Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
Howell Amendment Support
ed by 5 Democrats, Ship
stead and 16 Republicans.
BR0USSARD SEEKS VOTE
ON IMPORT RESTRICTION
Borah Objects to Ballot on Pro-
posal Affecting Philippine
Islands.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today rejected the Howell
proposal to grant Federal bounty t.
continental sugar growers and refiner'
Of A hundredths of cent a pound.
The vote was SO to %.
The bounty amendment was support
ed by Democrats, the Farmer-Lsbol
Senator, Mr.. Shipstead of Minnesota
and Is Republicans.
The roll call follows:
For the bounty:
Republican5-Allen, Blaine, Borah,
Brookhart, Capper. Frazier, Hatfield
Howell, johnson. Jones, La Toilette
McMaster Norbeck, Norris, Nye and
Schall-l6.
Democra BrousSard, Dill, Kendrick
Ransdell and Wheeler-5.
Farmer Labor-Shipstead-
Total-22.
Against the bounty:
Republicans-Bingham, Couzens, De-
neen, Fess, Gillett, Glenn, Golf, Greene,
Grundy. Hale. Hebert, Kean, Reyes,
McCulloch, McNary, Metcah, Moses
Oddie, Patterson, Phipps, Robson,
Shortridge. Smoot, Sullivan, Thomas
of Idaho, Townsend. Vandenberg, Wal
colt, Waterman and Watson-30.
Democrats-Ashurst, Barley. Blease,
Bratton, Brock. Connally, Fletcher,
George, Glass Harris. Harrison, Halves,
Sheppard, Simmons, Smith. Steck.
Swanson. Walsh of Massachusetts, and
Walsh of Montana-23. Total SO.
Import Cut Vote Sought.
Senator Broussard. Democrat, Louisi-
ana. then endeavored to obtain an i'm
mediate vote on his proposal to restrict
duty-free sugar imports from the Phil
ippines, but Senator Borah, Republican
independent. Idaho. objected.
Borah said he wanted to give the
amendment some consideration before
permitting a vote
Meanwhile Chairman Smoot OF the
finance committee served notice in the
Senate today that he would propose an
amendment to the tariff bill calling for
an increase in the duty on Cuban sugar
from 1.76 to cents pound.
The Utah Senator said he would ask
a vote on his proposal before the final
roll call on the tariff bill and when
of Mississippi, why he did not ask for
an immediate vote. replied he would do
so at the proper time"
would Be compromise.
The proposed increase to cents q
pound would be in the nature of q
of 1.76 cents approved yesterday by a
Senate vote of 48 to SO, the 220 cents
originally recommended by the finance
committee and the 240-cent rate car
ried in the House bill
CA1 80 kA Iant
toast was drunk to the Senate at the
Cuban embassy yesterday after the Sem
ate vote. Smoot said, mo toast was
drunk by the people in this country who
are going to lose all under this tariff"
The committee chairman also criti-
cized the statement issued by Orestes
Ferrara, Cuban Ambassador, which said
the vote was the first step In the adj
vancement Of more intimate commercial
relations between Cuba and the United
States.
THE vote was for the same rate as
exists today" he said.
Norris Comments on Toast"
Senator Norris, independent Repub-
lican, Nebraska, one of those who voted
for the Harrison substitute to retain ex-
listing sugar tariffs, observed that the
embassy toast" was on behalf OF the
consumers" who are relieved of some
100000 burden. Presumably the
Nebraskan referred to the toast drunk
at the Cuban embassy yesterday when
word reached there of the Senate vote
to retain existing sugar tariffs.
Sugar is the cheapest commodity the
Senator from Nebraska eats" Smoot
retorted.
Because it is cheap is no reason
why I owe any thanks to the Senator
from Utah for trying to increase the
present burden" the Nebraskan shot
back.
Harrison asked Smoot why he did not
call attention to the "innumerable edt-
torials this morning commencing the
action of the Senate" and the Utahan
replied that he could produce many
kilograms protesting against it, includ-
ing some from farm organizations.
The Senator from Utah ought not
to die so hard" the Mississippian said.