The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-08-25
SENATE APPROVES
c. Up. TARIFF BILL
Passage Follows Fight OF About
Four Months.
NOW GOES TO CONFERENCE
Expected There Will Be Another
Months Battle Before Final Dis
position of the Measure
Party Vote Is Split

Washington, Aug. 21.-After four
months of debate the senate passed
the McCumber tariff bill designed to
yield an annual revenue of $4OO, 0OO,-
600. This is S5O.OOO,OOO greater than
customs duties ever produced.
The vote on the passage Of the bill
was 48 to IS. Senator Borah Qdaho)
was the only Republican voting in the
negative, although it was announced
that Senators La Toilette (Wis.) and
Norris (Neb.) who are out the city,
would have voted similarly IL they had
been present.
Among Republicans who voted for
the bill with some reluctance Senators
Lenroot (Wis.) and Jones (Wash.)
served notice that they might vote
against the conference report unless
many reductions in duties are made.
Three Democrats, Senators Ransdell
and Broussard 04a.) and Kendrick
(Wyo.), voted for the bill.
La Toilette off conferee List.
Senator's McCumber IN ID, Smoot
(Utah), and Mclean (Conn-), Repub-
licans, and Simmons IN. CO., and Jones
Z IN. M, Democrats, we're appointed as
conferees for the senate in adjusting
the differences between the senate bill
and the Fordney bill as passed by the
house.
In selecting the conferees the two
ranking Republicans on the finance
committee, Senators McCumber and
Smoot, were selected and Senator Nc
Lean, who is fifth in rank, chosen In
stead of Senator La Toilette, who
ranks third. Senator Dillingham; (Vt.),
fourth in rank, did not desire to serve
The bill was returned to the house
for conference. A special rule will be
used to expedite action if objections
to unanimous consent are made The
course of procedure was decided upon
at conference of Republican men,
bers of the house ways and means
committee Saturday.
Fight on Valuation Plan.
Representative -ordney mich },
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee, who returned to Washington
during the day, declared he had not
changed his determination to continue
hir fight for, the adoption of the Ameri-
can valuation plan as provided in the
house bill. He said he would carry
the issue to the house if the conferees
refused to accept American valuation,
and he believes the house will uphold
his position
He indicated that the will of the
house will govern his course, and if
a majority of the house favors the
acceptance of the foreign valuation
basis, as provided in the senate bill. he
will drop his battle. 1t is considered
likely that the valuation issue will be
settled before the conferees attempt
to decide on rates Of duty.
conferees to fake Month.
Mr.. Fordney predicted that the con-
ferees would complete their work in
month and that the bill would be on
the statute books before the election.
There are many who doubt this and
believe final enactment will be delayed
until November or December.
Debate on the bill was begun In the
senate on April 20 and has continued
with few interruptions throughout the
four months since that date Hearings
were commenced by the house ways
and means committee on January 6,
1921. and the bill was passed by the
house in July 1921. 1t was reported
to the senate from the finance com
mittee on April II.
The duties in the senate bill are
higher in many instances than in the
house bill. Particularly is this true
in the case of duties on farm prod
ucts, which were boosted by the SEN
ate considerably above the Payne
Aldrich law level, which was the stand
ard followed by the house committee.
While the senate committee in
creased duties on many manufactured
articles, the senate itself reduced
good many of them. AS a general
the manufacturing indus
tries are not so we'll pleased with the
bill as are the agricultural Interests.
In some cases, notably in d.5es, the
senate rates are far in excess of the
house rates The general average of