The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

majority and the minority members Of
the COMMITTEES on Finance to prepare
and submit to the Senate formal written
reports on the bill.
It ID the plan Of the leaders to begin
consideration of the bill some time in the
week beginning July Z. Predictions. of
the length of the debate In the Senate
vary from four weeks to two months.
II is the Judgment of majority OF Sepa-
tors of both parties that a vote VIII
hardly be reached on the bill before
September.
Senator Hoke Smith has plan for
limiting debate on the tariff and to ex-
pidite the bill. which he probably will
offer in the Senate today. 1t is in the
nature of a special order or, rule which
will foreclose the Senate against trans
actin gany other business than the tar
If bill until that Is disposed of. Senator
Smith will ask that an order be adopted
that no speeches on any other subject
shall be delivered while the tariff bill
is before the Senate.
Many Rntes Changed.
The Democratic members of the Finance
Committee also decided to restore the
House paragraph relating to the duty on
lemons This Is paragraph 225 in the bill
! and places a uniform duty on lemons,
lines, oranges. grape fruit. shaddocxs.
and pomelos, according to certain classi-
fications based on the size of the pack
ages.
The committee reduced the duties on
meat extracts in both solid and liquid
form. This is covered by paragraph 2Ss.
The duties on the solid extract were re-
duced from Is cents to 10 cents pound,
and on the fluid extract from cents to
cents a pound.
In paragraph IS, the first paragraph
in the wool schedule, duties on combed
wool or tops and rowing or roping made
of wool or camers hair and any form Of
product from wool advanced beyond the
wash or secured condition, duty of Is
per cent. carried by the House bill, was
cut to per cent by the committee.
The same reduction was made in tops
from the hair of the Angora goat, alpaca,
and other like animals. which is covered
by paragraph 315 of the bill. The House
bill gave duty of Is per cent. the ma
jority of the Finance Committee had cut
1t to Is per cent, but the caucus sent 1t
back to the committee with instructions
for further reduction, and as it finally
goes to the caucus the duty carried is 5
per cent
In paragraph 2H of the wool schedule,
the committee tonight made a change
in the last sentence of the paragraph by
cutting the duty on press cloth composed
of camel's hair, from 15 per cent to 10
per cent.
Although the majority of the commit
tee met early, and except for brief re-
cesses for meals continued in session until
nearly midnight, they were not able 70
conclude with the wool schedule and have.
large amount of other work remaining
to be done.
1t was agreed that an invitation should
be extended to the Secretary of the
Treasury to appear before the majority
of the committee, and explain his rea-
sons for asking for authority to pro-
claim values as basis for imposing ad
valorem duties. Assistant Secretary Cur
tbs of the Treasury Department. in
charge of customs, and Assistant Attor-
ney General Denison Joined in a recon-
mendation for this authority, but after
considering their request, the majority
of the committee declined to adopt 1t.
Further consideration of the matter
has moved them to ask for further infor-
nation of the subject, and the action
previously taken may be reconsidered,
and the Secretary authorized to proclaim
values.