The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-11
REED, KEY TO
TARIFF VOTING.
VISITS HOOVER
Sets Thursday for Speech
to Senate Outlining
Views on Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Sec-
rotary of Treasury Mellon favOrs
the SmoOt- Kawley tariff bill and
there is no doubt that it will be
passed by the senate, one of its
authors, Chairman Smo0t of the
senate finance committee, told the
senate today.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Secre-
tary of Treasury Mellon held con-
ference today with the two Penn
sylvania Republican senator, Reed
and Grundy, who announced after
ward they still were in doubt how
they would vote on the tariff bill
the fate of which appeared to rest
with them.
Reed went to the White House
and conferred with President Hoo
yer for fifteen minutes after his
talk with Mellon, and said on Ieav-
ing that he would announce how
he would vote Thursday, when he
will make a speech in the senate.
He postponed his speech, which was
scheduled today, ,a.s..s ar.ss,..s IA. s.
Reed declined to discuss his con-
ference with the President further.
Grundy did not accompany him,
and Reed said he did not know how
his colleague would vote.
With polls showing the rest of the
senate tied, At to Al, and only Reed
and Grundy holding back, their con-
ference with the treasury secretary
and Reeds forthcoming visit with
Mr.. Hoover assumed predominant
Importance.
Mellon Is Diffident
This is especially true in view of
Melons reported attitude of diff
f1dence regarding the measure and
reports that he does not consider it
wise legislation, although he believes
it might be better to pass it and
get it out of the way.
Republican leaders of the senate
protested confidence that at least
Reed, If not Grundy, will vote for
the bill, and thus assure it's passage.
They believe they can get the votes
OF both Reed and Grundy if they
absolutely need them to pass the
bill.
These developments came as Sen
ator Robert M. La Toilette (Rep.,
Wis.,, delivered vigorous attack on
the measure in the senate, opening
the day of debate in preparation for
vote at 2 Friday
Complete Betrayal"
La Toilette charged the bill was
a general tariff revision and there
fore represented "a complete be-
trayal of President Hoover's pledge
solemnly given to the American peo-
pie throughout the 1923 campaign,
that he would favor a limited re-
vision of the tariff as a measure to-
ward giving agriculture equality with
industry"
"The pending bill places new bur-
dens upon the farmer" La Toilette
said, (which increase the disparity
against him, deny him relief and
leave him without hope of sharing
in any substantial benefits of the
protective system. 1t lays burdens
upon business and industry andnthe
consumer.
Charges Same RuSe"
81 charge that the same subter-
fuge to which the authors of the
Payne-Aldrich bill resorted to con-
ceal what they did in 1909 is being
adopted here today to force this
fraud down the Threats of the
American people"
La Toilette declared that President
Hoover was responsible for bringing
the tariff before congress at this
time. saying he literally dragged
the tariff issue into the campaign"
1.-THE passage of this bill. under
any such absurd pretexts, must be
accepted as a confession Of bank
ruptcy in the craftsmanship of this
congress and Of the party in power"
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