New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-05
Little Chance
Seen for Senate
Tariff Inquiry
Plea TO Look Into the Finan-
cial Interests of Members
I'm the Measure Prob
ably Will Fail To-day
Munsey Again Attacked
Cooding Proposal May Be
Altered to Take In In
ferests Favoring the Bill
From tn. rr.osne.s yashinoton g,yeou

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.--The Senate
wrangled for four hours to-day over
the proposed investigation of the finan-
ctai interests of Senators in the tariff
schedules. Renewal of demands by
Senator Gooeing. of Idaho, that some
thing be done failed to stir up any
Committee on Contingent Expenses, re-
ported the Goodng resolution with an
action and the indications were to-
night that his resolution to look into
the financial interests of Senators and
the cause for the opposition of Frank
A. Munseyt publisher, to the pending
tariff measure, would be defeated by
the Senate.
Senator Calder, chairman of the
adverse recommendation. Ordinarily
this would have ended the matter, but
Senator Harrison. of Mississippi, who
was charged by Senator Lenroot with
playing politics, protested against
dropping the resolution and asked
unanimous consent and finally made a
motion for its consideration. He was
blocked by Senator Lodge. who invoked
the rule that required the matter
TO so over for day
Senator Harrison made it clear that
II ne could secure consideration of the
resolution he would seek to amend it
so as to include an investigation of
the great interests which are seeking
TO have the tariff measure enacted.
May Sidetrack Resolution
The committees recommendation is
expected to result in the sidetracking
of the Gooding. resolution when it
comes up on the floor, despite Good
ing's insistence on action and the de-
sire of several Democrats that an in
vestigation be stirred up.
Senator Caraway, of Arkansas, who
presented the original resolution for
an investigation of tie wool" Sen
atoSs and the financial interests of all
Senators In the tariff bill, said the
Gooding resolution was absurd" and
ridiculous" and should not be adopted.
Senator Gooding, soon after the Sem
ate opened, led off with long prepared
speech, in which he assaulted Mr.. Mum
sey, declared Mr.. Munsey's American
ism was of chin veneer" and charged
Mr.. Munsey's large European interests
and steel interests caused him to OPP
pose the tariff bill. He called for in
"The New York Times" "The Chicago
Tribune" THE Cleveland Plain Dealer. p"
"The st. Louis Globe Democrat" and
"The Minneapolis Tribune
"a great deal has been said" said
Senator Gooding, regarding the self
ishness Of those who are interested in
the passage of the protective tariff bill
az whole. What / propose to do by
my resolution is to investigate the
selfshness of those who would profit
by the defeat of the proposed schedules
and who put large sums of money into
their pockets by defeat of the tariff
bill as whole
Questions Vote on Pulp
The Senator wanted to know whether
members of the Senate had not voted
against protective tariff rates because
they were stockholders in corporations
that wished those rates defeated He
wanted to know il Senators interested
in newspapers had not opposed pro-
posed rates on print paper and wood
pulp.
"If it has become a crime" said he,
"for a man with property and invest
ments in this country to seek public
Office and sit in legislative halls, then
we have reached the level Of Russia.
"Let us walk out together and leave
are without property, That is what
happened in Russia. One of the pro-
visions of the Bolshevik constitution is
that in the Soviet government no man
who owns property is permitted to
vote or hold Office
Senator Gooding naid his respects
to 1.-THE Boston Herald" and Robert J
O'Brien, it's publisher, and challenged
his Americanism. Senator Lodge de-
Tended O'Brien as a native of America
and Harvard graduate, and clashed
sharply with Senator Gooding at this
point
Senator Gooding charged the inter-
national bankers with stirring up war
on the tariff measure. He protested
against being "hlackmailed and con-
demned as criminal for voting for
the Republican principle of protection.
Senator Callers report said the ma
jorits of the Committee on Contingent
Expenses believe that the Senators re-
ferred to IN these publications are
men of Integrity, whose votes in this
body have never been influenced by
any improper motives" The committee
\ held that the investigation would fail
4 TO bring to light additional informa-
ton and pointed out all the Senators
had admitted their interest in the tar
iff bill.
Would Be of No Benefit
1.-THE inquiry" continued the report,
would take the time of members of
this body and would cost consider
able sum of money and would result
in no benefit to the country
Senator Calder, speaking for him
self, expressed his disapproval of the
attacks on Mr.. Munsey.
Senator Harrison at once assailed
the adverse report which he said was
without precedent" He said it had
astonished Senators under charges and
had bewildered the Republican side
Senator Harrison charged Senator
Calder with blocking the resolution
because he desired the political support
of Mr.. Munsey in the New York cam.
paign. He predicted there would be nc
real Investigation. He criticised Sen.
ator Lenroot for having sat silent for
months in the early part of the tariff
debate and then turned a somersault
when he saw the bill was becoming
unpopular. He also criticised him fol-
blocking the unanimous consent agree
ment yesterday, and strongly minated
that Senator Lenroot was working with
Senator Watson, of Indiana to delay
the bill until after the elections
Senator Lenroot replied to Senate,
Harrison, charged him with absentee.
ism and not knowing what was going
on with respect to the tariff bill, and
declared that Senator Harrison wanted
the rates in the bill made higher solely
Tor the purpose OF iinding a political
issue.