Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
REWRITTEN TARIFF BILL
GETS BEFORE THE
SENATE TO-DAY
Continued from page 1


with regard to the agricultural
schedule, the report said the com
mIttee adopted the policy OF giving to
agriculture the measure OF protection
thsf has been accorded to other In
dustries, with due consideration TO
the needs OF all sections and OF all q.
Industries"
The rates in this schedule generally
average higher than those In House
bill. ~and include large number OF
items which were on the free list In
the Underwood bill. but placed on the
dutiable list in the Emergency Tariff
act now in force.
As general rule. the rates written
into the agriculture schedule are at
about the level demanded by the SEN
ate Republican farm tariff bloc. Com
mittee experts stated. however. that
with few exceptions the rates In the
agricultural schedule would not ex-
coed rs per cent. This schedule en-
braces meats. eggs, vegetables gen
orally fruits and practically all other
products OF the farm.
cents n burhel, the Same as under
tho emergency net, put Ave cents
above tho ngure fixed in the House
bill. Under the Democratic tariff act
wheat was free.
The basic wool rate Of 80 cents
pound on the secured content written
into the bill, also was that asked by
tho Republican farm tarin bloc. This
rate is eight cent? higher than that
IN the House bill. and is about on a
level with that in schedule X OK the
Payne Aldrich act.
because OF tho different classified
tons used, e r. difficult 20 compare
the new wool schedule with schedule
X. but Senator smoot. Of Utah. who
drafted the new schedule. IL authority
for the statement that some OF the
rates are as high az those in the
Payne Aldrich measure. while others
are somewhat lover.
BECAUSE q tho Increase in the basic
wool rate. tho duties on manufacture
proposed are higher than those IN the
Fordney bill Under the Underwood
| law wool was free
Cattis hides wers taken from che
free list for the first time ~ many
years. and duty o. two cents on
green and four cents on dried pro-
/ posea. these are about the rates asked
/ 10, by the agricultural tariff bloc.
/ The majority report said these
duties were necessary 20 equslize the
difference In competitive conditions.
and addod that tho imposition Of q
duty on hides made & necessary %
provide compensatory duties upon
leather made from cattle hides and
the various leather manufacturer
such as shoes and harness. The rates
on shoes we're fixed At from cent,
a pair 10 10 cents a pair and i've pet
cent al volorem.
| Under a last minute change mad'
in tho dye provision. the president
could continue the present embargo
with a licensing system FOR one yea
beyond the period Of one year from
the date OF the signing OF the mea
Isurs az originally provided.
Rates on dyes were fixed at cent!
a pound and so per cent ad valoreIr
on unfinished components, and Z cent
a poud and so per cent on finishes
dyes.
The dye interests had asked for
ffve-year embargo, arguing that TIL
was necessary tosprotect the war tim
industry from 0QrInan competition.
For the first time It Is proposed ths
long staple cotton be placed on IN
dut!able list with rate at : cents
pound, as compared TO the Is cent
asked for by the agricultural tart
bloc. Short staple cotton is retaine
= on the free list.
3 The rates on cotton manufacture
= are generally higher than those in II
, Underwood law, while some are abo'
: those in the Payne Aldrich act an
, others somewhat lower.
. The duties proposed in the silk an
silk goods schedule is said officially
. be about the leve! OF those in Il
: Payne-Aldrich law. They averas
: slightly below the Fordney bill rat
: and considerably higher than those
the Underwood act.
Rates ON tobacco, in the new bi
are much higher than those in Il
TIC y
/ drich and Underwood laws. The du
: proposed on unstemmed wrapper al
filler is $3.50 q pound, compared Wi
. $210 in the Fordney and S1.S5 in u
: Payne-Adrich and Underwood.
On stemmed filler and wrapper Il
=. duty would be SO a pound. while Il
Fordney rate was s2.75 and the Payn
Idrirh nd E0
The duty OF 81 a pound and 25 p
) cent ad valorem. proposed on ciga
and cigarettes. is the same as that
!, the F'ordney. Payne-Aldrich and u
: derwood bills.
In the case Of metals, the commit
- agreed on the rates averaging alol
with the T'ayne-Aldrich, but high
. than the Underwood bill. The Payn
- Aldrich duty OF 7-40 OF cent D
>, pound on steel rails was agreed {
- Under the Underwood law su
rails are free The rs per cent "a
on automobiles. bodies and parts a
motorcycles, compared with the
= per cent in the Payne-Aldrich law a
the 25 per cent 10 40 per cent rate
II the Underwood act.
=, The class provisions in the Fordn
if bill were rewritten and the maJori
a report said the necessity OF maintai
, ling and strengthening the newly {
, veloped glass industries, including {
{, manufacture of optical and chemiC
glass. has been met by writing in dut
90 that should encourage research a
-, expansion Of the domestic industr.
These duties" the report add
"A are not higher than actually requir
to prevent waste OF the capital M