Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-12

pare their minority report and also for the fight which they plan to launch against it immediately after 1t is called up.
 The charge of secrecy In the prepara- ton of the bill was raised promptly in the senate from the democratic side. Senator Harrison; of Mississippi, call ed attention that the bill was introduc- ed today during an executive session of the senate and added:
 Tt was perfectly natural that 1t should be done in secrecy"
 Opposition Not Confined to Democrats. Opposition will not be confined to the 1 democratic side. Senator Smoot of Utah, ranking republican on the finance com mittee plans to take to the floor his fight for duties on sugar higher than the two cents pound on full duty and | 1.60 cents a pound on Cuban raw, which ! are now in force in the emergency taroff and which the committee recom- mended
 Immediately after the bill was intro duced the effort to raise the seven cents a pound rate on long staple cotton now in the emergency law and approved by tho committee was launched, Sena- tor Cameron, republican, Arozina. intro ducing an amendment to make the rate IS cents, the figure urged by pro ducers of this cotton in his and other southwestern states and by the repub- lioan agricultural tariff bloc. Short sta pie cotton is retained on the free list but opposition Is promised to some of the rates proposed on cotton goods which in some instances are higher than those in the Payne-Aldrich bill,/ One of the principle schedules in the new bill Is that dealing with agricul- tural products In includes most items of foodstuffs many of which were on the free list in the Underwood bill and includes a duty of 30 cents a bushel on wheat as under the emergency law but cents higher than proposed in the Ford ney bill. The Compensatory duty on four was placed at 78 cents per 100 pounds as compared to 50 cents in the Fordney bEl, and 25 per cent. ad valo- rem in the Payne-Aldrich bill.
 In framing this schedule the Uom- mitt majority gave the republican agri- cultural tariff bloc about the rates ask ed for but committee experts said that with few exceptions the duties wauld not exceed 25 pc rcent. ad valorem. Ex- plaining the schedule in it's report the majority said it had adopted the poll cy of giving to agriculture the measure of protection that has been accorded to other industries with due consideration to the needs of all sections and of all industries"
 Some of the more important schedules are:
 Agricultural Products and Provisios. Wheat, 30 cents bushel Fordney and Payne-Aldrich 25 per cent. Underwood 1 45 cents 196 pound barrel. | Cattle l # cents to 2 cents per pound :; ] Fordney l to A cents; Payne-Aldrich | s2 head to 271k per cent; Underwood free.
 Frech beef and veal S1s cents pound ; Fordney cents; Payne-Aldrich 11k cents Underwood free.
 Milk fresh 2h cents gallon; Fordney 1; Payne-Aldrich 2; Underwood free. Sour milk and buttermilk 1 cent gallon ; ! Fordney # cent; Payne -Aldrtch and Underwood mo classification; cream 22h cents gallon; Fordney to 10 cents; Payne-Aldrich 5 cents; Under | wood free
 NIiIk, condensed, 1 cent to 1% cents pound Fordney same; Payne-Aldrich 2 cents; Underwood free.
 Butter, olemargarine and other sub stitutes cents pound Fordney same i; Payne-Aldrich 6 Underwood 215.
 Cheese cents pound to 25 per cent. !; Fordney same; Payne-Aldrioh cents pound Underwood 20 per cent. cheese substitutes cents pound; Fordney the same Payne-Aldrich 6 cents; Under wood 20 per cent.
 Eggs and poultry, in the shell, 8 cents dozen Fordney 6 cents; Payne-Ald- rich 5 Underwood free; while eggs, egg yolks and egg albumen frozen or pre- pared cents pound Fordney 4 |; Payne Aldrich and Underwood 8. Dried whole eggs, dried egg yolk and dried egg al- bumen IS cents pound; Fordney and Aldrich 15 Underwood 10.
 Onions. cent pound ; Fordney A cent Pc syne-Aldrich 40 cents bushel; Under wood 20 cents bushel.
 Irish potatoes, 5s cents 100 pounds Fordney 42 cents; Payne-Aldrbch 25 cents Underwood free.
 Hides, Shoes and Leather. | Hides of cattle of bovine species, green, 2 cents pound; dried cents pound | Fcrdagy, Payne-Aldr!oh and Under wood free.
 Boots and shoes, chief value of hides of cattle of bovine species, 12 cents pair and per cent ad valorem in chief value of leather, not specifically provided for cents pair; Fordney free; Payne Aldrich 10 per cent. Underwood free
 Boots, shoes or other footwear, the uprors of which composed chief value of wool, cotton, etc., 70 per cent; Ford ney 25 per cent; no corresponding pro- vision Payne-A1drich and Underwood laws.
 Band, bend, rough and sole leather, cents pound and 5 per cent. belting and harness leather cents and per cent. cals and veal skins tanned 15 per cent. patent or enaneled leather from cattle hides, 2 + cents square foot and 10 pel cent; other patent or enameled cents square foot and Is per cent; case, bag fancy and bookbinders' leather and al other not specifically provided for, made of cattle or bovines 25 per cent {; same made of other leather Is per cent. Ford . ncy free; Payne-Ald-ich per cent. tc 15 par cent. Underwood free.
 Wool and Manufactures.
 Wools and hair of tie Angora goat cashmere goat, alpaca and other like an imals 33 cents per pound on the clear content; Fordney 25 cents; Underwood free.
 CX) Wools, unmixed and hair of tht camel in the grease, 12 cents pound washed is cents; secured "A cents Fordney not in excess Of cents pound Underwood free; imported on tn eskir II cents pound Fordney not in exces: 1 of cents Underwood free
 Top waste, 3S cents per pound Ford