New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
,ellate Gagged
1, Tariff L finale.
)Ii,l,,n'ity(l,arge
IS Amendments Dumped
81 Finance Committee
an Last Day for Vote;
some Duties Increased
Move for Dry Embargo
,,syid,aaIs Will Present
Resolutions To-day; Pig
IRON Rates Are Lowered
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TAsHiNGToN. Aug. l5.-Action Of
4. Senate Finance Committee Repub-
s,,ss ID unloading on the Senate al
- AZ the last minute 1916 amend
~ rs 10 the tariff bill stirred . sharp
1900 from Democratic leaders to-
senator Underwood. Senator
I.sssnsor. Senator Harrison, Senator
49, and others protested that the
s-.sea Committee leaders wese seek
4. ID rush through eleventh hour
ssssdvsnts of substantial Importance
.sssat giving the Senate any chance
4 discuss their merits or investigate
FSr5dcr the agreement previously
kssAed. the Senate began voting with
Il. sebate at o'clock this afternoon
& III remaining Finance Committee
ksrdments pending to the bill. Dis
ssion Of these amendments, under
4 agreement. had to be completed to-
At the time the agreement was
Senator'S opposed to the bin
.sssd fear the Finance Committee
s6 bring in at the last moment a
III gray of amendments which could
IA he properly considered. Senator
s<szber, without specifically proinis-
rot TO do so, soothed the fears of
sas Senator's at that time. To-day,
IN the Senate met, Senator McCun-
"a reported from the Finance Com
KITS seventy amendments to change
"a and 1875 amendments making Ad-
|srhtrative changes. In some eases,
- anendments provided for. increases
e rites. Protests at once arose from
Il, Democratic side. Some of the Re-
BALKANS were disposed to ask ques-
lbss.
Committee Drafts Them at Night
srasor McCumber said the amend
(s,sss had been made necessary "by
'T,sses which have been made in the
|lT on the floor" and the committee
III worked most Of the night on them.
4 desire" Senator Harrison said,
b, NV that this illustrates how siop-
~ this bill has been prepared. After
IL had entered into unanimous
uvement that no committee amend
smts should be offered after q GER
IA tine, and the time being stated
n tie agreement, the committee recon-
rsrds hundred amendments, and
e,y are brought in here in a manner
ssi,h viii not allow their discussion
i mr. extent before we are called on
&ssyote on them"
sThs committee" said Senator Nc
Csrbsr "has had very complex sub
NJ 70 deal with and it has to deal
SIS 1t under abnormal conditions. The
& ,sastons in trade have indicated to
4 II ia; some amendments ought to
II rads"
81 Issseature of the COMMITTEE amend,
sss which aroused most objection
81 sas list Of seven proposed changes
81 L ftes on cotton yarns. These
q tiargss were intended to increase
ria "a cotton yarns above the count
81 4 aEhty. despite the fact that in the
s. fit sFer rates on yarns, some days
&as the Finance Committee was de-
& isssta and rates fixed by II were re-
8tssti. Senator Smoot insisted that the
faages proposed were intended merely
nc aarmonize" the cotton schedule.
saasor Smith, of South Carolina, de-
s And the effect of the amendments
sss 10 change the basis in reference
h yarn duties and increase rates in a
,ssber Of cases so per cent on finer
Pms,
u Robinson Makes Explanation
d saator Robinson said the commit
would insist the changes were nee
Sry to sharmonize the schedule"
j 1 the rush of disposing of COM
rae amendments 10 roll call was
snd on the cotton yarn changes
the committee was sustained. All
sAse was cut off by the agreement
~ o'clock and from that time on
u was a steady procession of votes
snendrnents, nearly ali viva voce
IA committee proposals were adopted
practically no exception.
IA tae course of the afternoon Sena-
Jones, Of New Mexico, protested
III ply because the committee pro-
r. rates OF 10 cents a pound and
ssr cert I'D valoTem on household
ILLS OF aluminium. He called this,
1sa was large increase over the
HE rate, "the most outrageous In
esse ever presented to the Senate"
zig aron nate reduced
OF ,the amendments brought in at
four by the committee was
soS Of the pig iron rate from
soa TO rs cents. Senator Len
- oppressed approval of this and
a. u two other decreases made by
committee in the iron and steel
ID +aorrow the Senate hagins +ha
aasration of individual amend
and will devote two days to
Anumber of sharp controver-
are expected.
M'tafy of War Weeks, in letter
sater McCumber, has urged exs
Of the dye embargo for year.
sss Knocked out by the Senate.
on July Is. There will be
81 TEST vote on the subject before
= . hnaliy passed by the Senate.
s. Y absence now of a number of
assors who voted then, advocates
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