The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-30

Washington, June 30.-The average
rate of duty in the administration
permaent tariff bill introduced yester-
day in the house, will range Between
Is and 90 per cent, according to unof
fetal estimates, as compared with
1885 in the Payne-Aldrich bill, Chair
man Fordney of the ways and means
committee declared today. The I'm
derwood averate rate, he added, was
16 per cent and Dingley average 26 IL
per cent
But when we are able to work out
accurately the correct figure it will
he found that the new bill will run
slightly below the PayneAldrich
measure. Mr.. Fordney said.
''On manufactured wool our rate is
less than Schedule k
The chairman said he was prepar-
ing 4 statement in advance of his for
NAL report which would clear UP
many doubtful points in the bill.
Considered Next Week
Under change of plans today the
measure will not be considered by
the full committee until Wednesday
after house members have returned
from the holiday over the Fourth OF
July. 1t will be reported that day.
Democratic members of the COM
mittee already are at work on mi
nority report in the hope of submit
ting it along with the majority views.
The bill as it stands will be taken
up by Republican caucus tonight in
an effort to reconcile all differences
so that the party may present a solid
front when it is considered in the
house next week. Mr.. Fordney said a
rule would be requested which would
prevent all amendments on the floor
except those offered by the committee
Several loose joints, he said, would
lie Strengthened out and the eXpecta
ton is that the committee itself will
offer a number of amendments. No
radical changes, however, are contem-
plated, it is explained unless ordered
by vote of the Republican caucus.
Washington, June 30-Congress
had today its first opportunity to ex-
anime the administration permanent
tariff bill, six months in the making
After last minute revision by Re
publican members of the house ways
and means committee, the measure
was introduced in the house late yes
terday by Chairman Fordney. who re-
marked that he hoped when it was
finally enacted into law it would he
acceptable to the people.
House Republicans will caucus to-
night on the bill with view to de-
termining whether it should be put
through as drafted. The bill contain.
ed nearly one hundred thousand
words and some leaders said it might
rot be possible to thresh out all diff
ferences at one session.
The measure must be considered by
the full ways and means committee
before it can be formally reported tC
the house. Democratic members Of
the committee had no opportunity
even see the measure until yesterday
but their opposition was not expect
ed to delay a formal report.
Most Democratic members of tht
4 h6nse, after running through the bill
to determine how it's schedules af
fected their sections, turned to tht
wool schedule particularly to see how
its rates compare with the famous
Schedule X of the Payne-Aldrict
tariff act of 1909, which caused sucl
bitter fight. Just how these rate.
compare is expected to prove the sub
I ject of unending controversy.
Some Rates Lower
Members studying the measure
found that generally rates proposed
-,
responding rates in the Payne-Aldricl
law, while others were correspond
ingly higher. Many were of tn
opinion, however, that only detailed
study of the bill by tariff expert
would provide the basis for an esti
mate Of the comparison between i
and the Payne-Aldrich measure, a
the schedules of the new bill were il
many cases differently constructed.
Compared with the Underwood bill
which superseded the Payne-Aldricl
law in 1913, during the Wilson admin
4 istratiOn, the new measure showe
increases in the great bulk of import
! already being taxed and decreases Il
some cases. The free list containe
189 paragraphs, under which man
kindred articles were grouped il
many cases, but many imports, par
ticularly of agricultural product
were removed from the free list a
contained in the Underwood law.
Increases Dutinble List
Some articles which were on tn
1 free list of the Payne-Aldrich bill
notable crude oil and fuel oil. ais
W4fe placed on the dutiable list, tn
duty "a crude being 35 cents barre
- Nl'onH and on fuel oil, Csc
fontspt' Such q