The New York herald., 1922-06-18
SENATE TO REWRITE
ENTIRE TARIFF BILL
General Revision on Lower
and More Scientific Basis
Planned.
PROTESTS HAVE EFFECT
Measure Will Come Up Again
When Naval Grants Are
Disposed Of.
PROTESTS HAVE EFFECT
Special Dispatch TO THE Nrw YORK HERALD

Spectdt Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau. I
Washington. ID. G.. June IL
Senator McCumber's insistence in
the Senate to-day that the tariff bill
should be passed at this session of
Congress was followed tonight by
this can be done the entire bill will
be rewritten, with a general revision
of rates on a more scientific basis and
lower level, and that there is slight
chance of it's getting through before
September is.
The bill is to be taken up again in
the Senate as soon as the 1928 navy
appropriation is out of the way, which
will not be before Tuesday. The ma
jority members of the Finance Com
mittee, headed by Senator McCumber,
held meeting to-day on the paper
schedule, and, it is understood. agreed
to certain revisions of the rates on
pulp.
So many changes in the bill already
have been made, following protests
against the unscientific methods pur-
sued, and so many items passed over.
that even members OF the Finance
Committee agree that the measure,
when passed. will be different in nearly
every way from that which was re-
ported originally.
Rates to be Cut 10 r. G..
Tariff exnartc derlarad fha ratas an
an average with prices as they are at
present. would be equivalent to about
60 per cent. ad valorem. whereas. in the
bill originally reported. they were
nearer to 75 per cent. on the average.
Under the Simmons Underwood bill.
now in force, which the new bill will
supersede. the rates. as closely as can
be estimated, are between 20 and 30
per cent.
The original hope OF Finance Com
mittee Senators that they would get
through the tariff bill some time in
August has vanished. and. although
some of them still cling TO September
! as TO the time a vote may be had.
the majority opinion is that II will be
nearer September 10. Time has been
lost in recent weeks by the considera-
ton of other bills. such as the naval
bill. and by long political discussions.
such as those which have been center
ing around Attorney-General Daugh-
erty and others.
At the same time there has been n
speeding up in the consideration Of the
bill. Much stime was lost by long
speeches at the outset when Senators
saw 1T to express their opinions on the
academic aspects OF the tariff. This
stage. however, has passed, and specific
items are being taken up with definite
rates mentioned. so that the Senate
now Is dealing with concrete things.
smoot To Resume Sugar Fight.
Senator Shoots fight to have the rate
on raw sugar increased TO two cents
a pound is to be resumed as soon as the
Senate takes up the bill again. The
bill, as at present written. provides for
the rate Of 1.6 cents a pound. The ma
jority of the Senators. nevertheless. are
in favor OF a sugar duty at the rate OF
one cent q pound, yielding this far 20
the demand Of the consuming public.
which charges that sugar profiteers will
reap the beneft at their expense IL any
higher rate Is established.
Senator Shoots Interest In the high
rate for sugar is prompted, Il Is recog-
nized. by the fact that his own State.
Utah. Is a center for the sugar beet
industry. He waged a fight for the
two cent rate when the bill was in COM
mttee. but lost and now proposes 70
take the fight 20 the bill.
The next regular item in the bill 70
be taken up Is tobacco. although there
have been other items passed over which
may come up first Chief OF these are
ten or twelve in the metal scedule. the
rates being revised downward. While
the Finance Committee conferences are
secret, yet Il Is the understanding that
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