Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-07
CLAIM COTTON MAN
PRESENT AT SECRET
TARIFF HEARINGS

Washington, June 6.-An attack on
former Senator Henry F. Lippitt of
Rhode Island, a cotton goods manu-
facturer for alleged activities in the
interest of high tariff protection for
his products and additional recessions
by the finance committee majority
from rates originally proposed, mark
ed senate consideration today of the
tariff bill.
There also was a renewal of general
debate, Senator Harrison, Democrat,
Mississippi replying to the address
delivered yesterday by Senator Wat
son, Republican, Indiana, in defense of
the tariff measure. Senator Harrison
charged that the Republicans had de-
tcrmined upon a policy of replying to
attacks on the bill so that senate &C
ton might be delayed and the meas
ure finally killed ii conference be-
tween the house and senate after the
November elections.
The attack of former Senator Lip
pitt was made by Senator Ashurst,
Democrat. Arizona, who expressed
doubt of the 'propriety of the ethics"
of a man who had once been sena-
tor and thus had entrec to the senate
chamber, interviewing his former COL
leagues here with a view to increasing
tariff duties from which he would pro-
fit financially.
Senator Ashurst read from an ar
tcle in the New York World, in which
Mr. Iippitt was termed super lob
hylst' on the cotton schedule of the
tariff bill and said there was a story
going around that the former senator
had been admitted to the secret ses-
sions of the finance committee major
ity after producers of long staple cot
ton in Arizona had been heard
This brought denial from Senator
Smoot of Utah, ranking Republican on
the committee, who added that an ex-
animation of the tariff bill would dis
close that no matter how often Mr..
Lippitt had been heard he had not had
much influence with the committee in
changing the rates.
Chairman McCumber of the COM
mittee called attention that the COM
mittec had recommended a rate of
seven cents a pound on long stable
cotton which Senator Ashurst had ex-
planned was the IA ; material used by
MIR. Lippitt in the production of fine
grades Of cotton goods
The first three hours of the senate
session today was taken up with gen
cral discussion, Senator Harrison's
address drawing a reply from Senator
Willis Republican. Ohio, who declar-
ed there already had been ten miles"
of discussion, his distance computa-
ton being on the basis of stringing
out senators speeches line to line.
Another estimate was that two million
words had been uttered in the senate
on the bill.
This in turn brought a response
from Senator King, Democrat, Utah,
who declared that those senators be-
lieying tho tariff bill to be such as to
threaten injury to the American peo-
pie would be open to censure if they
did not challenge attention to the in
iquitous' rates proposed. He added
that there would be a full discussion
to the end that tho people might
know just what the bill would do.
Rates from which the committee
receded today included those on cut
nails and spikes, horseshoe nails.
horse shoe rivits and studs, and steel
and iron screws. On cut nails the
duty of 80 per cent. ad valorem orig
inally recommended was cut in half
the vote being S. to /. with Senator
Wadsworth, Republican, New York
casting the single negative vote. The
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