The New York herald., 1921-06-29
TARIFF BILL WILL Be
INTRODUCED TO-DAY
1t Will Carry Rates Gener-
ally Equal to Those Of
Payne-Aldrich Law.
YIELD OF S600,000,0OO
Committee Puts Lumber on
Free List. but Gives Pres
ident Levy Power.
MANY ITEMS OPPOSED
YIELD OF s6O0,OO0,OOO
MANY ITEMS OPPOSED
e. s. Tariff Commission Re-
ceives Unusual Powers and
May Cause Fight.
Special Despatch to THE New YoaK HERALD.
New York HeraId Bureau,
Washington, n. c.. June 2S.

Special Despatch to TIE New YoaK HERALD.
New York Hersld Bureau,
Washington, ID. C.. June 2S.
The permanent tariff bill. represent
ing six months OF work by Republicans
niittee, will be introduced in the House
tomorrow. Representative Fordney
(M.chl, chairman Of the committee,
announced tonight.
The measure, one Of the major tasks
of the present session and the first
tariff bill to be reported since the
Democratic law of 1918, will carry
rates in the main equal to those of the
Republican Payne-Aldrich law Of 1909.
On many items. however. the duties
will be higher than those Of tfe last
Republican tariff. 1t is estimated that
the bill will yield total revenue Of
from s50o,o0o.oo to se0o,ooo,ooo, in
place of the $500, 600, 600 now being re-
ceived from the low Democratic rates.
Opponents Of the high lumber duties
previously in the bill won an important
victory in the framing Of the measure
late to-day, when previous action was
reconsidered and all lumber placed on
the free list, with the exception that the
President may in his discretion impose
on the lumber imports from any country
duty equal to that collected by the ex-
porting nation.
Left to the President.
Previously duty had been placed on
shingles and rough lumber. with man
datory provision that the reciprocal duty
be applied. Thus the question as to
whether a 20 per cent. ad valorem duty
on finished lumber imported from Can
ada is to apply is left to the President.
Representative Newton (Minn.). rep
resenting the Republican insurgents
from fifteen States who opposed the
high lumber schedules, appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee and
the reversal of the committees action
followed. He informed the committee
that the lumber schedule had caused
such opposition that II could be defeated
in the House.
The bill TO be introduced is a huge
. document. IL wili contain more than
800 pages or approximately 10000
words. or between seven and eight solid
/ pages of type in THE NEW YORK HER
| AID. III Will COntaiD lNdn tiOu-
| sand paragraphs, affecting several thou
sand items. The war introduced so many
| new products to America that almost a
| thousand articles that never before ap-
peared in a tariff bill will be listed.
The bulk of the large free list inserted
| by the Democrats in 1913 has been elm
| mated.
House Republicans will start confer
| ences on the measure Thursday night
Plans are to start consideration of the
! bill in the House the latter part OF next
week and pass it before August l. Re-
publican ranks. despite the change in the
! lumber schedule. etill are sharply al
vided on many duties ard the path OF
the bill probably will be stormy. Demo
| cratic members OF the committee have
not seen the schedules, but it will be re-
ported out of the committee over their
objections.
Administrative Changes.
| Jnonortarf adn1iristrati tive changes