South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-17
ALUMINIUM AND OIL
RATES HIGH SPOTS
IN TARIFF DEBATE
Harreld Loses Fight for PetrO-
leum Duties-Treasury
Heads Assailed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 With
two exceptions. all important amend
ments to the administration tariff
5lIl- offered today by individual sen
ators were approved by the senate
Sen. Harreld. republican, Oklaho-
ma, lost his fght to impose tariffs
on crude petroleum and fuel oil
and democrats were unsuccess in
efforts 10 reduce the rate on alu-
minum.
All remaining individual amend
ments will be acted upon before
the senate recesses tomorrow. Sen
ate leaders hope that after the final
vote late Saturday the measure can
be sent to conference Immediately.
Chairman McCumber and Sens.
Watson of Indiana, and CURTIS Of
Kansas, republicans OF the finance
committee discussed this question
with Pres't Harding tonight at the
white house They said afterwards
that they hoped the bill could be
made ready for the president early
in September.
MELONS Name Mentioned.
Tire aluminium and OF questions
furnished the high spots" In SEN
ate debate today. The name OF
Sec'y Mellon was brought into the
aluminium question as a large stock
holder in what was declared TO be
the aluminium trust" the Alumni
mum Co. of America, while a state
l. 4
some financial interest in the oil in
dustry was followed by renewed de-
bate az TO whether senators should
vote on tariff duties which might
favorably affect their personal prop
erty.
Discussing the aluminium duties.
Sen Reed. democrat. Missouri,
charged that the tariff bill was
tainted" with the SELF interest Of
high officers OF the federal govern
ment He said every one knew
the measure had been largely pre-
pared by experts OF the treasury de-
partment and asserted that the fed
eral officer who helped TO prepare a
bill ito put money into his own
pocket ought to be impeached."
McCumber Makes Denial.
Sen. McCumber denied vigorously
that the treasury department had had
a hand In preparing the senate meas
ere. He asserted that the experts
who relied upon the finance com
mittee majority for testimony were
attached 10 the tariff commission n.
which, he declared, was In no wise
connected with the treasury depart
ment. The North Dakota senator
said the committee had approved
the house rates on aluminium be-
cause there was evidence that the
domestic producers were seriously
hurt by foreign competition. and 70
support his argument he gave ia
bles showing large importations.
Rejects Amendments.
BY a vote OF So 10 19 the senate
rejected an amendment by Sen.
Dali. democrat. South Carolina, TO
reduce the rate on crude aluminium
from cents to cents a pound
and 10 cut that on coils. plates.
bars, rods. etc. from cents TO s
cents a pound. Three republicans.
Borah, Capper and kellogg, sup
ported the amendment and one dem
ocrat, Broussard, voted against It.
In presenting his amendment for
tariff on oil. Sen. Harreld told the
senate that ne had some stock in
several Independent oil companies.
some IN refinery. and some royal
" rights IN oil being sold 70 the
Standard OIL Co" He added, how
ever that the holdings represented
only about percent OF his total
property and that he was support
ing the oil duty because he believed
it was in the interest OF domestic
consumers