The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12

,urc tho measure Of protection that mas
b,cn accorded 20 other industries. WIN
due Consideration 10 the needs OF an
,crrjons and Of all industries. 4ne
rates in this schedule generally average
hIrhrr than those in the House hi'i anu
Includes 4 large number Of it'ms ~hiCh
were on the free list IN tho tAucF "oou
till but placed on the suitable hs' IN
the emergency, tariff act now IN l"loe'
AS general rule the rates written
into tn" agriculture schedule are at
nhou, the level demanded by tho senate
! Republican farm tariff bloc
Wool Rate Up.
! Tho basic wuul rate uI 35 cents
hound on the secured content written
into the bill also was that asked by
, Republican farm tariff bloc. This rate
/ Is eich, cents higher than that in the
House bill AMI Is about on level with
| that in Schedule X. OF tho Payne-Aio
J rich act Because OF the different cidsSl-
ricatlons used. IL is difficult 10 com
pare the new wool schedule with SCheu-
{ ule X but Senator Snoot. or Ctah ""o
drafted tho new schedule Is author'tS
for the statement that some of the
rates are as hiEh as those In the faEhe-
AlGrich measure. while others are some
what lower.
q Because Of the increase In the hasic
wool RATE. the duties on manufactures
! propoScd are higher than those in the
rordnrv bill Under the Underwood law
wool WAS free.
Tho duty on wheat was fixed at thirty
! cents 4 bdsnel.
Hides on Dudabls List
Cattle hides were taken from l"c
free list for n" first time in many years
and 4 duty OF two cents on green anu
four cents on dried proposed. The rates
on shoes we're fixed al from SIX cents
q rair 10 l. cents a pair and five per-
cen, nd Salorcm.
Under n last minute change made In
the dive provision. the President could
, continue the present embargo with IL
| cenStnc system for one year beyond the
! period OF one year from date of the sign
ing of the measure as originally pro-
yided Rates on dyes were fixed at seven
cents a pound and 80 per cent ad va.
lorem on unfinished components ana
seven cents 4 pound and co per cent on
finished dyes The dye interests had
asked for 1--WE year embargo, arguing
that this was necessary 10 protect the
! war time industry from German compe-
! t!tion.
For the first time. 1t is proposed that
long staple cotton lie placed on tho dut!-
able list with the rate At seven cents
9 pound. as compared To the IL cents ask
cd for by the notwithstanding bloc
Short staple cotton is retained on tho
free list
Silk Duty Unchanged.
Tho duties proposed for silk and silk
goods Is said officially TO be about the
level OF those in the Fayne-Aldrich law.
Rates on tobacco are much higher
than those IN the Fordney measure and
the Payne .Ndrich and / underwood laws.
The duty proposed on unstemmed wrap
per and filler is S2.35 a pound. On
st"mmcd filler and wrapper the duty
would be IS a pound. The duty on 81
Il pound and 80 percent ad valorem pro-
posed on cigars and cigarettes Is the
same as that IN the Fordney. Payne-A-
drich and Underwood.
Metal Rates Higher.
/ In the case OF metals the committee
agreed on rates averaging along with
the Iayne- Nldr!ch, but higher than in
the Underwood bill The rayne-Aldr.ch
duty OF 10 OF cent per pound on
steel rails was agreed upon. Under the
/ Underwood law such rails are free. The
% percent rates or automobiles. bodies
and parts and motorcycles compared
with the 10 percent in the Payne-Aldrich
rate In the Underwood act.
GLASS Industry Protected.
The glass provisions in the Fordney
bin were rewritten and the majority re-
port said tho necessity OF maintaining
and strengthening the newly developed
glass industries, including the manutac-
ture of optical and chemical glass, has
! been met by writing In duties that
should encourage research and eApan-
sion OF the domestic Industry"
i, t,np Ia
not higher than actually required to
prevent waste Of the capital now In
vested IN these new INDUSTRIES.
Many Articles Off Free Last.
Aside from hides and shoes and a
large number OF agricultural products,
list include sewing machines and cash
registers. wood-pu!p. cocoanut oil, soya
bean OF! and cotton seed oil. crude mag
nestle, lawn mowers, ScytheS and SICK
Itams on Pree List.
Tin IN bars. blocks and p!gS was re-
stored 10 the free list from the FordneE
bill. as were shingles. manganese ore
bananas.
also was left on the free list Other
important Items on the free list Include
AGRICULTURAL implements linotype and
all type setting machines; typewrite9s'
serums. Bibles; binding Irvine; books
printed and bound more than 20 years;
bullion. gold or silver: chalk. unmanu-
featured; coal. coke. cocoa and cocoa
beans; coffee, coins OF gold. silver or
other metals: copper ore, grasses and
fibers. guano gums and resins. sun,
powder: Ice. crude India rubber and
Cutti pcrcha; iron ore: Jet: asphalt:
manganese oNydc and ores; newspapers
and periodicals: oil cake and oil cake
meal, ores % gold. silver. nickel, parch-
mcnt and vellum: mother OF pearl and
Shelis in natural state. crudo phos-
pilates; platinum In inGots. bars or
plates: quininc shpha 10; rag pulp: sea
steers and other sholl fish: raw silk; sin
cocoons and SILK waste: sulphur; tar
and pitch OF wood: tea: turpentine and
rosin; wax: harbcd wire: logs: timber.
round. manufactured. hcwn, sided or
squared otherwise than by saving:
sawed boards. planks. deals and other
lumber not speclhcally prrv>ocd TOT.
High Duty on vitrthed Ware.
Tho e;lrthcnwaro and glass schedule
, ono OF the most importaut in the bill
provides for a duty OF 40 per cent to "
per cent on earthenwaTo and crockery
and 10 TO 20 per cont on china. porcC-
, lain and other yit"ihcd ware.
The glass section gives bottle. walls
and lars not less than 30 per cent I'D
yalorcm, while cylinder crown and sheet
glass unpolshcd from IL cents pound
cCnt ner square foot TO ! Il cents square
= foot. and silvered cast polished glass
12lA cents TO II cents per square foot
t,ntIcal glass 5J per cent ad valorcm
,,hniOrrayhiC and projecting lenses
nncra and field E.asseSe telescopes. MI