Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-30
MORE THANDOUBLE
. THAT PRODUCED IN
Pre- WAR YEARS
Removes Many Articles From
Free List; Leaves Others
Free of Duty.
LATTER INCLUDE PRINT
PAPER AND WOOD PULP
Leather, Harness and Agricul-
tural Implements Among
Articles Duty Free.
RATES ON WOOL ARE LOWERED
I;iA ON Crude Petroleum, Crude OIL
and Fuel OIL Placed ut
Eleventh Hour.
LATTER INCLUDE PRINT
PAPER AND WOOD PULP
RATES ON WOOL ARE LOWERED
tBy Associated press11

WASHINGTON. June .o-rhc a.
ministration'S permanent tarir, IN,
was introduces today in the House ~
REPRESENTATIVES, and, for the nrs:
t'nc. was made public
no explanatory statements accom-.
panied the introduction OF tho ,no,
sure as heretofore has been custom
drE' anc 80 official estimate was mnds
OF the revenue ii is expected to ,a-
turn.
CnoIiicai estimates by memDc.s ..
he WAYS and Means Committee, how
ever placed the expected return 81.
high as S70o.000.oO0 n ycar rna
l"Fnc-Aidrich law, in the normal
Ere-"hr years. prOdur.l "A li:tIe nn-a
than S3O0.0oO.06O Il yc,r
some Rntcs Higher; some Lower
rNalnihation of The dill, which c,y-
crs 3i6 printed pages, shows thoT u,
som" cases. the rates .,ronoseI ~ ~
n'sher than corresponding rates ;t
the Payne AldriSh law, while o,n,rs
are corrcspond!ngly lower.
.Sh estimate OF how the Whole hin
compares with the Payne Aidrici | nv
would only be possible by tariff ex
pertS making detailed studp. h..
| cause tn" schedules OF the ,,.w .,lI
are IN many cases. no, framed in
rara'lc with the schedules of .:a
i'"!n law. but are diffcrcntl- con-
Structcd
IN comparison Will, the Underwood
'ariH law "f the Wilson admin strl-
ton. the new bill removes many ~
ticics from the free list. although !,
leaves Il large list free OF duty. in
Guiding print paper. wood nu:r
leather and harness. and agricultural
Implements. 1t raises the, duties ,n
lie great bulk "f imports already Le-
tlg taxed. 1t has made no meta Die
additions - the free list
Comuaris0n of Wool Schedule,
Comparison of the wool sch .luIe
with schedule Is. OF the P:vn,- Al
drich Dill over which a bitter GSlt
was waCcd in Congress. showed ma
terial reductions in a number -. in
stances In the items OF hose and
gloves, the duty tiHcd by the COM
mittee was 30 cents a pound AMI -
per cent al valorem duty in add
tion. while. in the Payne bin the
rate was 44 cents pound and co
per cent ad valorcm. Clothing. as
fixed in the bill, carries 20 cents a
pound and 81 per cent as against 4t
cents pound and 10 per cent in the
Payne measure.
The same degree OF shading was
made hy the committee in Knit fa-
brics. at - cents II pound, and 20 per
cent ad valorem. against the former
Republican rate of 80 to - cents Il
pound and 80 to 80 per cent adj
vaiorcm.
G.. q. u. Members RctIrcnt.
Republican members OF the com
mittcc. refusing heretofore to give
any intimation as To the exact pros
visions of the measure. [declared to-
day that the rates on wool were
much below the payne- Aldrich scbad-
nle. Democratic members of the com
mittcc did not get access TO the bill
until late today. and they were at
work tonight in an effort to find out
jus, how il compared.
In the rush to get the bin to the
House. the committee had no time to
submit IL report, but it is subject to
change. IL was said. by Republican.
caucus. Only II few changes were
made AT the meeting today, the most
important being Il turn about on the
question OF oil. After voting down
last week a proposal TO tax crude
It'nn;ipIIal on \