Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-09
SUGAR TARIFF
Of 2.3 CENTS
PAS5ESSENATE
Jump of ! Cent Reject
ed; Broussard Amend
ment Meets Defeat.
Administration Bill Is
Called Unsatisfactory.
by New Mexico Solon.

| Washington, Aug. S.-A tariff rate
of 2.3 cents pound on sugar was ap-
proved Tuesday by the senate by vote
of 81 to 35.
The senate refused to approve al
increase in the tariff rate from . cents
pound to 21a cents a pound.
Sixteen republicans voted against the
increase proposed in an amendment by
democrats supported it.
This would make the rate against
Cuban sugar 1.S4 cents a pound, an in
crease of Pa of a cent a pound over
the duty in the emergency act, and "a
of cent above the Underwood law
rate.
Fourteen republicans voted against
the increase and four democrats voted
for it. The republicans were Senators
Borah. Calder, Colt, Cummins, Edge
Frelinghuysen, Hale, Keyes, Lenroof'
Lodge, Mccormick. McCumber, Pepper
and Sutherland. The democrats were
Broussard. Jones of New Mexico, Ken
drick and Ransdell
Potash on Free List
Turning to the potash section of the
tariff bill, the senate voted. 66 to /,
Tuesday to strike out the house pro-
vision for graduated duties for a period
Of five years, leaving potash on the
free list. Senator Shortridge, repub-
lican. California. cast the single vote
against eliminating the duty.
Supporting his proposed substitute
for the administration tariff bill under
which congress would rely upon the
tariff commission to recommend
changes in duties after full investiga-
ton, Senator Jones. democrat, New
Mexico, told the senate that the pend
ing measure was both unsatisfactory
and unnecessary. He declared that the
Underwood law, supplem ented by the
emergency act to protect agriculture,
was adequate to meet the situation.
''In tariff making" said Senator
Jones, I'VE now have to think of I'M
stable governments, unstable exchange
general business depression throughout
the world, the world war debts. changes
in industry, new industries, new mar
kets. our increased development, our
merchant marine, and our balance of
trade. We are now in a new epoch.
fraught with many and varied problems
Of world economies and world civiliza-
ton. Under these conditions. the
present tariff law is presented. No
Dne can measure its effect. Relatively
little of the information has been fur |
1ished or presented in connection with !
he bill.
Generally Condemned
81 submit that in all history of tariff |
egislation there can be found no in /
stance where a tariff bill. during it's /
received such universal
as has the bill now under /
consideration. Generally speaking, its
ctive support outside of congress
'omes from only those who are OBJ
essed by but unreasoning fears and
Who hope to derive some individual
'ecuniary gain. The general welfare
# the country is ignored.
1T is widely believed that this bill.
fter it has passed the senate. will
1eet an ignomipous demise in confer
nee and never become law. If the
onferees should finally agree and the
i'll be reported to the senate, our par.
rules would prohibit anv
ctiOn upon any separate item or items
a the bill and it would have to be ap
epted or rejected as whole. The
procedure in the house Il
f representatives would be substan-
ally the same. 1t is evident. there
ore. that as to its most substantial
eature the bill would be the product
the secret sessions of the confer
nee committee. governed by considera-
ons Of influence which no one can
,retell"