The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-20

Washington, Sept. 19.-Final legisls.
tive action on the tariff act Of 1872: was
taken to-day with adoption Of the con.
ference report by tho Senate. The meas.
ure now goes to- President Harding. aad
will become effective the day after ne
signs t. Under the law he has ten days
In which to attach his signature.
Ths Senate vote was lS to :s. ana
came exactly one year. eight months ana
thirteen days after work was started
on what will be the first Republican
protective tariff law In nearly ten years.
Fiye Republicans voted against Ahs
conference report and two Democrsi
supported It. Three Republicans Cz
eron. Cummins and Lenroot. who voted
FOR tho bill as amended in the Senate
opposed it IN tho form II came from
conference.
The roll call follows:
For Adopt1oni
RepubIlcans-Ball. Srandefee. Bur
sum, Capper. Colt. Curtis. Dillinsham'
Dupont, Edge. Ernest. France. Freiine.
huysen. Gooding, Hale. Harreld. Jones'
Of Washington: Kellogg. MCCORMICK
McCumber, Mclean. Nary. Moses. Mel
SON. New. Newberry. Nicholson. Nor
beck, Oddie, Pepper. Phipps. Rawson'
Reed, Of Pennsylvania: Shortridse
smoot, Stntield, Sterling. Sutherland.
Townsend, wadsworth. Warren. ana
Watson Of Indiana-41.
Against Adoption
Republicans: Borah. Cameron. Cum
Minis, LaF'ollettee. and Lenroot-S
Democrats: Ashurst Dial. Fletcher.
Gerry, Glass. Harrison. Heflin. Hitcn.
cock. King. McKellar. Myers. Reed OF
Missouri, Robinson. Sheppard. shlelds'
Simmons. Smith. Stanley. SWANSON
Trammell. Underwood. Walsh. OF Mass
achusetts and williams-@3. Total 20.
OF the absentees 1t was announced
that Senator Kendrick. Democrat. Wyo.
ming. was in favor of the bill, and Sen.
ator Norris. Republican. Nenraska. ID
opposition. Other absent Republicans
and Democrats, 1t was stated. were. res
rectively, for and against adoption.
s4oo, 900 Amount Revenue. -,
Treasury experts estimate that ths
rev act will yield about s4oo.o0e.ooo a
wear in revenue, one half from these
four sources: Sugar. ss7.oon.ooo; raw
wool. $50. 100000: tobacco. s35o0o0Ov.
and Iaces and embroiderics Sla.Oo0,Ooo'
Rates on some OF the schedules are
declared to be the highest in the his
tory OF American tariffs. while those
I'm other schedules arc estimated 70
be lower than in any other protective
act In the highest classes are placed
sugar. raw wool, silk. laces and en-
hroideries. cutlery, agricultural Pro-
ducts and provisions and dyes, synthetic
chemicals. med!cinals. and other pro-
duts OF coal tar.
Presidential Powers.
This bill makes distinct departure
in American. tariff making. in that the
President IS given broad authority over
taxes at the customs house. Upon
Investigation he may increase or oe-
crease any rate in the bill by fifty per-
cent, should that be necessary TO caual.
ize the difference in tho cost OF proouc-
ton at home and abroad.
In addition the executive may o.
clare American valuation as the basis
OF assessing advalorem duties. In the
evcrt that such basis were used the
duties could not be increased. but the
experts estimate that the actual chan9e
from foreign valuation 10 the American
valuation would bring about an aver
age increase Of 100 percent in the rates.
After declaring such raluationS tho
President could. however. reduce any
duty by fifty percent.