The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-05
TARIFF BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Fordney Measure, by Vote of 289
to 1928, Sent to Senate With
Five RevisionS.
DYE EMBARGO is BEATEN
Fuel and Crude Oils, Asphalt and Long
Staple Cotton Also Free-7 Republi-
cans Oppose-Vote Also Shows
Democrats Supporting Measure

Washington.-The house passed the
until after the extreme protectionists
were routed completely on five i'm
portant. proposals. The final vote,
coming after two weeks of stormy de-
bate on the measure, was $50 to 1877.
Seven Republicans voted against the
bill and seven Democrats voted for it,
Hides and skins were placed back
on the free list along with Oil, long
staple cotton and asphalt. By the
close margin of 200 to 1913 the house
struck from the bill the provision plac-
ing three year embargo on such for
eign dyes as can be made in the United
States "at reasonable prices in rea
sonable quantity and of reasonable
quality" Higher tariffs than ever be-
fore still prevail on imported dyes.
Nearly 300 amendments, mostly minor
ones, were approved en- bloc.
Treasury Department experts have
made a preliminary estimate that the
bill, as passed will yielC less than
$500, 100000 because CT the business de-
preston and the fact that many of
the rates will actually act virtually
as prohibition against any large
quantities of imports. At first 1t was
believed the bill would bring in $780,
100000. The present Democratic tariff,
during the last year, yielded about
S3OO,00OO0O, but that amount is now
declining. =
There is no Indication that the bill
will be jammed through the. senate. in
anything like the fashion employed in
the house. The belief prevaf1s that, it
will be quietly .pigeonholed until -fhe
house sends. ever the bill :evisins
taxes. - - !;
The final attack ofs.the Demeefats ts
on the bill was a molten to strike OUT
the sections providing for. an Ameri-
can valuation o. imports and giving
the President bargaining. powers: to
negotiate with other nations for the
removal of trade Determinations
against the United States That mo-
tion was defeated, 2S9 to 127. :.
Republicans voting against the bill
were Calm lOhio), Knight (Olio),
Sinclair a.. d. and Beck Lampert,
John NJ. Nelson and VoigAt, all of Wis
consin.
Democrats voting for the bill were /:
Campbell Pa.), Lea and Raker~1gal.9
Dupre. Favrot, Lazaro and Martin, all
Of Louisiana :!
The vote on hides was complete
reversal of the vote of 152 to 81 taken
in the committee of the whole by which
an ad valorem uuty of Is rer.cent was
placed ON this product. Although pro
tests against t, hides duty poured In
from all over the country and many
Representatives realized that it could
not be justified, the real factor in its
defeat was the refusal of. the advocates
of the duty to log roll' nd vote for
Il compensatory duty on leather and its
products. Representatives from East
ern manufacturing sections and from
farming sections Where few. hides are
DlOuuSCd tliQl tIC TiuSS dufO-
Gates broke faith and they poured into
the free list fold when the rolf. was
called The vote to place hides ON tile
free list was $50 to 174.
The votes Indicated the largest at
tendance in the house during the pres
ent session. On one roll: call 416 mem
bers were recorded, only sixteen, being
absent, since there are three vacancies.
The vote against the dye embargo
came as a surprise, as it was believed
it would be adoEted~ by narrow mar
gin.
Long staple cotton was placed Oh the
free list by the vote Of 217 to 1873.
Roll calls on leaving crude and fuel
oil and asphalt on the free list were
not demanded, Chairman Fordneg
stating the sentiment against tariffs OH
those articles as overwhelming The
final results show that the views of
the committee We're defeated on oil,
asphalt and the dye embargo. :.