The New York herald., 1922-08-17
HARRELD ADMITS OIL
INTEREST IN MOTION
FOR s. CENT TARIFF
Oklahoma Senator Defeated
After Attack on Personal
Gains in Bill.
REED ASSAILS MELLON
Suggests Impeachment on
Charge of Framing Alu-
minum Duties.
WADSWORTH IS ACCUSED
Defends Boost in Sugar Rate !;
Says He Has Wool Busi-
ness in New York.
Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
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Special Dispatch TO THE New YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., Aug. 16.
The pertinent question of the pro-
priety of a Senator voting for high
duties on commodities In which he is
personally interested bobbed up again
in the Senate to-day when Senator
Harreld (Rep., Okla.) introduced an
amendment to the Fordney -McCumber
tariff bill proposing a rate of 80 cents
a barrel on crude petroleum and 25
cents barrel on fuel oil
Senator Harreld, in response to ques-
tioning, admitted financial interest in
the oil business. but he insisted that
he was within his rights in voting
for the duty. His proposal was de-
feated. however. by vote of 8 to 45.
In addition to Senator Harreld those
who supported the resolution were
Senators Broussard (Dem., La.), Bur-
sum (Rep.. N. Nd, Capper (Rep..
Kan.), Curtis (Rep.. Kan.), McNary
(Rep.. Ore.). New (Rep., Ind.), Nichol-
son (Rep., Col) and Stanfield (Rep..
Ore.).
Senator Harrelds admission that he
would be benefited by duty on oil led
to fresh attempt by Senator Harrison
tDem., Miss.) 10 obtain consideration OF
his resolution by which the Senate would
reafflrm that section of Jefferson's Man.
ual which would forbid Senators from
voting on measures in which they have
a personal OF financial interest.
wadsworth Blocks Ban.
Upon objection by Senator wadsworth
(Rep., n. " the resolution was
blocked. as 1t had been on three previ-
GUS occasions. but not before Senator
Harrison delivered a speech condemn
ing such practices. chiefly by Senator'S
financially interested in the wool grow
ing industry and also the sugar busi-
ness.
Andrew J. Mellon. Secretary OF the
Treasury, was attacked by Senator Reed
(Dem.. MOI when the Senate was con-
sidering a proposal to put aluminium on
the free list. Senator Reed in fighting
proposed duties Of and cents a pound
on aluminium read list of the directors
of the Aluminium Company of America,
which included Mr.. Mellon. Senator
Reed was bitter in his attack. declar-
ing that any high Government official'
who had part In the framing OF duties
which would take money out Of the
pockets of the American people to
feather his own nest" should be i'm
peached He declared that the Ford
ney-McCumber bill had been framed
with the assistance of experts from the
Treasury Department.
Senator McCumber fRep., ~. d., in
charge of the bill. defended Mr.. Mellon.
asserting that the Treasury Department
had had nothing to do with the franz
ing OF the measure. Experts from the
Tariff Commission. he said, had supplied
the data on which the rates were based.
The duties proposed by the Finance
Committee were sustained when the
proposal to place aluminium on the
free list was defeated on a straight
party vote. 10 20 35.
smoot Won wsdsworth.
Senator Wadsworth defended himself
against an attack by c. NJ Warner.
president OF the Warner Sugar Refining
Company. because he voted for the
amendment easing the sugar rate In
the tariff bill. 1t was Senator Wads-
worths vote which permitted the in
crease 10 s2.30 n hundred, world price.
and st.S4 Cuban sugar price. after
other proposals had been defeated.
You and you alone" Mr.. Warner
wrote 10 Senator Wadsworth. made II
possible for Senator Shoots amendment
TO prevail. which. II enacted into law as
tariff bill will cost the New York
consuming public millions OF dollars an
nually."
Senator Wadsworth sent a letter 10
Mr.. Warner In which he explained the
legislative situation over the sugar rate,
saying that he believed the si.S4 duty
for Cuban sugar was reasonable.
II gave II the best consideration
could" Senator wadsworth continued.
II say frankly that / was very deeply
impressed as were many others. with
Senator Shoots speech | suppose
neither the refiners and the public on the
one hand. nor the producers on the
other are completely satisfied. find
we do not get many expressions of COM
plete satisfaction from all parties con-
cerned In the making OF tariff bill"
The Senate adopted an amendment by
Senator Jones rep, Wash.) providing
for free zones" into which may be i'm
ported. for manufacture. foreign goods
which later are TO be exported. Areas
in the vicinity OF ports arc 70 DC set off