The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-20

NUMEROUS TO
TARIFF BILL
ONE GIVES PRESIDENT THE
RIGHT TO SUSPEND AND
SUBSTITUTE RATES
In Cases Where Other Countries
Observation-Disclosures Will
Caucus on Bill To-day.

WASHINGTON. ID. G. June 10
An amendment 10 the Underwood tar.
IN bill adopted today by the maiori-
ty members OF the Senate finance
committee would give the President
OF the United States authority TO sus-
pend certain rates in the proposed
law and TO proclaim special rates
against nations which discriminate
against products Of the United States.
Inc amendment IS appended 10 the
cause giving the President authori-
" 10 negotiate reciprocity agree
ments with other nations. and in
some respects resembles the maxi
mum and minimum clause of the
fayne-Aldrich tariff law eliminated
In the House bill. In substance, the
amendment would provide that when
any nation dtscriminates against the
products of the United States. or i'm.
poses restrictions upon United States
exports. or does not. in the opinion OF
the President, reciprocate in trade re-
lations, the President may by procla-
nation suspend certain rates and nut
in effect other rates.
Specified Articles.
Only specified articles. IL is Under
stood, are to be included under the
terms OF this amendment. and the re-
taliatory rates are specified also.
Among the articles included in the
list on which the President might
SUSPEND rates are fish. wheat. wheat
hour. coffee. tea. earthenware, wines
and malt liquors. silk dress goods.
leather gloves. jewelry. sugars and
moiasses. The duties prescribed vary
as 10 the different articles. Fish. IL is
reported. would be dutiable at / cent
pound. wheat az 10 cents a bushel.
flour AT - cents a barrel. a Few cents
per pound on coffee and tea. On 9th ar
items the penalty would be a doubled
rate, while on sugars. which probably
never would be affected. the rate wC'Ild
be only a fraction Of a cent Der
pound. The amendment. OF course. Is
subject 10 the ratification of the
Democratic senatorial caucus. which
will begin work on the bill tomorrow.
Drop Many Features.
Besides adding this amendment. the
majority members stripped the ad.
ministrative provisions Of the Under
wood bill OF many Of it, new features.
including the inquisitorial clause
which gave American agents the right
10 examine foreigners books in case
Of disput ID import valuations They
also struck out the revision requir-
ing registration bureaus for commits
sionaires and agents In American con
sulates. the provision 20 give the sec
retary Of the treasury the right TO de-
termine the existence or non-eXistence
of forign market. the anti-dumping
cause which provided excess duties
on imports undersold in this country.
and the five per cent tariff discount
on imports In American vessels
To Appoint Commission.
ilavinz thus denied the administra-
tive section of ifs proposed reforms
The committee inserted an amendment
providing for the appointment of a
commission 10 be composed OF mem
bers Of the Senate finance and the
House WaNs and means committees
10 make thorough study " the
whole tariff administration question
and report recommendation for its
rc1diusfmf NJ. The action of tho com
mittce strikes from the bill all the
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