The New York herald., 1922-07-19
obtains Amendment on the
Cotton Underwear Sched-
ule by % to q.
ACCUSES THE COMMITTEE
Says Members Are Threaten
ing Republicans in Order to
Keep Them in Line.

Special Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD.
Now York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., July IS.
Senator Lenroot (wis) led another
revolt to-day which completely de-
moralized the Senate Finance Com
mittee when by a vote of 28 to 27 he
won an amendment to the rate OF,
knitted cotton underwear. Senator
Lenroot had fought the high rate of
the committee and once was defeated
in his onslaught.
Senator Lenroot's victory, coupled
with repetition by President Har-
ding that he believed Congress should
provide an agency for scientific revi-
sion of the tariff. were the features of
the days debate.
Senator Lenroot made the accusa-
ton that the Finance Committee was
trying to intimidate Republican Sena-
tors to insure their support.
President Harding's declaration. made
to callers. that the bill should include
an elastic clause and provide a way
through a reorganized tarin commission
to determine duties by means of facts
and not by guesswork was in line with
the view he expressed In q recent mes
sage to Congress. The wholes idea Is
embodied In an amendment to the Ford
ney-McCumber bill recently introduced
by Senator Freinghuysen (Rep., N. J)
which, Is winning general commendation
In the last two days the Republicans
have been almost unit behind the
committee in the votes on items in the
cotton goods schedule. Senator Lenroot
charged that the Republicans are blindly
following the committee because OF
threats that unless they do the rates
of the agricultural schedule. in which
the agricultural bloc is vitality inter-
ested, will be slaughtered.
Accusation Wins Day.
BY his charge Senator Lenroot upset
the high committee rate on knitted cot
ton underwear, against which he has
made vigorous fight and on which he
had suffered an initial defeat.
The committee proposed rate of so
per cent. ad valorem, but Senator Len
root proposed that It be cut to 40 per
cent.
On a roll call the Lenroot amendment
was lost, 26 to 20. The Republicans
voting with Senator Lenroot and
against the committee were Senators
Jones (Wash.), Kellogg (Minn.). Keyes
IN. HI, Stirling IS. d.. Willis (Ohio)
Borah Udaho). and Capper (Kans.).
Then Senator Lenroot introduced his
charge. He followed It up with another
amendment providing for rate of As
- tat
pound additional for underwear manu-
factured from long staple cotton. This
time he won, Senators Nelson (Minn) },
and Norbeck Is. d.. joining the other
Republicans in voting for the reduction
The vote stood 28 to 81.
Last week." Senator Lenroot said
in his attack on the committee, there
was a very considerable break on this
side in the beginning Of the c6nsidera-
tion OF the cotton schedule and the COM
mittee was defeated in number Of In.
stances. Immediately word went around
the Republican side OF this chamber that
there would be retaliation IL that were
continued.
Finish Cotton Schedule.
Whether or not those threats have had
any effect II is not for me to say. but the
way these amendments are being voted
on Is not to the credit of the Republi-
can side. I am making no criticism OF
the members OF the committee whatever.
They are defending their rates as best
they can and I do not question their
good faith. but when showings are made.
as they have been made In this case,
where the committee iaseif will not
Justify the increased rate, do say that
Republican Senators at least ought to
have some independent Judgment OF
their own about II and they have not"
With a sudden burst OF speed the
Senate finished all but n few sections OF
the cotton goods schedule and started on
the items covering nsx, hemp and jute.
and the manufactures thereof
The Senate agreed TO n duty OF per
cent. I'D valorem additional on cloth
chiefly cotton. but containing silk. a
duty Of so per cent nd valorem was
agreed to on cotton hose and half hose
and duty OF from 80 to 40 per cent.
ad valorem on handkcrchiefs and
muflers, according TO grade. There was
n sharp fight over the so-called "catch
all" clause at the end of the cotton
schedule fixing n rate OF 40 per cent. nd
valorem on goods not specifically pro-
vided for In the bill. On the roll call
the committee rate was sustained, 20
to ~.
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