Evening star., 1922-07-27
WOOL TARIFF FIGHT
NOT TO END SOON

The row In the Senate over the wool
schedule Of the administration tariff
bill passed today into its second phase.
BY vote of 3S to 16 the Senate late
proposal for a rate of 80 cents a
pound on secured content Of WOOL
after rejecting. 3S to 1s, a proposal by
Senator Wadsworth, republican, New
York. to cut the rate to 2S cents. and
defeating. 43 to 22. Senator Lenroots
plan to limit to 60 per cent ad va
loren the rates on coarse wool.
These votes brought the Senate to
the duties on waste and manufactures
Of wool. The democrats, under the
leadership of Senator Walsh OF Mas
sachusetts. planned to make a siren
uous fight against the duties on yarn.
cloth, clothing and other woolen
goods. but the test votes today had
led many senators to the conclusion
that about the only changes that
would be made in the rates as origi-
ually reported would be those pro-
posed by the finance. committee ma
jority.
Present indications were that con-
sideration of the wool schedule would
not be completed this week. After
1t is out of the way there will be re-
newed efforts to get an agreement to
limit debate and. possibly, Tor a
final vote. Right now. however.
leaders on neither the republican nor
democratic side will predict when the
bill will be passed and sent to con-
ference. Apparently the hope of a
vote by August 10, the day the House
Is to reassemble after it's vacation,
has been abandoned.
Democrats Register Protests.
With little discussion other than the
registering of a formal protest by
democratic leaders, the Senate ap-
proved rates on wool waste. snoduy.
mended by the committee. which in
cluded 33 cents pound on top,
stubbing. rowing and ring waste.
The first reduction in the wool rates
proposed by the committee was
dealing with wool advanced in any
manner beyond the washed or secured
state. The compensatory rate of 36
cents a pound was unchanged. but the
protective duty of 25 per cent ad
valorem was cut by the committee to
20 per cent
Discussing the committees recon-
mendation that this reduction be
made, Senator Walsh Of Massachu-
setts. said the majority was putting
itself in the position before the Sem
L
it did not know itself what was a fair
and just rate. He added that the dem
ocrats could do no better service to
the country than to keep the bill be-
fore the Senate for another year, as
every time there was serious dis
cussion Of the schedules changes in
duties were proposed.
Approve Raw Wool Duty.
The Senate yesterday adopted by a
nf IN n
rate of duty on raw wool, proposed
by the Senate finance committee
| which is cents higher than allowed
by the House bill. Four republicans
voted against the rate and six demo-
! Gratis supported it. The roll call
For 33 cents: Republicans. Ball
Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron. Capper
Colt, du Pont, France. Frelinghuy-
| sen. Gooding. Hale, Harreld. Jones oi
Washington: Keyes. Ladd, Lodge
Phipps. Shortridge. Smoot. Spencer
Stanfield. Warren, Watson of Indians
| and Willis. thirty-two.
! Democrats: Ashurst. Broussard
Jones of New Mexico. Kendrick, Rams
dell and Sheppard. six. Total for
Against SO cents 8 Republicans
Borah. kellogg. Lenroot and Wads
; worth: 4.
! Democrats: Caraway. Dial. Hefin
Hitchcock, Overman. Pomerene. Robin
son. Simmons, Stanley. Trammell
Montana, IL. Total against. 16.
The committee amendment to tn
bill as finally approved is in the sam
form as the provision was written int
mittee majority Withdrawing at tn
last minute it's original amendmen
providing for graduated bracket rate
dependent upon the percentage Of til,
shrinkage of the wool when cleaned.
| wadsworth Move Lost.
Before acting finally on the sub
stitute committee amendment th
Senate rejected. So to 10, an amend
ment by Senator Wadsworth, republi
can, New York. to make the rate 2;
cents a pound. Six republicans sup
ported this amendment and six demo
Gratis opposed it. The republican.
were Borah. Idaho; Jones. Washing
ton; Kellogg, Minnesota: Lenroot
wisconsin; Mccormick. Illinois, ant
| Wadsworth. The democrats were
Ashurst, Arizona; Broussard ant
Mexico; Kendrick. Wyoming. ant
Sheppard, Texas
Senator Wadsworths first NOV.
with respect to the wool rate was t
increase the House rate to % cents
but this amendment was rejected, 5.
to 6. the supporters being republican,
i-Borah, Jones, Washington; Kellogg
Lenroot, Mccormick and Wadsworth
BY vote of 43 to 20 the Senate
previously had defeated the Lenroo
amendment proposing to limit to s.
per cent ad valorem the maximum
duties on coarse woods. Eight re
publicans supported the amendmen
and seven democrats voted against 1t