Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
LUMBER AND OIL
FACEDBY SENATE
Watson Predicts Tariff Bill
viii Go to Conference by
Thursday.
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hopeful that an agreement might be
reached. It is expected that the SEN
ate will be able to dispose of the hides,
boots. shoes and leather amendment
by the close Of business Monday SEN
ator Watson of Indiana, Republican
leader of the Senate, was one Of those
who predicted last night that the SEN
ate would fail to agree on duties on
hides. boots and shoes and would leave
them on the free list.
Hides Amendment Fails.
Senator Walsh's first amendment to
the Oddie amendment substituting a
10 per cent ad valorem duty on green
hides instead Of cents a pound, was
defeated by a vote Of 49 to "a. The
Massachusetts Senator then sought to
have the duty fixed at is per cent
ad valorem, but this lost by vote of
81 to is:
Senator Walsh declared that If the
duty were left at cents a pound on
green hides and 8 cents on dried hides,
as provided in the Oddie amendment,
it would mean a duty of 81 per cent
ad valorem. He insisted that the tan
ming industry and the boot and shoe
industry would suffer greatly II their
raw materials were taxed to such
degree.
Turning to the Senator nom the
cattle States, Senator Walsh demanded:
rs your industry suffering today more
than the tanners are suffering?"
The Massachusetts Senator said that
he would ask only per cent COM
pensatory duty on leather If his amend
ment was adopted. and on mems shoes
he would ask no duty, and on women's
shoes only a small duty. He told the
Senate that II the Oddie amendment
were adopted 1t would result in increaS-
ing the price Of shoes, such as the
farmer and the laborer wear, from rs
cents to 81 q pair. He said the increase
on the more expensive shoes would
probably run only so or go cents.
Why 9 specific duty on hides, and
not on leather and shoes?" said the
Massachusetts Senator Lets call the
roll, and see who stands with the
consumer"
Senator Pitman Of Nevada argued
that the cattle men and farmers who
produce hides were entitled to the duty
proposed in the Oddie amendment.
THE Senator from Massachusetts,
comes here crying for lower duties on
hides. and complains of ~ per cent
ad valorem duty, as though he had
he voted for duties in the cotton sched-
ule which average more than 40 per
cent. The cotton industry needs pro-
lection in Massachusetts,. But the cat
tie raisers of the West also need pro-
lection. This duty on hides may mean
the saving of the cattlemen on the
ranges of this country. 1t will mean
much. too, to the farmer who has only
few hides to sell year"
Attacks Oddie Amendment.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin. at
tackled the Oddie amendment, insisting
that hides should remain on the free
list.
Hides are only a by-product of the
packer" said Senator Blaine. The
duty on hides will not benefit the farm
er a cent, but will place a burden upon
him instead, along with every other
consumer who must buy shoes in this
country. I tell you that the packers
are back of this demand for duty on
hides"
Senator Pittman sarcastically replied
that the cattlemen had been fighting
the packers for years. He said, never
theless, that every man in the cattle
raising business in his State OF Nevada
is urging a duty on hides, and believes
that he will get the benefit Of that duty.
Senator Blaine replied that he had no
doubt the cattlemen believed they
would benefit from duty on hides. He
insisted, however, that the packers will
be the only beneficiaries.
They know what Is going TO happen"
said Senator Blaine. There is hardly
farmer in this country who ever sells a
hide" he continued. He said that few
manufacturers would be able to pass the
tariff along to the consumer, and that
in the end the man who wears cowhide
shoes and his children would feel heavi-
ly the burden placed upon them from
a duty on hides.
Senator Howell of Nebraska sought to
have the Senate reconsider the vote by
| which it rejected an amendment OF his
changing the Oddie amendment reduc-
| ing the 10 per cent ad valorem duty on
sole. betting or harness leather to So
per cent. In the end he was defeated
| by q vote of SO to 81. An amendment
offered by him reducing the duty on
leather welting also was defeated.
The Senate sat for nearly four hours
yesterday. Before 1t recessed until to-
morrow an agreement was entered into
| limiting debate on the Oddie amend
ment to IS minutes for each Senator
and five minutes on any amendment
offered to the Oddie amendment.
Shoals Proposition Next.
With the prospect of getting the
tariff bill out of the Senate during the
coming week the leaders are giving at
tention to the program which will fol-
low the disposition of that bill. 1t is
planned to take up the Muscle Shoals
matter and make 1t the unfinished
business of the Senate as soon as the
tariff has been passed The agricul-
tural appropriation bill probably will be
given the right Of way and perhaps
! some of the other appropriation bills
now pending In the Senate, with Muscle
Shoals laid aside temporarily.
Since the Senate met after the holi-
days, January 6, 1t has been almost
continuously at work on the tariff bill,
laying it aside only to act on the nomi-
| nation of Chief Justice Hughes, and
on the first deficiency appropriation bill.
| During that time there have been 306
roll calls. either for record vote or
to develop a quorum. It is estimated
1 l. 0N L.