Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-07
REvOTE ON SUGAR
DEMANDED BY NYE
Senate Votes Scent Duty on
Cement, Reversing First
Action.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Reconsideration of the increase voted
by the Senate on the sugar duty was
demanded in the Senate today by
after the coalition of Democrats and
Republican independents met another
reverse when a duty on cement was
restored to the tariff bill.
Nye is a member of the coalition, but
he had voted for the increased sugar
rate. Giving notice that he would ask
reconsideration of the sugar vote. the
North Dakotan called attention to the
accusations of trading" on votes.
He did not ask, however for an i'm
mediate roll call on sugar. 1t can
come up at any time.
Nye said he thought he had seen
some evidence" of trading when the
Senate voted this week on sugar and
approved, Al to 80, an increase in the
duty on Cuban raws from l.76 to 2 cents
a pound.
Denies Switching Vote.
He said he felt the case should be
decided on its merits and, as far as his
vote was concerned, he did not switch.
He voted for an increased sugar duty
before.
Nye's action came after the Senate
had reversed itself and voted tarin
Of 6 cents per 100 pounds on portland
cement, now on the free list.
The vote was As to 81.
On January 81 the Senate approved,
40 to IS, a proposal of Senator McMas-
ter Republican independent, South Da-
kota. to retain cement on the free list.
Pending at that time was proposed
duty of cents, which is the rate pro-
vided In the House bill.
Senator Kean, Republican, New Jer-
sey, proposed the 6-cent compromise.
Several Senators Of the Republican
independent group, VINO voted LOT
higher sugar tariff, had limited that
reversal of the vote on cement might
lead to q request for reconsideration OF
the Al to 80 vote which placed 2-cent-
a-pound duty on sugar on the theory
that such overturn would substantlate
charges of vote trading agreements.
Four Per Cent Profits Claimed.
With debate limited, Senator Kean
onened with a statement that New Jer-
sey producers were getting only per
cent on their investment.
Senator Norris, Republican indepen-
dent, Nebraska, asked If the Scent rate
had not been offered to give some Sena-
tors a chance to shift their votes. Kean
said he hoped "they would take the
opportunity"
Senator MeMaster, South Dakota, an
other of the independent group, OBJ
served that the vote might give some
Senator's chance to trade votes on
the icor,' but would not be quite 30
presentabie4to the people.
Asked by Senator Borah of Idaho, an
independent leader, what induced him
to propose 8 cents when he believed 8
cents was necessary as adequate pro-
lection, Kean said several Senators had
come to him and said they would APP
prove 6 cents, but would not stand Tor 8.
Vandenberg FavOrs Duty.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan favored the amendment. He
said it cost Michigan producers $1.57 a
barrel to produce cement and that the
sales price at plants across the line IN
Ontario was only $l41. Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, disputed the hrst
figure, saying investigation had shown
the cost of production to be equal on
both sides of the border.
Senator McMaSter. Republican. south
Dakota, opposed cement tariff. He at
tackled Vandenberg's statistics, arguing
they were used upon QUESTIONABLE
answered by domestic manufacturers
when they knew there was no posi-
bility of an investigation by the COM
mission"
Vandenberg asserted they were from
the commission.
Charging that the domestic nIanufac-
turers dominate and dictate the price
regardless" McMaSter said that when
they were sure that they would get Q
high tariff, they raised the price 81
cents a barrel in Philadelphia and 20
cents in New York and Boston"
"They claim they will be crushed by
the Belgian competition" McMaster
hot
every $50 barrels sold by the domestic
producers, Belgium sells just one IN the
Eastern market"
The plea for the tariff, McMaster
shouted, sis a drive for further raiding
the agriculture interests of the country,
and there are no facts to justify this
rate"