Evening star., 1922-04-12
SAYS HOUSE WILL
DEMAND AMERICAN
I TARIFF VALUATION
Chairman Fordney's Claim
Starts New Discussion on
BiII's Chances.
BOKAH EXPECTS FOREIGN
q, PLAN TO BE ACCEPTED
Senators Study Provisions of Re-
vised ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ready
for General Attack.

The declaration by Chairman Ford
ney of the House ways and means
committee that the House never
would yield on American valuation
has revived discussion of that tariff
question at the Capitol. with oppo-
nents and proponents estimating their
possible strength when the bill gets
to conference between the Senate and
House.
Chairman Fordney is of the opinion
that the conferees will accept Ameri-
can valuation. but Senator Smoot of
Utah, ranking republican on the Sem
ate finance committee. does not sub
scribe to this view. AS the situation
now stands it would appear that the
conferees would be at least seven to
three against the proposition.
How Opposition Stands.
Senator Smoot. who made the fight
for foreign valuation before the Senate
committee majority. says he will not
vote for american valuation in the con-
ference or anywhere else. Senator La
Toilette Of Wisconsin. the second rank
ing republican on the finance committee,
voted against this valuation in the COM
mittee. Representative Green of Iowa.
ranking republican on the ways and
means committee. says he never has
been favorable to the principle. and the
four democratic conferees, two from the
House and two from the Senate. are
counted against it.
Chairman Fordney is outspoken for
American valuation. Chairman Nc
Cumber Of the Senate committee and
Representative Longworth of Ohio. the
other two conferees. have made no state
ment as to their position since the Sem
ate committee majority definitely adopt
ed foreign valuation.
Senator's Study New Bill.
Senators generally were studying
today the new tariff bill as reported
yesterday to the Senate in prepara-
tion for the long days of controversy
that are ahead on the Senate floor.
Several amendments to rates in the
bill already have been offered from
the republican side, while democratic
leaders are preparing to make a
general assault on the measure as
well as separate attacks on many OF
the rates. Democrats on the finance
committee have been given ten days
in which to file their minority re-
port. t
Here is the chronology of the tariff
bill:
Hearings started by House ways and
means committee January s, 1921,
concluded February 1S.
Introduced in House July 6.
Taken up July Z: passed July 81.
Hearings started by Senate finance
committee July 25; continued inter-
mittently to January 3. 1922.
Reported to Senate April IL.
Powers of President.
The Senate committee, in redrafting
the bill in accordance with the for
vision for a flexible tariff. following
out a suggestion of President Hard
ing. The President would be author
lied, under the bill:
ITO modify tariff rates either up
ward or downward within prescribed
limits ESQ per cent? and in accord
ance with definite rules laid down by
Congress, so that rates may at all
times conform to existing conditions
ITO change the basis for the assess
ment of ad valorem duties on selected
items from the foreign value to the
value of the domestic article in the
American market when the foreign
value is not certain basis for tie
assessment of duties on such items.
ITO impose penalty duties or pro-
hibit the importation of particular
goods for the purpose of preventing
unfair methods of competition in the
Importation Of goods.
ITO impose additional duties on the
whole or any part of the imports into
the United States from any country
which discriminates against our over
seas commerce. These additional
duties are limited to the amount of
the discrimination, but if the dis
elimination is maintained, the i'm
portation of merchandise may be
prohibited"
The committee report declares that
provisions are undoubtedly constitu-
tional and that they would contribute
to tariff stability.
Senator Gooding, republican Idaho,
chairman Of the republican argricul-
tural tariff bloc. yesterday afternoon
introduced three amendments to raise
rates on minor items. His amend
ments proposed to raise the rate on
peanuts to cents on unshelled and
4 cents on shelled. He also proposed
2 cents a pound on rice and rice
products and 1 Y cents on soya beans.
Rates on all are much lower in the
bill.
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