The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-25
Plans TO CARRY
OUT TARIFFLA
Changes Made in Administra-
tive Provisions Of Bill as
Passed by House.
COMMISSION IS FAVORED
Many Harsh, Inquisitorial Features
Are Struck Out and Others Modi-
fed by the Senate Committee.

sweeping changes have been made by
the majority of the Senate Finance Com
mittee in the administrative features Of
the tariff law from the form in which
they passed the House. Chairman SIM
mons and his colleagues have practically
completed their work on the administra-
tive paragraphs. These may be changed
by the party caucus. which will take
them up before the end of the week, but
In the main II is believed they will b.
ADOPTED. The substance of the new ad-
illustrative law was made public yes
terday, with the reservation that il was
tentative only and might be changed
The work of revising this part of the
tariff bill devolved on a subcommittee
composed of Chairman Simmons. Senator
Williams of Mississippi, Senator Shively
of Indiana and Senator Gore of Okla
homa- The work has been exhaustive.
The subcommittee reported in favor of
the creation of a joint commission of
Congress, to be composed of three Sen =
ators. members of the Finance Commit
tee, to be designated by the Vice Presi-
dent, and three Representatives, men,
bers of the Ways and Means Committee,
to be named by the Speaker, whose duty
il shall be to investigate and consider
the revenue administration laws of the
United States, with view of simplify
ing, harmonizins, revising, and codify-
ing the same"
Report Before February L.
The commission is directed to submit
final report to Congress before Febru-
airy l. next year. 1t is authorized to
employ clerks and stenographers, to sub
poena witnesses and compel their at
tendance and their testimony under oath
This is an entirely new feature, not con-
tanned in the Underwood bill as it passed
the House.
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the protests of foreign nations and the
recommendations of officers of the State
Department and Treasury Department
and struck out many harsh inquisitorial
features and modified others. The pro-
posed REMISSION of per cent of the
duties carried by the bill on all importa-
tons brought into the United States in
American bottoms was omitted, be-
cause ii was believed that il would vio-
late treaties with more than twenty for
eign countries.
Paragraphs L, V. and W are struck
out. These paragraphs authorized the
Secretary of the Treasury to deny adj
mittance to ports of the United States
of any inportations where the foreign
manufacturer or foreign shipper should
refuse to produce his books. records, or
accounts, pertaining TO the value or
classification of such merchandise
establishment in each of the consulates
of the United States in foreign countries
OF "a registry of commissionaires or
purchasing agents, and regulating the
activities of such agents" There were
violent protests from foreign countries
against these three paragraphs which
were carried by the Underwood bill.
A,4:NaASiar 0A.e-S Out.
The antI-durripinc ,.;aIse In the Under
wood bill. which authorized the imposi-
ton of an additional duty by way OF
penalty on all goods imported into the
United States and offered at a price be-
low the prevailing market price of Su6
goods in the country from which i'm
ported. was also struck out of the bill in
its entirety. This provision was the sub
ject of much attack. especially from
American producers of articles that are
on the free list.
Probably one of the most important
changes made by the Senate Committee