The Washington times., 1929-08-24
HUNT ON BY POLICE FOR MAN WHO SHOT LAWYEI
P. DEMANDS
NEW TARIFF
BY JAN. |

The new. tariff bill must be
enacted into law by next New
Years Day at~the latest or
the Republican leadership in.
Congress will seriously con-
slider its abandonment.
This was the virtual ultinatun
served on the Senate today by
Senator James q. WATSON Gs.) Of
Indiana, the majority floor leader,
He indicated the bin would be
abandoned and all tariff revision
postponed indefinitely II the pending
tariff battle in the Senate Il drag
ged out into the new year.
IF this bill IL not law and,
signed by the. President on January
I next, we will not permit thes
Democrats to jockey 1t through the
next regular session" said Watson.
II 1t is defeated BIZ delay, thes
Democrats viii then be to blame."
The Republican leader indicated.
there would be important legislation
pending in the next regular session
which would be given preference
over the tariff. He may have had.
in mind q possible naval disarmars
ment treaty. growing out Of the
approaching visit of Premier !
Ramsay Macdonald, of Great /
Britain. Other important matters, I
which likely will be pending In the
new year, win be the Ware case,
a railroad consolidation bill, a.
measure affecting regulation of3
telegraph, telephone and radio COM
panies and reforms in the Indian
service.
i, Watson declared the Republicans
were ready to permit ample de. !.
bate on the bill but he warned they
would not countenance anything re-
sembling filibuster. I
Welcome Debate On Bin
I'VE welcome debate on the bill, s
so we can have an opportunity to
defend the increased protection for
agriculture and industry" he said. {
I'VE also welcome criticism. =
I'VE want the people to under I
stand our position and the position
of the opposition. Once the issues
are established, any further delay
in its enactment win mean one
thing-a deliberate purpose to keep
this bill off the ssatute books. II
that happens, we intend to fix the
blame where it belongs"
The Democratic tariff makers
smiled at Watson's ultimatuTn. They
indicated a belief the Republican !
leadership would never abandon
the bill, so long as the industrial in. /;
creases are retained in it. II the
Senate should slash the industrial
rates, they implied. then the Re-
publican leadership might be en-.
tfrely willing to postpone enact /
ment of the remainder of the bill
which would include only the agri.
cultural schedule and the numerous
administrative changes.
Amendments Are Drafted
Democratic members of the Senate ]
Finance Committee meanwhile began
drafting amendments to the indus. J
trial schedule. Under the plan OF /
Senator Simmons D.) Of North 4
Carolina, minority tariff leader. the 4
Democrats win concentrate their |
tariff assaults on few important q
schedules and rates, the new flexible
tariff provision and the step taken
toward adoption of United States
valuations. Some Democrats, how. :
ever, favor fight to strike all the Z
industrial increases from the bill. 4
The latter maneuver has the sup
port Of Senator Borah R.) Of Idaho :.
and other insurgents. Borah indi.
Gated he, through Democratic
insurgent coalition. might succeed in ;.
this strategy after debate begins in :
the Senate next month, even though
the Senate, by a single vote Margin I
rejected a similar proposal last June. !;
He said a final decision on this !
action would not be reached until
ap the insurgents arrive here and
confer on the subject.