc
Cumber, of the senate finance com
mlttee, said during debate that they
should either keep on the job or re-
sign.
McCumber BawIs EN- Out
IF you can't stay here and pass
this bill. for Gods sake resign and
Iet your state send some one here who
VIII stay here shouted the North Da-
kota senator That's my message to
those republicans who can stay here
and WON'T
Calling attention that there had
peen vote after vote with only a bare
rlty-43-present, Sc lator Nc.
Cumber said he did not expect the
democrats who were opposed to the
Dlil TO maintain quorum, but that
ne dlh expect the republicans who be-
heVed IN 1t to stay on the lob and
pass it. '00 anu
They haven't been doing this he
Republicans Plead illness
The committee chairman said II
was not to be expected that senators
VINO were sick could be present. that
there were others who on account of
thier age could not attend night SOS
slons continuously and that these
senators who had close primary CON
tests IN their own states might ba
excused, but that other senator's
should stay on the job. He added
that the senate had been in session
III hours and had passed on onlt
three little insignificant amendments y
The senate had difficulty in muster
ing quorum for its tariff session at
night, but after it had got back TO
work Senator Underwood of Ala
bama the democratic leader. said he
had been informed that during his
absence at dinner. the sergeant-at
arms had reported that all of the re-
oublIcans who were in town and ah-
sent. were sick, with the execution of
-hree.
Pennsylvania Primary Jests
b. What ! want to know" he said |
rs whether the performance on the |
pending bill is the cause of so much |
sickness in the republican famiIv?" |
1t might have been the result Of :
ne primary election in PENNSYLVANIA" !
Senator Caraway. democrat, |
Arkansas
That is true" said Senator Under
wood.
ihat would not make anybody sick,
VIII say 10 the senator from Ain
anna declared Senator Smoot. re-
ublican, Utah. THAT was expected"
PROVISIONS in the pending tariff bill
nder which the president would be
wen broad powers over tariff duties
'ere attacked and defended Wednes-
ay in the senate. Senator Watson.
of Georgia, opened the as
auit and was joined by Senator I'm
erWood, of Alabama, the democratic
'ader ana others on the minority side
hartman McCumber and Senator
moot, of the finance committe, de-
ended the provisions
Watson Fears Presidents Power
Declaring that the proposal would
ring together in the White House the
lree branches of the government. the
gislauve, executive and judicial. Sem
tor Watson said they would work q
eVelatlon IN our system of govern ,
ent. lie asserted also that the power
life and death over business not
My in this country. but abroad" was :
20 great to impose in any one man
nd asserted that no member of the
ritish parliament or house of com
ons would dare make such pro-
)Sal.
to Overthrow Legislation
Senator Underwood described the
'ovislons as the machinery to over
row all the rates we are discussing" I
AS long as this machinery remains .
the bill" he said. "and ! hope it
Ill go out. ii is hardly necessary for
! to consider rates because no matter 7
hat we do, il may all be wiped out {
'ernight by an executive order"
The democratic leader said the
'wer proposed was mandatory upon
e president and declared that If the !
IL did not create an embargo against !.
lports, the president was ordered to !
axe one. Senator Underwood went
to say that many persons believed :
e senate was fixing final rates for :
ars to come. but that as Il matter
fact, the rates would be fixed finally =
bureaucracy" which the presi
Mt would create.
Sm0ot Sees Little Use of Power i
II tlrink it is our duty to continu- {
~ call attention to the effect of
is section giving the president power C
regulate competitive conditions in r
lde," he said <
Senator Smoot reiterated that the I
esident would use the authority Il
anted only in limited number of