The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-15
agreement.
5 Reached.
bn Tariff.
Conferees Eliminate Dye I'm.
barge Licensing Provi.
sion and Duty on
Potash.
Ne Rates Are Increased

Dye Rates Are Increased
III Warrington, Sept IA second
*Dsrerment on the administration tar
III bill vas reached tonight by the
Republican couierecs aud il was the
jopc OF majority leaders in the house
E}and senate to have the measure
'leady for President Harding by the
end of this week or early next week.
q In accord with the expressed dl-
Iieetion OF the house, the eonferees
Eliminated the dye embargo licens-
ing provision, which they previously
had reinsertcd into the bill and the
one aud one half cents a pound duty
on potash. In lieu OF the embargo,
. the managers increased the rates
proposed on dyes and synthetic
chemicals and medicines, the prod.
urts OF coal pr.
For the first two years the duties
kwou'd be 2 cents a pound and 50
Eper cent ad valorem on intcrmedi-
kstes and 7 cents pound and 60
Me- cent on the finished products,
La hle after two yearr they would be
Ia cents a pound and 40 per cent oil
@ihe intermediates and cents pound
land IS per cent on the finished prod
Hrets. In all cases the ad yalorem
4. ould be based on American yalua-
<ion. that is the wholesale selling
price in the American market.
II Former Duties.
The duties formerly agreed upon
khy the conierees were 7 cents a
pound and 80 per cent on intermedi- |
ates and 7 cents a pound and oo
cents on the finished products, with
0the ad valoem based on foreign valu-
alton. The senate duties were 10 IL
cents on the finished product, with
tbe one case and 10 IL cents a
|pound and 90 per cent in the other
Tease, while the house duties were I
! cents a pound and 80 per cent IN
tle one case and cents a pound
and as per cent in the other. On-
der both house and senate bills the
nd valorems were on American val
uation.
The conferees were in session for !
more than three hours with the dye |
drtie, as the stumbling block 1t was
understood that Representative Long
e,orth Ohio. urged high rates, while
senator Smoot. Utah, opposed IN
eases. II was explained that in
aching the compromise the con-
ferecs returned to the american valu-
ION principle, because the duties in
9th house and senate bills were on
that basis,
Garner at Session.
Representative Garner. Texas, the
democratic leader in the tariff tight,
Oh whose motion the house yesterday
sent the bill back to conference ior
further amendment, was invited III
lust before the conierees concluded |
their session. 1t was said Afterwards
that il was the understanding that
the democrats would not undertake |
to delav unnecessarily final action by
the house.
Il is the plan OF majority leaders
ia call the conference report NJ III the
house tomorrow, It may be that
point OF order will be made against
the action OF the conferces in chang
ing the dyc rates, but should that not
prevail. the IAN was to have not more |
than an hours debate. Leaders de-
clared there was no question about
the adoption Of the conference report
which would pave the way ior senate
action. -.
When the senate was advised oth--
cialIy TODAY of the action yesterday OF
the house N sending the bill back 10
conference, there was briei discus
sion. Senator Moses, republican
New Hampshire, presented letter
IRON Acting Secretary OF State Fhii-
ins. in which it was stated that the
provision Of the tariff to secure pro-
lection OF trademarks 70 persons
domiciled IN the United States who
have registered trademarks in the
United States patent office would be
in eontravcntion OF the application ior
the protection OF the industrial prop |
erty assigned by the United States
aud most OF the European nations IN
lqll.
Urges Treaty Support.
Senator Nose, expressed the hope
thar the senate conference would
take sagnizaucc Of this situation and
''pot hring in a bill that will make
our treaties mefe scraps OF paner. /
" hen the conietees concluded u ~
work il was stated that the trade
mark provision had not been eonsid'
cred
Assailing the senate coniefees iot
ftceding from the senate amendment
pFanasing a duty ON long staple cot
tan. senator Ashnrsi, democrat, Arr
ma. moved thai the senate mana'
sff$ he IA true,ed % insist on that
#aItndmeng. senator Iummns, re-
publican Iowa president pFo "n.,
raft. fuled, however. thar the tatlis
ua4 nst before the senate and tbs
melton WAS rot ia oEder,
Senator Smoot explained thAi tae
Hsase ,aaisres refused 10 accept the
sreals amendment. holslias tes'
here WAS rot enough long siaple
tattaa ptNdaesd N this eauaity tel
8atliy the TIA sests pound sem"
qFusAtosy daty shas w0ald hs Waas
ueeesaaFv ca the soiten cloth uiAhn'
attsfei igom taas klnd ol rlaih