The Indianapolis times., 1930-06-07
POLL INDICATES
SENATE TIED ON
TARIFF PASSAGE
G. o. P. Regulars May Have
to Slash Lumber to Get
Needed Votes.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
limited Press Staf Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 1.-PaSSaBe
of the tariff bill now is in grave
doubt in the senate. according to
an informal poll made today by the
United Press.
It showed a tie total of 46 in
favor and as against adoption of
the final form of the measure, with
four senators yet doubtful.
The figures include a dozen Sena-
tors who may be absent when the
vote is taken next week, and some
of these senators as yet have been
unable to arrange for pairing so
that their votes may be effective
though not actually cast. This pre-
vents any definite prediction as to
the outcome.
Segregating the doubtful ones, the
Democratic Independent Republican
coalitionistS claim a lineup of 40
to Al against the bill. A week ago,
the coalitionists were ready to con-
cede the bill would pass, but new
life has been injected into their
efforts against the measure as
result of recent drift of votes.
Regulars Admit Gravity
The Republican administration
forces claim they will win by a tie
because they say Vice-P President
Curtis will cast the deciding ballot
in their favor They admit, how
ever, the situation is dangerous and
in its present form the measure
may be rejected.
So grave are their doubts, they
already are planning way out of
their dilemma should the bill be
rejected in its present form. They
have been informed they can get
two more votes for the bill if they
will put lumber on the free list.
Such action might be expected to
lose them one vote, but they would
Sss.in new one.
Therefore, if the measure is re-
iected as it stands, they have indi-
Gated they will not drop it, but will
take it back to conference and
eliminate the 81 per thousand feet
duty on soft lumber. If they need
more than one vote additional to
pass the measure some other
changes also may be made.
The two votes they believe they
will gain by a lumber change are
those of Senators Frazier and Nye,
independent Republicans of North
Dakota, both of whom are prepared
to vote against the bill if it in
cludes lumber duty as it does now.
The one they might lose by such a
change is that of Senator Jones
(Rep., WaSh).
Dill Is Opposed
Inclusion of the lumber duty re-
Gently was expected to gain the
affirmative vote of Senator Dill,
CDem., Wash) but Dill since has
announced he will not support the
measure.
The four doubtful senators in the
polls are Capper, rep, Kan)
Cutting. CRep. N. M, Grundy,
(Rep., Pa and King, Dem, Utah.
Capper has announced he is unde-
cided as to how he will vote. He
likes the latest change in the f1ex-
ible provision. bat his farm papers
have conducted poll of farmers
indicating strong opposition to the
measure in the agricultural belt.
Cutting is understood to be pre-
pared to vote for the bill, but he
also wants it revised downward II
possible. so he might vote to reject
the present form of the measure if
he thought he could get better one.
Grundy in Criticism
GTundy severely criticised the
measure in the recent Pennsylvania
primary campaign in which he was
defeated. He has not returned to the
senate since, nor indicated how he
would vote His friends believe he
will ignore the vote and be absent
without a pair. King has been alb
sent during most of the tariff dis
cuSsion and his views have not been
stated.
The poll shows five Democrats in
tend to support the Republican bill:
BrcusSard and Ransdell, Louisiana;
Fletcher and Trammell, Florida, and
Kendrick, Wyoming.
The following Republicans are
listed in opposition to the measure
sponsored by their party: Blaine
and La Toilette tWis), Borah
Udaho), BrookShire 0aO, Frazier
and Nye IN. d.. Howell and Nor
ris (Neb0. McMaster and Norbeck
Is. d.. Pine (Okla), and Schall
Mimi.
The conference report viii be tax
en- up Monday. The conferees viii
meet Monday morning before the
senate session to work out the final
wording Of the watches and clocks
schedule. All other sections of the
bills are finished and ready for re-
port