Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-16
SENATE WORKS
FAST TO CLOSE
UP TARIFF BILL
Oil Schedule is Subject Of
Considerable Debate To-
day. Bill Ready for Con-
ference Saturday

lBy Inc ASSOCIATED IfeS>l
WASHINGTON. u. g.. Aug. l6.--
Tariff duties on crude petroleum ard
crude oil was advocated today hy Sena-
tor IIarrrld. republican. ~ Oklahoma.
aS the only means of projecting the in
dependent producers III the United
States against what he described a. a
monopoly ny the Standard oil company,
r.. l.. Dnhent and the Royal Dutch Shell
oil company. In renewing his charges
Of last August. IIarreld declared that
the Standard oil company and the Do
hrnnv company had acquired very valn-
able holdings IN California and Wyoming.
and the standard of Indiana had arqur-
ed ninety per cent of the stock of the
Midwest Refining company.
senator Ilarreld also asserted that
during the past year when oil prices had
reached their lowest point. the monop-
oisfs had succeeded ia purchasing the
holdings of many independent operators
az practically forced sales ~ a very
small percentage ~ their actual value.
H. charged that the three companies
named had a m"nopoly on the production
of oil in Mexico, and told the srnat. thar
IL was their policy ~ charge sll that
the tariff would bear. consequently the
price would not br affected by the tar
iff duties proposed IN the measure. Sen
ator lIarreld argued that the tariff
would bring to the government a huge
volume ~ revenue and ~ the same
time protect the independent producer
The lIarrrld amendment 10 impose n
tariff duty of 3, centS per barrel on
petroleum and - cents per barrel nn
fuel oil was rejected hy u vote of IL TO
~
Free zones at American ports wherein
crude imported products may be con
vcrted for report. without poyment Of
duties ~ to be provided for IN an amend
ment TO the tariff bill which was ap-
proved in the senate today without
roll call.
Representations disappearing the su-
gar import duties ~ the administration
tariff bill are said to have been made
10 the state department IN the Cuban
legation.
Hundreds ~ committee rccommrnda-
tions. some Of which upset decisions
reached previously by the senate aft
er long discussion. were approved dur
ing the ten hour session yesterday.
About one hundred Of the amend
ments cons dered were reported ~ the
finance committee majority when the
senate convened.
The committee majority proposed
ten per cent cut IN the IS per cent
duty previously fixed on incandesccnt
electric light bulbs. but the senate. on
motion OF Senator Jones. democrat.
New Mexico. slashed the duty 10 20
per cent.
On recommendation Of the committee
the duty on tanning extracts was cut
from 25 per cent 10 ID per cent and
that on chalk was increased from 25
per cent 70 30 per cent The duty on
perfumes. tooth paste and other toilet
preparations containing alcohol was
put UP from 40 c pound and so per
cent ad valorem, 10 40c pound and
40 per cent ad valorem. The house
rate Of so per cent on articles not
containing alcohol, was advanced TO 75
per cent.
On harness valued at more than SIS
a set and saddles valued at more than
$40 each. with parts, except metal, for
both. duty Of 35 per cent was voted.
All harness and saddles had been trans
ferred TO the free list after the san
ate voted down the duty on hides and
| feathers last week
Other duties approved include 90 per
cent ad valorem on laces; IS per cent
! on embroideries and not less than 80
per cent on cotton lace. window cur
tans. nettings. pillow shams and bed
spreads. A duty Of 20 per cent was
fixed on Photographic cameras and
these rates on motion picture films:
Sensitized but not exposed. 4-l0 Of
lie lneal foot: exposed but not de-
veloped. &c a lineal foot; exposed aud
developed. &c lineal foot.