The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
TARIFF BILL PASSES
WITH ALL AMENDMENTS

tar1H and anCl-QunplnS plIl'
ing all amendments recommended
by the finance committee, but reject
ing those Individually proposed. The
vote was 63 to %.
Seven Democratic senators, Brous
ssrd, Louisiana; Jones, New Mexico
Kendrick, Wyoming; Myers Mon
tana; Pittman, Nevada; Ransdell,
Louisiana and Sheppard, Texas,
voted with the Republicans in pass
ing the bill. Another Democrat,
Ashurst, Arizona, who was absent
was announced as a supporter. On
ly one Republican, Senator Moses OF
New Hampshire, voted against the
bill. ..
AS passed by the senate the meas
IRE differs radically from the form
il which it was passed by the house
early in the extra session and now
goes to. conference. Only the tariff
features of the bill were kept intact,
the anti-dumping and currency re-
valuation sections beng entirely re-
written and the provision added for
continuation Of the war time re-
strictions on. imported dyestuff. >, Ac-
tion by the senate came at the end
of five hours of driving attack by
Democratic leaders. The latter, how
ever were not alone in their attempt
to amend the measure for several
Republicans made efforts to broad
en- it's scope only to see their amend
ments meet the same fate as those
offered from the minority side OF
the chamber All were swept aside by
practically the same vote.
Late in the day Democratic con-
icentrated on the committee addition
to the bill providing for continued
federal control of. dye irportations.
Senaotrs charged Frequently that the
amendment which was submitted to
the committee by Senator Knox, Ne
publican, Pennsylvania, would Gre
ate a menopolistic control Of the
dye industry and turn over the con-
sumers to "the wishes and will OF
one man. A roll call left is as part
Of the bill by the sote OF 81 to rs.
Senator King, Democrat, Utah,
was not content however and made
another effort to strike out the dye
provision just prior to the vote on
passage. That failed also. .-...
The Utah senator after passage
of the mesure, announced he would
offer a resolution in the senate soon
to investigate the monopol ly which
he said existed and had now been
permanently intrenched by the SEN
ate action.
There were successive attempts
by some of the Democrats who favor
ed the measure to increase rates on
particular commodities. Senator
Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, made a
particularly hard fight to raise the
rate on long staple cotton from 7
cents as fixed in the bill to 20 cents
His amendment was rejected IA to
7.
Senator Jones, Democrat, NeE
Mexico, sought to have the bill In
cIude hides within the scope of its
vote favoring the change that was
recorded on any amendment. 1t was
defeated, however, So to 49.
The bill as passed by the senate
provides the following commodity
rates of duty:
Wheat, 35 cents per bushel;
wheat flour and semolina, 20 per
cent. ad valorem; flax seed, 80
cents per bushel; corn or maize, 15
cents per bushel; beans, 2 cents per
pound; peanuts, cents per pound;
potatoes, rs cents per bushel; onions
80 cents per bushel, rice, cleaned, 2
cents per pound with graduated
lower rates for uncleaned or un-
milled rice; peanut oil, 26 cents per
gallon; cotton seed, cocoanut and
soy bean oils, 20 cents per gallon;
cattle 80 per cent ad valorem; sheep
one year old, or. over, 81 per head
under one year, 81 per head; long
staple cotton Il 5-8 inches) 7 cents
per pound; cotton manufactures z