South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-16
TARIFF MEASURE
ALMOST READY.
TO BE ADOPTED
Senate Completes Considera-
ton of All Committee
Amendments to Bill.
FINAL VOTE SATURDAY
Members, Speeding up, APP,
prove Hundreds of Items
During Session.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-(By A.
P.)-The senate, driving forward at
a speed it seldom attains. completed
consideration tonight OF all COM
Eittee amendments TO the admins
tration tariff bill Thus was that
Measure put into about the form
in which it will be passed late next
Saturday
Hundreds OF committee recon-.
mendations, some Of which upset
decisions reached previously by the
senate after long discussion, were
approved during the 10 hours ses-
sion. The vast majority Of these,
including al of those dealing with
the administrative sections OF the
| bill, had TO be acted upon without
discussion or explanation as the
unanimous consent agreement en-
tered into last Saturday operated
10 cut off debate promptly at 1 p
m.
Minority Leaders Protest.
About a hundred Of the amend
ments considered were reported by
the finance committee majority
when the senate convened. This
led TO a protest from democratic
leaders, and after debate was shut
off Sen. Reed, democrat. Missouri
mede an unsuccessful effort by par"
liamentary means to prevent con-
sideration Of such amendments as
had not been acted upon at that
time His point of order was over
ruled.
Throughout the long session the
finance committee majority met
with only two reverses and appar-
emily it was some minutes after one
OF these occurred before leaders on
the committee realized it. The pro-
posal was to increase from 5 cents
pound and 80 per cent TO cents
a pound and so per cent the house
duty on enameled or glazed table,
household, kitchen and hospital
utensils and the committee amend
ment was disagreed to on viva
vcce vote. Previously. the senate
on roll call had rejected. "a 10 %.
an amendment by Sen. Jones, dem
ocrat, New Mexico. TO make the ad>
valorem rate % per cent.
Metal Rates Reduced.
After a number Of roll calls the
senate approved a duty OF Is cents
pound and so per cent advalOrem
OF such utens Is made Of aluminium
and a duty Of so per cent ad valo-
rem on such utensils Of copper.
brass, steel and other metal.
Several reductions in rates IN the
metal schedule were proposed by
the committee and approved by the
senate.
Committee amendments propos-
ing to advance rates on cotton yarns,
previously fixed by the senate at
figures below those originally rec
commended by the committee led TO
protests from the democratic side.
but Sen. Smoot republican, Utah,
for the committee and Sen. Sim
mons OF North Carolina. democratic
leader IN the tariff fight, stated that
customs officials held the changes
proposed were necessary In order
to place the cotton schedule on =
scientific basis
Other Duties Approved.
The committee majority proposed
| a 10 per cent cut in the Is per cent
duty previously fixed on incandes-
/ cent electric light bulbs, but the
senate. on motion Of Sen. Jones.
democrat, New Mexico slashed the
4 duty to 90 per cent.
Among other iuties approved IN
| cluded 90 per cent ad valOrem on
| laces: IS per cent on embroideries
and not less than co per cent on
| cotton lace window curtains. nets
I MEETINGS. pillow shams and bed
] spreads. A duty Of 20 per cent was
! fixed on Photographic cameras and
/ the rates on motion picture films;
| sensitized but not exposed, four
! tenths OF one cent a linear foot. e1-
( posed but rot developed, 2 cents a
( linear foot: exposed and developed,
/ oar+c = linear foot