Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-14
BEGIN FINAL DISCUSSION
OF ASSESSING DUTIES
G. 0. p. Members of Finance
Body Expect TO Finish
Task Next Week.
IL OSE LIST OF, nArD,
SuEEcst Tariff or 3 Cent, Pon,,,
on short staple Cotton, whfc,,
heretofore Iins Bccn ON Free I,t,t
OF Imports.
rnorOsE Msr OF ,,r,,,
IByMssocia,cd Press,

"+>"iii.NbioN' Jan. 13.-Final dis
cussion of the basis OF ASSESSING ,bo
Import duties which arc to be WRITE,
INTO the new tariT bill was star,oa
day by Republican members or ,ho
ochhto Finance Committee. Tbev
nope To reach Il decision on this ,bo
most important and difficult phraso
Oh inc whole tariff problem, before m.
'"" oi next week and then the ,,c,uoI
m'IH OF constructing the rates wiiI
ne Undertaken. The hope now is Tia,
~. p',' can he reported to the Senate
around March |.
resides discussing tho Amnric,,
va t!"n plan and various substitute.
WIN members OF tho tariff commit
ana IN" Court OF Customs Apncnl.
,hc committeeman received from a.,
senate can-farmcr-tarin hInc
,..',' ,''ic hhniions mn to rates on farm
ihesn Included a suggested
""'E OF cents pound on sbor,
staple cotton. which alwnys I'M. hnnn
on IN" free list. and a rate or % cn,,.
" '""hu on wool on tho bnsis ,f ~
secure" content. az agains, tho ~
cents proposed in the Fordncv MN
,",,S az increases over those in the
OH on wheat. oats and many
''"er Pr"Huc's also were urged.
.lnd"rsc smoot Plan.
'"''t'hS upon th"!r discussion Of
IN" basis OF assessing duties. tho co,n
miitcc members had I'm corror.
Win them Thomas O. Marvin anJ
illiam Burgess. of tho tariff com
mission. and Judge Marion DoyrIcg a
h"ihhcr % the Court OF Customs An
reals. They Endorsed tho plan. our
. Ih"n IN an amendment proposed ycs-
'"r"ay ny Senator Smoot. OF Utah. o,
assessing duties on the bayis ot ~,
. al IN
IN tne American market rather than
on IN" value of tho comnnrsbl, A.
ticie produced in tho United states
INC Fordner bin proposal.
bcslu"S discussing this proposal M
some length. tho committeeman went
mo fencrs' discussion of tho Amer
lChH valuation plan ar written iu,o
inc f"rdncy hil1. and several .uhq,i
! "'"S Tor II which has been pronoscJ
~ wax said thnt ihn discussion diJ
NOT develop any definite trend nr
opinion among Senator'S for any ono
f"Ncral Senator's arc leaning to tho
plan. II was learned however ~,
ment
Proposals Not Conaictinr
II was understood that tho NAV,
-! 'hc arin commission ma
IhHr" D"vrics took tn" position thnt
'hls proposal and the other Suoo,
amendments az yesterday PROMISING
!" CIV" tho President authority Ia al
ter rates within 5o per cent r,,rc
ana 10 proclaim American yatu,,,n,
on n rir"n list OF articles whenever
conditions warranted were nowj,n 4,
' ''
The recommendations o. tho Rc,,,b-
Iichn- Farmer Tariff bloc ms 10 r,,c.
on ihrm products were presented 10
tho majority committee menbcrs h,,
Senator Good!nE. Rcpublic2. Idaho.
u" rates w"r" those originally pro-
posed by half "A dozen farm Organize
tons. and Senator Cooling said tbcv
had boon accepted by twenty-five Sem
ators from hrGiculturai States
Duties proposed by the Senator's
on other agricultural products in
cludcd:
List OF Proposed Duties.
Wheat. 30 cents bushcI: cattle.
! a-< cents pound: fresh beef and
Ecn'. il-2 cents pound: huttcr
ana substitutes. IN cents a mound.
milk sweet or sour. 3l-2 cents n GAL
Ion, and slammed milk. cont a
gallon; cream. with not more than
20 per cent butter fat. Is cents "A
gallon. and cents a gallon addi-
,innal hpcr cont az butter Fat; Ice
cream mixtures. E cents "a gallon for
no, more than 10 per cent butter fat.
aud cents additional for each nd-
ditional FOR each additional. per
cent ~ butter fat: shell eggs.
cents dozen; dried eggs. "a cents
"a pound: frozen cgGN. cents pound:
poultry cents n pound: grapes. IN
packages. % cents per cubic foot:
fresh grapes, not packed. ! cent n
pound: other grapes. dried and cur
rents. 4 cents pound: raisins.
90
dried. dcssicatcd. or evaporatcd
cents pound: corn. 20 cents n bushel:
dried beans, 3 cents pound: green
peas. 81 per hundred weight: split
peas, 10 cents pound: onions. !
cent pound; potatoes. "a OF l cent
n pound; potato -four, 3 cents Il pound:
honey 4 cents pound: millet seed
cent pound; grass seen. cents a
pound: hides. green. . cents a pound.
dried. G cents: linsced oil. 3l2 cents
n mound: rice. rough, cents pound:
citrate of lime. IL cents pound;
citrate acid, 90 cents pound; oils
of lemon and orange. 40 per cent al
yalorem; fruit juices. 70 cents a gal
lon: cocoanut soya bean and cotton
seed oil. 4 cents n pound: peanut oil.
4l-2 cents pound: olive OIL. i-s
cents a pound: long staple Egyptian
cotton, IS cents n pound: short staple
cotton, s cents pound; cottohseeu'
IA of l cent pound.
on fish. frozen or packed In Ice.
not especially provided for. duty or
ccnts n mound was asked. on starch
and all preparations. so used. includ-
Ing sage and tapioca. rate or cent
a mound was requested.
Senator cooling said tho Senator'S
also accepted the rates on sugar In
the Fordncy bill. although they had
not been discussed. IIe expressed the
personal view. however. that 1.-THE
great sugar industry cannot exist un-
der tho protection afforded in the