Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
CONFEREES DOWN
TOLAST ) RATES
Sugar, Cement, Lumber,
Shingles and Silver Agree
ments Seen in 10 Days.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Cmplete agreement on all except five
rates in the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill
was reached by the congressional con-
ferees today and Monday was fixed for
starting the adjustment of differences
over the administrative provisions.
While 10 duties were reconsidered to-
day and changed from the basis pre-
viously determined by the conference
Utah, chairman of the Senate group,
announced that from now on the Books
were closed" on rates.
There will be no further reconsidera-
tons of rates." Smoot said, adding that
the five levies in disagreement and to be
voted upon separately in the House were
sugar, cement, lumber, shingles and
silver.
Another week or 10 days is expected
to be required to settle disputes over the
administrative clauses. A report then
will be drawn showing the two houses
In agreement on all but the five rates
and the Senate provisions for a farm
export debenture and a legislative in
stead Of an executive flexible tariff
policy.
Agreements III FTOSpcCt.
. The House will vote on the rates and
the Senate viii instruct its confereeS
what to do on the two controversial
administrative clauses. With these
questions settled the bill, in the making
for more than Is months, will be ready
for President Hoover'S signature or veto.
The average rate Of protection for the
whole bill as rewritten in conference
has been increased considerably over
the 38.99 per cent carried In the meas
ure as it passed the Senate. The lat
ter figure was about half way between
the present average protection OF 34.61
and the House bill average Of 43.15 per
cent.
The completion of the adjustment of
rate disputes foreclosed any further ac-
ton on the proposed Senate increases on
narrow laceS, which were eliminated
this week by the conferees, and the ex-
iSting 80 per cent duty restored.
Hundreds of kilograms from lace mill
owners and workers in Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey were received
by the conferees saying the domestic
lace industry was facing ruin unless
higher protection against foreign labor
was granted.
Duty on Plate Glass.
Reversing prior actions, the conferees
today arrived at a duty of II cents g
square foot as against 10 cents now in
effect on plate glass, between 384 and
100 square inches, and 17z cents as
against the present 22-cent rate on
plate glass between 720 and 1908
square inches.
Other reconsiderations resulted in the
following rates, compared with present
levies: Crude aluminium, cents a
pound, now cents; aluminium foil, 20
per cent, now 35 per cent; glass prisms
and chandeliers, so per cent, now the
same; gauge glass tubes, go per cent,
now So per cent; plain wall paper, 10
per cent, now the same; printed wall
paper, 11a cents pound and 20 per
cent, now the same.
Penknives valued at not more than
40 cents a dozen, Ia cents each and
so per cent, now one cent each and SO
per cent; manila and other hard fiber
cordage composed of three or more
strands, with each strand consisting of
2 or more yards, 2 cents O pound, now
three fourths of cent; If smaller than
three fourths of / inch in diameter, an
additional Is per cent, now no addi-
tional duty.
Cashew nuts, 2 cents a pound, now
cent; frozen eggs, IL cents a pound,
now tx cents: staples In strip form
for use in paper fasteners of stapling
machines. 2 cents q pound. now clio
of cent.