New-York tribune., 1922-08-15
Senate Clears
Way for Final
Vote ON Tariff
Finance Committee Duty ON
Oil Cake Rejected After
Reed Criticizes Gooding; /;
Other Amendments Win
House Sentiment Sought
La Toilette To Be Barred as
Conferee Because of In
siste1ce ON Lower Rates

From The Tribua.e's Wcshinotom Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug 14.-Under the
agreement for a vote on the tariff bill
next Saturday the Senate made rapid
progress to-day in the consideration
Of Finance Committee amendments.
The sundries schedule was practically
completed, and most of the items on
the free list disposed of The COM
rnittee amendments must be acted on
by tomorrow night.
The Finance Committee rates were
upheld in nearly all cases to-day and
with little likelihood that they will be
changed except in a few instances. At
tention is being directed toward what
will happen to the measure in confer
ence and how long it will take to en-
act it.
Bar La Toilette as Conferee
Finance Committee Republicans have
decided to shut Senator La Toilette off
the list of conferees on the bill. AS
matter of seniority, the Republican
conferees would be McCumber, Smoot
and La Toilette. However, La Toilette
is for lower rates than those of the
Finance Committee, and hence the
leaders will not permit him to serve.
Senators McCumber and Smoot and
one other will be the Republican con-
ferees. Senators Dillingham;, Mclean
and Curtis are not willing to serve,
and Senator Watson or Senator Calder
| Is likely to be the third Republican.
! The question of American valuation
or foreign valuation is expected to be
the chief sticking point in conference.
| Senate heads believe the House con-
ferees will give way and accept for
eign valuation, provided the flexible
tarlH features are framed to suit them
and to give enough consideration to
American valuation SO that the Presi-
dent can apply it when he finds it
| necessary to equalize difference in cost
of production.
House sentiment will be eagerly can
vassed by Senate leaders when the
House reconvenes tomorrow to learn
whether House members want the
| tariff bill enacted before election,
Efforts of the Finance Committee to-
day to impose duty of half a cent
pound on oil cake and oil meal, prod
ucts widely used in feeding cattle
and other livestock, met defeat On q
roll call the duty proposed was beaten,
81 to %, and the products were put
on the free list, where they are un-
der the present law. Senator Wads-
worth was one of the objectors to the
proposed duty and Senator Calder also
lined up against it. Wadsworth said
there was four times as much oil
cake produced here as imported and
1t was important for the farming and
livestock interests that the duty should
not be imposed.
Reed Criticizes Goodirg
Senator Reed took occasion to assai]
Senator Gooding.
II am getting very weary" said Sen.
ator Reed, looking at Senator Gooding
"of things being done in the name OF
the 1arm bloc and the farmer. Every
time this happens the scaly head OF
some trust arises as the real bene-
ficiary of the tax. / am getting weary
OF Senator'S arising on this floor and
assuming to speak for the farmer
This tax which is here proposed on
oil cake and oil meal would benefit
no one but the linseed oil trust Some
Senator'S seem to be more interested in
wool than in the farmer
Senator Walsh, of Montana, made 6
hght to reduce the rates of the Finance
Committee on lead pencils, but was
beaten, 33 to 80. The committee rates
are 40 cents per gross and As per cent
ad valorem.
At the instance of Senator Robin.
son Senator McCumber accepted 4(
per cent duty on umbrellas. The com
nittee originally had put the rate al
90 per cent.