The Washington times., 1929-09-12
Ware CASE
|SLA|D ON.
SHELF
BY WIN. K. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

International News Service
After clearing its legislative
channels for continuous con-
sideration Of the tariff, the
Senate settled down today to
, three-months battle over
the administrative features
and rates of the new bill.
Sen. f. NJ. Simmons CD of North
Carolina, the minority tariff leader,
planned to deliver Democratic
keynote" speech on the tariff this
afternoon, explaining the opposi-
ton to the bill. Veteran Of many
q tariff war, Simmons will outline
the battle plans Of the Democratic
Insurgent coalition which seeks to
eliminate Republican administrative
provisions and slash Republican
protective rates.
Tariff Has Right.Of.Way
The tariff bill has the right of
way in the Senate over all other
legislative activities. The coalitions
effort to inject the Ware case into
the special session went down to
defeat when the Senate voted, Al
to "a. to postpone action on the
question Of seating Senator-elect
Ware R.) Of Pennsylvania, until after
the tariff bill is passed. This may
bring the Ware case up for 8 con-
clusion in late October. but, at all
events, it will be acted on after
December 3, at the next regular
session.
The vote, which had no bearing
whatever on the seating Of Ware,
Indicated the Administration can
command q majority In the Senate
on tariff matters, even though a
handful OF Insurgents oppose It..
While nine Republicans, all Insur-
gents, voted with the Democrats,
the Republican organization won by
gaining five Democratic votes. The
result certainly pleased Republican
leaders.
Victory Says watson
at was q very decided victory, :"
said Senator Watson RaJ Of Indiana,
majority leader. 81 am very glad
the Senate voted to keep the tariff
under consideration. That was very
hopeful. I believe now we will be
able to pass the tariff at the special
session.
III we had taken up the Ware
case, It would have been debated for
month. That has been the rule
In other contests over senatorial
seats. With so much time lost, 1t
would have been impossible to enact
the bill at this session.
Coalition leaders, however, as
serted the vote was no indication of
how the Senate would treat the Re-
publican rates in the bill. They
pointed out that 20 Senators were
absent, including nine Democrats,
Farmer. Laborite and three In
alrgents. If all had been present
and voting the vote would have
been much closer. They asserted
q better indication of tariff strength
will be found on the first vote to
change the administrative features
Of the bill.
Flexible Clause First
The administrative provisions will
be considered first and the rates
afterwards. The first important
feature reached under this program
will be the flexible tariff provision,
giving the President power to raise
or lower rates to meet Changing
conditions of competition" The new
provision, widening the Presidents
present powers, will be opposed by
the coalition viii have struck
heavy blow at the Administration.
The Ware case meantime will slip
back on the legislative shelf it has
occupied during most of the last
three years. 1t probably will be dis
posed Of this year and Ware prob
ably will be able to appear in his
own defense. His physician an
nounced the PhiIadelphian was
rapidly recovering from a stroke of
paralysis and would be able to ap-
pear here in December. His fate
Is foregone conc1usion-he will be
denied his seat, whenever the vote
is taken.