Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-20
.NoME ENr Dill NAV NOT pro-
pucE ENOUGH RgvgNug ron
GOVERNMENTAL NEEDS,
SIMMONS MAiNrAiNs
SILL. 70 oArlsFAcToRY
Close Tabulaeiens o. Effect ss Amend.
msnts Show 8urplus sf eiG0Qooo In
Normal Wear - All Restrictions
Against Free Importation q A.
oseds Are Renewed.

Waahin gton. Sept a0.- A critical
study OF tho Underwood Simmons tariff
bill to determine whether It win pro-
duce enough revenue for governmental
needs was still under way today when
the tarir conference COMMITTEES re-
sumed work. Reductions by the senate
have in many instances been opposed
by the house on the grounds that theyi
would cut the revenue margin OF
safety.
Chairman Simmons. OF the senate
committee. has announced that the bill
would amply meet the revenue needs
OF the nation. Some Of the more Inn
portant reducuons. however, are on
articles which house members fear will
mean too much ioss Q; revenue.
There was little prospect today that
details OF the bill could be completed
before the end Of next week.
Duties ea Art Removed.
Supporters Of the demand for free
| Importation Of works OF art expre0ad
great satisfaction today over the de-
! c!sion Of the conference COMMITTEES to
remove all restrictions against free
importation. Under the present law
pictures and like objecS OF art must
| he twenty years old to como in free.
The house removed tho restrictions but
the senate increased tho rigorous char
acter by placing the age limit ct dfty
years. Under the new agreement All
restrictions Will be removed eEoept that
discretionary power will be loft with
the secretary OF the treasury To deter
| mine the value OF 1mportations "as
| works OF art
Approximate Income
Close tabulations have been kept
Of tho effect Of tho various amend
ments adopted on the revenue 90 %
produced by the measure. Experts
Informed Senator Simmons that - ot
present drawn ana agreed 20. the Dill
will produce an income that enouo
give the government q surplus g
t16.oO0.ooo in normal year.
Bananas On Frss List.
The tariff conference committees TO-
day v oted to leave bananas on the nee
| list. After long ontroversy IN which
the influence Of President Wilson ~ss
thrown in favor OF tho continued Tree
importation Of tho fruit. the senate
conferees receded from their amend
ment, which would have imposed DUTY
/ OF one-tenth OF 1 cent per pound
1 The senate COH1eIGoS oASO oes'S 80
a. to the duty on lemons. lines. grape
fruit and similar fruits. leaving tne
rates as fixed by the house. based ON
the measurements Of packages. The
senate had fixed a nat rate OF ! cent
per pound. The house rates agreed 20
are slight reduction over existing rates
Two other important decisions denn-
itely removed the countervailing duty
against wood pulp and imposed a
countervailing duty against potatoes
when imported from countries impos-
ing duty on like imports from the
United States. The senate STUCK out
the wood pulp countervaiiing duty I'M
posed by the house and the conferees
today ratified that action. The 10 per
cent countervailing duty on potatoes
adopted by the conferees also was =
| senate amendment
A compromise at about V cents a
pound was reached on Zante currants,
on which Greek importers had made
hard fight.
The senate members also receded
from their rate on hats and the house
rate of 40 per cent ad valorem was
| adopted.