The Washington times., 1929-08-19
RECESS D
LABOR
DAY

ASCdSbCAlDllhS QAISA w.
weeks vacation from its
special farm relief session, the
Senate today found the new
$700,O0O,0O0 tariff bill, COM
pleted as to rates, but with
debate on it postponed until
after Labor Day.
Only Vice President Curtis
handful of party leaders and the
regular attaches were present for
the brief session. Under a gentle
mans agreement, the Senate will
recess from time to time until sep.
tember without transactlng any
but routine business. The recesses
will run from Monday to Thursday
and Thursday to Monday.
House on Vacation
The House meanwhile continued
on vacation. 1t will. return Sep
tember 16 only to face the prospect
of another long vacation until
after the Senate has passed the
tariff measure.
The Senate Finance Committee
now win begin consideration of
administrative features in the tariff
act. The highly controversial issue
over giving the President power to
raise and lower rates and the
equally important question Of valu-
ations must be determined before,
the bill is ready for the Senate.
Democrats Fight Bill
With Democrats already opening
fire on various sections of the bill,
particularly the sugar rates, admin
istration leaders faced a tremendous
task to get the measure enacted
into law before the special session
ends. Under existing rules, how
ever, if the bill is still under debate
by next December, when the regular
session, starts, its consideration can
be resumed as though there had
been no break in the session.
Administration leaders hope to
have the bill entirely completed by
August 81. Their program called
for final vote on 1t in the Senate
about the middle. OF October. after
which 1t viii be sent to conference
to iron out differences between the
House and Senate rates. IT this |
schedule is maintained, they plan
to get it written into law some
time in November.
This program may run into a |
number Of snags and the tariff bill |
may still be under debate at the |
next regular session. Administra-
tfon leaders however base their |
hopes for it's prompt enactment on |
the fact that the agricultural sche.
dule contains . many sharply in
creased rates.
Make Slight Reductions
The new schedules, as fixed by |
the Senate Republicans, show a |
slight average reduction over the |
level of the House rates. This com. |
parison will mean little though in |
view Of the wide difference in the |
a whole would provide a generous |
increase in rates over existing law. |
A review of the high-lights in the |
various schedules follows:
Chemicals, oil and paints: Senate |
approved House action in retaining |
present rates on coaltar products |
and dyes, with inclusion of a pro.
vision that the rates should apply |
on the American selling price of |
imported articles; increase of ratc |
on wood alcohol from IL to 1S cents |
a gallon; rates on artists paints re- |
duced from 10 = to 40 per cent ad |
Valorem; petroleum, crude oil and |
gasoline kept on free list.
Metals and their manufactures: |
Senate raised rate on pig iron from
rs cents to $3.50 a ton over House |
increase to $1.12h a ton; Senate |
placed manganese ore on free list; |
present iron and steel rates retain ed.
heavy increases of House in rates on
watches and clocks slightly re.
duced by Senate.
Wood: Senate placed shingles back |
on free list though House voted |
rate of 25 per cent ad valorem; Sen
ate approved same rate for cedar,
except Spanish cedar, logs used for
wood pulp put on free list.
Sugar and molasses: Senate adopts |
2.20 Cuban rate as compared to
House rate of 2.40 and present rate
of 1.76; rates on molasses. maple
sugar and syrup and sugar cane cor
respondingly increased.
High Farm Rates
Agricultural products: HEAVY in.
creases made by Senate all down the
Iine, with some of House increases |
raised. Schedule highest in history
with dairy products given extraor-
dinary protection.
Spirits, wines and other beverages:
Senate approved House retention |
generally OF present rates.
Cotton manufactures: Senate ap-
proved House retention of present |
rates generally, but with minimum
duties increased: rates on tapestries.
yelvets and velveteens increased:
House increases on gloves reduced
by Senate.
Flax, hemp, and jutes; Senate ap-
proves so per cent increase placed
by House on flax rates. Two cents
q pound raise on jute yarns and |
cents a pound increase on iute
threads and cords also approved. |
Slight increases made on special
Items.
Wool: Senate approved House in-