Evening star., 1922-08-13
TARIFF TO PASS
SENATE SATURDAY
UNDER VOTE PLAN
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measure out within a few weeks and
ate and House before Congress goes
home in advance Of the fall election
campaigns.
Appointment of the Senate con-
ferees on the bill us awaited with
great interest at the Capitol. The
rule heretofore has been that the
three ranking republicans and the two
ranking democrats on the finance
committee were named to represent
the Senate, but since Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin, who has opposed
the tariff bill, is the third ranking
republican, there has been specula-
tion as to whether he would be ap-
pointed.
Deadlock Might Follow.
Should Mr.. La Toilette he appointed
and oppose the final draft of the
measure in conference the conferees
might be deadlocked, five to five, with
the result that conference report
could not be agreed to. In Capitol
gossip yesterday Senator Dillingham;
of Vermont was mentioned as the
probable appointee in place of SEN
ator La Toilette. who now is CAM
paigning in his home state.
With the tariff out of the way, the
Senate next will be faced by the
soldiers bonus bill. Senator Nc
Cumber plans to call this up the week
after the tariff measure is passed.
but since his time must be given to
will leave the plotting of the bonus
in the Senate to some other member
of the finance committee.
Before agreeing yesterday for a
final vote, the Senate made rapid
progress in the consideration of COM
mittee amendments to the sundries
schedule. Only three fights devel-
oped, revolving around the 20 per
cent ad valorem duty on toys, which
was approved. and the duties on
ivory tusks and asbestos. Senators
Wadsworth of New York and New of
Indiana, republicans. led Il success
full fight against the committee rate
Of 10 per cent on ivory. the Senate
voting. "a to II, to place the COM
modify on the Tree list.
Crude Asbestos Left Free.
Duties Of 80 per cent on asbestos
yarns and woven fabrics and 25 per
cent on other asbestos manufactures
were approved after the Senate had
rejected an amendment to continue
the present duties of 20 and 10 per
cent, respectively. Also il rejected
an amendment to make crude as
bestos ore dutiable at 20 per cent,
leaving that commodity on the free
list.
The tariff on asbestos products oc-
cupied the Senate for several hours,
despite the 15-minute limitation on
debate. First the Senate rejected, 40
to l6. an amendment by Senator
AShurSt, democrat. Arizona to re-
move crude asbestos from the free
list and make it dutiable at 20 per
cent ad valorem. Then followed the
fight over duties on manufactures of
asbestos.
Senator'S Reed of Missouri and
Simmons of North Carolina, demo-
Gratis. charged and Senator Freling-
huysen, republican. New Jersey. de-
MED that the Johns -Manville Asbes-
manufacturing business in this coun-
try.
Higher Rates on Products.
The committee proposed to increase
the duty on fiber and woven cloth
from 20 per cent in the present law
to 80 per cent and to advance the
present 10 per cent duty on other
manufactures of asbestos to 25 per
cent.
The duties recommended by the
committee were approved after the
rejection. i to %, of an amendment by
Senator Jones, democrat, New Mexico,
to continue the present duties in force
Seven republicans supported the Jones
amendment their Spokesmen arguing
that 1t was not fair to give protection
to the manufactured product while
leaving the crude material, produced
i'll western and southern states, on
the free list. The seven republicans
were Borah, Capper, McNary. Nichol-
son. Phipps, Stanfield and Warren.
Aside from the committee amend
ments dealing with duties on laces
the more important matters left for
decision by the Senate include the
Sterling amendment to make the
prohibition enforcement law effective
within a distance of eighteen miles
of the American coast line; the Ear-
reid amendment to remove petroleum
and crude oil from the free list to
the dutiable list, and the amendment
of Senator Jones, republican, Wash
lngton, proposing free zones at ports