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Show EMERGENCY i TARIFF BILL. in (he Fordney emergency tariff Mil, which passed the senate on 'Wednesday, nine Democrats voted for (hs measurs and four Republicans! voted sgalnst It The bin is designed I Wo offer relief to the farmers of the country. Among the opponents of the bill is i Senator Moses ho. in a caustic Bp'eeclli n the measure was lopsided, ' Jbllnd and deaf, and had the ricket! Ho predicted that President Wilson would take advantage of the passage oi the bill to excoriate the Republican i party. It no good can come hum tin bill,, we see no great harm to be suffered LfrtHO Its enactment, although tho ap ' plying of an Import duty on Wheal Can have no effect cn grain prices, as i the price of wheat 1h determined by ( our export markets, America, each season, having a large surplus to export. ex-port. oo |