Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-10
TARIFF WITNESSES
MUST. TAKE OATH
soM Z CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE
LEADS TO DRASTIC ACTION
" COMMITTEES.
lRoN AND STEEL DUTIES
NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION
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10 10 Base Rates on Values instead
Of Specific Rates Of Present Tariff
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Of Specific Rates OF Present Tar'ff
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Washington. Jan. 10.-The iron and
steel schedule was taken up today bX
the house ways and means committee
when 1t resumed hearings on tariff
revision. Two days probably will be
devoted to this important section and
manyHprominent steel men will be
heard.
Schedule &C" IL one Of the big
schedules Of tariff legislation and is al
ways drawn representation of indus
trial officials and experts to Washing
ton.
Confronted by contradictory testi-
mony during the consideration of the
chemical and earthen and glassware
schedules, the committee today began
the practice Of requiring all witnesses
to testify under oath. Hereafter every
PRISON who appears to advise the com
mittee what II ought to do and how 1t
would affect his interests, must give
his views and couch tts answers un-
der the solemnity OF an oath admins
tered by the clerk OF tine committee.
The beginning of this practice was at
the suggestion. Of Representative
James. Of Kentucky, and the commit
tee agreed to 1t by unanimous vote.
Underwood Bill as Basis.
The basis Of the hearing today was
the Underwood metal revision bill.
passed but vetoeds during the last ses-
sion OF congress. The tentative plan Of
the committee IL to follow 1t very
closely. This, In q general way, is the
plan Of the democratic leaders with
respedt to an the tariff schedules COW
cred by separate bills which passed the
house and senate at the last session.
Dases Ratss on Values.
The democratic plan bases the rate
81, the value Of the articles instead of
the sSecific rates of. the. present Payne
slAldfich law and would put on the free
list iron. now Is cents ton, tungsten
zinc ores. hoop Or band iron. barbed
and an other wire fencing. horse shoe
nails. iron or steel cut nails or spikes,
wire staples, cut tacks. washers. nuts,
liorseshoes and cash registers.
The democrats have expected by the
Underwood bill to reduce the average
duties on the articles In that schedule
by .35, per cent and that the schedule
would. produce $17,477.640 in revenue.
sack" Garner Watches Proceedings.
Practically all members Of the COM
mittee are sitting in the hearings. One
Of the interested spectators is Repre-
sentative Jack" Garner. Of Texas. the
unanimous choice Of the Texas dele
cation for representative for that Sec
ton OF the country on the committee.
MI. Garner Is expected to be put on the
committee at the outset Of the extra
session and is watching the hearings
from the bench with that end in view.
Lower Printing Press Duties.
The proposal to put printing presses
on the free list instead Of 80 per
cent ad valorem duty as under the
present tariff brought a protest from
James e. Bennett, of New York. rep
resenting twenty-five printing press
manufacturing companies, that the
present tariffs should stand. He chal-
lenged tho government statement of
the exportation Of presses and said
when he went to the New York Gus
toms house to varify the figures Of
ficials there told him that they had to
90 by the manifest and that they could
not tell whether packages were print
Ing presses or feather beds.
$50 far 10 the American market Is
concerned" asked Representative Pal
mer. 'Tho American printing press
manufactures has a monopoly"
"Yes, with slight exception"
Chairman Underwood told the wit
ness the democrats were seeking a
tarin for revenue and not to protect
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