New Britain herald., 1921-06-30
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 BILL INTRODUCED
Tarih Measure Greatest Revenue
 Producer in U. s. History

Washington. D. C.. June 30.-Tho greatest revenue producing tariff bill i'm tho history of tho country was in troduced in the house yesterday by Representative Joseph W. Fordney (Mlch.). chairman of tha house ways and means committee. vt represents the views of the republican members of the committee to the extent to which<the republican principle of pro- tection\ should be exercised to safe- guard American industries and pro- duccrs Although compa rison with the last republican tarin act is difficult be- cause of numerous changes made in the methods of passing duties, govern ment experts believe the schedules taken as a whole are equal and prob ably somewhat higher than those of the Payne-Aldrich law of 1909.
 Estimate $60O,000,000 Return.
 Many duties arc higher than were imposed in 1909. while otherA are lower. but tho free list is somewhat smaller. The bill will produce in revenue between S500.000.oo0 and $500. 100000 a ,ar, it is estimated. That sum Is nearly double the return from the PayIe- Aldrich law. but the estimato is based on the belief that imports will be much greater than IF years ago.
 Taken in It's entirety. the bin may be said to triple the rates now in ef- feet under the democratic Under wood Simmons law of 1918. The average nd valorem outy of the pres ent law fs G per cent. while under the new bill it will be about IS per cent. Scores of articles have been removed from the 6smocratic free list and made duttnIl1c. The democratic tar iff now yto1ds about $500. 100000.
 The belief that the rates in the bill will exceed those of the Payne-AId- rich law Is based on the fact that the measure provides the duties shall be based on the American valuation and not on the invoice value abroad, as was dona in 1909. The effect of this chAngc Is uncertain. but with Ameri- can%vaiues high and foreign values low. as the result of the exchange situation. the provision may make for ghiginer rates.
 An eleventh hour change was made |&n the bill by the committee when |it removed crude and fuel oil from the free list A duty of 35 cents a barrel of forty-two gallons was placed on crude and 25 cents on fuel.
 Tht oNhth Nthht [OAiS dNS lftS- This change is cel tn to arouse strong opposition oA the ground that it will encourage a continued drain on oil resources of the nation.
 Fight on Lumber.
 The bitterly contested lumber schedule Is certain to cause a sharp fight. although the republican insur- gents on this point won a partial vic tory when the ways and means com mittee agreed to leave to the execu- tive the question whether a recipro- cal 25 per cent ad valorem duty on finished lumber imported from Can ada shall apply. Rough logs carry a duty Of s1 a thousand feet shingles are made dutiable at the rate of 50 centS a thousand and other duties on minor items are included. Wood pulp and print paper are free.
 Republican insurgents made it plain they plan to continue their fight against the 25 per cent duty on finished lumber until President Hard ing states that he will not put this lumber tariff into effect under any condition.
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