Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-15
BARS LET down TO
TARIFF CHANGES BY
SENATE COMMIT TEE
Flood OF Amendments Expected
at Meeting in Executive
Session Today.
WHEAT RATE RAISED TO 40
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Warrington. Jan 15.-With ten amend
ments added, the House emergency tariff
bill wns approved today by the Senate
Finance Committee. IL will be reported
to the scrate Monday.
There was no record vote on any Of the
seven amendments which were added TO
the bill in today's meeting. although
Senator Simmons, Democrat. North Caro-
iinp said the Democrats generally had
voted against everything" One Of the
amendments agreed 70 yesterday, the
placing duty on certain dairy products
was changed today, o higher rate being
accepted.
Amendments accepted today In
cluded
Sugar s2f3 per 100 pounds until the
retail price reaches 10 cents n pound
Frozen meats of all kinds two
cents a pound: all other meats 30 per
cent ad valorem.
Apples 90. cents box; cherries. four
cents pound.
Tobacco, sumatra, wrappers and fiii-
ers. t2.s5 per pound: stemmed Suma-
tra. t3.50 per pound
Butter and cheese and their s1bsti-
tutes. eight cents pound instead Of
six cents provided In an amendment
accepted yesterday.
The length of long staple cotton on
which the tariff will be effective. was
reduced from 3-s to / Is inches. the
duty remaining AZ seven cents a pound
az the bill passed the House.
Cattle and sheep TO be used for
breeding purposes were exempted from
duty on imported animals
yice 20 be used In manufacture Of
/ s~1 F,., r..
| tariff of two cents a pound levied in the
! House bill.
| Attempts OF several opponents Of thu
/ bin 20 load IL down with amendment.
dealing with extraneous subjects were
/ unsuccessful.
/ Washington, Jan. f5.-Action Of the
/ scnnte Finance Committee yesterday IN
voting to open the Fordney emergency
tariff bill 10 amendments was considered
generally 10 have let down the bars
| and members were PREPARED for the ex-
pected food Of changes when the com
mittee resumed its meeting in executive
session today. Three amendments were
agreed 10 late YESTERDAY
The tariff on wheat imported was fixed
at 40 cents q btlshci instead Of 30 cents.
A tariff OF six cents pound on butteg
and cheore and thesr substitutes ard trn
oente and FIVE cents gallon on frcsh mix
and cram respectively WAS established,
and the third amendment would provide
the same import duty on hides As was
carried IN the DIngley tariff law.
Washington, Jan. f5.-Three amend
ments were tackled on the Fordnev Emer-
gency Tariff Bill by the Senate Finance
COMMITTEES yesterday in its FIRST days con-
slderatIon In executive session. After the
committee had voted 10 70 4 to Open the
bill TO amendments, Senator's Calder
rep, y. " and Jones Dem, Y. NJ. J
got provisions through which materially
broadened the scope of the measure and
Senator McCumber Rep, y. d. OBJ
tanned acceptance Of higher import duty
on wheat
The McCumber amendment would
fix a tariff on imported wheat OF 10
cents a bushel instead of the so cents
carried by the bill as 1t passed the House
Senator Calders amendment would add
dairy products 10 the list already protect,
ed, establishing tariff OF 8 cents pound
on butter and cheese and their substitutes
and cents and cents gallon on fresh
milk and cream, respectively Under
the Jones amendment the import duty
on hides carried on the Dingley Tariff
law would be restored as a part OF the
Fordney measure for the ten months oi
its life.
While the Senate committee wa,
considering the Emergency bill, indica
tions developed in the House Ways anC
| Means Committee of a sentiment amonI
some members to delay framing a new
permanent tariff until international con
ditions become more stable.
Representative Longworth rep. o.
asked several witnesses if the committe,
could safely base the rates to be carried
in the revised law on the present Amen
can production costs. He also inquired
if, in their opinion, the committee coul,
at this time devise tariff schedules whicl
would operate effectively few yesr
hence, considering the present inte ma
tionai exchange situation. Democrats
members of the committee were quick Il
reply, and Representative Gardner, Tex
as, particularly accused the majority Q
being ready to grant import rates whicl
would serve as an embargo.
The House Committee completed bear
ings on metal manufacturers yesterday
and viii take up wood and wood produc
(Sohedule d. tomorrow.
Members of the Federal Tariff Com
mission were with the Senate committe
| during most of it's deliberations II sub
mitted, at the request of Chairman Pen
rose, the results OF its Investigation of tn
wool growing industry for Use when tn
wool rate is considered by the committe,