Evening star., 1922-07-22
BATTLE ON WOOL
TARIFF OPENED
Sharp Attacks From Both
Sides of Senate Are In
dicated. -
LENROOT PLANS ASSAULT
Democrats Marshal Forces for
Major Fight on Administra-
ton Measure.

The Senate came today to the ma
tor battle-ground In the administration
tariff bill-the wool schedule. While
this schedule, officially designed No
IL, was not expected to bring the
storm of opposition in the Senate that
centered around the famous schedule
X, of the Payne-Aldrich bill, it was
TO be the subject of sharp attack
from both sides of the chamber.
Senator Lenroot, republican, Wiscon-
sim who led successful onslaught
upon the cotton schedule, was prepar-
the wool rates The democrats had
marshaled their forces and were pre-
pared for a finish encounter
They expected to show that the
duties proposed on manuIactuLeu
products were as high, II not nisnel
particular emphasis on what they
claimed would be necessarily large
increase in the nations clothing bili;
Senator Smoot of Utah, who had
charge of the schedule for the com
mittee majority. has contended that
the level OF the duties was below that
of the Payne-Aldrich law, and also
has stated that some OF those pro-
posed originally by the committee
would be cut per cent The com
mittee majority in its defense or the
rates will have the active support
of Senator Gooding Of Idaho. chair
man of the republican agricultural
tariff bloc, who generally has been
credited with writing the rates on
raw wool as they appear in the Dill.
More Speed Shown.
The Senate proceeded with COM
parative speed in its consideration OF
the tariff bill yesterday. Material re-
in
duties originally proposed by the ma
jority members of the finance COM
mittee on the products of hemp, fax
and jute.
A charge was made by Senator
Smith, democrat. South Carolina, that
the rate of cents a pound on white
arsenic was written into the bill for
the sole benefit of the great Gug-
genheim smelling interests.
Senator Gooding of Idaho, repub-
lican. introduced resolution propos-
ing a public investigation of the
claim of clothing producers that the
proposed rate of 33 cents pound on
secured wool would result in an in
crease of about 81 in the price OF a
suit of clothes and 81 in the price OF
an overcoat.
Duties approved by the Senate in
cluded:
Pile fabrics, manufactured in any
form. As per cent ad valorem.
Table damask. 40 per cent ad va
loren.
Towels and napkins of fax or
hemp from 40 to 80 per cent ad va
lorem. u
Handkerchiefs from 35 per cent to
45 per cent ad valorem.
Clothing and articles OF wearing
apparel not specially provided for.
35 per cent ad valorem; shirt col
lars and cuffs, 40 cents per dozen, and
10 per cent ad valorem
Woven fabrics weighing not less
than four and one-half and not more
than twelve ounces to the square
Plain-woven fabrics weighing less
than four and one-half ounces to the
square yard, 35 per cent ad Valorem
Woven fabrics, commonly used Tor
paddings or interlinings. of flax or
hemp. 55 per cent ad valorem; OF 1ute
so per cent ad valorem.
Woven fabrics not specially pro-
vided for. 40 per cent ad valorem-
Tubings. garters, suspenders. braces,
cords, tassels, 35 per cent ad valorem.
Linoleum, 35 per cent ad valorem
floor ojlcloth, 20 per cent ad valorem.
Single yarns, in the gray. made OF
fax, hemp or ramie. not less than 5O
nor more than 40 per cent ad valorem.
Threads. twines and CORDS, COM
posed of two or more yarns or max,
hemp or ramie, from 1SA cents to 81
cents a pound. with a minimum rate
of 40 per cent ad valorem.
Cordage, including cables, tarred or
untarred. made of sum, cents a
pound: made Of hemp. cents a
pound
LIQUIDS or gases, II cents a pound and
10 per cent.
Jnte fabrics, bleached. printed. etc,
/ cent a pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem.