Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-08
F |NAL TARIFF VOTE
SEEN THIS MONTH

" ASH1NGTON, Aug. ga final
vote on the tariff before Sept. is
hoped 70 rby Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders under an unanimous
consent agreement made today by
the senate. While the agreement
likes no date for vote it provides
sharp curtail of debate and DISPOSE
ton before next Saturday Of all
amendments to the more important
sections still in controversy
g., The agreement came as q conipro-
mise and was approved .1uring de-
bate on the sugar schedule. Open.
ing that debate, Senator Harrison,
Democrat, Mississippi, renewed dis
.cussion Of the letter written to
Major General Crowder, at Havana
by Senator Smoot, of Utah, rank
ing Republican en- the senate finance
committee. Mr.. Harrison said that
the letter proposed a reduction in the
duty on Cuban raw sugar If Cuban
producers would curtail their crop
this year to 100000 tons. Senator
eSmoot, said he had written letter
but not such one as that described.
81. Senator Harrison also, read what
purported to ne an agreement by
certain interests concerned in the
importation of Cuban sugar, who
were to accumulate $14,000,000 to be
contributed by members on the basis
OF one-fourth of a cent a pound on
sugar from Cuba, this sum to be paid
to the American producers Of cane
and beet sugar upon some arrange
ment agreement involving the fixing
of the duty on Cuban sugar in the
pending bill.
: The senator said his alleged agree.
ment was drawn after Cuban pro-
ducers had refused to enter into an
arrangement to curtail their crop.
The paper was signed, he added,
by the Cuban Sugar Producers
Agreement Syndicate, Inc, by AL
Tired Grover, director.
Inquiry was made as to the iden-
-tity of Mr.. Grover and after debate
Senator Harrison said he would pro-
pose senate investigation, both as
to the alleged syndicate and the re.
ported efforts of government Off
Gals to bring about a reduction of
the Cuban crop in return for reduced
tariff duties. Later he introduced
such a resolution and asked immedi-
ate consideration, but Senator Lodge,
Republican leader, objected, saying
there was not time today.
- Says Cubans Refused
= Senator Harrison charged that be-
lore Senator Smoot wrote to General
.CroWder, Cuban producers, after ne
gotlat1ons had refused to- agree to
curtail this years crop. He read
from the last January number of
the Economic Bulletin # Cuba" as
to the negotiations. This stated
.curtailment of production had been
insisted on by the United States
Beet Sugar interests and government
officials of the United States" and
Mr.. Harrison asserted o threat haG
been made that unless the crop was
decreased tariff duty Of three cents
a pound might be imposed in place of
the proposed 1. 6 cents a pound. Also,
he declared, Cuban producers were
promised that If they would comply
with the request the 6 cents would
be cut to ii cents.
30 when was a blacker page ever
written in the legislative history of
this country?" he asked. When was
more inexcusable proposal made to
another country with which we were
on friendly terms?"
Senator Smoot said he would read
his letter to. General Crowder later
and would show whether there is
any agreement on my part or on the
part of General Crowder as to what
he would do or what congress would
do. I did not promise that congress
would do anything. I had no powe :
to do it."
Referring to the alleged syndicate
agreement, Senator Smoot said he
enough to "bring in here a document
that I know nothing about and then
try to blacken the character of
another senator"
Under the unanimous consent
agreement the senate will vote at 2
p. m. Tuesday on all amendments
to the schedule, and will dispose also
of amendments to the paragraphs
dealing with potash and the pro-
posed bounty thereon and white ar
Senic. Wednesday a vote will be
held on all amendments to the Sec
-tions relating to hides, boots, shoes
land leather, and on Friday amend.
zments to the flexible tariff provi-
-.sions and those proposing a "scien-
-,tific" tariff. will be acted upon.
: Beginning next, Saturday, the SEN
ate will then proceed to the con-
ssideration Of remaining committee
amendments, and after that will dis
pose of individual amendments that
may be proposed. After II a. m.
Saturday no senator will be per-
Emitted to speak longer than Is min
sutes on any amendment or motion,
nor longer than 80 minutes upon the
rbill. From next Monday until next
Saturday senators will be allowed
to speak not more than an hour in
the aggregate upon any one of the
paragraphs especially named for con-
federation during that time, nor
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