Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-06
SUGAR DUTY VOTE
.CAUSESG:QP.FEAR
Leaders Feel Charges of
Pooling May Make Tariff
Sill Unpopular.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Adoption Of the sugar duty increase
in the tariff bill is giving some Il the
Republicans Of the Senate caiise for
worry today. If the action - TIE
Senate on sugar should be followed BY
the adoption of other amendments levy
ing duties on lumber and oil and build
ing materials, the fear exists that TIE
Democrats In the coming congressional
campaign may be able 10 make the
tariff bill unpopular.
A program IN the Senate By which
duties on important items would be
levied or increased would make it I'M
possible, It was pointed out today, TO
keep the tariff bill down to q limited
revision" such as was recommended by
President Hoover.
Widely published charges Of deals
made by Senators to pool their votes in
support OF a series of amendments in
creasing tariff duties is giving the Re-
publican leaders some concern also.
New Vote May Be Taken.
The possibility of a motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Smoot
sugar amendment was adopted cropped
| up today. 1t is understood that If
there is any well defined evidence that
votes are being pooled in the Senate
Tor a program increasing duties and
| leVy1ng duties on many important
items, such motion will be made.
Under parliamentary rules it must be
made by q Senator who voted for the
Smoot amendment.
| Moderate protectionists among the
/ HeDnNllCa0G IL
nave preferred to have the. tariff bin
sent to conference practically as it left
the committee as q whole They
frankly fear the political results If the
senate now goes through with a pro-
gram OF increased duties. Such q pro-
gram would prevent absolutely q re-
mrLLng OF the tariff bill in conference
Wnlch would keep duties down.
All chance of getting a vote on the
pin before the end of this week appeared
10 nave vanished today. It was nos
Side that mai vote will be had next
week, it was said.
separate votes have been reserved nm
d5O items IN the bill, some of which are
hKgIy 70 iead TO considerable debate.
Inc senate voted today AZ to 81
ssahSt an amendment offered by SEN
TO increase the duty on casein from BIn
cents to cents. This was the FIRST
item on the list reserved for NenkrSte
votes in the Senate.
Inc sugar increase was voted. a. To
~. Previously the Senate had voted
80 10 50 against an increase to 200
cents a pound.
Second Roll Calls Coming.
Second roll calls are to come on the
attempts to take lumber and cement
on the free list; to retain the dntv ~,
prlck; TO give tariff to hides. leather
ano SHOES, and on multitude Of other
controversial rates. Most Of these were
seLLIeo by narrow margins before.
! Inc coalition has been successful in
almost every major contest in the tariff
patue. 1t lost on the move to restore
oricks 10 the free list by tie vote. In
every other instance the Republican
vious dicision OF the Senate in order tn
gain ground. "
Despite the alarm of some over the re-
ported trade" on sugar, lumber and oil.
coantlon leaders were confident TODAY
tnat they had the votes to beat down
agan the determined attempts for tariffs
on oil and lumber.
| Lumber Good Chance.
Inc best chance of another unset is
Sen IN the lumber vote. The Senators
from the far Northwest States who have
oeen Waging an earnest drive to get pro-
lection for lumber are considering a
modification of their proposal They
nrst advocated So per thousand board
feet. This was reduced to 81 and on
the Toll call was rejected, 80 to 81. II
Is possible that q $1.50 rate will be
onered in the final effort for the
lumber duty.
Because Of the long list Of provisions
UP Tor reconsideration in the final hours,
senate leaders were doubtful today of
when passage of the bill could be OBJ
tanned. However, it was believed un-
likely that it could come this week.
Senator Grumpy, Republican, of
pennsylvania, Is asking another vote on
the previous decision TO cut the exist
ing rate on aluminium to the old 1918
Underwood level This reduction was
made by a margin Of two votes on
motion of Senator Walsh Of Montana
the acting Democratic leader.