Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-28
NELSON CALLS Ais
] ACCENT RATE
AN OUTRAGE
Says He Would Be Ashamed
to Return to Minnesota
IF He Votedfor It.
(By The Associated fress) /,

Washington, July discrimination
Of Republican opposition 10 rates in
the wool schedule; a Democratic pro
posal for a scientific tariff as a sub
stitute for the pending one, and the
virtual rewriting of the silk SEIZED
ule by tho finance committee major
ity were outstanding developments
Il uursoaT, in the tariff situation in the
senate.
Senators Lenrqot Of Wisconsin ana
Nelson, Minnesota, voiced the pro-
joritY>side against the wool rates. but
on roll calls the committee recon-
mendations were approved by an
overwhelming majority. Senator Len
root told the senate he realized the
utter, futility" of undertakings to
bring about n changes in thai pro-
tective duties proposed.
TT could not be done, no matter
what facts were shown to the SEN
ate" he declared. THE votes are
here to put the rates through Just
eas the committee reported them"
Calls Rate COURAGE
Senator Knute Nelson characterized
the committee rate of 40 cents a
pound and SO per cent ad valorem on
wooden cloth weighing not more tnan
lOuT OuHCeS 70 Tic Squire ydTU dS al
outrage. He said it worked out at
100 per cent ad valorem.
IF that's the kind of tariff you
want to inflict upon the American
people, we want to know it," he
shouted. "I never heard of a more
unc~onscionable duty. I would be
ashamed to go back to- Minnesota and
tell the people 1 had voted for a
duty Of 100 per cent on cloth all
30 sos bow IN 1yaa~ ~ %l~ ,-%4n
time"
Senator Smoot of Utah, in charge
of the schedule for the finance COM
mittee majority, said. these were very
fine cloths: that the 40 cents a pound
rate was necessary to compensate the
manufa cturers for the Sc 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 al j
abroad.
Making a similar explanation of
the rate, Chairman McCumber assert
ed if it could be shown that the pro-
tective duty was too high the COM
mittee and the senate would change
1t. He added that if Senator Nelson
wanted to reduce the compensatory
duty he WOULD move to reconsider
the rate on raw wool. q
Continuing his assault upon each
paragraph in the wool schedule as
they reached it, Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts, in charge offs the mi
nority opposition to the schedule,
told the senate the duties on yarn,
which were approved as originally
recommended by the committee, fur
nished "the most outrageous case"
that has come up in the wool deci-
Eons.
An amendment by Senator Walsh
to reduce the protective rates by 10
Per cent was rejected, 81 to 10, and
then the original rates were approved,
81 to 10. Five Republicans-Borah,
Cummins. Jones Of Washington, KEEL
logg and Lenroot--voted against the
rates. The two Democrats, Brous-
eard and kendrick, voted for them.
The Democratic "scientific' tariff
amendment was presented by Senator
Jones Of New Mexico on behalf OF
The minority members Of the finance
committee. Under it's terms, the tar
III commission would be required
after adequate investigation to rec
ommend to congress tariff rates
which in it's Judgment should be fix
ed by law and the reasons for each
Recommendation made. Democrats
said this would leave the authority
with congress to enact rates, an au-
thority which they commended could
not be delegated.
In rewriting the silk schedule. the
finance committee majority made no
material change in the duties on any
silks except Shantung and pongee,
u simphfied the schedule to a great
extent.