Evening star., 1922-08-05
SUGAR SCHEDULE
| TAKES SPOTLIGHT
Senate Lays Aside Pending
Committee Amendments
for Debate.
MAY, TAKE TWO DAYS
Harrison Opens Democratic op-
position to 1.60 Cents
Pound Rate.
MAY TAKE TWO DAYS

Without undertaking to, reach any
agreement, either as to date Tor 4
vote on the tariff bill or curta!lment
of debate, the Senate proceeded today
TO the consideration Of the sugar
schedule, laying aside pending com
mittee amendments. 1t was inuicateo
that the discussion probably would
occupy all of today's session ana
probably all day Monday.
Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota. in charge of the tariH'
obtained unanimous consent that the
sugar schedule be kept before the
Senate to the exclusion Of ether
business.
Senator Harrison. democrat. Miss's-
sippi. opened the debate In opposition
To the proposed rate. 1.S0 cents q
pound, and Senator Broussard, demo
crat. Louisiana. was prepared 10 iol-
low with an argument that TINS duty
was insufficient to protect the Cans
sugar industry OF his state
Cuban Competition.
Senator. Harrison asserted that ne
would show that every 1acl "as
sugar, He was interrupted by Sena-
tor Nicholson, republican. Colorado
who asserted that Cuban sugar was
held until the American beet and cane
crops were exhausted ana then tha
the cuban Producers had raised their
prices. This, he added, counted lof
the recent rise in the retail price IN
the United States.
Probe Move Sidetrackea.
The Goodius resolution proposing
broad investigation OF the interests o.
senators. newspapers and othels IN
the tariff bill. was reported unfafo:-
ably yesterday from the committee on
contingent expenses of the Senate and
went to the calendar after senator
Lodge, republican leader, mad OBJECTED
to its immediate consideration Cn-
less 1T should be taken up by unanl-
nous consent or a vote OF the senate
il will remain on the calend uhti
after the passage of the tariff bill
Senator Caraway democrat. Arkan-
sas. who offered the original r.solu.
ton. proposing an investigation OF
the financial interest. If any. OF sena-
tors in the tariff schedules. told the
Senate that he realized the investiga-
ton was dead"
A charge by Senator Gooding that
Frank A. Munsey, owner of the New
York Herald, was opposing the tarin
bill in the interest of his investments
in Europe, and sharp exchanges be-
tween Senators Lenroot. republican.
wisconsin. and Harrison. democrat.
Mississippi, marked debate on the
resolution. Senator Harrison In
sisted that Senator Gooding and
other senator's charged In news
papers with having material interest
in the tariff schedules should have an
opportunity to clear their skirts.
Senator Lenroot insisted that the in
quiry proposed would involve large
expenditure and would be without
result
Ask Unanimous Consent.
After the debate on the resolution
died down, new proposals for a
unanimous consent agreement for a
final vote on the tariff bill on
August II were put forward by
Senators McCumber. republican, North
Dakota. in charge of the measure.
and Simmons of North Carolina, the
minority leader.
Senator Lenroot whose objection
Thusrday prevented such an agree
ment. stated privately that he would
not give his consent to a final vote
on August II. or any other date, un-
ments had been disposed of.
Senator Lenroot previously had
proposed that debate be confined to
the tariff bill: that after August IL.
each senator be limited to one hour
on amendments and the bill, and that
beginning also on that date the Sem
ate would take up in order the para
graphs dealing with hides. shoes and
leather. sugar. potash and the fex-
ible tariH plan. Remaining COM
nittee amendments then would be
disposed of and Individual amend
ments considered.