Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-09
CASH REGISTERS
ARE TAKEN FROM
THE FREE LIST
Sewing Machines Get SINH.
lar Treatment in Tariff
Bill: Committee 0verturn-
ed for Fourth Time.
(By Tho Associated Press.)

Washington, June S.-After a
two-days fight the senate voted to-
day to remove sewing machines
and cash registers from the tariff
free list. Committee rates ranging
from % per cent ad Valorem to
40 per cent on these machines were
approved.
At the same time the senate re-
fused to accept the committee rate
OF 80 per cent ad valorem on print
ing presses, lawn mowers and ma
chine tools and adopted, rs to 81,
an amendment by Senator Robin
son, democrat Arkansas, cutting
that rate to Is per cent.
+ This was the fourth time the
committee had been overturned in
the six weeks Tie tariff bill has
been under consideration, Seven
republicans Joined with the solid
democratic minority in supporting
the Robinson amendment. They
were porah, Kellogg. Ladd, La Fol
lette, Lenroot, Nelson and Norris
LcnrOot States Position.
Senator Lenroot, one of the lead
ers on the majority side, gave no.
tice to the committee that he would
not support it in recommendations
to increase existing rates in cases
where it was shown. as he said ii
had been in this instance, that i'm
ports We're negligible and exports
large.
He said he was not in favor OF
trying to translate into figures in
this bill all of the possibilities oil
the future" adding that it was
proposed to take care of unforeseen
circumstances through the flexible
tariff provisions in the measure.
Chairman McCumber of the
finance committee argued that the
rates proposed were for revenue
purposes. Senator Lenroot repleo
that il imports were small under
the present duty of Is per cen'
they would be shut off entirely by
doubling that rate with a resul'
that the government would not re-
ceive any revenue.
Amendment Rejected.
An amendment by Senator
Walsh democrat, Massachusetts, tC
restore cash registers to the free
list. after a long discussion, was
rejected, 81 to 80. Five republicans
|--Cappcr, Kellogg, la Toilette, Len
root and Norris--joincd the soll'
minority in supporting the amend
ment. A proposal to restore sew
ing machines to the free list wa
defeated last night. A.,
Re-opening the debate on I'M
cash register amendment, senator
Underwood. the democratic lead
err. said the proposition to put {
fax on them was unconscionabl'
and was for the purpose OF rails
ing the prices to American con
sumers.
Linotype Machines.
Calling attention that IN TN
free list provision OF the law
linotype machines were name'
along with sewing machines AM
cash registers. Senator Underwood
said he could not understand VIII
the committee left linotype ma
chimes on the free list since tn
amount of labor entering int
their construction was much great
err than that entering into TN
making of a cash register.
'I cannot understand why m
continued, Except that possibl!
the committee believed it ha'
reached one Adversely 1t wa
afraid of. They were not afraid tt
nut sewing machines which IN
women use in the homes on tn
dutiable list, but they did no
dare challenge the opposition o
the great American press
Argues for Tax.
Supporting the duty on casl
registers, Senator Townsend, re
publican, Michigan, denied tina