New-York tribune., 1922-09-14
az Republicans Join i'm
Protest on Tactics Used
d Restore Dye Embargo
and Fix Duty ON Potash
Leaders Depressed
Over Party Revolt
NcCumber to Move for
New Conference To-day;
Fish Leads in Attack
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wasg,NGToN, Sept. t3.High-
s.n6sd tactics by Republican conferees
I, ,ewy5ting the Fordney- MeCumber
tsy;s bill we're repudiated hy the
Touse to-day when that body by de-
<;s;ve majority instructed it's members
- take the measure back 70 conference
ana eliminate the dye embargo and
|autv Of $50 ton on potash.
Whiio Floor Leader Mondell and
Chairman Fordney of the Ways and
Means Committee we're much depressed
,yss the Houses action and went so
n as to intimate tariff legislation may
all at this session because of it, Sem
,tsr McCumber, of North Dakota,
,ssirman of the Finance Committee,
ssd he will move in the Senate to-
,arrsg for a second conference. He
Isr,d;cted that instead of being delayed,
III passage of the bill will be
l,stened by what the House did.
The motion to recommit the tariff
Wl was made by Representative
ssrner. of Texas, who led the minority
/, Inc tariff light. The vote was III
$50. One hundred and two Repub-
ssrs voted to repudiate the party
ss3sYship in the House. Two Louisi-
IA Democrats supported the commit
IL
Fish Calls for Point of Order
ii the outset of the four-hour de-
ass on the conference report Repre-
essstive Fish, of New York, made an
r,aceessful attempt to get the dye
.tAsrgo provision, which WAS written
h9 the conferees, stricken out on
Nj of order. Despite his showing
j III both houses had voted directly
,asst dye embargo, Speaker Glliett
nhithe new section was in order.
vote was forced when Representa-
In Fish appealed from the Speakers
sling and Floor Leader Mondell
nsged to lay that on the table. The
seaker was sustained by a majority
Il three, the vote being $50 to lat.
The vote on the Garner motion came
Kter four hours of fast and furious
sstory in which Republicans lauded
ae tariff bill and Democrats con-.
aimed il. Representative Longworth,
Hohio, went SO far as TO say the rates
stain less protection than any pre-
ssaS Republican tariff. On the other
4 hui4 Garner said the rates are the
8 sass ever written.
# Sci Invisible Governments Hand
j &ar as the Republicans were con-
H afad they said nothing about the
s tsseFence committees tactics during
4 v general debate. The big party
i ~ took place before the debate
EEed. representative Fish vigor
Hsy attacked the conferees. Among
sssr things, he said of the offensive
9s embargo apd the manner in which
q finally got into the biil:
mis- is the worst example of the
ssikings Of invisible government that
lhsye witnessed since / have been in
] es House."
The leaders got their first real fright
TIE day when they barely defeated
representative Fish's appeal from
@eaker Gillett's ruling. As the after
heoa wore on and the farm bloc got
2 its work they began to realize
70 sooner had his work been repudi-
ssses. %H1h hspTeSentdClpS rVIahSy
hsFsd that the House adjourn.
representative Mondell was quick
2 tell inquirers that he didn't know
wat would happen. He was SO down
east that he left the impression the
vaoe tariff question might be put
sslde until after election, and Mr..
soFdney was so stepped in gloom that
:! le could not bring himself to say there
= Z chance to get a report along the
INES demanded by the House.
SS,enator MeCumber believes the tariff
slll viii be expedited in its tip to
ss White House by the Houses ac-
yen. The Senate conferees haven't a
ss 70 stand on in opposing what the
aoase wishes. In the first place the
Ehate by an overwhelming majority
oe record against dye embargo.
safshermore, it put potash on the free
~ These two things are all the
asuse is demanding now. And further
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