Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
DYE EMBARGO
TAKEN FROM
TARIFF BILL
Measure Again in Con-
ference After House
Considers Changes.
May Be Ready for Pres
ident's Signature in
Week; Flaw Revealed.

Washington, Sept. IA second
agreement on the administration tariff
bill was reached Thursday night by
the republican conferees and it was
the hope of majority leaders in the
house and senate to have the measure
ready for President Harding by the
end of this week or early next week
In accord with the expressed dlrec-
ton of the house, the conferees elm
mated the dye embargo licensing pro-
vision, which they previously had rein
serted into the bill and the 1c cent
a pound duty on potash. In lieu of the
embargo, the managers increased the
rates proposed on dyes and synthetic
chemicals and medicines, the products
of coal tar.
For the first two years the duties
would be cents a pound and 90 per
cent advalorem on intermediates and Z
cents a pound and 90 per cent on the
finished products, while after two years
they would be cents pound and ~
per cent on the intermediates and Z
cents a pound and 45 per cent on the
finished products. In all cases the ad
valorem would be based on American
valuation, that is, the wholesale selling
price in the American market.
Dye Clause causes Deiay
The conferees were in session for
more than three hours with the dye
duties as the stumbling block. 1t was
understood that Representative Long
worth of Ohio urged high rates, while
Senator Smoot of Utah opposed in
creases.
Representative Garner, Texas. the
democratic leader in the tariff fight, on
whose motion the house Wednesday
sent the bill back to conference for
further amendment, was invited in just
before the conferees concluded their
session. 1t was said afterwards that
it was the understanding that the dem
ocrats would not undertake to delay
unnecessarily final action by the house.
1t is the plan of the majority lead
ers to call the conference report up in
the house Friday. 1t may be q point
Of order will be made against the ac-
tion of .the coRferees- in changing the
dye rates, but Should that not prevail
the plan was to have not more than
an hours debate. Leaders declared
there was%po question about the adop-
ton of theAconference report, which
would pave the way for senate action.
Senate Holds Discussion
w DPH LDe Studle hdS oihNlSFI pIhl
cially Thursday of the action Wednes-
day of the house in sending the bin
back to conference, there was brief
discussion. Senator Moses, republican,
of New Hampshire, presented a letter
from Acting Secretary of State Phil
lips. in which it was stated that the
provision of the tariff to secure pro-
lection of trademarks to persons dom
iciled in the United States who have
registered trademarks in the United
States patent office would be incon
trayention of the convention for the
protection of industrial profsrty signed
by the United States and most of the
European nations in 1911.
Senator Moses expressed to the
house that the senate conferees would
take cognizance of this situation and
mot bring in a bill that will make our
treaties mere scraps of paper" When
the conferees concluded their work it
was stated that the trademark provi-
sion had not been considered.