Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-14
HOUSE EXPECTED
TO PASS TARIFF
Republican Majority Sure
When Bill Comes Up Be-
tween 3 and d.

BY the Associated Press.
The end of the long and rocky legis-
lative road of the Republican tariff bill
approached today with House Republi-
can leaders seeing victory by between
80 and 100 votes
The two conference reports settling
the differences between the two legisla-
tive branches came before the House
with passage assured between and
pm. after three hours of debate,
equally divided between proponents and
the opposition.
A single vote was to decide the issue
on the conference report.
The Democrats conceded victory to
the overwhelming Republican majority
and expected to lose between IS and
20 votes. The Republicans figured to
lose about dozen on their side. When
the bill first passed the House, May
%, 1929, score of Democrats voted
with the Republicans while IL Repub-
licans joined the opposition.
The bill, approved by the Senate yes
terday on a A to AZ vote, goes to
President Hoover next.
He will study the rates before signing
or vetoing it. Majority leaders in Con-
gress have predicted he would attach
his signature. In that event, the new
rates would take effect the next day.
President Hoover probably will receive
the bulky document on Monday. With
the aid of experts he will then begin a
study of its provisions, meanwhile send
ing copies to the Treasury and other
interested departments for comment be-
fore acting.
Expect Hoover Approval.
Administration chiefs in both houses
believe Mr. Hoover will sign the meas
ure. They assert If the President finds
himself dissatisfied with some of its
provisions he can take advantage Of the
flexible clause to correct them.
Dramatic scenes we're enacted in the
Senate before the vote yesterday as
leaders of all three factions in the year.
d-a-half-old struggle denounced and
defended the bill.
Setting aside the LIST hour and
half for himself, Senator Watson, the
Indiana majority leader, kept IS Sen
atorS and crowded galleries in an up
roar as he made an old-fashioned pro-
tective tariff speech, parted in hunor-
GUS vein thruStS of the coalition, and
then concluded with a prediction that
the Nation would be much better off in
80 days with the bill out of the way.
Senators Borah of Idaho, the indie
pendent Republican pilot, and Robin
son of Arkansas, minority leader, let
loose double-barreled charge against
the bill after others had forecast the
legislation would be made a major issue
in the coming elections.
AS 1t. came before the House for final
vote the measure carried S87 increased
duties and 235 decreases. More than
$50 of the increases are on agricul-
tural products. In addition, rs products
on the dutiable list in existing law are
transferred to the free list. and 48
items now free are given protection.
Increases Revenue.
Calculated to raise $500 ,00O, 900 in
revenue, based on 1923 imports, an in
crease of $107,000,000 over customs re-
ceiptS of that year, the measure car
ries higher levieS on sugar and scores
of staple foods and delicacieS, as we'll
as wearing apparel of all descriptions,
minerals, textiles and miscellaneous
manufactured products.
For the first time in years, softwood
lumber, cement, brick, long-staple cot
ton, hides, feathers and shoes are given
protection.
The bill would become the tariff act
of 1880" the day after presidential
approval.