Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-08-16
ARTICLES BACK TO FREE LIST.
Leather, Hides, Boots and Shoes Go
Or the Protected List.

Washington, Aug. 9-Hides, boots
and shoes and leather were voted
back to the tariff-free list to-day by
the Senate, which thus concurredsin
the action taken by the House more
than a year ago. There was only one
roll-call--on hides and the result
was a vote Of 80 to 26 against the
committee rates Of two cents pound
on green or picked and four cents
on dried hides.
Seven emocrats-Ashrust, Brous-
sard, Fletcher, Jones Of New Mex
leo, Kendrick, Ransdell and Shep-
pard-voted for the duty on hides,
while twenty-three Republicans voted
against it.
Most Of tho more marked lines
which have developed in the Senate
during the tariff fight. disappeared
on this vote, but abou. the only sur
prise was that a majority Of the Re-
publicans voted against making hides
dutiable. Not only was there a split
among the majority leadership on
the question, but also in the finance
committee majority, and even in the
Republican agricultural-tariff bloc,
which, through its chairman, Sena-
tor Gooding, Of Idaho, had asked for
two cents OH green hides and six
centA8pn dried hides.
Duty Cut on Bags, Etc.
Only two membesr Of the finance
committee majority = Curtis and
Smoot-supported the duties, while
four members-Calder, Dillingham;,
Frelinghuysen and Sutherland--vot-
cd against then Chairman McCum-
Der and Senator Watson, Of Indiana,
the other two members present, were
paired and unable to vote. Five mem
bers Of the tariff bloc broke away on
the ballot = Spencer, Willis, New,
Keys and Townsend.
With hides sent back to the free
list, Senator Smoot, Of Utah, for the
! committee, moved that the Senate
disagree to tho amendment propos-
ing rate Of IL cents pair and five
per cent ad valorem on boots and
shoes, and varying rates on band,
rough and sole leather, betting ani
harness leather, and various other
kinds Of this product. This motion
prevailed without a roll-call.
Without roll-calls the Senate cut
from 40 to 80 per cent the proposed
duty Oh bags, baskets, belts, satchcls
and caro- cases, pocket books, jewel
boxes, portfolios and other boxes and
cases wholly or in chief value Of
leather. On such articles permanent
ly filled and furnished with travel
ing, bottle, drinking, dining or
luncheon, sewing, manicure or SINH
lar sets, the duty was made 45 per
cent ad valorem in place Of the 60
per cent originally proposed.
Tho Fight Over Gloves.
The fight over the duties on leath-
er gloves carried the Senate into it's
first night session in several weeks
and resulted in the approval of a
minimum Of so per cent and a maxi
mum OF 70 per cent, except on gloves
made from tho hides OF catt., These
were placed on the frue list because
Of the removal OF duties on hides, as
were harness, saddles and saddlcry,
On which the committee had proposed
a duty of 20 per cent. "a
On gloves made Of borse hide and
pigskin rate Of 25 per cent ad va
loren was approved after Senator
Reed, Democrat, Of Missouri, had
objected to high taxes on such gloves.
which, he said, were worn largely by
farmers and workers.
In the six hours debat te which pre-
ceded the vote Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, the Republican lead
er, and Senator Walsh, Of the same
State, Democratic member OF the
finance committee, were found fight
ing side by side against the duties.
Senators Lcnroot, Republican, Of
| Wisconsin, and Pomerene, Democrat,
Of Ohio, also made extended argu-
mcnts against removing hides from
the free list, while Senator Rursums
Republican, OF New Mexico; Jones,
Democrat, Of New Mexico; McCum-
ber, Republican. of North Dakota, in
charge Of the tariff bill; S:anficld,
Republican, OF Oregon, and GoodiuS,