New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-10
Senate Drops
Night Hearings
On Tariff Bill
procrcss So Slow Sergeant
' .,.Arms Has to Round Up
Abseniees for a Vote SO
session Can BE Adjourned
leaders Urge More Speed
o..,;ss On Knives Amended:
Willis and Harrison Have
T;I,on Cash Register Vote

LEXINGTON. June s.-Ihe Senate
NsS5 tonight temporarily At
sssnae,.sc, ivbt sessions FOR considera-
ls'sS 80 tariff bill. but Il had diff
ton y letting away owing 20 the
ally record cote on an amend
fact W" ss's.,snded Just before the hour
reuh os Tor a recess. disclosed
tfreeo ..arur was not present. After
~. -inutes and some actlVity oy the
~ alarms, suhielent hunlDei
y'sss-stors 10 make up the necessary
q Sac $50; was obtained and the session
thought 20 a close
va -, dav sessions alone are 70 be
VIZ NJ Tor the future will depend.
ne To-. veCumber said, upoa how
Sns,o' .he senate applies itself 20 q
eiose3 ton Of the tariff. Committee
soinS5. ..er,s In only three paragraphs
snsa.NSsil were disposed Of to-day.
. ~ nroeress was not as satisfac-
t'e .a'' ,iose In charge Of the measure
h5 hoped for g..
s,sstor MeCumber has urged Sena-
eels't Ia side OF the aisle 20 elimi-
tIs o. tsr as possible discussion OF
hs.e :" matters and a similar re-
tA".". - De-oeratic Senators was re-
e.es., .,.Sav BIZ Senator simmons, Of
ne~s lev cs-oi;na. minority leader in the
tariff debate -s..o,,s disnosod 81
IA m do with duties on table,
U'ue5 "a other knives and scissors
~ st,srs Before the Senate got
Sown 70 the amendments. mere was
T,eiy row between Senator's simmons
,,d Gooding, o. Idaho, chairman OF the
pnnpblican agricultural tarin bloc
sbout the duties on agricultural prod
fs,., IN the day there was another
.,s.,orsrsv between the majority and
.,;,o-itv. when Senator Harrison, Dem
-. n Mississippi, sought TO have
~. senste reconsider is vote OF last
s5sbt removing cash registers from the
80 rst Asserting that Fred 3. Pat
.s, , president OF the National Cash
peg'ster Company. was in Washington
- the Senate was voting. attending
, meeting called By the Republican
v..ionai Committee "for the purpose
A. attaining campaign funds" Senator
Harrison declared. "The people can
,ises their own Interpretation on his
nr,senee here" he added that the
,sssrd Of the Republican party is one
Of granting special privileges to spe-
eial Interests.
Willis Denies lnnuendc
Senator Willis. Republican, ohio, in
.,rrypted 10 say that he I'D happened
- -sst Mr.. Patterson to-day and IN
he course Of the conversation was told
bv NJ. Pat that the National
Cash Regisi ",mpany preferred not
70 have 8 tact on cash registers.
Rates approved for table, butchers
carving and a large assortment OF other
,or,s q knives ranged from cents
,,sb ard IS per cent ad valorem TO ~
eety each and 45 per cent ad valorem.
On tobacco. tanncry and knives and
ksgss rtS I'm power or hand machine
ne committee reduced It's original rate
from q per cent ad valorem 10 20 per
cent and was congratulated" by Sen
fon Underwood, Of Alabama, the
Democratic leader, and Jones.
On scissors ard shears the rates APP
proTfd ranged from cents each and
l5 cents ad valorem 20 20 cents each
ard IS per cent ad valorem. Calling
attention that the last named com0i-
nation rate was equivalent to 445 per
cent I'D valorem, Senator Jones moved
that the rate be made equivalent TO zi5
per cent II was the roll call on this
rotion that disclosed the absence OF a
,uorum. After the quorum had been
,bisiued Senator Jones withdrew ms
vouest for a record vote and his
was rejected. The com
,ittee rate then was approved.