South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-30
MAKE PUBLIC
OF
IMPORT BILL
No Explanatory Statements
Accompany Introduction
of Measure.
C CONTINUE FREE LIST
Comparison of Wool Schedule
Over Aldrich Duty Shows
Reduction.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The
Administrations permanent tarin
bill was introduced Wednesday IN
the house and for the first time was
made public.
NO explanatory statements accom-
panied the introducture OF the meas
ure as heretofore had been custom
airy and no official estimate was the
revenue Il IS expected 20 return.
Unofficial estimates by members
OF the ways and means committee
placed the expected return as high
as S700.000.0O0 a year. The Payne
Aldrich law "a the normal pre-vvar
years produced a little more than
$500. 100000 a year.
Examination OF the bill. which
covers $40 printed pages shows that
IN some cases the rates proposed are
higher than corresponding rates OF
the Payne-Aldrich law while others
are correspondence lower.
An estimate Of how the whole bill
compares with the Payne-Aldrich
law would only be possible by tariff
experts making a detailed study. be-
cause the schedules of the new BIZ
are IN many cases not framed in par
allel with the schedules OF the
Payne-Aldrich law, but are differ
emily constructed.
In comparison with the Under
wood tariff law OF the Wilson admin
] istradon. the new bill removes arti-
cles from the free list, although Il
leaves a large list free of duty. in
GLIDING print paper. wood pulp.
| leather and harness and agricultural
| implements. II raises the duties on
the great bulk OF imports already
being taxed. II has made no not
able additions 70 the free list
Wool Schedule Lower.
! Comparison OF the wool schedule
K OF the Payne-Aldrich bill over
which d bitter fight was waged n
congress. showed material reduc-
tons IN a number Of instances. IN
the items Of hose and gloves the
duty fixed by the committee was 80
cents a pound end IS percent adva-
/ lorum duty IN addition, while in the
/ PaynesAldrich bill the rate was "A
cents a pound and so percent adva.-
/ loren Clothing, as fixed IN the bill.
carries 20 cents a pound and 25 per
/ cent. as against A cents a pound and
/ so percent IN the Payne-Aldrich
measure.
The same degree OF shading was
made by the committee IN knit fab
RIGS. at Is cents a pound and 90 per-
cent advalorem against the former
republican rate OF SO TO "a cents a
pound and so 20 So percent advalo-
/ en-. Republican members OF the
committee refusing heretofore 20
give any intimation as % the exact
/ provisions OF the measure. declared
today that the rates on wool were
much below the Payue-Aldrfch
schedule. Democratic members OF
the committee did not get access 10
the bill until late today and they
were at work tonight 10 an effort 20
find out just how IL compares.
In the rush 20 get the bGl 20 the
/ house the committee had no time 20
submit a report. but q is subject 20
/ change. Il was said. by a republican
caucus. Only a few changes were
made at the meeting wednesday.
the most important being a turn
about on the question OF oil. After
voting down last week a proposal %
tax crude petroleum. the committee
az the eleventh hour. put a tax %
IS cents barrel on crude oil. %
cents a barrel on fuel OIL
Tax on Shingles
In deciding % drop the retaIitory
Itarif proposal the committee provfd-
ed in the bill that II any country
imposed a duty on any % the free
list lumber exported from the Z. S.
1.-THE president might enter into nego-
ltiatlons with Il % obtain removal OF
the tax and failing IN hts efforts.
would be empowered % declare
equal rates on the product imported
from such country.
Most OF the taIk around the cap
itol In the last week has been over
lumber. which was expected 20 be
the real bone Of contention az the
first party caucus. But the leaders
lin the fight 20 have Il remain on the
free list indicated that such other
/ differences as might exist on the
|ubjec- might be adjusted. The tax
OF so cents a thousand on shingles
brought some complaints from mem
bers who had been urging that no
duty be imposed on any products
needed az this time IN relieving the
housing shortage.
The oil tax. imposed on the heels
OF the action by the committee last
week was unexpected. The duty
duty was not &c high. e. was said. as
that proposed and rejected the
\ other day hy a vote q 20 8, but
American oil producers kept up the
fight and the rate was the last I'm
portant action OF the committee be-
fore Chairman Foriney took the bill
70 the house and formally introduced
Il. Along with OIL the caucus IS ex-
pected 20 deal with the chemical
subject and some others