Evening journal., 1921-06-30
TARIFF
BILL in HOUSE
Feature is Big Duties I'M
posed in Chemical
Schedule
YIELD WILL BE
700 MILLIONS

WASHINGTON, June sO.-The
Administrations permanent tariff
bill was introduced yesNrday In the
House OF Representative and for
the first time wss made public.
No explanatory statements ac-
companied the Introduction OF the
measure as heretofore has been GUS
tomary and no official estimate was
made Of the revenue it is expected
TO return.
Unofficial estimates by members
OF the ways and mans committee,
however, placed the expected re-
turn as high as 100000, 600 year
The Payne-Aldrich law in the nor
nal pre-war year produced a little
more than three hundred million
dollars a years.
Examination OF the bill, which
covers s4s printed pages, shows that
in some cases the rates proposed are
higher than corresr ronding rates OF
the Payne-Aldrich law, while others
are correspondingiy lower.
An estimate Of how the whole bill
compares with the Payne-Aldrich
law would only be possible by tariff
experts making a detailed study, be-
cause the ,hedules OF the new bill
are in many cases not framed paral-
lei with the schedules of the Payne
law, but are differently constructed.
In comparison with the Under
wood tariff law OF the Wilson ad-
ministration the new bill removes
many articles from the free list, al
though il leaves large list free OF
duty. including print paper, wood
puip. leather and harness and agri-
cultural implements. 1t raises the
duties on the great bulk OF imports
already being taxed. II has made
no notable additions TO the free list.
Reductions In Wool
Comparison Of the wool schedule
with schedule X Of the Payne-Al-
drich bill over which a bitter fight
was waged in Congress, showed ma
terial reductions in a number Of in
stances. In the items OF hose and
gloves the duty fixed by the COM
mittee was 80 cents pound and
rs per cent ad valorem duty in ad-
dition, while IN the Payne bill the
rate was "A cents a pound and 60
per cent ad valorem. Clothing, as
dxed in the bill, carries 20 cents a
pound and 25 per cent as against
a. cents a pound and so per cent in
the Payne measure
The same degree Of shading was
made by the committee in knit fab
rics, at rs cents a pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem against the former
Republican rate OF 33 to "A cents a
pound and SO to 55 per cent ad
valorem-
Republican members OF the com
nlttee, refusing heretofore to give
any lntimation as TO the exact pro-
visions OF the measure declared to-
day the rates on wool we're much
below the Payne-Aldrich schedule
Democratic members OF the commit.
tee did not get access to the bill un'
IN late today and they were at work
tonight in an effort TO find out just
how II compared.
Bill Subject to Change
In the rush to get the bill to th'
House the committee had no tim'
to submit report. but 1t is subiec
to change. II was said, by a Repub
lican caucus. Only a few changes
were made at the meeting today. tn
most important being a turn-abou
on the question Of oil After votinl
down last week a proposal 10 tai
crude petroleum. the committee, a
the eleventh hour, put a tax Of 3
cents a barrel on crude and 25 cent
a barrel on fuel oil.
The lumber schedule. as originalf
rawn. was cut to pieces last nigh
ly the committee, which finall
needed the appeal OF Republicans Z
have finished lumber kept on tn
free list. Shingles. however, wer
tsxed in the lumber schedule, bu
many other items were not. Their
vas no lumber schedule by name
The numerical system being FOL
lowed.
In deciding to drop the retaliator
tlriff proposal the committee pro
tided in the bill that II any countr
imposed a duty on any Of the fre
ST lumber exported from the Unite
states, the President might ente
1to negotiations with II to obtai
emoval Of the tax and. falling i
lis efforts would be empowered Z
ceclare equal rates on the produC
Imported from such country.
fgree on Timber
Most Of the talk around the Car
i.ol in the last week has been ov,
umber, which was expected 10 I
ne real bone OF contention at IN
nst party Eaucus. But the leader
the fight TO have it remain on n
rec list indicated such other di
-arences as might exist on the sui
lect would be adjusted The tax
ilc thousand on shingles brougl
snme complaints from members WI
I'D been urging that no duty be IN
)sed on any products needed at N
Tine in relieving the housing shor
sse.
The oil tax. imposed on the hes
nf the action by the committee Ia
eek. was unexpected. The du
sa not as high. 1t was said. az tn
rroposed and rejected the other d
ny a vote OF TO s. but Americ
On producers kept up the hght a
he rate was the last important q
on OF the committee before Cha
an Fordney took the bill TO [
House and formally introduced II.
Along with oil the caucus ls ,
rected TO deal with the chemil
e,hedule and some others.
hrec- Year Dye Control
The bill sets UP machinery for
iree-year control OF dye import
ons and full power TO supervise {
Importation is placed In the tar
commission TO which also Is trar
lerred from the treasury the ST
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