Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-28 | Page 1 | Bourbon Tariff Bill is Passed

BOURBON TARIFF BILL IS PASSED House Sends Plan to Hoover Measure Restores Impost Power to Congress 0 Dr Br Associated Iress Irus W April 28 The 28 The Democratic tariff bill restoring to congress con con- gress ress all power to alter Import duties was finally passed and sent to the president resident toda today by the thc house The vote on final inal passage was to 10 The house agreed to Jo senate amendments amend ments meats to the measure after alter an hour of f debate in which the Republicans assailed the bill as without merit and predicted it would be vetoed by President dent Hoover They charged the Democrats ap ap- plied lied the gag rule to obtain passage Representative T Tread r l' e a d w way a y R R. Mass lass told the Democrats the bill was vas without merit and after the Chiago Chi cago ago political conventions well we'll take it t up with you OU be dead when it reaches the White House at the other end of ot Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania avenue anyway Treadway said aid Acting Chairman Crisp of the ways was and nd means committee said the bill would lead the thc way to lessening the tariff ariff barriers of the world and would restore estore to congress the right to fix rates on imports R. R N. N Y said the bill was vas a gray tombstone in the thc Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cra cratic tic graveyard ra of ot hopes Ragon D. D Ark declared that the Uthe Republicans Rep say they have a bulwark in the White House against the bill they should have had one a against the Smoot tariff bill Where is all that prosperity that bill was going to bring this country