The Washington herald., 1922-07-30
CARAWAYS
THROWSSENATE
INTO TURMOIL
Members Sought High
Wool Levy for Own
Gain, Is Charge.
VIGOROUS DEFENSE
BY THREE ACCUSED
Arkansan Demands Probe
Of Activities of
Magnates.

financial interests in the WOOL
growing industry have been guilty
of a serious breach OF propriety in
their efforts to boost duties on
wool threw the Senate into turmoil
yesterday.
Senator Caraway. Arkansas. pre-
cipitated what may prove one Of
the biggest political scandals in
years when he presented a resolu-
tion providing for an inquiry by
the Senate Committee on Judiciary
into the financial connections of all
Senators with industries benefited
either by the pending tariff bill or
the emergency tariff law.
The resolution was broad enough
to cover all Industries affected by
the tariff, but a debate of several
hours, which followed it's presenta-
ton, related entirely to the activi-
ties of a group of Western Senators
in connection with the wool
schedule.
Gooding to Ask Probe.
Three of those under fire, Sena-
tors Gooding, Idaho: Bursum, New
Mexico. and Stanfield. Oregon, arose
and admitted their interest in the
wool-growing industry, but de-
Tended their position. Senator
Smoot. Utah; Oddie. Nevada, and
Jones. New Mexico, denied that
they now own any sheep.
The resolution technically was
not introduced. because of an OBJ
lection by Senator Wadsworth.
New York, to unanimous consent
to present 1t out of order. Sena-
tor Caraway gave notice that he
will introduce it at the earliest
opportunity. The fact that Sena-
tor Gooding. ore of those affected.
declared he will demand an investi-
cation made 1t likely that 1t will
be given favorable consideration
Senator Caraway opened his
speech by quoting from an editor
ial from. a s.Sew ~YoyE nsw spaper. It
charged that a group Or millionaire
wool growers in the Senate are
driving through an excessive duty
on wool for their own personal ad-
vantage. He then referred to an
other newspaper editorial on the
recent return to Washington of
Senator Stanfield when the wool
schedule came up for consideration.
Quotes from biography.
"A newspaper published here in
Washington yesterday contained an
editorial in which a Senator is
named. saying that he has been alb
sent until the duty on wool was to
be fixed. that he came then and was
exceedingly interested in putting
through that schedule, and quoting
from his biography as it appears
in the Congressional Directory
and l shall omit his name-it says
engaged in the livestock industry.
being Americas largest producer
of wool and mutton" said Senator
Caraway.
other papers are carrying the
charge. II has been asserted that
certain Senators were interested
even in purchasing. the producers
that are to be affected by either
this or the emergency tariff. form
ing a pool and selling on the higher
market.
Il, of course, make no comment
as to whether 1t is true or false.
/ shall leave the Senator. of course,
as 1 will be compelled to do. to de-
termine for himself how far he may
consistently, on his own honor and
the public good. vote for a measure
that directly enriches him.
Saw Judge Impeached.
But l sat in the gallery there
before l was a member of either
body and when 1 expected never
to be a member of either and saw
a judge impeachej standing right
down here at the corner of the
rostrum- 1t was charged that as a
Judge he had Influenced the sale of
a coal dump. I doubt If any Sena-
tor thought he directly profited by
his conduct. 1t was thought. how
ever, by the Senate--and many of
the Senators voting in that case
then are here now-that he was so
intimately related to the transac-
tion that his usefulness as a pub
lie servant, as a Judge of a court,
had been destroyed and that he
should be impeached and he was
impeached. He was driven out of
his cfflce in disgrace and his family
were disgraced because 1t was sus-
pected that he had abused his office
TO try to influence the price of a
coal dump in which he might have
some interests.
Inquiry ON Rice,
II deny that the honor of the
bench is any more sacred than the
honor of the Senate of the United
states, because this Judge was a
Judge Of court which this Con-
Eress created. he was a creature
Of this legislative body; he had
been confirmed by a vote of the
Senate"
Senator Gooding inquired IL the
Resolution for an investigation
you'd provide for an inquiry as to
Thy senator Caraway voted for a
high duty on rice.
will say to the Senator from
Idaho. that I am not Interested, d.
rectly or indirectly, and that no
kinspeople of mine are Interested
In a grain of rice" said Caraway.
senator Smoot stated that the ar
ticle In the New York newspaper to
which Senator Caraway had re-
ferred had stated that he was one
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