The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-07
HARRISON ATTACKS SENATOR L|PPETT
 IN TARIFF SPEECH
Accuses Former Rhode Island SoIon of SelfiShIy Seeking High Duties on Cot
 ton Goods
By Associated Press

Washington, June 6-An attack on former Senator Henry F. Lippett. of Rhode Island, cotton goods manu- facturers for alleged activities in the interest of high tariff protection for his products and additional reces- sions by the finance committee ma 1ority from rates originally proposed, marked Senate consideration today Of the tariff bill. There was also a renewal of general debate, Senator Harrison, democrat. Mississippi, re- plying to the address delivered yes- terday by Senator Watson, republi- can, Indiana, in defense of the tariff measure. Senator Harrison charged that the republicans had determined on policy Of replying to attacks on the bill so that Senate action might be delayed and the measure finally killed in conference between the House and Senate after the Ho- vember elections.
 Accuses Personal Interest
 The attack on former Senator Lip pett was made by Senator Ashurst, democrat. Arizona. who expressed doubt Of the "propriety and the ethics" of man who once had been senator and had entre to the Sem ate chamber interviewing his for mer colleagues with view to in creasing tariff duties from which he would profit financially
 Senator Ashurst read from an ar ticle in the New York World in which Mir. Lippett was termed a "super lobbyist" on the cotton sched- ule Of the tariff bill and said there was story going around that the former senator had been admitted to the secret sessions of the finance committee majority after producers of long staple cotton in Arizona had been heard
 Influence Questioned
 This brought denial from Senator Shoot. of Utah. ranking re- publican on the committee who ad- ded that no matter how often Mir Lippett had been heard, he had not had much influence with the com mittee.
 Chairman McCumber. of the com mittee, called attention that the committee had recommended rate of seven cents pound on long staple cotton which Senator Ashurst had explained was the .raw material used by MT. Lippett in the production of fine grades of cotton goods.
 The first three hours of the Sem ate session today was taken up with general discussion. Senator liar rison's address drawing a reply from Senator Willis, republican. Ohio. who declared there already had been ten miles of discussion. his dis 4~. 4stt t.o.~ k basis of strfnging out of senators speeches line to ilne. Another esti- mate was that 2.o00. 900 words had been uttered in the Senate on the bill.
 King Responds
 Senator King, democrat, Utah, re- sponded. declaring that those sena- tors believing the tariff bill to be such as to threaten injury to the American people would be open to censure If they did not challenge at tention to the "iniquitous" rates proposed.
 Rates from which the committee receded today included those on cut nails and spikes, horse shoe nails, horse shoe rivets and studs, and steel and iron screws. On cut nails the duty Of 80 per cent ad valorem originally recommended was cut in half, the vote being 55 to 1. with Senator Wadsworth, republican, New York. casting the single mega tive vote. The, duty on horseshoe nails was reduced from two and a Nelf cents a pound to one and half cents and the 40 per cent proposed for rivets and studs was reduced to 30 per cent. On horse shoes the rate wah made one-ffth cents a pound instead of three-fifths.