The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-16
BILL LPUTSDUTIES
ON FARM PRODUCE
GOOD|NG INSISTS
Agricultural Bloc Head Defends
McCumber-F -Fordney Measure
is SEEKING INFORMATION
Any Product Of the Land Need
ing Protection Will Get
1t, He Says

Washington, May 16 (By the AS
sociated Press ALL products OF the
farm are on the dutlabe list in the
McCumber.Fordney tariff bill, Sena-
tor Gooding OF Idaho, chairman for
the republican agricultural tariff
bloc, announced in the senate today.
III any farm product is on the
free list do not know what 1t Is"
he said. III any farm product is not
on tie dutiable list and we can find
II we will put II on the dutiable lig<
If it need protection" he continued.
Washington, May 16.-The Senate
Republican tariff bloc, which succeed
ed in having the Finance Committee
accept most OF its tariff rates on pro
duces OF the farm and ranch, was de-
feated yesterday in the Senate in its
hrst test OF strength against the com
mittee. The margin was only three
votes, however, and leaders OF the
bloc expressed confidence that they
would be successful in future efforts,
as some Of their group were absent
today or paired.
ne test Idlilt bll az diAtlAhAAl'AAA Z
by Senator johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, to increase the committee
rate OF six cents pound in citrate OF
lime to nine cents. The vote was 81
to 2S, seventeen Democrats joining
with fourteen Republicans in oppos-
ing the Johnson amendment.
After rejecting the amendment the
ka rV,ff m a
and also approved the committee
duty OF IS cents pound on citric
acid, the finished product OF citrate
Of lime
A proposal by Senator King. Demo
crat. Utah. that the duty be reduced
TO cents a pound was rejected
Another fight over products of the
Far West followed disposition of the
citric acid, tie Democrats opposing
committee rates OF so cents a gallon
on olive oil in containers weighing
not more than forty-four pounds and
80 cents gallon on all other such
oil. These rates were approved af
ter the Senate had rejected by over.
whelming majorities amendments by
Senator Walsh, Democra0 Massa
chusetts, 10 cut the figures to TIE 80
cents and 20 cents in the Underwood
law. The Senate also rejected an
amendment by Senator King 10 make
the rates 80 cents and 40 cents as
originally proposed by the commit
tee.
Outlining the committee policy as
to protection, Chairman McCumber
OF North Dakota, said that whenever
I'VE find an industry capable OF pro
duclng in reasonable quantity com
modities used in this country, We be
lleye in afford!ng II protection HC
also said that the increase In duty
did not necessarily mean an increase
In price to the consumer any more
than a decrease In the duty had beer
a lowering OF prices.
The North Dakota Senator alsC
said that the government could oh
tain from $2,50O,OOQ TO S3,0O0,0OO o
revenue yearly from the propose,
duty and that never had It been II
greater need of revenue than at thi
time.
A committee rate of five cents
pound on the hydrogemated or hard
ened oils and fats was agreed upon
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts
the Republican leader, objected I
the proviso under which the dutie
on oils used in tie manufacture o
non.edible. products such as soap
would be refunded.