New Britain herald., 1929-09-28
VOTE MONDAY 0N
 FLEXIBLE TARIFF
 CLAUSE IN SENATE
Members Devote Recess to Lining Up Ballots on Crucial
 Question in Present Bill
SENATOR SIMMONS IS
 READY FOR ROLL CALL

 Senator Sackctt Says Issue Will De- eide Fate of Whole Schedule Gillette Believes Some Method of Changing Unjust Rates Should Be Left Opcn-Hot Opposition 10 Plan Develops Among Democrats Washington. Sept 2S LP}-The prospect of vote Monday on the flexible tariff issue in the senate ? made today's recess merely an op- portunity for leaders of the con- tending sides to work harder than ever to line up their forces.
 After four days of debate, cnliv- cned with vigorous attacks by dem ocrats and republican Independents upon the administrations proposal to continue the flexible principal m effect with little change. the issue appeared so closely drawn that Traders of each group. while claim ing a majority, predicted a very close vote.
 Ready for Roll Call
 Senator Simmons of North Caro- lima, ranking democrat on the finance committee and leader of his party's attack on the republican proposal. expressed willingness to have the roll called before the weekend recess was taken, but Chairman Smoot, leading the ad- ministration forces, preferred to have it go over, saying he hoped q vote could be taken Monday.
 Countcring Simmons display Of confidence in the result. Smoot said he believed at least six democrats would vote with the republican regulars for tho amendment he sponsors, under which the president would continue, as he desires, to hold authority to raise or lower tariff rates as much as 50 per cent upon recommendation of the tariff commission.
 Whether tho Shoot proposal will he given priority in the voting Was not clear today, Simmons who had an amendment looking to repeal the flexible provision of the existing law pending. has introduced a sub &titute with a view to having it brought to a vote tirSt~
 Substitute offer
 His substitute amendment would take away the presidents power to change rates and authorize him merely to transmit recommendations Of the tariff commission to congress. An idea of the significance which some of the republican regulars at tach to the outcome of the issue, meanwhile, has been given by Scna- for Saqkctt of Kentucky. Saying he would rather SC" the rates of the present law continued than have a rev law enacted without continuing the flexible policy, he predicted:
 As goes the flexible provision, so goes tho hill."
 His objection that the simmons substitute proposal, if enacted, would open up the. whole tariff question every time q rate change was rec commended to congress by the tariff commission. Was Countcrcd with a suggestion by Senator Norris, rcpub- lican Nebraska, that the law be made 10 StipUlato that no amend mcnts could be introduced under such circumstances unless they bore directly on the rat" or rates under consideration.
 Gillette FayOrs Resolution
 The Norris suggestion made q favorable impression cn Senator Gll- lett, republican. Massachusetts, who had been arguing in favor of tho s'moot proposal on the ground that some machinery is necessary to cor rect inequalities inherent in every tariff laW'-a point stressed in President Hoovcr's statement on the subject
 Support of the flexible principle of
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