The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-29
HOT FIGHT
IN SENATE
ON 7 ARIFF
Epithets Of Liars and
'Jackasses' Fly Thick
and Fast.

Washington. July 29.-Investiga-
ton of charges that certain sena-
tors are interested financially in
the rates of duties proposed in par
ticular scheduled of the pending
tariff bill, was proposed in a reso-
luton introduced today by Senator
Caraway, Democrat, OF Arkansas.
The inquiry would be conducted
by the judiciary committee, which
would be instructed to report to
the senate within 10 days. Also
the committee would inquire into
charges that senators, in the Ian
guage of the resolution, ARE or
were financially interested in the
passage or extension Of the So
called emergency tariff"
Senator Caraway read from an
editorial in the New York World
charging that certain senators were
interested in the production of wool
and Immediately was interrupted
successfully by all of the senators
in the editorial, with
resulting crOss-fire of debate which
waxed warm at times.
Caraway Gets Hostile.
Senator Gooding of Idaho. chaiA-
man Of the Republican agricultur-
al bloc said Senator Caraway had
voted for a duty on rice and that
his interest in rice should be in
vestigated. Denying that he or anJ
of his relatives had any financial
interest in the production of rice,
Senator Caraway said he would say
to anybody who SO charged that
he was an unqualified liar.
Senator Caraway asked for i'm
mediate consideration of the reso-
luton, but Senator WadswOrth of
New York, objected and the meas
ure went over under the rules.
, Shouting that he would insist
that the. Investigation proposed
from the other side for political
purposes" should proceed, Senator
Gooding declared that if he had vio-
lated any law he was ready to re-
sign.
Little SIurP' Pooh!
Senator Burshum, Republican, OF
New Mexico, said If the senate was
going to spend its time inyestigat-
ing every little slur" that was
made in the newspapers against
senators it would accomplish little
business
Senator Caraway replied he did
not regard the charges that sena-
tors were voting to take money
from other peopleIto put in their
own pockets through the medium
Of legislation as little slur.
Senator Gooding wanted to know
if Senator Caraway owned any
property in Arkansas and on re-
ceiving an affirmative reply, he
asked if the senator had not voted
for the rice duty to improve the
general welfare in his state ant
thus enhance the value of his OWL
property.
"If l had a dollar invested il
rice 1 would not have voted for q
duty" Senator Caraway announced
GOoding Is Sarcastic
"If every senator followed tina
out" Senator Gooding said, 'ther,
would not be a quorum on the
tariff"
"If they voted that way it woult
be better for the United States i
| the senate never did have quo
rum" Mr.. Caraway retorted.
Senator Stanley, Democrat O
Kentucky, suggested that the sen
ate might approve some .sucl
amendment to the wool schedule a!
offered by Senator Lenroot, Repub
lican, of Wisconsin, lowering thu
rate on low, grade wools, and Sen
ator Gooding asked if that should
not be applied to all schedules.
Mr.. Stanley replied in the affirm
ative, and added that he was will
ing for it to be applied to every
thing in Kentucky from "a bottle
| of whisky to horses and mules"
The Idaho senator suggested tha
iack-asses also be included.
"If we ever go after jack-asses,
Senator Stanley replied, Il woult
! advise the senator to wait on tht
Lord in prayer. But it's no use tt
talk about an animal after you hav'
heard him bray"