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Show UTAHN WARNS i NO DELAY I TARIFF ACTION ' Smoot Threatens Night Sessions Ses-sions If Dilatory Tactics Are Continued WASHINGTON. May 3. The senate had Its first vote Tuesday on the administration ad-ministration tariff bill approving the committee rate of five cents a pound m acetic anhydride after rejecting, i to 37. an amendment by Sen.ii.r King. Democrat. Utah, to cut the duty to Iho 2 1-2 cents In the l.'nderwood bill. The rate In the house bill was eight cents Two Democrats. Broussard, Louisiana, Louis-iana, and Kendrlck. Wyoming, voted against the King amendment, while one Republican LaFolletto Wisconsin, voted for It. The vote to sustain thi committee rate was 17 to two. King and Williams. Democrat. Mississippi, casting the negative votes. After disposing of this, the first I committee nmendment, the senate, by an overwhelming majority, voted to meet today at eleven a m, one hour! earlier than usual, and Republican leaders plan for the present, at least, j to . xtend the dally sessions by this I extra hour, In an effort to speed up consideration of the tariff measure. Early in the day, Senator Smoot of Utah, ranking Republican on tho finance fi-nance committee, held out the threat of night sessions If the Democrats continued con-tinued what the characterised as "tac-llis "tac-llis of rlclaying tho bill." Senator H.r-rison, H.r-rison, Democrat? Mississippi, replied II.. ' ' I . I , ,. I , : .1 M I .i'i, r i V ;.'! have to get n "crow bar and a lasso" to keep their own members present so as to hold a quorum Debate on the tariff rneasuro was enlivened by B I h.nrg,- of Senator King thai representatives of what he called the "predatory Interests" had crowded for d;ts weeks and months tho ante-I ante-I chambers of the room where t'iranco I committee Republicans were drafting iho tariff measure He said he would 1 leave to senators and the country to draw their own conclusions to tho 'purpose for which these representatives representa-tives were there. |