The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-29
SMOOT ESTIMATES
SIX WEEKS NEEDED
FOR TARIFF STUDY
Expects to Have Bill Ready for
Senate Soon After Reas-
sembIing From Vacation

Washington, May 29.-(R-Hardly
had the new house tariff bill reached
the senate side Of the capitol today
before administration leaders COM
pleted plans for its consideration by
the finance committee Of that cham
Der.
The measure. approved by the
house by a vote Of 264 to lat, will be
taken up by the committee June II,
and Chairman Smoot in making the
announcement estimated the COM
mittee would require about six weeks
to complete its work before formally
reporting 1t to the senate.
With a summer recess now planned
by some leaders. the chairman said
he would have the bill ready for the
senate as con as 1t reasSennbles from
the vacation.
Quick Agreement Seen
No consideration was given today
by the Republicans Of the committee
to the provisions Of the bill. The Re-
publicanS on the committee are re-
garded as administration supporters
and little difficulty is anticipated in
agreeing upon a measure acceptable
to the party leaders.
While the Democrats will be in
vited to sit with the committee
throughout the hearings and in the
revision of the bill, the prospects of a
solid Republican lineup makes it GER
tain that SO far as the committee is
concerned the bill will be 8 Republic
a measure.
This measure, designed to give
thousands of American agricultural
and industrial products additional
protection against foreign COMPETE
ton. will provide the basis for exten-
sive hearings to be conducted during
the summer by the senate finance
committee if the committee conforms
to the history of tariff legislation. it
will then reWrite the bill and report
1t to the senate with many changes.
Oppose Presidents Powers
Among those changes, Representa-
tive Garner Of Texas, Democratic
leader, and other prominent members
Of his party in congress, expect the
senate committee, and subsequently
the senate itself, to decide against
the action # the house looking to
extension of presidential authority
over the administration Of the tariff
and his powers to change rates.
Garner sought that end yesterday,
through a motion to recommit the bill
to the ways and means committee
with instruction to provide for aboli-
ton of the present tariff commission
and elimination of the flexible pro-
visions of the bill and for the estab-
lishnent Of a fact finding board re-
sponsible only to congress.
Motion Voted Down
His motion. which also sought to
prevent transfer OF authority to re-
view valuation methods from the
customs court to the treasury depart
u1ent and to bring about adjustment
of rates lin all schedules so the duties
shall not exceed the actual difference
between the cost Of production IN the
United States and abroad" was voted
down 254 to l57. a majority 10 less
than that recorded for the bill.
In the final ballot on the house
bill. which followed the rejection OF
Carriers motion, 20 Democrats joined
the majority and u Republicans, and
one Farmer Labor member recorded
their opposition with the minority
The latter included Representative
Beck. Republican, Pennsylvania, Tor
mer solicitor general, who led the at
tack on extension of presidential
power to change import duties, which
he believes congress should have ex-
clusively.