The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-06
Move Made
for Cl0ture
on'rariff
Proposal by Republicans to
Limit Debate Brings Bitter
Opposition From Demo.
crats-to Vote Friday.
Norris Against Scheme

Washington. July 5.-(ByA P.)-
The republican proposal for eloture
TO shut of debate on the admins
tra,ion tariff bill was presented late
today in the senate. II immediate
ly provoked a bitter fight. which
promised TO consume much OF the
session tomorrow. Under the rules
the issue must come to vote at
noon Friday.
There were 81 signatures to the pc
tition, or II less than the two-thirds
majority necessary TO invoke the ex-
isting cloture rule, which would limit
debate to one hour for each scna-
tor and preclude the offering OF any
amendments. even by the finance
committee majority.
Although number OF senator's are
absent from Washington, which
would cut down the number neces-
sary for two-thirds majority, some
OF those behind the cloture move
ment doubted that it would succeed.
Night Sessions Alternative.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,,
the republican leader, told the SEN
ate that if it did not, it then would
would be for the republicans to de-
eide whether they would lay aside
the tariff and fight for a majority
cloture rule or force the senate to
resume night sessions as means of
speeding up final vote on the
tariff.
All except eight of the 90 republic
cans in the senate signed the petit
ton. Those eight were:
La Toilette, Norris, Johnson,
Moses, Borah, Brandegee, Crow and
Weller.
Immediately the petition was pre-
sented by Chairman McCumber of
the finance committee. it brought
protest from Senator Underwood of
Alabama, the democratic leader, who
said the democrats had "courteously"
consented to the committees request
that its amendments be considered
first and that it was not fair for the
to come in now and pro-
pose to take away from the minority
their right to propose amendments.
Every Item of Interest.
The democratic leader said that
every; item in the bill was of interest
10 some business cohcern OF the
that practically all of them
we're Of interest to the consumers
and that the majority should propose
some rule which would meet the stu
alton and not merely gag rule.
"The idea of discussing 1000
in 60 minutes! he ex-
claimed. "Gentlemen on the other
side had better suggest that we have
10 further debate"
Senator Robinson, democrat, Ar
in a vigorous speech, raised
The issue of good faith in the presen-
:ation Of the petition.
Every senator knows he said,
that the motion just submitted can.
lot prevail If the proponents of this
,ule believed it would be adopted,
hey would not dare submit it. I raise
directly the issue of good faith in the
presentation of this motion at this
lime. 1t isn't fair to the senate; it
snt fair to this side of the chamber;
t isn't fair to the people of the coun-
ry when the most important portions
# this bill are undisposed of and un-
to attempt to shut off de-
,ate and prevent senators from offer
ng amendments"
Lodge Claims Good Faith.
Senator Lodge replied that the Pc
ion had been offered in absolutely
rood faith" =.
If any senator doubts that it was
'ffered in good faith, let him vote for
t and see if we don't put it through"
aid the Massachusetts, senator. "If
hey (the democrats) think this tariff
S beaten, why don't they bring it to
vote? They know it is not beaten"
Senator Lodge declared there had
een a RECKLESS waste" of the time
f the senate and the country in the
discussion of the bill and urged the
democratic side to set a time to
ote on the bill.
Senator Underwood responded
hat it was not possible to agree to
time to vote on bill, which still
vas being amended by the finance
ommittee, as opponents could not
now what witnesses would be pre-
ented or whether portions now salts
actory would be changed later.
Republicans insisted that since they
ad "a majority they had right to
,gislate without keeping the senate
n session until October or later.
hey invited suggestions from the