Evening star., 1922-08-02
FINAL TARIFF VOTE
THIS MONTH SURE
Democrat and G. O. P. Lead
ers Reach Separate
Agreements.
FORMER FAVOR AUG. 19
McCumher Thinks Date "Unneoes-
sarily Late" and Lodge Asks
Time for Study.
FORMER FAVOR AUG. 19

x1me LOT SluQy.
Passage Of the administration tariff
bill by the Senate this month seemed
to be almost certain today as a re-
suit Of agreements reached separate
ly by republican and democratic
leaders.
Immediately after the Senate con-
vened. Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, minority leader in the tar
If fight presented a proposal for
final vote on August 10. At the same
time majority leaders made 1t known
privately that they had conferred last
night and agreed to propose two al
ternate dates to the democrats. Au-
gust Is and September /. with the
earlier date mostly in favor.
G. o. p. Not Consulted.
The minority proposition was
agreed upon at a conference of demo-.
cratic leaders early today. 1t was
presented without consultation with
the republicans. who asked time to
consider 1t with the understanding
that the whole matter would be
taksn up in the Senate, probably
tomorrow.
Senator Mccumber. republican.
North Dakota in charge Of the tariff,
said the date suggested was "un-
necessarily late" and that the presen-
tation of such an agreement to the
Senate without previous converse
tions between proponents and op--
ponents Of legislation was somewhat
unusual. Senator Lodge of Massa-
ol,,eaffoo bo ran,,h1{cap loadar i,1
he would like to have time to study
the proposed agreement, and Senator
Simmons agreed that he would not
press 1t at this time.
Details Of Plan
Under the proposed agreement the
Senate. on convenins on August 10.
would proceed without further debate
to vote on all amendments that might
then be pending and then on the bill
itself. Not later than August II. at
IL am, the Senate would proceed
without further debate to vote on all
committee amendments that might then
be undisposed Of and after that time
and until August 10 the time for
! debate would be equally divided be-
tween the republicans and democrats.
Senator Simmons said the democrats
had not thought 1t feasible to make
proposition for final vote until after
the wool schedule had been disposed
of, but that now the minority thought
derstanding as to the date for final
passage of the bill.
GoodinE to Ask Inquiry.
Senator Gooding of Idaho, chair
man Of the republican agricultural
tariff bloc Of the Senate, announced
yesterday that he proposed to in
troduce a resolution to investigate
the interests of all senator's in the
tariff schedules. He was one of
Senator Caraway Of Arkansas. demo-
crat. with having a financial in
terest in the wool schedule.
Il am going to demand an in
vestigation." declared Mr.. Gooding.
want to know If a man who un-
fortunately owns a few sheep has
not the right to advocate and vote
for protection of that industry.
The senator from Nebraska. Mr.
Hitchcock, owns a newspaper and
stands here for free wood pulp
Where is the line to be drawn The
hardest Tight have been in has
been FOR vegetable oil protection, and
I never saw a cotton plant crow
ing In my life. I stand here for a
principle.
Il. understand the intention here,
and that is to besmirch a few SEN
ators on this (republican) side. The
newspapers are busy doing It now.
It's just, politics, that's all"
Commended by Democrats.
Senators Harrison of Mississippi ana
/, Hitchcock of Nebraska, democrats.
! said Senator Gooding had taken q
courageous stand. The latter ex-
| pressed the hope that Mr.. Goodinr
would be able to remove the objection
on the republican side to such an in
| quiry.
| Senator Harris of Georgia, in charge
OF the pulp schedule for the minority,
, told the Senate he had asked Senator
| Hitchcock to interest himself in the
schedule, hut that the Nebraska sen.
/ ator had declined because Of his in
/ terest in Newspaper.
The Senate completed considerat ton
i of the silk schedule as rewritten last
week by the finance committee ma
jority, and took up the schedule deal
Ing with pulp. paper. and books. The
controversy over the proposed per
cent duty on chemical wood pulp, tho
nrst in that schedule, was in progress
when the Senate recessed. Opponents
Of the duty claimed. and some advo-
Gates Of II conceded. that they had the
necessary votes to return this Uusp to