New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-15
Conferees Eliminate DYE
Embargo and Replace
Potash on Free List;
New Report Due To-day
Immediate Passage
OF Measure Seer,
Coloring Duties Lowered; !;
Underwood TO Lead Fight
Against High Sugar Rate

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From The Tribunes washinoton Bursau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-senate and
House conferees ON the tariff bill. to
"nom the measure was thrown back
by the House yesterday, reached new
agreement tonight. After long and
contentious session they decided to put
potash on the free list, as directed by
the House, and also, following the
House dictates, to knock out the dive
embargo. The dye rates were compro-
missed
Although in theory the conferees
could have taken up other matters in
the bill, they did not do So They con-
hned themselves strictly to the sub
Jects named in the House resolution,
which sent the measure back to confer
ence with instructions to strike out
the dye embargo and make potash free.
1t is generally believed the bill will
be passed as it now stands, although
there are some snags ahead and close
fights on several subjects may develop.
The House is expected to adopt the
conference report tomorrow. The Sem
ate will probably act on it after about
week of debate. Earlier forecasts
that the bill will be law before the
end Of September seem likely tonight
to be borne out.
Underwood to Fight Sugar Rates
Senator Underwood in the Senate
IN doxy L., I. = n "A
some of the provisions of the confer
ence report. He did not name the
subjects, but it developed later that
the high rate fxet by the conferees
on sugar was one of them.
The conferees met this afternoon
and for nearly four hours wrestlcd be-
hind closed doors over dyes and pot
ash AS matter of fact, nearly all the
time was spent on dye rates, while
representatives of dye interests fut-
tered nervcusly about the corridors.
The tug-of-war came when the ques-
tion of dye rates was reached. Repre-
sentative Longworth, of Ohio, led a
fight to keep the dye rates at the high
level Of the Bursum rates of the Sem
I late. Senator Smoot fought this propo-
sition With vigor. In the end there
was an adjustment which on the whole
I AS u VlCIOIy lOt iuG pGiiSNCio III AiE0ASI-
ate dye rates.
The corferees agreed to a rate Of
I55 per cent ad valorem and 7 cents
pound on Intermediates for two
years. and 60 per cent ad valorem and
cents a pound on dyestuffs for two
years. After that the ad valorem on
Intermediates will be 40 per cent ar
on dyes al per cent.
Senate Ad Vaiorem Was rs
The House bill carried 30 per cent
ad valorem and 7 cents pound on
Intermediates, while the Senate rates
on intermediates, under the Bursum
amendment, were rs per cent ad va
loren and 10h cents pound.
The House bill carried 35 per cent
nd valorem and Z cents pound on
dyes, while the Senate bill, under the
Bursum amendment, carried 80 per
cent ad yalorem and 107a cents q
pound.
The rates agreed to by the conferees
are based on the American valuation.
While deemed by many too high, they
are nevertheless much lower than the
Bursum rates as fixed by the Senate
when it passed the tariff measure.
The Republican conferees all signed
the compromise agreement. 1t is ex-
pccted there will be Democratic OPP
position to them in the House to-mor-
row, but it is not expected to succeed
The dye struggle has aroused much
bitter feeling in the House and Senate.
Gossip to-day was that the insistence
of Representative Longworth on the
high rates on dyestuffs would lose him
considerable support In the new Con-
gress for floor leader to succeed Leader
Mondell.
House Action Stirs Speculation
Action of the House in sending the
tariff bill back to conference, with in
structions to the conferees to eliminate
the dye embargo and put potash on
the free list, caused all manner OF
speculation. as to the tariff measure
Many members predicted it would de-
lay the bill indefinitely and throw it
over until after the elections.
Pressure was renewed from those
who do not want the bill passed until
after election to makeSuse of this op-
portunity to delay it.
While some of the House Republican
chiefs who fought against recommit-
ting the bill expressed pessimism over
the outcome, it was the general view
CT the Senate Finance Committee Re-
fContIn,Iea on neYt usoel