Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-04
Former Action RegafdIne Ag-
riculturaI Schedule Is Re-
versed to Meet Views Of
President Wilson
CHANGE MADE AFTER
WHITE HOUSE VISIT
Chairman Simmons, After Talk
With Chief Executive, Takes
Initiative in Removing Duties
OH Articles Named
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INV MORNING iouanAl SPECIAL ttAato ~iari
Washington. June s.--lovcrsing It's
former action on the dutiahlc list, the
senate finance subcommittee in
charge OF the agricultural schedule,
voted late today to place livestock,
wheat and oats on the free list
This action IL was autnoritatlyely
stated was taken To meet the Views
OF President Wilson. senator Sim
mons. chairman Of the finance com-
mittee and other administration Lead
ers, who disapproved the decision an-
nounccd yesterday 10 tax meats 40
per cent compensatory to duty ON
cattle In the Underwood hill and to
assess compensatory duty ON both
flour and oatmeal. Tho vote to recon-
slider was taken on motion made hy
Senator Simmons. cy-officio member
of ll the subcommittee handling the
tariff schedules. when he returned 90
The capital from conference with the
president
In this enlargement of the free list
President Wilson is known To have
taken "a leading part ns hc did IN the
matter of raw wool and sugar. before
the ways and means committee
As he stlll stands moomprosmising
lv with the wool and sugar schcd-
ulcs, so IL IS declared. nc will stand
firmly for free cattlo. hcop ana hoss
and free whcat AMI nms nov that this
has been determined upon as the par
~ policy.
When the subcommittee tcnta-
tive action WIS announced tins
morning. senator Simmons went im-
mcdintely to tho whiic house Of told
the president hc said, later "that
mcmbcrs oi the finance committee In
informal conference. had agreed that
there should not ho tuX ON meats
and flour II was true that the suh-
committee had taken different action.
hut ! informed the president ihat tee.
majority of the finance committee felt
and said we should vote instead to
place cattle ana other livestock and
wheat ana onts ON the free lisi This
President Wilson aerocd to and said IL
would hc uli right
After leaving the white house Scn-
ntor simmons called ON Scnator WI
liams. chairman OF the subcommittee
and told him Of the sentiment Cor
free cattle and free wheat. Then the
subcommittee WIS called together
and its former action reversed
THE matter IS settled now said
Senator simmons. 'and that Is the way
the schedule viii go to the senate.
The inquistorial clause Of The ln-
derwood bin which aroused toleien
protest has hccn giving the WillapsI
subcommittee considerable trouble. I
In trying TO work out a modification (
Of its provisions, they have had the
aid Of Secretary McAdoo, Secretary T
Bryan and John Bassctt Moore, coun-
sellor of the state department.
A plan now is pcing discussed to +
q portion Of tais Hcvsion (
with the amendment pror sed giv-
ing the secretary of the treltuty The
right to proclaim values, tnus % have I
"A safeguard against undcr-vallntlons
ana at the same time, md the proW-
sion OF It's features objectionable % .
foreign nations.
The main purpose % the linguistic
rial clause is to prevent undcYN la
ions, a necessity under an ad nlorem
tariff system. BY rcqulrns the SUBJ
mission Of original entries w. foreign
in cases Of disputed
on penalty Of exclusion Of
heir products, the trainers of the Dill
that deliberate under-valuine
would be at a minimum, The amend
nont proposed by Assistant Secretary
urtis, Of the treasury department
md Assistant Attorney General Dem
lis, to give the secretary OF the treas
my the right TO proclaim values and
n the event the general manufactur- /
RS protest against q valuation requlr-
ng them TO submit their books, show
ng cost Of production and foreign
'aue Of the goods IN dispute. This
would remove the objection to the i'm
iuisitorial clause by making it opera
i've on appeal of the foreign manu-
acturcr.
The other feature authorizing the
ccrctary Of the treasury TO fix a gem
raj valuation, would serve as a pro-
ection to the custom house agaihst
raud. Secretary McAdoo submitted
o Chairman simmons today his yiews
n this general subject and the CONE
nittce now has them under advise
ncnt
The proposal 10 place for the first
ime i'm the country's history a tariff
n raw or ndrcssed lurs has aroused
oud protests from furriers and the
headed by senator
ohnson. which has the sundries
chodule under consideration. is study
ne the situation The Underwood
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