New-York tribune., 1922-07-14
Fourteen Senate Rcpub-
licans Join With Demo-
Gratis in Quashing Move
of Finance Committee
LenrOOt Is Leader
OF Dissenting Wing
Revolt Expected TO Affect
Other Textile Schedules
as They Are Brought Up

From The Tribrnes Washin0ios Bursas
WASHINGTON. July els. - Insur-
gency breaking out among Republicans
Of the Senate hit hard at the tariff
bill to-day. In attempting TO increase
series Of rates in the cotton schedule
the Finance Committee was bowled
over and badly beaten.
Fourteen Republican Senator'S re-
fused to aecede 70 the plans Of the FL
nance Committee TO increase the cotton
rates over the House rates. While the
contention to-day involved only frae-
tion Of the cotton schedule, the re-
suits indicated that the Finance Com
mittee will be unable 10 increase the
duties as Il had planned. Senator
Smoot. in charge Of the cotton sched-
ule, virtually admitted TINS.
Not only was there n pronounced out
break Of opposition to Increased cot
ton rates, but what occurred to-day was
looked on as n forerunner Of trouble
for the Finance Committee on other
textile schedules. II was regarded also
as forecasting trouble for the Finance
Committee on wool and silk rates.
At bottom the revolt to-day also was
considered symptomatic Of the growing
dissatisfaction OF many OF the Senate
Republicans with the tariff bill ns II
stands.
Lenroot Is Leader Of Group
Senator Lenroot. Of Wisconsin, Re-
publican. took a leading part In pro-
testing against. the increases proposed
by the Financo Committee. Senators
Smith, Of South Carolina; Underwood,
Simmons and other Democrats pro-
tested against the proposed increases
and said the South was not asking
them.
Most OF the controversy eentered
about rates on cotton yarn and cotton
waste The first q uestion was on an
increase proposed by the committee on
the lower grades Of cotton yarn. The
Finance Committee wished 70 raise the
House rate from one-ffth 10 one-fourth
q per cent for each number What
VA proposed was really n per cent
raise in duty above the House figure.
Senator Lcnroot criticised this and
other proposed increases and said they
we're not justified By tho imports.
Some Of tho rates in the cotton sched-
ule. he said. were three times tho pres
ent ones.
Il am unwilling 20 impose rates
which the Finance Committee cannot
defend" he said. "They are not de-
fcnsible from the Republican stand
point. The increases proposed by the
committee should be voted down.
He predicted that tho proposed duties
on cloths could not be justified when
they were reached.
Says Democrats Are Justified
ut is just such changes as these
which give the Democrats a chance 70
attack the bill between now and Novenl-
her" he said. "Such attacks are justi-
fable"
On the vote the proposal 20 increase
the House rate was rejected, 32 to "a.
Twelve Republicans voted with the
Democrats. They we're Senators
Townsend. Capper, Cummins, Borah,
Lcnroot, Jones. Of Washington; Me
Cormick, Nelson, New, Norbeck Ster-
ling and Willis. Senators Kendrick and
Rangdell Of the Democrats. who have
repeatedly voted with the Republicans,
voted against the increase.
Senators Simmons and Underwood at
tackled the increase proposed In the
cotton rates.
"The proposed increase" said Sena-
tor Simmons, "in these schedules now
under consideration are utterly inde-
fensible.'
The next vote came on an attempt 70
raise the duty on a higher grade Of
cotton yarn from 25 per cent 20 30.
This was beaten on a tie, 2s 20 %.
Senator Kellogg joined the Republican
insurgents in this vote.
On a third test on another grade OF
yarn the committee was beaten, rs 10
%. Senator Lenroot asked Senator
Smoot whether in view Of this action
ell the proposed increases on cotton
yarn should not be rejected in order
to make the rates harmonize and
Senator smoot assented. The increases
were knocked out accordingly.
The Senate stood By the committee
on reducing from per cent 10 per
cent the additional duties allowed when
yarns are colored by vat dyes.
Senator Lenroot then opened hght
on the committee proposal 10 double
the rate on cotton waste, and increase
n from 5 per cent 20 10 per cent I'D
valorem. The increase was beaten, rs
70 25. Senator Wadsworth lined up
against the increase.