Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-10
SENATE LINES UP WITH HOUSE
IN PUTTING HIDES ON FREE LIST
MARKED lines LOST IN VOTE

Washington, Aug. 9--Hidcs. boots
and shoes and feathers were voted
back to the tariff free list today by
the Senate, which thus concurred in
action taken by the House more than
a year ago. There was only one roll
call on hides and the result was 80
to IS against the committee rates of
two cents a pound on 81, Il Or picked
and six cents on dried hides. No
New England senators voted for a
duty on hides but the following voted
against the proposal.
Republicans. Brandecec, COnnccti-
cut; Colt of Rhode island: Dlling-
ham. Vermont; Hale, Maine: Kcyes,
New Hampshire, Lodge. Massachu-
sets and Moses, New Hampshire
Democrats, Gerry, node Island and
Walsh, Massachusetts.
Most of the more marked lines
which have developed in the Senate
during the tariff fight disappeared on
TINS vote, but about the only surprise
was that majority of the Rcpubli-
cans voted against making hides
| dutlablc. Not only was there n split
among the majority leadership on the
! question, but also in the finance COM
mlttee majority and even in the
. l'epublican-a agricultural tariff bloc.
Nhlch, through its chairman. Senator
Goodlns of Idaho had asked for two
cents on green hides and six on dried
hides.
only two members of the finance
committee majority Curtis and
! Smoot- supported the duties. While
( Tour members -Caldor DILLINGHAM;.
relInghuysen and Sutherland-voted
against them. Chairman McCumber
ana Senator Watson OF Indiana. the
other TWO members present were
pared and unable to vote. Five
members of the tariff bloc broke
away on the haliot-Sponcor Willis.
New, heNes and OWnsnnd
With hides sent back to the free
llst, senator Smoot OF Utah. for the
committee. moved that the Senate
disagreed to the amendment pronos-
/ ing a rate of II cents Ia pair and
11Nc per cent. ad yalorcm on boots
and shoes and varying rates on band
rough and sole leather betting and
harness leather, and various other
xmas OF TINS product. This motion
prevailed without a roll call and as a
substitute the Senate approved tho
House provision proposing a duty of
20 per cent. ad valorcm on channels
SKIN, piano forte. piano forte action
PRAYER piano action leather, enamcled
upholstery leather. and glove leather
finished in the white or l., the crust
Nithout roll calls the Senate then
cut from 40 to 30 per cent. the pro-
posed duty on bags, baskets, belts.
Satchols, card cases, pocketbooks
Jewel boxes. portfolios and other box
cs and cases wholly or in chief value
OF leather On such permanently fitted
ana furnished with travelling bottle
drinking. dining or luncheon, sewing
manicure or similar sets, the dutv
was maze 40 per cent. ad valorem in
place Of the 50 per cent. originally
proposed.
Inc fcht over the duties on leather
-.'Nt % '"rrlcd me senate into its first
i"S"t session IN several weeks and
resulted in the approval of mini
mum of 80 per cent. and a maximum,
VI ~ per cent. except on gloves made
from the hides Of cattle. There wore
placed on the free list. hocausn of Tho
removal Of the duty on hides. as we'll
as harness, saddles and saddclry, on
when the committee had proposed a
duty of 20 per cent.
On gloves made Of horse hide and
plgskin a rate of 25 per cont adj
valorem was approved.
In the six hours debate which
preceded the vote. Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts. Republican leader
and Senator Walsh of the same state.
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