Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-07
SENATOR SAYS
EX-C0[LEAGUE
LACKS ETHICS
Says Cotton Man Used
Privilege of Floor to
Influence Law Makers
Arizona Solon Reads
From Paper Calling
Lippitt Super-Lobbyist

Washington, June 6.--An attack on
former Senator Henry F. Lippitt of
Rhode Island, a cotton goods manu-
facutrer, 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 marked sem
ate consideration Tuesday of the tariff
bill.
There also was renewal of general
debate, Senator Harrison, democrat,
Mississippi, replying to the address de-
livered Monday by Senator Watson, re-
publican, Indiana, in defense of the
tariff measure. Senator Harrison
charged that the republicans had de-
termined upon a policy of replying to
attacks on the bill so that senate ac-
ton might be delayed and the measure
finally killed in conference between
the house and the senate after the
November elections.
The attack on former Senator Lip
pitt was made by Senator Ashurst,
democrat. Arizona, who expressed
doubt of the 'propriety and the ethics"
of man who once had been a senator
and thus had entree to the senate cham
ber, interviewing his former colleagues
here with a view to increasing tariff
duties from which he would profit fl
nancially.
Called Super.LobbyIst
Senator Ashurst read from an article
In the New York World in which Mr..
Lippitt was termed a super lobbyist"
on the cotton schedule of the tariff bill
and said there was story going
around that the former senator had
been admitted to the secret sessions
of the finance committee majority after
producers of long staple cotton in
Arizona had been heard.
This brought denial from Senator
Smoot of Utah, ranking republican on
the committee, who added that an ex-
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.
Rates from which the committee re-
cedef Tuesday included those on cut
nails and spikes. horseshoe nails. horse
shoe rivets and studs, and steel and
iron screws. On cut nails the duty of
30 per cent ad valorem originally rec
was cut in half. the vote
being 30 to 1. with Senator Wadsworth,
New York, casting the sin.
gle negative vote.
The duty on horseshoe nails was re-
1uced from 21a cents a pound to 1,a
rents and the 40 per cent proposed for
rivets and studs was reduced to 30
per cent. On horseshoes the rate was
made one fifth cent a pound instead
Of three-fifths.
Narrow Committee Escape
Overthrow of the committee was
avoided Tuesday night by only five
7otes-27 to 22--in the disposition of
IN amendment putting a tariff of 80
per cent on saws. After an amend
nent by Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana. to restore the present duty
IF IL per cent had been rejected. SEN
ltor Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin,
moved to make the rate 20 per cent,
which was also rejected.
The committee cut it's own rate on
.hree more paragraphs in the course
If the night session. On motion of
Chairman McCumber, the committee
.ates were reduced from 60 to 80 per
.ent on umbrella and parasol ribs and
rom 55 to 35 per cent-the house
'ates-on harness hardware. The
ate on saddlery and bride hardware
vas reduced from 55 to so per cent,
provided such articles are not gold or
silver plated. The plated articles will
,ear a tariff of 60 per cent