Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-01
DEMAND FOR PROBE
AROUSES SENATORS

WASHINGTON, July 30 The
question Of whether senators are in
terested financially as has been
charged, in the duties on wool Ind
other commodities voted into the
pending tariff bill, was brought up
Saturday in senate and led to long
and stormy debate.
The discussion was opened by
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, who offered resolution propos-
ing an investigation by the jud1C-arv
committee with a report to the SEN
ate within ten days. Mr.. Caraway
a ed for unanimous consent for I'M
mediate consid alton Of the meas
ure, but Senator Wadsworth, Repub-
Ii N, New York, objected not only
to that, but to the introduction of
the resolution. Thus, under the
rules, the measure did not come Of
f. tally before the senate. Demo
tic LADDERS said privately that the
resolut would be pressed later,
while Senator Gooding, Of Idaho,
chairman Of the Republican argicul-
tural-tariff bloc, and champion
OF the wool uu declared to the
senate that he would insist upon an
investigation which he charged had
been proposed IVY the Democrats
for political urposes."
he lido Tho san. ar cQid he would
LAD guilty" to owning few sheep,
while Senator Bursum, Republican,
New Mexico, said il was no secret
tina he was a sheep raiser, a. he
had told the senate before.
Announc.ns - he would fight
for the sheep industry to the last
ditch because, he said, the prosper
ity Of his state depended on it's live
stock industry, Senator Gooding de-
clare0 that if he had violated any
l. / he would 0sign. ......-.
Senators Smoot, Republican,
Utah; Oddie, Republican, Nevada
aid Jones, Democrat, New Mexico,
denied that they were engaged in
wool produced.
In opening the discussion Senator
Caraway told the senate he was not
impugEing the motives Of Senator
nor saying that the charges that
had cen made in the newspapers
and til senate were true; tn t what
he sought was an investigation OF
-, matter. His resolution, which
was read to the senate, set forth
that these charges were 'hurtful to
tn honor Of those senators and to
that of the senate ITSELF"
The resolution would not confine
the inquiry to the pending bill, but
would include also the emergency
tariff bill enacted more than. year
ago. The judiciary committee would
be instructed specifically to ascer'
tain:
"First, whether any is or
) been financially or professional
| ly interested in the production, man
ufacture sale Of any article men
toned in either of said tariff bills,
nd if so to what extent.
81 ecorG, whether any senator rep
resents or is connected profession
ally or otherwise, directl-- or indi
l city with any person, firm, asso
| citation or organization engaged in
| the manufacture, production or sale
| Of any Of said articles, or has been
| so interested during the tendency
| if bill"
Only three paragraphs in the wool
schedule of the tariff bill were dis
posed Of today by the senate, which
again was forced to recess in the
midst of a roll-call because of the
absence of a quorum. Duties on
cloth for mems suits and overcoats
and on pile fabrics were quoted to.
day as recommended by the COM
mittee and on motion of the commit
| tee there was eliminated a house
provision proposing an added two
per cent on wooden cloth subject to
any process Of sponging. dampening
or shrinkage.
Whether the wool schedule could
be completed Monday was regarded
by leaders on both sides as debat
able, although Senator Lenroot, Re
publican. Wisconsin, said he would
content himself with the efforts
thus far made to reduce the duties
The Democrats did not plan to dis
cuss at any length the remaining
paragraphs dealing mostly with
wearing apparel and floor coverings
but they expected to demand record
votes in each case.
Some domestic leaders estimated
today that the committee amend
ments could be disposed of by Aug
ust Is, but since the senate Their
would have to act on each Of the
nearly 1000 paragraphs in the bill
some Of which have not thus fa1
been open to change, they thought
it might be mid-September before
| n fino1 fhn c
reached.