Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-04
WHEAT AND FLOUR
TARIFF AGREED ON

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Duties
Of thirty cents a bushel on wheat and
seventy-eight cents per 100 pounds
on flour were approved today by the
senate.
With little discussion, the senate
approved a committee rate of thirty
cents a bushel on apples, an increase
of, five cents over the house rate.
Also it approved new amendment
proposing a rate of one-half a cent
a pound on apricots, green, ripe, or
in brine, and duty Of 40 per cent ad
vaiorem on apricots otherwise pre-
pared.
The committee duty on wheat was
approved, SO to IL, but the Demo
Gratis did not force a record vote on
the flour rate. The Republicans
voted solidly for the wheat rate, and
were joined by two Democrats
Jones, of New Mexico, and Ken
drick, of Wyoming. Democratic OPP
porents Of the increases asserted
that the duties would cost the Amer
lean people approximately 100000
a year, and would benefit farmers
in only three states-the Dakotas
AMI Minnesota.
Peaches or pears, ripe or in brine,
half cent a pound, house rate same;
dried or evaporated, two cents per
pound; house rate one per cent. 9th
erW:se prepared 40 per cent ad va
orem, original rate 80 per cent house
rate per cent.
Citrons and citron peel candied or
otherwise prepared, cents a pound;
house rate, cents; orange and
lemon peel crude dried or in brine,
2 cents a pound; candied or other
wise prepared or preserved, cents;
house rate, 2 cents.
All jellies, jams, marmalades and
fruit buffers, 40 per cent, original
80, house %; fruits in any form
cent; original rate, 80; house rate,
20.
Pineapples, % IL cents per crate;
in bulk, threefourths of one cent
each; candied or otherwise prepared,
2 cents a pound; house rate, "a
cents. Plums, prunes and prunelles,
green, ripe or in brine, half cent a
pound; house rate, same; otherwise
prepared or preserved, 40 per cent;
original rate, 35 per cent; house rate,
20 per cent.
Senator Underwood, of Alabama,
the Democratic leader, made the
principal attack on the wheat rate
and was joined by Senators Simmons,
of North Carolina, and Walsh, of
Massachusetts, members CT the fl
nance committee. and Hitchcock, OF
Nebraska. The Alabama senator de-
clared the bill was ubiquitous i'll
the fact that the power Of the law is
Deing used to make one man rich at
the expense of another, to drag out
OF the pockets of the poor their hard
earned wages in dribletS and gave
them in bulk. to special interests"
Senator Underwood declared that
in a majority Of items duties were
not laid to protect labor or the
farmer Or to equalize competitive
friends as between the United States
and foreign countries, but "for the
purpose Of putting up prices the
consumer must pay so that special
interests may make more money out
of the American people"
Calling attention that President
Harding had recommended a sales
tax with which to pay the bonus, a
tax which he said would affect rich
and poor alike, Senator Underwood
declared the Republicans in con-
gress had refused to vote such tax,
but that under the guise of a pro.
tective tariff you are willing to tax
the mouths of the American people
$10O,0CG,CO0 year on their bread
that favor interest may receive
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