The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-30
PENR0SE Differs.
With F0RDNEY ON
date PASSAGE Of
The TARIFF BILL
Former Estimates That His
Committee Will Require
Two Months for Con-
sideratiOn of Bill
MANY IMPORTS ARE
REMOVED FREE LIST
UNOFFICIAL STATEMENTS PLACE
AMOUNT OF REVENUE AS HIGH
AS AN EVEN HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS


Washington. June 30.-Congress had
today its first opportunity to examine
the administration permanent tar
if bill, six months in the making.
House republicans will caucus to-
night on the bill with view OF
determining whether it should be put
through as drafted. The bill contain
ed nearly one hundred thousand words
and some leaders said 1t might not
be possible 10 threSh out all differ
ences AT one session.
The measure must be considered by
the full ways and means committee.
before it can be formally reported to
the house.
Most democratic members OF the
house after running through the bill
to determine how its schedules af-
fected their sections turned to the
wool schedule to see how its rates
compared with the famoRs schedule
X of the Payne-Aldrich Mriff act Of
1903, which caused such bitter
A4tits "bHi Iph AlifSt 'Oii
pare is expected to prove the subject
Of an unending controversy.
Compared with the Underwood bill.
which superseded the Payne-Aldrich
law in 1913 during the Wilson admin
istratlon. the new measure showed in
crease in the great bulk Of imports
already being taxed and decreases in
a,,g "A
lS9 paragraphs, under which many
kindred articles were grouped In many
cases, but many imports. particularly
Of agricultural products, were removed
from the free list as contained in the
Underwood law.
Some articles which were on the
free list OF the Payne-Aldrich bill.
notably crude oil and fuel oil. also
We're placed on the dutiable list. the
duty on crude being IS cents a barrel
of 40 gallons and fuel oil 25 cents
a barrel Of the same content. Such
oils were continued on the free list
by the Underwood law.
Members of the ways and means
committee made no official estimate
OF the amount OF revenue It is expect
ed TO return, but some of them In un-
official estimates placed the total as
high as even hundred million dollars
produced by the Paync-Aldrich law In
the normal pre-war years.
Chairman Fordnoy has announced
that he expects the house to pass the
bill by July 20. but Chairman Penrose.
OF the senate finance committee, has
estimated that two months will be- re-
quired for consideration by his COM
mittee. \ democratic fight In the
senate is expected with extended de-
bate as n result and leaders were
volunteering no predictions as TO the
probable date on which the measure
would be sent TO the White House.
Washington, June SO.-Thc man
who has no skeleton In his closet and
who might want one. will find by
turning To paragraph 1851 OF the
new tariff bill introduced yesterday.
that he may get Il abroad without
paying duty.
In putting skeletons on the free list
the ways and means committee had
In mind also other national specimens.
Turning from the grave TO the
gay other folks interested In the
bill will find that the tariff on poker
chips has been reduced ten per cent.
Tho Underwood bill fixed the rate
at fifty per cent. as against forty
In the Fotdncy measure. The old
PayneAldrlch bill had poker chips
on the free list.
The average rate of duty In the
administration permanent tariff bill,
introduced yesterday In the house. will
be- Is to 20 per cent. according TO
unofficial estimates compared with
1855 In the paync-Aldrich hill. Chair
man Fordncy " the ways and means
committee declared The Underwood
average rate. he added was ELK per
cent ard the DinEley average 26is
per cent But when We are able
20 work out accurately the correct
figure u will he found that the new
bill will run slightly below the Payne
Aldrich measure" Mr.. Fordney said,
"on manufactured wool our rate Is
less than schedule X"
The chairman said he was prepar-
ing statement In advance OF his
formal report which would clear up
many doubtful points In the bill.
The measure will be considered by
/ the full committee next "wednesday,
after house members have returned
from the holiday over the fourth Of
July. II will b. reported that day
Democratic members already are al
work on a minority report. The bill
will be taken up by a republican
caucus tonight In an effort to recon
cile all differences
MIR Fordney indicated that n rule
would be obtained which would pre-.
vent amendments ON the floor. except
those offered by the committee. At
tention was called TO provi>'ons OF
the bill repeating the Canadian rec.
| ipruclty agreement which has been
operative since 1919 The president
under the new powers given him by
the measure is able, however, to pro
ceed Immediately after passage Of the
bill toward the making OF new reci'
procal trade arrangements with any