Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
SENATE TO HASTEN
VOTE ON TARIFF BY
LONGER SESSIONS
Republicans Agree on Change
in Daily Schedule to
Dispose of Issue.
81 MEMBERS OF PARTY
ATTEND CAUCUS TODAY
New Arrangement to Become Ef-
fective When Upper House
Convenes Monday.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
To speed up action on the pending
tariff bill Senate Republicans decided
at conference today to begin meet
ings of the Senate, starting Monday, an
hour earlier than the usual noon hour
convening time.
Rate changes and other aspects Of
the tariff bill were not taken up at the
conference, the first to be held by the
majority party to ascertain the atti-
tude of its members toward procedure.
The Republicans are anxious to dis
pose of the bill before the regular ses-
sion, and if sufficient progress is not
made under the present plan night
sessions may be started.
There were 81 of the 55 Republican
Senators present They included Nye,
North Dakota, and Howell, Nebraska,
members of the Republican independent
group opposing the tariff bill. Senators
Borah, Idaho; Norris, Nebraska, and
LaFollette, Wisconsin, of the i1de-
pendent group did not attend. while
there were abSenteeS from the Senate
on account of other business or illness.
Another Meeting Held.
Before the session, another meeting
was held by the Far Northwestern Re-
publicans. who are campaigning for pro-
lection for logs, lumber and lumber
products. including shingles. which the
finance committee voted to keep on the
free list after the House made them
dutiable.
they met in the Office of Senator
Johnson, Republican, California. The
group also included Senators Steiwer.
oregon; Oddie, Nevada; Jones. Wash
ington, and Thomas, Idaho.
At the Republican conference some
discussion was understood to have taken
place on the question whether the Re
publicans should let the bill speak for
itself and not attempt 70 reply to all
opposition argument, but no decision
was reached. The attitude seems to
have been taken to let each individual
Senator make any answer he desired At
any time.
simultaneously with the conference
of Senate Republicans today 1t was
learned that the finance committee ma
jority had agreed to eliminate two
controversial provisions in the hope OF
diminishing prospective opposition.
Provision Dropped.
One provision to be stricken cut
would have changed the old system Of
duction in determining duties and made
differences IN conditions of compet-
ton the formula to be followed.
This section, approved by the House
and revised by the finance committee
Republicans to include transportation
costs to ports of entry Of competitive
foreign and domestic articles as fac
L. IF at
ditionS is involved in the disputed Eex-
ible provisions against which Demo-
Gratis and Republican independents have
announced opposition.
The second provision would have
barred from entry into the United
States articles manufactured abroad
BEARING trade marks owned by citizens
of this country. 1t was agreed to re.
store the House language, which would
permit importation of such articles with
consent of the owner of the trade mark.
AS this action became known the
finance committee made public a list OF
an additional 1870 names of corpora
tions about which it desires informa-
ton from the Treasury as to tax re-
turns.
The list follows: Air Reduction Co.
Of California, Air Reduction Co. OF
Michigan, Air Reduction Co. of Massa-
chusetts, Air Reduction Co. of New Jer-
sey, Air Reduction Co. of Virginia.
Minnesota Air Reduction Co., Air Re.
duction Co. of Ohio.
Others on List.
Niagara Oxygen Corporation, Superior
Oxygen Co. of Illinois, Superior Oxygen
Co, Inc. of New York. Superior OXy-
gen Co. of Missouri, Superior Oxygen
Co. OF Pennsylvania, Searchlight Co. OF
Illinois, National Carbide Corporation,
Compressed Carbonic Co.. Dayton Oxy-
gen and Hydrogen Products Co, OF Day.
ton, Ohio.
New England Compressed Gas Co.,
Carolina Standard Gas Products Co..
California Cyanide Co., Inc, of Della
Columbia Carbon Co.. Southern Carbon
Co.. Columbian Carbon Co. (West Vir-
ginia), Western Carbon Co., Southern
Gas Line Co., Teton Gas Products Co.,
Piney Oil &, Gas Co., Monroe Gas Co.,
Pineville Gas Co.
Columbian Gasoline Corporation;
Commercial Solvents Corporation; Coty
Inc: Union Powder Corporation of
Virginia; Yaryan Rosin & Turpentine
Va: Hercules Explosives Corporation of
New York; Aetna Explosives Co., Inc.
Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation;
Beacon Electric Co.; Canadian National
Carbon Co.. Ltd; Electro Metallurgical
Co.: the Linde Air Products Co. of
Texas; Clendine Gasoline Co.; Michigan
Northern Power Co.; National Carbon
Co.. Inc: Oxwell Acetylene Co.: the
Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc; Dominion Oxy-
gen Co.: Electric Furnace Products Co.
Union Carbide Co. of Canada, Ltd:
United Carbon Co., Crystal Carbon Co.,
United Gas Co., Elk Oil & Gas Co.. wal
green Co, Inc, of New York, Algreen
Co. of Tennessee.
Dow Chemical Co., Virginia Carolina
Chemical Corporation, E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co.. Allied Chemical Dye
Corporation, aluminium Potash Co. of
America, American Solvents & Chemical
Corporation, Great western Electro
Chemical. Merrimac Chemical Co.,
Sherwin- Williams Co., the Newport Co.,
United Dye Wood Corporation, Amer
ican Dyewood Co., British Dye Wood
Co., Ltd; West Indies Chemical Works,
Ltd.
Watson Called Party.
Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re-
publican leader, called tfe party gath
er.ng today with view to sounding out
his strength in the approaching con-
tests and with an eye to lining UP his
forces for the more immediate ISSUE
on the flexible provisions of the tariff
act
Two split-ups In the Republican
ranks this week on the tariff are giving
some concern to the majority leaders.
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