Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-07
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Former Senator Accused Of
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ber to Lobby for Tariff
to Benefit Self.
Renew General Debate

Washington, June 6.-An attack
on former Senator Henry +. Lippitt
OF Rhode Island, a cotton goods
manufacturer, for alleged activities i'll
the interests of high tariff protection
for his products and additional re-
cessions by the finance committee
majority from rates originally pro-
posed, marked senate consideration
today OF the tariff bill.
There also was renewal OF gen.
eral debate, Senator Harrison, demo-
crat. Mississippi, replying to the ad-
dress delivered yesterday by Senator
Watson, republican, Indiana, in de-
tense OF the tariff measure. Senate.
Harrison charged that the fepubli-
cans had determined upon a policy of
replying to attacks on the bill so that
senate action might be delayed and
the measure finally killed in confer
ence between the house and senate
after the November elections.
Ashurst Leads Attack.
The attack on former Senator Lip
pitt was made by Senator Ashurst,
democrat, Arizona, who expressed
doubt of the 'propriety and the
ethics" of a man who had once been
senator, and thus had entire to
the senate chamber. interviewing his
former colleagues here with view
to increasing tariff duties from which
he would profit financially.
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ticle in the New York World in
which Mr.. Lippitt was termed q
"super-lobbyist" on the cotton sched-
ule 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 examination Of the tariff bill would
disclose that no matter how often
Mr.. Lippitt had been heard, he had
not had much influence with the conf
mittee in changing the rates.
Show Rate Recommended.
Chairman McCumber of the conf
mittee called attention that the COM
mlttee had recommended a rate of
7 cents a pound on long staple
cotton which Senator Ashurst had
explained was the raw material used
by Mr.. Lippitt in the production of
fine grades of cotton goods.
The first three hours of the senate
session today was taken up with
general discussion, Senator Harri-
sons address drawing reply from
Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, who
declared there already had been ten
milts, of discussion, his distance
computation being on the basis of
stringing out senator's speeches line
to- line. Another estimate was that
100000 words had been uttered
in the senate on the bill.
King Defends Speeches.
This brought response from Sen
ator King, democrat, Utah, who de-
clared that those senators, believing
the tariff bill to be such as to threaten
injury to the American people would |
be open to censurc If they did not |
challenge an increase of the "iniqui-
tious" rates proposed. He added that
there would be a full discussion to
the end that the people might know
just what the bill would do.
Rates from which the committee
receded today included those on cut
nails and spikes, horseshoe nails
horseshoe rivets and studs, and steel
and iron screws. On cut nails the
duty of 80 per cent ad valorem
recommended was cut in
half, the vote being IS to /, with
Senator Wadsworth, republican. New
York, casting the single negative
vote. The duty on horseshoe nails
was reduced from 2A cents pound
to 1H cents and the 40 per cent pro-
posed for rivets and the 40 per cent
for rivets and studs was reduced to
80 per cent. On horseshoes the rate
was made is cents pound instead
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