Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-08-19
HARRELD DEFIES
SENATE CUSTOM
Oklahoma Senator Votes for Leg
iSlation Affecting Own Finan-
ciaI Holdings.
IS CHALLENGED BY HELM
Declared He Would Vote for the Meas
ure ano Take the Consequences
Only Eight Others Voted
With Him.

aShlngton, Aug. 11.-John W. Har.
reld, Republican senator from Okla
homa, furnished his colleagues with a
glarlng example of a member propos-
ing and voting for legislation directly
IN the interest of his own financial
holdings. Only eight members of the
senate. however, voted with him.
Harreld. owning oil properties in
Oklahoma, offered an amendment TO
the tariff bill TO levy a duty of 80
cents barrel on crude oil and %
cents on fuel oil He declared that
imports from Mexico were interfering
with the markets of American pro-
ducerS. and urged adoption of the
tariff to keep imports Out.
Challenged by Senators Heflin and
Harrison for his support of the amend
ment, Harreld admitted that he is
financially interested in oil and also
that imposition of the tariff would
financially benefit American producers.
He declared that his interest was not
extensive, and asserted that his per
sonal profit from levying the duty
would be absolutely Insignificant
Senator is Defiant.
But when Helm and Harrison urged
Harreld TO refrain from voting on the
amendment, he became defiant and
questioned their right 10 make such a
request of him. When Helm asked
the direct question whether he be-
lieved he should vote on such a propo-
sitiOn, which vas admittedly in his
swer and under the rules he was sus-
tanned by the presiding officer
Just before the vCte on Harreld's
amendment was taken, he obtained
the floor by raising the point of per
sORdl privilege" and said:
Not per cent of what l own in
this world is in oil. l am going to
vote for this and take the conse-
luences"
The roll call showed only nine sena-
tors favOring the amendment and 40
against it. Those who voted with Har-
reid were:
Broussard, Bursum, Capper, Curtis,
McNary, New, Nicholson and Stan.
field
Majority leaders who have been
smarting under the criticism that fol-
lowed adoption of the high traits on
wool at the beheSt of the group of
wOOl-grOwing senators led by Good
ing, Bursum and Stanfeld, decided
that Harreld's proposal was just lit
tie too raw and they voted in a body
against it.
Discusses the Profits.
In discussing the profits to be de-
rived by American oil producers from
his amendment, Harreld said:
MY profits would be insignificant as
compared with the profits that the
public generally would have and would
receive"
1t was as result of this statement
and his admission that he owns oil
properties that Helm challenged Har-
reld's right to vote on the amendment.
Senator Edge of New Jersey de-
Tended Harreld against the attack,
saving that he saw no reason why a
Senator should be debarred from vOt-
ing merely because business in
which he happened to be interested in
was successful.
Senator Harrison declared Harreld's
course was indefensible, and cited the
case of the late Senator Frye of
Maine. who upon one occasion with
held his vote because the matter I'm.
der consideration was one in which he
was financially interested. Replying
TO questions by WadswOrth of New
York, Harrison said he would not even
vote TO increase his own salary,
though others might do So.