Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
WOOL LEVY CUTS
BEATEN IN SENATE
Coalition Group Favors Re-
tention of Higher Rates.
Grundy Fails to Vote.
By the Associated Press.


In the face of bitter attack on the
wool schedule as one of the twin sins
of the tariff bill, the Senate today
turned back by large majorities at
tempts to slash levies carried in the
measure on coarse woods and wool
yarns.
With the coalition of Democrats and
Republican independents as widely split
as on previous occasions when the wool
schedule was under consideration. a
vote of Sc to % defeated an amend
ment by Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, to cut from "a to "a cents a
pound the bill levy on coarse woods that
are used in the manufacture of cheap
clothing. The present rates is 81 cents.
BY vote of As to % combination
Republican and Democratic group ia
vored retention of the higher levies on
wool yarns. Senator George had
asserted that the bill duty was in favor
of Senator Grundy, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, whom he termed "a
lobbyist before he became a member
of the Senate
AS on the. first occasion when the
higher wool yarn rate was approved,
Senator Grundy arose when his name
was called and said he would refrain
from voting because he was personally
interested in the item.
Calls Schedules Irwin Sins"
Before the vote, Senator George de-
scribed the wool and rayon schedules
as the twin sins" of the tariff bill and
said the sugar schedule had record
as clean as an angel compared with
wool and rayon."
to succeed himself, he will hesitate a
long "a Wi
same kind of tariff bill which sealed
Mr.. Taft's DOOM" asserting the tariff
bill approved by Taft was almost a
free trade policy compared with the
rates in this schedule"
Senators Smoot of Utah, and Stei-
wer of oregon, Republicans, opposed the
cut. The latter said coarse woods not
inner than 44's were produced to quite
an extent in this country and the
growers were not in a position to en-
dure cut in the rate.
This week is expected to see the bill
returned to the Senate from committee
of the whole. Then many of the old
contests on major leVieS will be re-
newed, with individual Senators seek
ing TO overturn previous votes on such
items as sugar. hides, shoes, leather,
shingles, lumber, logs, brick and ce-
ment
Attempts also VIII De mace 10 place
an import tax on crude oil and pc
troleum products, now on the free list
Week end tariff statements had to
do with several of these prospective
controversies, sugar and oil particu-
larly.
Stephen H. Love, president of the
United States Beet Sugar Association
asserted unless a higher sugar tariff
Is enacted 40 beet sugar factories or
| nearly half of those in the United
States, would find it impossible to con-
| tinue operations this year.
Senator Thomas Democrat of Okla
homa said in a statement that the pro-
posed tariff of 81 barrel on crude oil
and so per cent ad valorem on refined
by-productS would save the small wells
Of the Nation 10000 barrels of oil per
day for the domestic consumers.
Barkley Explains Attack.
! An explanation of the attack on the
bill by the coalition of Democrats and
| Republican independents was furnished
! by Senator Barley, Democrat, of Ken
| lucky. who said ''overcharging" of the
American people In order to recover
/ losses incurred in selling American
, made products abroad at a loss was one
of the reasons for lowering of many
existing industrial tariffs