The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-21
Compensatory Duty Oh
Leather, Boots and Shoes
and Harness Rejected
by Heavy Vote.
DUTY BENEFITS PACKERS
General Reversal of Republic
can Opinion Indicated
Kitchin Appeals for His
toric Democratic Stand.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., July 20.
Hides probably will go back on the
free list Of the Fordney tariff bill
just before the final vote on the mea-
sure is taken in the House to-mor.
row. That was indicated by three
in the House to-day
/. A real Joker" in the amend
ment recently adopted plac-
ing a duty of Is per cent. ad
valorem on hides and skins of all
kinds was discovered to-day by
Representative Mann (Ill). AS
a result protests are beginning to
arrive from all parts Of the coun-
try.
2. The action OF the House to-
day in refusing to place COM
pensatory duties on leather, boots,
shoes, harness and other similar
products caused many Representa-
tives who previously had voted to
place hides on the dutiable list to
announce they could not support
the hide tariff without .compen-
satory one on-leather.
8. A realization that the pro-
Queer of hides will be little
benefited, IL at all. by the duty;
that 1t will mean increased cost Of
shoes, and that the big packers,
through their control OF IS per
cent. OF the hides OF the country.
will be virtually the only bene-
ficiary. is causing many Repre-
sentatives to change their views
as to the advisability of the tariff.
Eject of the Joker.
The Joker" In the hides amend
ment proposed by Representative
Chandler (Okla) is that it places {
duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem OF
"all hides and skins" When tn,
amendment was adopted the genera
superstition of the House was that 4
applied only to COW hides. Instead
II will affect all furs which have beer
held to be skins, and goat skins, from
which some of the finer feathers ART
made and which are not produced IN
the United States in any consider
able quantity. That extension, Mr.
Mann said, was absolutely indefen
sible." He declared 1t would wrecl
the great fur market of st. Louis
which would be unable to compel,
with furs finished in other countries
Representative Layton (Del.) de
clared it would keep out Angora goa,
skins. from which the finer glazed
kid products are made, and would
threaten important industries of hii
State.
The discovery OF the Joker" was 3
surprise TO Chairman Fordney anc
committee members. but IL is only an.
other example OF the lax methods usec
in framing the bill.
The amendment with the joker
had been approved by Republican
members of the committee. In an.
other part OF the bill furs and skins
appear on the free list. but under ons
provision OF the measure any article
assumes the higher duty when con.
fiicting paragraphs appear. Some at
tempt to limit the duty to COW hides
may be made. but the disposition OF
the House seems to be drifting toward
an Abandonment of the entire amend
ment.
The refusal of the House to agree ia
duties on leather prod
ucts came as a surprise. IL caused
charges from Eastern Representatives
who voted for the tariff on hides tina.
the agricultural group had broken 8
promise to vote the compensato: Y tas
II hides were taken from the free list
Bitter feeling prevailed and It seem:
certain that many from districts where
no hides are raised will reverse them.
selves and vote against the hides duty
tomorrow.
Leather Duty Rejected. Dr. 20 81.
The vote by which the compensatory
duty on leather was rejected was 90 tc
m n
Both compensatory duties proposed a
tariff Of 10 per cent. ad valorem. They
were presented by Representative TIL.
son tConn.) as the views OF the Re.
publicans on the Ways and Means
Committee.
The prevailing high prices ON shoe,
while the price that the farmer re-
ceives for his hides has dropped tc