The Arvada enterprise., 1921-05-19
GOES TO CONFERENCE
TARIFF SILL RADICAL CHANGE
TO MEASURE PASSED IN HOUSE
MEASURE CARRIES ALL FINANCE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED.
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Washington, Mny i2.-The Senate
hns passed the emergency tariff and
nnti-iumping bill, retaining all the
amendments recommended by the
finance committee. hut rejecting those
individually proposed.
The vote was G3 to %.
The Knox amendment. continuing
wartime control over imports Of dye
Siuffs was accepted. 81 to rs
Seven Democrats SENATORS Br0us-
sa;d. k0utsiuna; Jones, New Mexico /;
kendrick, Wyoming; Myers, Montana {;
PittmAn. Nevada: Ransdeil. Louisiana,
and Sheppard, TeIAs-vOted with the
Republicans Ia passIng the bill. An
other Democrat. Ashuryt, Arizona.
who was absent. WAS announced IN 4
supporter. Only one Republican. Hen.
ator Moses Of New Hampshire, voted
against the bill.
Al passed BY the Senate the meas
urs differs radically from that which
was passed by the House and now
goes to conference. Only the tariff
features were kept intact, the anti.
dumping and currency revaluutiOn sec.
lions being rewritten and the provision
added for continuation of the wartime
restrictions on imports of dyestuffx.
Action by the Senate came after five
h0urs Of attack by Democratic leaders.
Tie latter. however. were not alone In
attempts to amend the measure, for
several Republicans tried to broaden
It's scope. All amendments were swept
aside by practically the same vote.
Senator King. Democrat, Utah. was
not content, however, and made IN.
ether effort to strike out the dye pro-
Vision just prior to the final vote. That
failed. also. The Utah senator. after
the passage. announced lie would Of.
fer resolution soon, asking an In
vestigatiOn Of the monopoly. which, he
said, had been permanently intrenched
b. the Senate's action.
There were attempts by some Demo
crats who favored the measure 10 In
esease rates on particular cOmmOtli-
Ties. Senator Ashurxt. Democrat, Arr
asns. made hard fight to rsIse the
rate on long staple cotton from Z to 20
cents. His amendment was rejected,
- to Z. Senator Jones, Democrat, New
Mexico. sought to have the bill include
hides and drew forth the largest vote
favorinx the change that WAS recorded
on any amendment. 1t was defeated.
however. 10 TO ~. The amendment
was given support by Senator Bursum.
Republican. also of New Mexico. who.
In HIS maiden speech. declared that
cattle hides were selling for ~ dollar
apiece and II takes wngonload to pay
fer q pair Of Shoes"
Among the Senate conferees selected
wera Chairman Penrose Of the finance
committee, and Senator SmOOt, Utah.
Republicans.
A. passed by the Senate, the hin Is
10 be effective for six months, when 1t
Ii hoped that the permanent tariff law
now being framed by the House ways
and mems cNmmittee will have been
enacted. II provides duties on wheat.
corn, beans. peanuts, potatoes. rice. cat
tie, sheen. meats. long staple cotton
and cotton manufactures wool and
wool manufactures. sugar. silk, wrap
PER and filler tobacco and other farm
products.
In addition, the bin carries an anti.
dumping section designed to check the
influx Of cheaply manufactured for.
sign goods. Provision is made for the
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