Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-05
GO0D|NGPR0BE
PLAN IN TARIFF
LAID ON TABLE
Proposal to Investigate
Interest of Senators Is
Held Up Indefinitely.
Rate of s. Per Cent on
Matrixes Gets by De-
spite Democrats.

Washington, Aug 4.-For four hours
Friday the senate wrangled over the
Gooding resolution proposing a broad
investigation of the interest of SEN
ators, newspapers and others in the
passage or defeat of the pending tariff
bill, but action on it was postponed in
definitely.
The resolution was reported by the
committee on contingent expenses.
Democrats urged imm ediate considera-
tion, but Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts, republican leader, asked that the
committee report lie over for a day
under the rules. Subsequently, Sen
ator Spencer, republican, Missouri.
who was presiding temporarily, stated
in answer to an inquiry, that the meas
ure had gone to the calendar. There
it will remain until after the passage
of the tariff bill unless sooner taken
up by unanimous consent or by vote
of the senate.
Senator Caraway, democrat, Arkan-
sas, who offered the original resolu
ton proposing an investigation of the
financial interests, if any, of senator's
IN the tariff schedules, told the senate
that he realized the investigation was
dead" The Idaho senator. defending
his vote for the raw wool rate. said be
had hoped the resolution would be
adopted and added that he would con-
tinue to defend the interests of his
state. He told the senate he owned
5000 sheep, but that his conscience
was clear as TO his vote, because the
the duty approved would not equalize
the difference in the cost Of produc
tion here and abroad.
Gooding Charge "Muffed"
charge by Senator Gooding that
Franz A. Munsey, owner of the New
ork Herald, was opposing the tariff
bill 10 the interest of his investments
IN Europe, and sharp exchanges be-
tween Senators Lenroot. republican.
and Harrison, democrat,
Mississippi, marked debate on the res
otution. Senator Harrison insisted that
Senator Gooding and other senator's
in newspapers with having |
interest in the tariff schedule /
should have an opportunity to clear !
their skirts
Senator Lenroot insisted that the in |
qulry proposed would involve n large /
expenditure and would be without I
result.
After the debate on the resolution |
lied down new proposals for a unani-
nous consent agreement for a final |
'ote on the tariff bill on August II,
we're put forward by Senator Nc |
lumber, republican, North Dakota, in
'barge of the measure. and Senator
simmons, North Carolina, the minority
eader. Senator Lenroot, whose OBJ
ection Thurdsay prevented such an
greement, stated privately that he
would not give his consent to a final
'ote on August II or any other date
Intil after important committee
had been disposed of.
The McCumber and Simmons pro-
'osals were very similar and were
designed to meet at least in part the
objections raised by Mr.. Lenroot by
immediate action on the
paragraphs dealing with sugar, hides
Gather and shoes potash white
rsenic, and the flexible tariff pro-
isions and amendments to the tariff
amendments. 1t was pro-
osed to limit debates from that
lme on.
Get Back To Tariff
Late in the afternoon the senate got
ack to the tariff, finishing up com
littee amendments in the schedule in
aper and books. There was only one
cal controversy. the democrats making /
strenuous fight against the proposed /,
uty of 80 per cent ad valorem on ..
tereotype matrixes or boards Sen :
tor Walsh. democrat. Montana, pro- {
osed to substitute % per cent. but n
is amendment was rejected % to Is =
nd the committee rate approved
wo republicans, Borah and Jones of ]
supported the Walsh
nendment, and one democrat, Brous- q
,rd. voted against it. \
Opposing the 35 per cent duty, Sen c
TOR Simmons said it was admitted v
lat the Wood Flong company of {
ew York City. had monopoly on v
Ie business of making these mate r
ais used by the newspapers and that II
had conducted an ''inSolent" cam
,ign of propaganda Senator Harri- a
N, democrat, Georgia, said Mr.. Il
'ood. head of the company, had writ o
n a letter to him undertaking to h
eceive" him about the situation, /,
hile Senator Walsh of Montana de- t.
lred there was only the unsupported o
atement of Mr.. Wood to justify the
ty. Senator Frelinghuysen. repub- Il
an, New Jersey, championed the p
ty. declaring it necessary to keep d
t the German product. He asserted
was a question of protecting an
nerican monopoly against a German m
,nopoly.