The New York herald., 1922-06-09
Committee Rate on
Printing Presses and
Lawn Mowers.
REPUBLICANS REVOLT
Back Democratic Resolution
Reducing Board Figures
on Three Glasses.

WASHINGTON, June s.-After a two
days fight the Senate voted to-day to
remove sewing machine and cash
registers from the tariff free list.
Committee rates ranging from 25 per
cent. ad valorem to 40 per cent. on
these machines and 25 per cent. on
cash registers were approved.
At the same time the Senate refused
to accept the committee rate of 80 per
cent. ad valorem on printing presses.
lawn mowers and machine tools and
adopted by a vote of % 10 27 an
amendment by Senator Robinson
Dem., Ark.) cutting that rate to Is
per cent.
This was the fourtE time the COM
mittee had been overturned in the six
weeks the tariff bill has been under
consider on. Seven Republicans
joined with the solid Democratic mi
mon. porting the Robinson
Tkey were Borah, Kel-
logs "a Toilette, Lenroot. Nell
son an4 Norris.
Senator Lenroot (wis.). one of the
leaders of the majority side. gave notice
to the committee that he would not sup
port it in recommendation to increase
existing rates in cases where 1t was
shown. as he said it had been in this
instance. that imports were negligible
and exports large. He said he was not
in favor of trying to translate into fig
ures in this bill all of the possibilities Of
fI,e f,tfx IIa hot
posed to take care of unforeseen circuun-
stances through the flexible tariff pro-
visions in the measure.
Chairman McCumber IN. d. Of the
Finance Committee argued that the rates
proposed were for revenue purposes.
Senator Lenroot replied that IL imorts
were small under the present duty of 5
per cent. they would be shut of entirely
by doubling that rate. with a result that
the Government would not receive any
revenue
An amendment by Senator Walsh
(Dem., Mass.) to restore cash registers
to the free list led to a long discussion,
but 1t was finally rejected, 81 to 80. Five
Repubicans-Capper, kellogg. La Fol-
lette. Lenroot and Norris-joined the
solid minority in supporting the amend
ment A proposal to restore sewing ma
chimes to the free list was defeated last
night.
Reopening the debate on the cash reg
lister amendment. Senator Underwood
(Ala.), the Democratic leader said the
to put a tax on them was
and presumably was for
the purpose of raising the prices to
American consumers.
Pointing out that in the free list pro-
vision of the present law linotype ma
chimes were named along with sewing
machines and cash registers Senator
Underwood said he could not understand
why the committee left linotype ma
chimes on the free list since the amount
of labor entering into their construc-
tion was much greater than entering
into the making Of a cash register.
II cannot understand why" he con-
tinued. except that possibly the COM
mittee believed II had reached one ad-
versary 1t was afraid of. They were
not afraid to put sewing machines.
which the women use in the homes. on
the dutiable list. but they did not dare
challenge the opposition Of the great
American press"
Despite the plea of Senator Jones
Dem., N. NJ that ii would mean too
much additional burden on the pur-
chasing power OF the American hoy,
the Senate tonight refused to remove
the tariff OF two cents each on pocket
knives valued at 40 cents dozen.
Duties ranging from two cents each
and 60 per cent. ad valorem to 40 cents
and 60 per cent ad valorem on pocket
knives and other knives not having
fixed blades also were agreed to.
The Senate approved committee rates
OF 30 per cent ad valorem on lace
making machines and go per cent ad
vaiorem on knitting machines. On
cream separators and all other ma
chires not specially provided for a rate
Of % per cent. ad valorem was ap-
nrnuad