The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
SENATE PASSES
TARIFF BILL BY
VOTE OF 1925

TARIFF BILL BY
VOTE OF 1925
Confinsed From Page One.
ished and American labor to that
extent deprived OF employment. In
giving this needed protection to our
labor and avoiding the danger re-
sulting from unemployment. and
the unrest and strife thereto. the
Congress has attempted. ana we be-
perity and tranquility.
Lowers House Duties.
Comparing the bill as il goes
into conference with the bill as Il
came to the Senate. the rates i'm
posed by the House bill have been
greatly reduced. Comparing the
bill with previous Republican pro-
lection bills 1t will be found that
outside OF the dye products. which
under existing law can only be
imported when this country can
not supply the demand. the aver
age ad valorem duties upon manu-
featured products are lower than
IN any PfeNious ProteSNe e1rhA
act.
1T is true also that while wool
and other agricultural products are
given greater protection than In
any other tariff bill, manufactur-
ers have been given a lower COM
pensatory rate of duty than in any
previous protective tariff bill"
The Fordney- McCumber tariff
bill Is one OF the most abominable
legislative acts of an American
Congress- Senator's Simmons. OF
North Carolina and Walsh. Of
Massachusetts,. declared in q state
ment issued for the minority.
Americas food and clothing bill
will be increased S4s1.o21,o63. by
the duties on sugar. cotton and
wool alone" Walsh charged.
The toll the American people
must pay under the operation of
this bill will reach into billions"
added the statement "Foodstuffs.
clothing, practically all the essen
tails and necessities Of life, bear
the highest known duties.
Government experts estimate
that IL the increased tariff levied
on fresh meats. cereals. potatoes
and beans are effective in increas-
ing prices, these duties alone will
amount to an advance Of $780,
100000 in the cost Of living alone"
Goes to Conference Tomorrow.
The bill will be sent to confer
ence by the House probably to-
morrow. A special rule will be
used to expedite action. II obtec-
tions to unanimous consent are
made.
Representative Fordney. OF Mich
igan, chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, declared he has
not changed his determination to
fight for the American valuation
plan. He said he would carry the
issue to the House, IL the con-
ferees refused to accept It. He in
Dictated II q majority OF the House
favors acceptance Of foreign valu-
alton, he will drop his battle. It
Is considered likely the valuation
issue will be settled before the
conferees attempt to decide on
rates of duty.
Mr.. Fordney predicted the bill
will be a law before the election.
There are many who doubt this
and believe final enactment will be
delayed until November or Deem
Der.
Duties in the Senate bill are
higher in many instances than in
the House bill, particularly In case
of duties on farm products. boosted
by the Senate considerably above
the standard followed by the House
committee.
While the Senate committee in
creases many Manufactured arti-
cles. the Senate itself reduced a
great many of them. In some cases.
notably in dyes, the Senate rates
are far In excess of the House
rates.
senate EnlarEes Free List.
The Senate transferred from the
dutiable list to the free list while
arsenic, cyanide, brick. cement
black or silver foxes, cocoanuts.
chemical wood pulp. hides, leather,
boots and shoes, cheaper grades of
harness and saddles, ivory tusks,
bread, logs and telegraph poles.
Articles free and made dutiable in
clude manganese. cream separators.
casein, dynamite and other high ex-
nlosiyes. apricots and ammonium nj
trate.
The flexible tariff provisions.
which authorize the President 10
increase or decrease duties by not
more than 50 per cent. after
recommendation has been made by
the Tariff Commission. were ap-
proved by a vote OF As to rs.
The flexible tariff provisions were
amended to provide that any re-
auctions in duties on dyes made by
the President should be effective
after fifteen days instead OF sixty
DAYS as provided on other COM
modities.
The minimum duty on artificial
silk yarns was increased from 30
to IS per cent and the rate on knit
goods and other manufactured ar
ticles of artificial silk was increased
from IS cents per pound plus %
per cent to 4B cents plus SO per
cent. The duty on mems straw
hats was increased from 80 to %
per cent, The provision permit
ting free entry of Mexican toma-
toes during the winter months was
stricken out and later an amend
ment lowering the duty on toma-
toes from cent to one-haif cent
per pound was approved.