The New York herald., 1922-07-20

new NOTk ncrul0 bureau,
Washington. ID. c., July 10.
Senator Robinson (Dem., Ark.)
stirred UP lively rumpus in the SEN
ate to-day by accusing Senator Good
ing (Rep.. Idaho), chairman of the
agricultural tariff bloc, and Senator
Ladd (Rep.. N. d. of holding up prog
ress on the Fordney McCumber tariff
bill. The row continued half an hour,
with many personal exchanges. At
it's close, five hours after the session
began, the Senate settled down to
business on the hemp and jute eched-
ule and a few odds and ends left over
in the cotton goods schedule.
Senator Robinson's ire was aroused
by the fact that Senators Gooding and
Ladd had occupied four hours of the
;enate's time with speeches which he
declared entirely irrelevant to the
hemp items under consideration.
1T am astonished that the Senator
from Idaho (Gooding) should take two
| hours and twenty-four minutes of the
time in a general discussion of tariff
schedules remotely, IL at all related TO
the pending question" said Senator
| Robinson. "Mr. Gooding has been fore
most among Senator's on the Republican
side who have critisized Democratic
Senator'S for their alleged action in hold
| ing up the tariff bill.
Speech Held Irrelevant.
'In the discussion Of subjects entire-
ly irrelevant to the pending question,
/ Mr. Enndinc a raod nd -
manner of his reading shows that he is
! totally unfamiliar with the subject mat
! ter and the substance of the speech.
! During his remarks there have been
! present only two or three Senators on
| the Republican side and one or two
Senators on the Democratic side. Yet
/ the majority Senators are constantly
taunting the minority Senator's that they
have been holding up consideration and
passage Of the pending bill.
Then comes the speech of Senator
Ladd on a subject about which the
Senate has nothing to do--the matter of
| recognizing Mexico. He has occupied
an hour and thirty minutes.
| I'VE are ready for vote. we are anx-
ious for vote, we want to consider the
provisions of the pending bill and pass
upon them and dispose of the measure.
| The time for general debate on irrele-
| want SUBJECTS ana 1Or oeudlOTS on tne
] other side to filibuster against the tariff
| bill has passed"
Senator Gooding broke In that he had
always admitted the Democratic right
to discsss the question OF whether the
| pending bill was constitutional" or not.
THAT Is a remarkable statement"
Senator Robinson said, but coming
from the source it does, am not sur
prised. This is not matter of whether
the bill is constitution" he added. ex-
planning the long established and funda-
mental differences between Republican
and Democratic tariff policies.
Chairman McCumber (Rep.. N. d.
charged Senator Robinson with occupy
ing the Senate's time by such an argu-
ment and finally, after o'clock, work
actually was started on the rates.
Cotton Rates Cut.
Senator Gooding's speech was In ad-
vocacy of the highest possible tariff
rates all along the line. to make sure.
he said. that nothing in competition with
American products could enter the coun-
try.
III I had my way" said Senator
Gooding, II would build tariff wall
clear around the country so there would
be no interference with American pro-
ducts. l would put UP q wall to keep
out immigrants as we'll"
Senator Gooding Is known as one Of
| the, extreme protectionists in the Senate
and as chairman of the Senate agricul-
tural tariff bloc is held responsible for
virtually all of the very high rates in
the agricultural schedule. He Is inter-
ested also as a wool grower in the high
rates provided for wool.
Senator Robinson. opposing the hemp
rates in the bill. which the Republicans
declared were written in an effort to
establish the hemp industry in America.
asked for n reduction in the hemp rate
of from two cents a pound to a quarter
of a cent a pound. On roll call this
was beaten, 19' to 3S, and then the COM
| mittee rate of two cents was adopted.
| 3g to II. On both roll calls. Senator
Borah of Idaho was the only Republi-
can voting with the Democrats.
| A rate of so per cent ad valorem was
established for labels of cotton. such as
are used to mark the makers name on
/ garments On knit cotton fabric for the
manufacture OF gloves the rate agreed
| TO was so per cent. The rate for manu-
featured cotton clothing was reduced
from AS per cent. TO 35 per cent, and
on collars and cuffs. from Is per cent.
to 10 per cent.
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