Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-23 | Page 1 | Smoot Sought Tariff Report Delay, Charge

TARIFF REPORT DElAY CHARGE Accused of Attempting to Influence Action of Member of eo Commission mission SEN NORRIS MAKES ATTACK IN SENATE Utah Senator Declares He Did Did DidN N Nothing thing the World Shouldn't Know WASHINGTON Jan 23 AP AP- AP President Coolidge Senator Smoot Republican Utah and others were charged in the senate today by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Norris Republican Nebraska with attempting t to td influence William Wil Wil- liam Ham S. S Culbertson cu bertson as a member of the tariff commission to delay dea the commissions commission's s report on the sugar tariff Senator Norris declared that the president wanted to hold back th the report until after the 1924 election and had r requested quested the commission to drop the sugar investigation and start a butter inquiry I When this failed the nie Nebraska senator said charges were brought against Commissioner Culbertson and Attorney General Genera l Stone submitted sub submitted sub dub a report report- on the charges adverse adverse adverse ad ad- verse verse to Culbertson to President Coolidge COOLIDGE ACCUSED President C sent for CulbertsOn Culbertson Culbertson Cul Cul- bertson Senator said and talked with him about the charges and nd as Culbertson was about to leave the office and with the adverse adverse ad ad- verse verse vers' report lying on his desk the president again asked Culbertson 1 if he could could not delay the sugar report Senator Senat r Smoot said the Nebrask Nebraska Ne Ne- braska brask senator called Mr l Culbert- Culbert sor a c conference with representatives rep rere sent tives of the sugar interests who wha were fighting ag against any reduction re reduction rex in in the tariff Senator Republican Colorado and about fifteen members of the house were present he said Replying ing Senator Smoot de declared lared that nothing was said or done lone that I would not have the Whole world know He lie had called Culbertson Culbertson Cul- Cul bertson In Senator Smoot said because be beS be'S cause the sugar men thought they should have a further hearing be before before before be- be fore the commission and he knew Culbertson would do what he thought right and OFFERED TRANSFER Senator Norris al declared that while the the commission was deadlocked three to three on the sugar case Culbertson Culbertson was offered offered offered of of- a transfer to the trade commission commission commission com com- mission with an increased salary He presented a memorandum which h he said was prepared by Culbertson describing the conference conference conference confer confer- ence ence and saying It was the view of those present that hat the commissions commission's commissions commission's commis commis- sion's investigation had been based on a wrong method of computing production costs I 4 e 1 I f