Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
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"OPENS IN. SENATE
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Simmons Proposal for In
t'come Tax Data Expected
y to Develop Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE tariff program of organized
American agriculture, calling in many
cases for higher rates on farm products
than those already proposed, lay before
the Senate today as 1t came at last to
fine opening of debate upon the tariff
bill.
The immediate order of business was
consideration of the proposal of Sena-
tor Simmons of North Carolina, ranking
Democrat of the finance committee,
that the Treasury Department be asked
for income tax information showing the
recent profits and losses of individuals
and corporations affected by tariff re-
vision. Then the program agreed upon
called for general debate on the ad-
ministrative provisions of the tariff
measure.
Submitted by a group of national
agricultural organizations, the program
of the farmers asked restoration OF the
higher rates on sugar and on TOBACCO
proposed in the House bill and for in
creases in the duties on cattle, hides,
cheese, casein. dried milk. staple cotton
and numerous vegetable products.
Speedy Enactment Asked.
The dictum of the farmers signii-
cantly avoided any mention of the Re-
publican independents demand that
tariff revision be confined to agrlcul-
tural products. 1t took no cogniZance
of the industrial schedules IN the tar TN
bill and called for enactment OF the
tariff measure before the regular ses-
sion opens in December
The farm program was signed oy
representatives of the National Grange.
American Farm Bureau Federatlon:
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation, National Dairy Union,
American National Live Stock Associa-
ton. NATIONAL Wood Marketing Council,
Southern Tariff Association Of America.
Kansas state Live Stock Association:
Central Co-operative Association and
National Live Stock Producers Associa-
ton.
The agricuturalists declared that
some of the duties proposed In the re-
vised House bill submitted to the SEN
ate by the Republican leaders were sat
isfactory. However, it urged that none
of the farm rates in the measure De
lowered.
Q without material increase IN the
duties above the present rates" the
farm statement said. 1.-The sugar indus
try of this country will suffer severe
hardships 1t has been shown by the
growers that rates of duty such as nave
been asked Tor by the laTm oiSahl-
cations would lead to profitable cane
and beet production and would ade-
quately increase the cane and beet
acreages."
Tax Data Proposal Opposed.
The Simmons proposal regarding in
come tax information is opposed by the
administration group, but has the sup
port of the independent Republican
Democratic coalition.
This combination has decided to post
pone its effort to restrict tariff revision
to agricultural commodities until there
has been an opportunity for debate
upon the merits Of the bill as drawn up
by the finance committee Republicans.
Later it is expected that this will be
attempted. either by a proposal to strike
out afI other schedules or by one to re-
commit the measure, with instructions
to the committee to conf1ne rate changes
to farm products.