The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-07

Dosal OF the government, as well as
! Columbia University. He has put in
many hours on II and much study and
! research work. He EXPRESSES pride
In the result OF his work and strong
hopes that 1t Will meet with the an
prevail OF Congress and he eventually
enacted into law, as representing the
majority DaTty's reversal Of ItS time
hOnOred taFln views az so recently
expressed In a public address by PreSI-
dent Wilson.
The provisions OF the bill are set
forth In the following formal state
mcnt Issued from Mr.. NeeIy's Office
today:
The bill creates United States
. Tarlfr Commission" composed OF five
members, not more than three OF whom
may belong 10 the Same political party
appointed by the president with the
advice and consent Of the Senate. for
Il term Of ten years. removable only by
majority vote OF each house OF Con
gress. and receiving an annual salary
~ $4,000. One commissioner must
he an economist, one lawyer, and the
ether three representatives Of capital,
labor and agricultural interests. re-
speciively. The commission is given
power TO make rules and regulations
Tor the conduct of Its business aud
for carrying out the purposes OF the
act and full authority to make inves-
legations on any subject connected
With the tariff question, and for this
| Z, al hIu Il
Guire the attendance OF witnesses and
the production of documents. 1t must
report annually TO Congress, as to its
work and make recommendations for
legislation. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Is appropriated for
the period ending June 30. 1917.
The striking feature OF this bill
which dlfrerentiates It from all the
other tariff commission bills hereto
fore introduced Is that It gives to
the commission power to establish
rates Of duty In accordance with def
mite standards laid down in the bill
and II does this, II is believed by Mr.
Nicely, without running counter to
the constitution. See Field VS. Clark,
143 United States. 649.642.
The bill provides that whenever
the commission finds condition OF
competition OF foreign industries with
those of the United States az to any
article whereby producers in the
United States are placed Mt an unfair
disadvantage as compared with for
eign producers and finds that this
condition is due to the existing rate
Of duty. the commission shall certi-
fy the fact to the secretary OF the
treasury and sixty days thereafter the
rate Of duty on such articles shall be
ten per cent greater than before, or.
If the article Is on the free list. shall
be rate OF ten per cent ad valorem.
In determining the existence of this
condition of unfair competition, the
commission is to take into account
all facts deemed pertinent by 1t. in
Guiding the cost Of production of the
article at home and abroad. with spe-
cial reference to the prices paid do
nestle and foreign labor, the prices
paid for raw materials. entering into
manufactured articles. producers
prices and retail prices OF commodi-
ties. and the conditions of foreign
and domestic markets affecting Amer
lean products.
The bill also gives the commission
power to lower duties by providing
that whenever the commission finds
that in the case OF any article the
amount imported during the preced
ing twelve months has been less than
FIVE per cent of the domestic consump-
ton OF such article during the same
period, or whenever 1t finds that any
article produced in the United States
is sold in a foreign country at low
err price than in the United States 1t
shall certify this fact to the secre-
tary OF the treasury and sixty days