Evening star., 1922-06-02
PERSONAL CLASH
IN SENATE HALTED
Robinson and McCumber in
Wordy Tilt Over Tariff
- Debate Move.

After being in session for nearly
twelve hours yesterday, the Senate re-
cassed last night after a scene Of con-
siderable disorder. Senator McCum-
ber, chairman Of the finance commit
tee, and Senator Robinson of Arkan-
sas. figured in a wordy contest that
apparently at ono time threatened to
be transformed into a personal en-
counter. Senators King Of Utah and
Poindexter of Washington, however.
they advanced toward each other and
the clash passed when the Senate, at
the suggestion Of Senator Curtis. the
republican whip. took a recess until
IL o'clock today.
Senator McCumber was bent upon
keeping the Senate in session until a
vote was had upon a pending amend
ment to the tariff bill. and Senator
Robinson. pointing out that a roll
call had disclosed quorum was not
present, moved an adjournment of the
Senate whom Senator McCumber re-
was on the brick schedule and some
of the democrats said they desired
to discuss 1t further.
Bitter Fight Seen.
The long-deferred fight over the
broke last night in the Senate. with
Senator'S King, democrat. Utah. and
Frelinghuysen, republican, New Jer-
sey. as the central figures. This
promised to be the longest and BIT
terest controversy that has taken
and one-half of Senate consideration
of tho tariff measure.
One early, development Of tho fight
was the announcemenrNby by Senator
Smoot Of Utah, ranking republican
ona the finance COMMITTEES. that the
revision ofithe bill. under which, op-
ponents contended, the Chemical
Foundation and other American hold
!ers. of former German coal tar dye
patents, trademarks and copyrights
would have been protected completely
through the shutting out of dye i'm
brand or impress registered in the
United States patent ofice by any
person domiciled in the United
States" unless such persons gave
written consent to the importation.
Duty ON Dye Products.
After 4 1five-hour discussion the
Senate approved committee amend
ments to the tariff bill proposing q
duty of 80. per cent ad valorem and
+ cents q. pound on crude coal tar
dye products. The vote was 81 to 20,
three republicans, Keyes. La Toilette
and Norris, opposing tue. ducuuAucHls u
and one democrat, kendrick, support
ing 1t.
Glass Rates Changed.
Consideration Of COMMITTEES amend
ments to the provisions OF the tarfn
bill dealing with duties on glass and
glassware was completed yesterday
by the Senate with approval OF reduc-
tions from the House rates on glass
hotties and unpublished cylinder,
crown and sheet or common window
On motion Of the committee the
Senate struck out q proviso under
which imported glass bottles would
haEe been taxed at q rate Of not less
than so per cent ad valorem.
I Specific rates proposed by the
House and ranging from 30 cents per
gross to cent . pound remained un-
changed.
House rates on cylinder, crown and
sheet glass were reduced almost all
aIonr the line, the Senate committee
rntes ranging from 1.S8 cents q pound
~ az cents q pound, being, accepted
IN riacA Of the original House duties
from 1K cents q pound to cents q
mound, The failure Of the committee
to propose q reduction of the x
sents q pound rate on glass not ex-
reedinE $50 square inches brought q
rrotost from Senator Underwood OF
xlahama, the democratic leader. who
also opposed the glass rates gener-
silly.