Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
Tariffmakers Reclassify in
Item Relating to Stockings
and Half Hose.
AMENDMENTS BY SENATE
OPPOSED BY THE HOUSE
Desire to Retain Revenue Producers.
Progress Made and Early Re.
port Predicted.

The conferees on the tariff bill yester-
day afternoon agreed to q new ciassiflca.
ton In the paragraph dealing with cotton
stockings and half hose. and 10 a slight
increase In the duties over the Senate
amendments. The result was q compro-
mise between the Senate and House ratea.
and was agreed to for the sake OF In
creased revenue
During the afternoon the conferees
worked over the cotton schedule and the
fax. hemp and jute schedule, reaching
agreement on nearly all OF the para
graphs In which the Senate had placed
amendments. The paragraphs dealing
with cotton thread and yarns and that
dealing with cotton cloth were tempofa-
rily passed over. the conferees falling %
agree. The principal fight came over the
duties on cotton cloth, IL 10 said. The
Senate somewhat increased the rates In
these paragraphs.
Another paragraph In the cotton sohsd-
ule which vas passed over for future
reference was that dealing with towels.
quilts. blankets and sheets. The Senate
loren. as the House provided In this
paragraph. but changed the language and
the classification.
Flax and Hemp on Free List.
The Senate amendments placing fax
and hemp on the free list were agreed to
by the conferees. They fell out how
e, r, over those amendments OF the
Senate which reduced the duties. on bur
lap and bagging and no decision was
reached. The House leaders ella m that
about &hOOOOO0 Of revenue will be lost
to the government Ii these Senate
q yrrn md PC Tod ha mi
graphs were left open for future action.
Earlier in the day conferees deter mined
to throw out those Senate amendments
calling for tax OF $1.l0 a gallon on bran
dies used in fortifying wine. and % cents
q gallon on wine, so called. and to put the
whole matter OF taxation of wine up
to special subcommittee OF the Senate
and the House for the purpose of In
vestgation with the understanding that
at the next session Of Congress sepe-
rate measure would be enacted covering
the taxation OF wine.
Estimated Revenue.
The Senate committee had estimated
that the tax on brandies would raise
about 100000 revenue. These taxes on
wine have been fought vigorously By
wine producers In California and IN Ohio.
The present tax on brandy used In for
trying wines Ii 8 cents per gallon.
The conferees had under consideration
for about two hours the cotton schedule.
but reached no decision, IL was said.
1t appears likely that a comps orniee
duty on ferrOn1anganese Will be adopted.
Chairman Simmons OF the finance COM
mittee said that no action would be taken
on this paragraph, however. or ON the
rest OF the metal schedule until afternhe
had an opportunity to ccnsult with s9fne
Of the other senators. 49,. -
The tariff eonfsrees got along 70 well
that Chairman Simmons OF the Senate
finance committee predicted last night
that their report will be made to the two
houses Of Congress this week.
Diplomats Protest Banana Tariff.
Gen. Chamorro. Nicaraguan minister,
and other Central American diplomats
held q further conference yesterday with
Secretary Bryan. and. II is understood.
renewed their protest against the pro-
posed tariff on bananas. included In the
tariff bill now pending before the confer
ence committee. In Its protest the Gen.
trail American delegation is unanimous in
declaring that the imposition of the tar
in would curtail their banana trade. and
SO interrupt the reciprocal trade relations
with the United States now being carried
-, cyor hliched routes