Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
TARIFF MEASURE
PASSES SENATE;
VOTE IS So TO 81
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LNOHHHeH yfOm FUI Fdgel
from Senators Smoot, Utah; Watson,
Indiana, and Shortridge, California,
the three Republicans to represent
the Senate on the conference COM
mittee, that they would not agree to
elimination of these provisions with
out first seeking instructions from
the Senate.
Senator BOrah, of Idaho, leader
of the Independents, explained that
his vote for the bill in its present
form was not to be taken as an in
dication of what he would do when
the conference report is put to a
vote.
He said the debenture, the sub
stitute restoring to Congress the
present executive power to make
emergency changes in tariffs, and
the Norris anti-monOpoly provision
were vital parts of the bill and
should not be compromised.
Senator LaFOllette, of Wisconsin,
another independent leader, assailed
the measure as the worst tariff bill
in the nations history" and as one
that should be known as Grundy's
billion-dollar tariff bill"
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massa-
chusetts, asserted the bill was full
of impediments to industry" and If
President Hoover listens to the voice
industry he will veto it."
Terming it a fraud and breach
of every campaign pledge made by
the Republican party in 1928, Sena-
tor Connally, Democrat, Texas, said
anv Senator who expected to see
the debenture and the provision for
repeal of Presidential power to
change duties enacted into law was
"indulging in a very sanguine hope.
"Over in the White House" he said,
"sits an Executive who is determined
that neither of these provisions be
in the bill when it is reported from
conference"
While no defense of the measure
came from single Administration
Republican, Chairman SmoOt, OF the
finance committee, placed in the rec
ord a tabulation showing the equiv
alent average ad valorem pro
tection of the bill as passed today
was 1899 per cent as compared with
4S15 per cent in the House Dill;
34.61 in the present law, and 5O.o4
per cent in the bill originally report
: ed by the finance committee ana
81 .O8 per cent in the last Democratic
+ariff act. the Underwood law OF
1913. z,,
Rv rate schedules the table show
ed the Senate bill to be lower IN
four schedules-metals, wood, rayon
and sundries-as compared with the
existing law, and higher in the re-
naming ten rate sections. The 1ol-
lowing average percentage OF pro-
lection in each schedule, compaIeu
with 1918, present and House raUeS'
was shown; .o 20 m .or
cent; present, 1892; House. S1'Sz'
Senate, 30.95. -,
Earths. earthenware and glass
ware-1913, 31.67 per cent; present
4552: House, 54.S7; Senate, 50.OS,
Metals-191S, 14.32; present, 35'l1'
House. 1884; Senate, 1926. ~
Wood-1913, $40; present 1884,
House, 1884; Senate, 1853. c,or.
Snear-1913, 1928; present, 67.S5;
House, 92.S6; Senate, 77.17.
Tobacco = 1918, 60.66; present
60 40. House. 66.9S; Senate, $500.
Hgricuiture-191S, 9.84; present
2237: House, 1895; Senate 1929;
Spirits-1918, 25.54; present SS'4S'
House, 47.44; Senate, 47'44. - o..
Cotton-191S, 3O.5S; present, 4O'2T
House. 1913; Senate, 4O.59: ,ooe.
Flax, Hemp and JuteMdS!0; "a d9. senate. aU,T'
present, 1916; House, l9.OS' oeii@'e'
1895. oaon+ 40 "a.
House, $500; Senate, 57.3S. reze.
Silk2191S, 46.96; present $780,
House. 6O.17; Senate, 5S.OS. -oeo.
Rayon-1913, S4.89; present $780,
House, 5S.43; Senate, 49.14; o, en-.
present, 24.51; House, 26.l4; Senate
25.91. o ,eog. nresent
On oo. 0oiiut uonse. 28.57; Senate, 1899.