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west have had II dinned into their
ears for months now that the manu-
featuring East was in the saddle and
they could hope for no assistance
such as they have demanded. What
they have asked is a system which
will protect them as adequately as
the tariff protects the manufacturer
and the immigration laws the laborer.
II anything was needed to make
sure the election of Col. Smith w.
Brookhart. Republican insurgent. in
Iowa senatorial contest next Fall
bill I'm the Senate would give that
added assurance. The result of the
vote in the Senate may have its
effect also In the special election
and primary in North Dakota June
80. where Senator Gerald p. Nye.
another Progressive and supporter
of the McNary- Haugen bill. Is pitted
against former Gov. Hanna who
managed the Coolidge campaign in
that State two years ago.
Three Votes Decided.
A change Of only three votes yes
terday would have brought about
tie vote in the Senate and Vice
President Dawes would have been
called upon to decide the fate OF the
McNary- Haugen bill in the Senate.
The Vice President. while he ap-
proved the underlying principle Of
the farm relief bill. did not approve
the details, and 1t is well under
stood now that he would have
voted against the bill in the form in
which 1t was finally defeated had he
been compelled to cast his vote. The
Vice President would have based his
opposition to the measure on the
preferential treatment accorded in 1t
to the cotton farmers. under which
they escaped the equalization fee for
three years, and possibly forever
and under which $75,00O.000. or one
half of the revolving fund. was to
he set aside for the aid of cotton.
President Coolidge, apparently. has
escaped all chance of being faced with
the decision OF vetoing or signing the
McNarv farm-relief bill at present.
The bill was defeated in the House sew
eral weeks ago, and yesterday in the
Senate. Some of the Democratic votes
cast for the bill yesterday were partly
ectuated by the hope that the Repub-
ican President would have to make
this decision. which the Democrats
figured would be embarrassing both
for the President and for the Repub-
lican party.
Roll Call on Bill.
The roll call on the McNary-Haugen
bill, which was presented as commit
tee amendment to the administration S
hill creating q division of cooperative
To-, fYnpnt
culture already passed by the House.
follows:
For the bill:
Republicans Cameron, Capper.
Cumnlins, Curtis. Deneen, Goodlng:
Harreld, Howell, Johnson. Jones Of
Washington, La Toilette, McMaster.
McNary, Means, Norbeck. Norris.
Oddie, Pine, Schall, Stanf1eld, Watson
and Williams-23.
Observation-Disclosures. Bratton. Cara
way, Copeland, Dill. Hef1in, Jones Of
New Mexico. Kendrick, Mcclellan,
Mayfie!d, Nicely. Simmons, Steck,
Tyson and Wheeler-15.
Farmer-J abor-ShipStea
Total, 80.
Against the bill:
Republicans-Bingha Borah, But
Ter, Couzens, Dale. Edge, Ernst.
Fernald, Tess, Gillett, Golf, Hale,
Keyes, Lenroot. Metcalf, Moses,
Pepper. Phipps. Reed of Pennsylvania,
Sackett, Shortridge, Wadsworth,
Willis-24.
Democrats-Bayard, Blease, Brous-
sard, Bruce, Edwards, George, Gerry,
Glass, Harris, Harrison. King, Rams
, dell, Reed of Missouri, Robinson of
Arkansas, Sheppard. Smith. Stephens,
| Swanson. Trammell, Underwood and
| Walsh-21.
Total, As.
After the vote had been announced,
Senator Norris Of Nebraska sought to
| revive the fight for the McNary-
Haugen bill by offering it as an amend
ment with the provisions favoring the
cotton farmers stricken out. Imme-
diately, however, the coalition, such
as 1t was, with the Southern Senators
| passed into the discard. Not one of
them voted for the Norris proposal,
which was defeated, 81 to %.