Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-10
HIDES BACK ON
THE FREE LIST
IN TARIFF BILL
Boots, Shoes and Leather
Are Treated Likewise;
Senate Concurs in Action
Taken BY the House.


Washington, Aug. 9.-Hides,
boots and shoes and leather were
voted back to the tariff free list
today by the senate, which thus
CONQUERED in action taken by the
house more than year ago. There
was only one roll Gallon hides
and the result was SO to &c
against the committee rates Of two
cents a pound on green or picked
: and four cents on dried hides.
With hides sent back to the free
list, Senator Smoot, of Utah, for
the committee moved that the sem
ate disagree to the amendment
proposing a rate of IL cents a pair
and 5 per cent ad valorem on
boots and shoes and varying rates
on band, rough and sole leather,
betting and harness leather, and
various other kinds OF this prod
uct.
This motion prevailed without n
roll call and as substitute the
senate approved the house provi-
sions proposing a duty of 20 per
Cent ad valorem on chamois skins,
pianoforte, pianoforte action,
player piano action leather, enam-
eled upholstery leather and glove
leather finished in the white or
in the crust.
without roll calls the senate
then cut from 4 to per cent the
proposed duty on bags, baskets,
belts, satchels, card cases, pocket
books, Jewel boxes, portfolios and
other baxes and cases wholly or in
chief value of leather. On such
articles permanently finished and
furnished with travelling, bottle,
drinking, dining or luncheon, sew
ing, manicure or similar sets the
duty was made As per cent ad va
loren in place of the 60 per cent
originally proposed.
The fight over the duties on
leather gloves carried the senate
into its first night session in sew
eral weeks and resulted in the APP
prevail of a minimum of 30 per
cent and a maximum of 70 per
cent, except on gloves made from
the hides of cattle. These were
placed on the free list, because of
the removal of the duty on hides
as were harness, saddles and sad
dlery, on which the committee had
proposed a duty of 20 per cent.
On gloves made of horsehide
and pigskin a rate of 25 per cent
ad valorem was approved after
Senator Reed, democrat OF Mis-
souri,, had objected to high taxes
on such gloves, which he said,
were worn largely by farmers and
workers.
In the six hours debate which
preceded the vote. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. the republican
leader. and Senator Walsh, of the
same state, democratic member
of the finance committee, were
found fighting side by side against
the duties.
Senators Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin, and Pomerene. demo-
Graf, Ohio, also made extended ar
'guments against removing hides
from the free list, while Senators
<Bursum, republican, New Mexico;
Jones, democrat, New Mexico: Nc
Cvmber, republican, North Dako-
tain charge of the bill: Stenfield,
republican, Oregon and GoodinE,
supported the committees recon-
mendation.
Secretary Lenroot charged that
the per cent ad valorem protec-
, tive duty proposed by boots and
shoes was "a bait to get votes for
the tariff on hides"
There was a sharp disagreement
between proponents and opponents
as to how much the proposed hide
duties would increase the price OF
shoes and as to whether the cat
tie raisers or the Chicago meat
hackers would get the benefit from
the tariff. Opponents placed the
increase on shoes at from 20 cents
a pair to rs cents, while advocates
said the increased cost would
range from 8 IL cents to 6 cents a
pair. An
Senator Lenroot argued that 80
per cent of the farmers OF the
country would lose by reason OF q
tariff on hides as they had only
one or two hides to sell year
while they were compelled to buy
many pairs Of shoes for their fam-
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