Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-28
HIGH RATES ON
WOOL REMAIN IN
TARIFF PROGRAM
Efforts of Small Group Of
Republicans to Lower
Schedule Fail; Democrats
Ask Scientific Plan.

Washington, Jup 27--Continu-
alton of republican opposition to
rates in the wool schedule; demo-
cratic proposal for a scientific"
tariff as substitute for the pend
ing bill. and the virtual rewriting
of the silk schedule by the finance
committee majority were outstand-
ling developments today in the tar-
if situation in the senate.
Senators Lenroot of Wisconsin,
and Nelson Of Minnesota, voiced
the protests of a small group on
the majority side against the wool
rates, but on roll calls the commit
tee recommendations were APP
proved by overwhelming maiori-
ties.
Senator Nelson characterized
the committee rate of 40 cents a
pound and so per cent ad valorenl
on wooden cloth weighing not
more than four ounces to the
square yard as an outrage. He said
it worked out at 100 per cent ad
valorem.
Smoot Defends Schedule.
Senator Smoot of Utah. in
charge OF the schedule for the III
nance committee majority. said
these were very fine cloths; that
the 40 cents a pound rate was nee
essary to compensate the manufac-
turers for the SO cents a pound
rate on the secured content of wool
and that the protective rate had
been based on the difference in
costs of production in this country
and abroad.
Making a similar explanation of
the rate, Chairman McCumber as
serted If it could be shown that the
protective duty was too high, the
committee and the senate would
change it, SO far as the compen-
satory rate was concerned. he said,
all would have to admit that the
manufacturer was entitled to it.,
since he had to pay duty on his
raw product.
Walsh Makes Fight.
Continuing his assaults upon
each paragraph in the wool sche-
dule as they were reached, Sena-
| tor Walsh of Massachusetts. in
charge of the minority opposition
to the schedule. told the senate the
uullto oIi yol ii3s "iiSii NSAS up
proved as originally recommended
| by the committee. furnished the
most outrage case" that had
come in the wool discussion. He
charged that the protective duties
were duties to "bestow special gifts
and special favors' upon the spin
ners. His amendment to reduce the
protective rates by ten per cent
was rejected 81 to 10, and then
the original rates were approved.
| 81 to 10.
The democratic scientific" tar
| iff amendment was presented by
Senator Jones of New Mexico, on
behalf of the minority members of
the finance committee. Under its
terms the tariff commission would
| be required. after adequate inves-
tigation, to recommend to congress
tariff rates which in its judgment
should be fixed by law and the rea-
sons for each recommendation
made Democrats said this would
leave the authority with congress
to enact rates, an authority which
they contend could not be dele
gated.
| In writing the silk schedule. the
finance committee majority made
no material change in the duties
on any silks except Shantung and
Pongee, but it simplified the sche-
dule to a great extent. Under its
new amendments reported to the
senate, the specific rates and
bracket classifications approved by
| the house would be eliminated and
provision made for ad valorem du-
ties on partially manufactured
silks, thrown silk. cloth and
pushes.