New-York tribune., 1922-07-15
lnsurgent Republicans
Bolt in Senate Starts
Talk of Throwing the
Bill Back to Committee
Democrats Elated
AS Duties Crumble
Vote Impossible Before
September; May Await
Elections i'm November

From The Tribune's Wdshtnotos Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The Repub-
lican insurgent movement yesterday
against higher rates on cotton yarn
under the new tariff brought predic-
tions in the Senate to-day that the
revolt against the leadership of the
Finance Committee would bring gene
raj reductions on the cotton schedules
1t was said also that the revolt would
extend through all the textile sched-
ules, including wool, silk and linen.
Senator Lenroot made it plain that
he intended to follow up the attacks
which he made yesterday on the bill
He hopes to see a large number of
reductions made in the rates as thew
have been fixed by the Finance Com.
mittee.
Talk of Recommitting
The fact that Senator Wadsworth
who is conservative Republican. saw
fit yesterday to vote for rates lowe,
than the Finance Committee rates is
regarded as clearly indicative Of the
growing feeling that the high rates OF
the Finance Committee will encounte,
much opposition among Republicans
from now on.
Talk in some quarters was heard to.
day OF q movement to recommit the
bill. This, however, is not likely TO de.
velop to the point where the votes car
be mustered to send it back to commit
tee. Senator La Toilette plans such 6
motion, but it does not look as though
majority would support it. No move.
ment for recommitting the bill has ye
been organized among any large grou1
of the Republicans.
The cotton rates were not up in the
Senate to-day. Consideration Of tn,
dye embargo prevented this. How
fever, there was much formal talk con
cerning them among Senators.
Prominent Democratic Senator's ex
pressed themselves as much pleases
over the developments. They said ther,
was no doubt the support for the higl
rates of the &'inance COMMITTEES wa
crumbling. How far it would go the,
did not attempt to predict. They dix
not believe, however, the bill would b,
sent back to the committee.
All signs are that it will take
number Of weeks to pass the tariff bill
through the Senate, and that there i,
llttAe snow OF SeCtlng III Cnr0uRn unCl
September. The gossip that the bill
is likely to go over until after the
November elections continues.
Clothing Trade Protest Filed
Correspondence over the proposed 81
cents pound duty on wool between
the New York Clothing Trade Associa
tion and Senator William M. Calder
was placed on record in the Senate BY
the latter to-day. The association de-
clared the proposed rate to be prohibi
tive and predicted that it would result
in increases in the cost Of clothing
thereby throwing the burden Of the in.
crease upon the masses Of the people
In his reply Senator Calder quotes
from a memorandum prepared for him
by the Tariff Commission on June 20
in which it is indicated that the raw
wool duty in suit of clothes weigh.
ing about 3-16 pounds will be about
90 cents, while the duty on an over.
coat will be about $1.71. Senator Cal.
der asserts his belief that clothing car
be purchased cheaper to-day than under
the Underwood law, which allowed WOO
to enter free.