Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-17
Proposed CountervaIIIng Duties
OIL Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and
Wheat Give Way to Com
pIete Free List,
NO REASON ASSIGNED
FOR ACTION TAKEN
Bananas Become DutiabIe for
First Time in History Of
Country to Encourage Grow
ers in United States,

fuy uoRaipo JOURNAL SPECIAL trAsso wiesi
Washington, June i6.-Tho much
mooted agricultural schedule Of the
Underwood tariff bill Was suddenly
upset again hy the majority members
Of the senate finance committee late
today when motion was made 10 re-
consider action taken earlier In the
day approving the free listing Of live
stock and wheat subject 90 "a coun-
teRailing duty.
The proposal now Is 70 strike out
the provision for eountcreallng
duty and leave cattlc. sheep and hoea
ana wheat on the FREQ list unrostrict-
ed. Members Of the committee said
tonight that this probably would be
done By the majority No reason for
the change was announced
For weeks the equalization of tho
agricultural raw products and flnish-
ed products which were different
ated In the Underwood bill has been
problem for the democratic sem
ators in which President Wilson hna
taken an active interest
The house put meats and flour on
the free list leaving livestock and
grains dutiahlc at 10 per cent ad va
loren and ten cents q bushcl rcspec-
lively. The senate finance suD-eom-
mittce soon after receiving the sched-
ule agreed ia oaualize the rate and
eventually voted to make the raw ma
tcrials and the finished products all
IA o .It
sion been reached than Senator Sim
mons and other democratic senators
Of Tie finance committee declared
that the problem would not be- set
tied rightly If left that way They
were Of the opinion that all products
which enter into the cost of Hvinr
should 80 ON the free iist and prcsi-
dent Wilson agreed with them
Senator Simmons communicated
this information To the subcommittee
and Il reconsidcrcd It's action, placing
all these products on the free list.
Later il was announced that the com
mittce would adopt q countorvailine
dnty clause. which would make the
products free only from countries
which did not make them dutahle
from this country This would operate
against the free entry Of livestock
from such countries as Canada and
Argentina.
The committee further enlarged to
day the free list by voting to take
flax. hemp and ramie from the duti-
able list The Underwood bill rates
on flax were from one to one end
one half cents per pound and on
hemp and ramie from one-half to one
cent per pound. according TO grade
1t was figured that these products
would clash with other products OF
the farm and that by frce-listing them
the cost of living might be hcnefl-
cially affected Rates on finished
products from these materials were
reduced.
II was also decided not 10 consider
the amendment proposed by Senator
Hitchcock which would provide "a
revenue tax on the output
Of tobacco This amendment followed
suggestions made bY Attorney Cen
eral McReynoids. but which tho adj
did not see fit to en-
dorse at this time.
Bananas, which have never been
subject to tariff tax We're put on
the dutiable list by action of the COM
mittec. To encourage American grow
ers was given as the reason.
Despite many protests against the
cuts in the citrus fruit rates, made
in the house bill the senate commit
tee left the schedule as IL was. Ne
was made IN the liquor sched-
ule but It was left open for amend
ment, Senator Pomerene having
asked to be heard tomorrow on the
matter.
Another important addition to the
free list was nude by the senate
committee late tonight when hair Of
he Angora goat and Mohair We're
heared Of the 40 per cent ad valor-
m duty, proposed in the Underwood +
,in. tnder the Payne law Angora /
lair was dutlablo a I . cents pound,
he equivalent Of 1852 per cent ad +
'alOrem.
The committee completed the wool
nd SILK schedules without any other
material change There We're o few
minor alterations In rates on manu-
actnres Of wool. and the duties on
crtain silk yarns were changed from
a valorcm to specific.