The New York herald., 1922-08-19
Wool Rate Sustained.


Wool Rate Sustained.
The high rate of SO cents pound
on raw wool also was sustained when
Senator Walsh Dem., Mass.) asked for
the reconsideration and adoption of the
House rate of % cents pound. The
vote retaining the Senate rate was
4S to 2S.
Six Republicans. including Senator
Wadsworth IN. W. voted against the
high rate. The others were Senator'S
Borah Gdaho) Edge IN. J.). Kellogg
(Minn), Lenroot (Wis.) and Mccormick
ull). Five Democrats voted for the
high rate. They were Broussard and
Ransdell Ga.). Jones (N. NJ, Sheppard
(Tex.) and Ashurst (Ariz).
Three of the Senators who have adj
mitted on the floor their financial in
terest in the wool business voted for
the high rate. Each of them made a
speech declaring that such duty was
essential to the industry. They were
Senator'S Gooding (Rep.. Idaho). Bur-
sum (Rep.. N. NJ and Stanfield rep,
Ore.). Senator Warren CRep.. Wyo).
also in the wool business, sat back
silently directing the fight.
When the Senate recessed shortly
after IL o'clock the members agreed to
limit speeches tomorrow to five min
utes. The unanimous consent program
calls for a vote at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. when the bill will be passed
by the Senate.
Dye Rates Upheld.
Earlier in the day the Senate con-
firmed it's action of last night in levy
Ing rates on dyestuffs so high that
they are said to amount virtually to
he hn 70 RI
while last night it was 50 TO %. The
question came up In a motion by Sena-
tor Moses (Rep.. n. HD. who led the
spectacular fight month or more ago
against the so-called "dyestuffs mo-
noply."
II do not believe" said Senator Smoot.
Senators know In detail what their
votes meant last night. If this amend
ment Is adopted 1t means that every oye
and chemical, the product of coal tar,
coming into this country, shall pay 30
per cent ad valorem and 102 cents per
pound specific. Do Senator'S realize
what burdens they are placing upon the
users of these dyes ana chemicals? 1t
Is an embargo O thousand times over
and worse than an embargo"
Changing from the foreign to the
American valua ton" interrupted Sena-
tor Simmons. would probably double
the rate, OF more than double il"
1T would more than double" replied
Senator Sribot "and / want to say 10
the Senator from New Jersey CMr. FIRE.
linghuysen) that rather tnan have this
outrageous thing into the law l would
prefer to vote for the limited embargo
and l will further say to the Senator
that no human being can defend this
| before the people of the country"
Il agree entirely with the Senator
| from Utah." remarked Senator McCum-
ber. that this will be a complete en-
barge and that Is why / shall vote eor
| it,"
Il am in favor of the rates proposed
| in the Bursum amendments" said Sen
| ator Frelinghuysen, because I want tc
! see this industry preserved in this coun-
! try. My primary interest in this amend
ment Is that 1t protects the industry be-
yond the rates originally in this bill II
| is necessary for US to adopt drastic pro-
visions to protect this industry, which
has grown from an investment oil
100000 capital when the war broke
out to STA 900, 900. and apart from this
the chemical industry has expanded
until to-day It represents an investment
of $500. 900 900. Realizing there arc
not enough votes TO pass an embarge
am for this amendment, although
would have preferred the embargo policy
TO this"
Senator Gooding won fight to strike
out the proyiso which permitted the i'm.
portation in bond of vegetable oils which
were to be non-dutiable when manufac.
tured into non-eatable products. In the
name OF the farmers" the Idaho Scna.
tor demanded duty of cents a pound
on oils made OF cotton seed and soya
beans. and OF cents a pound on pea