The New York herald., 1922-08-07
Inquiry on Senator's Inter
ests Likely Under Cara
-
ways Plan.
FIREWORKS EXPECTED
After Initial Display Machine
Is Due to Take Hold and
Run Things Smoothly.


Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 9.
The Fordney- McCumber tariff bill
win enter the final stage Of its stormy
career In the Senate tomorrow with
the institution of unanimous consent
agreement for the limitation of de-
bate. With this will come a renewed
demand for an investigation to deter
mine the truth of the question al
ready raised in the Senate as to
whether the personal financial inter-
ests Of Senators led them to vote
money into their own pockets through
high duties In the bill.
The coming week, consequently, is
expected to see one of the most spec
tacular battles SO far staged in con-
nection with the tariff bill, which has
been up In the Senate continuously
for the last 125 days. The fight is
rapidly approaching the knock down
and drag out stage; the Senators are
hot and tired and out of patience; SO
many charges have been flying back
and forth that almost anything may
happen.
Altogether. the grand finale is just
ahead, which will see the adoption of
the bill by the Senate some time before
September /, so that the measure may
be sent to conference. where 1t is ex-
pected It will repose at least until af-
ter election.
Talk of Inquiry Grows.
A movement was on foot tonight
among Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis to insist upon an investigation Of
the financial interest Of Senators in the
rates in the bill, to clear UP for the pub
lie benefit the charges made on the floor
of the Senate that personal investments
prompted some or the Senators to insist
on high duties on some commodities
protected, notably WOOL the rate on
which will. in the opinion of tariff eX-
perts. add not less than $4,000
year to American clothing costs.
The members OF the Committee on
Audit and ContreL of WHICH. Senator
Calder. (Rep.. N, W, is chairman. has
received word that another resolution
Will be referred TO 1t, proposing such
an investigation. Up TO this time three
such resolutions have been presented
that of Senator Caraway (Dem., Ark,
that OF Senator Gooding (Rep. Idaho)
and that OF Senator Harrison (Dem.,
Miss.), each OF them different, to be
sure, but all of them designed to sift
the truth OF the charges that the
Fordney- McCumber bill is the result
of selfish interests as well as prepared
without regard to scientific tariff con-
siderations.
Gooding's Part.
The Goodine resolution, aimed directly
at THE New YORK HERALD and It's owner
and publisher, Frank A. Munsey, is, of
course. dead. 1t was regarded as a
smoke screen in an effort to shift the
issue. THE New YORK HERALD. having
was proper for Mr.. Gooding and his
associates in the sheep raising industry
to inflict high wool duties on the Amer
lean people, Mr.. Gooding wanted TO
imply that THE NEW York HERALD and
other Republican newspapers were sell
fish in their motive. Z
At the same time. the Democrats are
preparing to revive. IL possible, the
Gooding resolution. not with any idea
OF bringing about an investigation of
THE NEW YORK HERALD, but with a
view of stirring UP the Republicans who
favor the bill. They see It as an op-
portunity OF prolonging the discussion
OF the question of Senator'S interest in
the duties they are imposing on the
people.
The reason Senator Gooding has he an