Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-28
MANY CHANGES|N
SCHEDULES LIKELY
Subcommittee Members Say
Tariff Bill Win Be More Sci
entific When Reported.
DECLARE ALSO, RATES
WILL BE EQUALlZED
Opinion Is Expressed That Bill Will
Not Reach the Senate Before
the Middle Of June.

The subcommittee of the finance COM
m'ttee got down TO work this afternoon
on the various schedules assigned TO
them. and upon which they have been
giving hearings the last three weeks.
II Is their plan to pass upon the sched-
ufes as quickly as possible and then re-
port to the majority members of the
hnance committee the results OF their
labors All this morning the members
or the subcommittee ware taking part
I'm a caucus OF the democratic senator's.
That many changes will be made in the
schedules by the subcommittee is adj
mitted by the members They claim that
the tariff bill. as finally reported to the
senate. will he a much more scientific
measure, and that rates will be eaualized
In view of the fact that the bill prob
ably will not be laid before the entire
majority membership of the committee
until after June l and that the full
membership of the committee will he
called upon to settle a number OF vexed
questions. and then the bill must go to
the democratic caucus. ii is not believed
that IT will be reported to the Senate
before the middle OF June.
While the subcommittee were at
work Senator Simmons. chairman of
the finance committee. sought counsel
with Secretary Bryan and John Bas-
sett Moore. counselor of the state De-
partment. regarding foreign protests
against administrative features of the
Underwood bill
The committee is considering elimi-
mating the clause which would extend
5 per cent tariff discount on imports
in American or controlled ships.
Many nations have protested that that Is
violation Of treaty rights
Protest From Diamond Importers.
a brief filed today by the Diamond
Trade Tariff League. William Rosen-
field of New York president, protests
against any proposed increase above
10 per cent tariff on cut diamonds on
the ground that ut increases the cost
of collection. encourages and increases
smuggling, places the honest importer
who is willing to pay his part of the
burden of taxation at the mercy of the
smuggler and either deprives the i'm
porter from business or makes him an
actual but unwilling supporter OF the
srnuggler by obliging him to buy SNUG
sled goods .,,
Cement Company succeeded in getting a
hearing with Senator Williams to protest
against the proposed duty of ) cents a
barrel on Portland cement This ne says,
amounts to a 90 per cent reduction, and
any reduction greater than 40 per cent,
he said. would send the bulk of the ce-
ment trade to Canada.
Representatives Peters and Hull of the
ways and means committee also con-
ferred with Senator Williams about the
administrative features of the BILL
Tariff Hearings Closed.
The subcommittee of the finance COM
mittee last night closed their hearings
on the tariff schedules. with many rep
resentatives Of industries still waiting
to be heard. All Of these, however,
will be given opportunity to file briefs.
1t is the hope of Chairman Simmons
that the subcommittee will be ready TO
report to the full majority membership
of the finance committee within a week.
Senator Bryan of Florida introduced an
amendment to the bill which would in
crease the tariff on lemons and other
citrus fruits.
lS-cent duty under the Underwood bill.
would be reduced from one and one
fourth cubic feet to one cubic foot The
sizes taking higher duties would be de-
creased one-half cubic foot and one
cubic foot. respectively.
A memorial from the Denver Chamber
OF Commerce for hundred or more
commercial organizations and banks of
Colorado protesting against free sugar
was presented to the Senate by Sena-
tor Shafroth. He explained the presen-
tation was py request
Tine provision in the Underwood bill
would seriously cripple an industry in
this state read the memorial
Senator Thomas declared he could not
let the memorial be read without stat
ing il did not represent the sentiment OF
the state. He said the beet sugar
trust" had tried to manufacture senti-
ment in the state against free sugar