Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-30
TARIFF BLOC WINS
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tween Democratic and Republican
leaders that the provisions Of the
tariff bill dealing with dyes would be
taken UP Wednesday. The contro-
versy over these is expected to con-
sumo something like y week.
Chairman McCumber of the nm
ance committee and Senator Free
linghuysen of New Jersey. a Repub-
made fight against the Oddie
amendment while Senators Oddie.
Sterling, Republican. South Dakota.
and Pittman. Democratic. Nevada.
led the fight for the proposal. Sena-
tor Sterling called attention to the
importance of cyanide to the gold
and silver mining and citrus fruit in
dustries and asserted that the pro-
per protection of them called for
free cyanide.
There was reason to believe, he
declared. that the American pro-
Queer Of cyanide, the Rooster Has
slacher Chemical Company. besides
controlling production in this coun-
try controlled imports from Ger
many and England through it's con-
nection with German and English in
terests. This has been conceded in
the preliminary debate on this item
which was opened several weeks ago
by Senator Pittman.
Calling attention that most Of the
imported cyanide used in this coun-
try came from the plant of the
American owned cyanide company Of
the Canadian side OF the Niagara
river, Chairman McCumber said the
ten per cent. duty proposed was
necessary to equalize costs OF pro-
duction in this country and Canada
and said it would be better for
American consumers to have both
companies in operation than to close
one out and leave it at the mercy of.
the German producers.
Before the cyanide fight, the Sem
ate got into a preliminary jam over
the tariff bill in the course of which
charges of gag" rule were made by
the Democrats and denied by me
Republicans. After hours Of wrang-
ling the Republican majority adopt
ed ar uling which precludes amend
ments to certain stages Of the hills
procedure.
The dispute between the two
party forces developed from the
practice repeated often recently or
shaving" rates proposed by the fin
ance committee-rates higher how
ever, than carried in the House blil.
The ruling by Senator Cummins. Re-
publican, Iowa, president pro tenn
pore was that adoption by the Sen
ate, sitting in committee or Inc
whole of a rate offered as SUB Tor
the substitute rate recommended by
the finance committee, settled the
ouestion. 1t was ruled and the ma
iority sustained the ruling that no
other senator could offer an amend
ment changing the substitute TOT
the substitute" adopted by the Sen
ate.
democratic senators protested the
ruling vigorously. They contended
mat any senator should have the
right to present amendments until
some rate should be finally found ac-
ceptable.
ments could be offered later after me
bill was concluded in committee OF
whole and reported formally to the
service.
The committee recommended and
the senate adopted rate OF ~ per-
cent on electric storage batteries anu
parts, in lieu OF the original commit
tee recommendation OF 40 percent ana
the house rate Of 80 percent. A mo-
ton bv Senator Simmons OF 10 per-
cent was defeated, Senator McCum-
her saving the committee proposed
compensation for duty on lead, bat
terry component.
The house rate OF % percent on
iron and steel anchors and forgings
was adopted after defeat Of motion
by Senator Robinson for 10 percent
rate.
The committee rate of y cents per
dozen plus the committee rate OF AZ
percent ad yalorem on FOUNTAIN pens
was adopted, the senate rejecting
motion by Senator Sheppard, demo
crat, Texas, for % percent.
In lieu Of the duty it had proposed
on building brick, the committee ma
iority submitted provlsal tnat IL
any country proposed a tariff on TINS
commodity imported from the INIT
ed States an equal duty would be I'M
posed upon brick imported from sucn
countries. At the request OF the
democratic opponents OF the orlsinai
committee proposal, consideration vi
the substitute went over.
The fight on the brick paragraph IN
the form recommended by the COM
mittee. opened last week When
memorial from Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for the Lockwood Investigate
ing committee in New York, was pre-
scented to the senate urging removal
of tariff duties on building materials
in an effort to break an alleged COM
bination OF dealers in such mater
ials. The committee STAYED OH
vote at that time and later recon-
nended it's action az to the duty on
brick.
The committee majority was over
turned by the senate on cyanide
which was restored to the Tree Hst
and on magnesite on which duties
We're increased.
In its fight to advance the rates on
maenesite from $6.25 per ton to wv
ner ton-the house rate--the tarlH
bloc had the support not only OF some
eastern republicans, but also OF -FOUR
democrats - Broussard, Louisiana,
A shrust. Arizona, Jones, New Mexico
and Pittmann, Nevada. The vote was