Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18

that already has been done to fail tc
act on the evidence.
The Republican regulars OF the Sen
ate stood as victors today after the first
test of strength on amendments TO the
pending tariff bill.
The issue was drawn on one OF the
less controversial. of the many amend
ments prepared by members OF the n.
nance committee, who drafted the bill
and have the right of way in proposing
changes in its provisions.
The amendment, requiring that import
ed articles be marked in reasonably
conspicuous place" except In the event
such marking would cause injury or In
volve expense which would be econom-
ically prohibitive of importation, was
adopted by a vote Of 40 to 81.
Beaten on First Vote.
The decision came on q reconsidera-
ton of a previous vote rejecting the
change, SO to %. in which eight Re-
publicans joined the Democrats in OPP
position. They were Borah OF Idaho,
braska, La Toilette of Wisconsin, Nc
Master Of South Dakota. Norris OF Me-
braska. Nye of North Dakota and Reed
of Pennsylvania.
Reed brought about the consideration
and was joined by Howell In voting for
the amendment on the second roll call,
together with five DemocratS-Tram-
nell and Fletcher of Florida; Ransdell
and Broussard of Louisiana and Pitt
mann of Nevada.
The Democrats commended for the
marking provision approved by the
House, which would give the Secretary
of the Treasury power to waive the re-
uuirement at his discretion without
making specific exceptions IN the meas
ure itself. The Republican leaders OPP
uosed that on the ground that it would
delegate too much authority to the Sec
rotary. The present law excerpts from
the marking requirement only goods
which might be injured.
President Hoover as well as Secretary
Mellon figured in the lengthy debate.
Senator Couzens, Republican, Of Michi-
pan. a member Of the finance commit
tee. suggested that the President dis
close the truth about reports that ne,
the President, had asked the commit
tee Republicans to place manganese on
the free list.
Reading from the Manufacturers
Record a statement purporting TO quote
Mr., Hoover in a speech in Colorado as
saving that manganese mining required
protection, Couzens demanded an eX-
PLANTATION.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
observed that such a report had been
attributed to Senator Bingham, Repub-
lican, Connecticut, after the finance
committee had reversed itself on the
question.
Bingham said a newspaper had re-
ported him as changing his vote on re-
quest of the President, but he denied
receiving such a request or that he had
switched his vote.
Couzens said the committee first voted
z to 4 to keep a duty on manganese,
and afterward voted 8 to to place 1t
on the free list.
The vote on the marking amendment
was followed by adoption Of another
committee change making 1t unlawful
to import any written matter containing
a threat against the life of any person
in the United States, the House having
mentioned only the President in this
connection.
Senators Walsh of Massachusetts, and
George of Georgia, Democrats, were
vehement in their denunciation of the
marking amendment, contendtng 1t
would harass importers and tend to cut
down shipments to this country.
Senator Reed saw In the opposition
argument an element Of comedy" since
the Republicans heretofore had been
charged with placing too much power in
department heads, and the amendment
was designed to curtail such authority
Gliding the Pennsylvania, Senator
Harrison, Democrat. Mississippi, said
this wasn't the beginning Of comedy
act" since Reed, in his speech Monday
assumed to speak for agriculture"
Inconsistency Is Seen.
Senator Bingham also said he could
not see any consistency in the Demo
cratic arguments. The minority, he said
usually was against Capitalization OF
power" but now favored giving the
Secretary of the Treasury unlimited
power to repeal law Of Congress"
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, expressed the hope
that the Senator from Connecticut
whom he described as q great cham.
pion of States rights" would not "frit-
ter away his time restricting power In
a purely administrative matter and Their
vote to delegate the power Of Congress
to the executive in the making OF tarin
rates" 49,. n, -