The New York herald., 1921-08-28
TARIFF IS SHUNTED
FOR TAX MEASURE
Senate Committee to Begin
Consideration Of House Rev
enue Bill Thursday.
BRITONs PROTEST DUTY
Sheffield Committee Will Ar
que Against Rates on High
Speed Steel.
BRIToNs PROTEST DUTY

wAsHrNGroN. Aug. s7.--Tax legisla-
tion got preference over the tariff by the
Senate Finance Committee to-day ana
arrangements were made to begin actuai
consideration of the House revenue Dlii
Thursday. The tax bin will occupy tne
attention OF the committee exclusively
until it is ready for Submission TO the
Senate, which Chairman Penrose ne
lieves will probably be when Congress
reconvenes September 21
II was said in some quarters that the
per,nanent tariff bill would probably not
be enacted until after the ne" year
Hearings are only about one-Iourth
finished, and in addition Treasury eN-
perts have yet to begin assembling da'a
on American wholesale selling prices
without which, according to committee
members. the contemplated revision ol
House rates cannot be started
Until taxes are considered next week
the committee will continue hearings on
the tariff, taking up the wood schedule
and some Of the agricultural list. The
committee, at the request OF the state
Department, Chairman Penrose said to-
day. had also agreed to hear British
deputation who it is undersood. will
protest the proposed high rates on high
speed steel.
The delegation includes Arthur Bal
four, S. J. Robinson. Peter MacGregor
and J. G. Ward, VINO represent the
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. Repre-
sentatives Of the Chicago Association Of
Commerce also viii be heard on the SUBJ
ject of American valuation, on which,
however, the committee has a.-eady
acted.
Present plans do not contemplate open
hearings on revenue legislation. Mr.
Pcnrose said, however, that such do
not mean that no opportunity VIII be
given for interested parties to give the
committee data during its executive
meetings. Secretary Mellon will be
called to discuss the bill. probably Sep
tember Z.
The tariff hearings next week on the
agricultural schedule Will not include
the principal farm products under plans
made to-day by the agricultural group
in tho Senate. Its executive committee
meeting WIN representatives. ~ siiN
principal farm organizations, agreed
upon a premliminary plan for presenta-
ton OF their tariff needs and do not
expect TO appear before the Finance
Committee until fall. Senators from the
agricultural States said they desired TO
outline programme national IN scope
and to confer with the committee MEM
bers on their suggestions when the time
arrives for action on that phase Of the
tariff bill.
The fight in the House on the rates
on certain kinds Of lumber reappeared
for d time in the hearings to-day. Du-
ties on rough cedar and mahogany logs
and telephone and telegraph poles were
opposed. Thomas Williams Of New
York. representing importers, declared
his firm had been in the business for
eA,hty-three years and never before had
found it necessary to appear before q
Congress committee to protest against
duty on the product. He said II was
preiudicial to the business to have du-
ties on the raw materials and asserted
1t would cost more 10 levy and collect
the duties than would be derived in
revenue.