Show I I SUBSTITUTE FOR FORTHE FORTHE THE PAYNE IDEA I Maximum and Minimum Provi Provisions Pro Provisions vi visions as Worked Out by byI I Aldrich Committee DUTY ON TEA AND COFFEE PRESIDENT GIVEN AUTHORITY TO APPLY THE RATES i Washington April 30 Vie senate finance committees substitute for the tt Payne Pane bills maximum and anti minimum provisions was reported to the senate today toda by Senator Aldrich chairman of I the committee It puts in effect after alter March 31 1919 1918 a maximum provision for an additional 25 a 2 per cent ad valorem on all of the tM rates of or the senate Mil bUt Miland billand and then t n gives to the president UK the th 1 power poser Ower to apply appl the minimum rates to toan any an country or oA JI section of a country by proclamation It provides for a duty of 1 I 5 i cents on coffee corree and 10 cents on tea j imported from countries to the maximum rates are applied The sec sew section section I tion also al gives the president the power to employ a tariff commission for the purpose of ot gathering Information only I Reversal of Payne Bill Sill BillI I The senates retaliatory provision Is practically a reversal of that I placed In the Payne bill Instead of the maximum rates lates apply ng auto automatically automatically against a country count which die dle i criminates in to Its tariff laws laps against t the Ce e products of the United States the thet j t finance committees substitute Make makes the maximum rates applicable to all countries after March 31 U 1910 and then j i gives the president pre power to apply appl the i 1 minimum rates to those countries i which give ghe the t United States equal concessions with other countries eo un tries But Bui the president must in his proclamation declare that the which is fa favored favored with the minimum does not I impose any an terms or restrictions either in the way of tariff rates or trad or other regulations directly or indirectly upon the sale or importation into that thet country of any product of the United States Might Not Affect Brazil I This in effect is the requirement I which vas evas In the house home bill bilI In addi addition addition I tion Uon the senate provision requires that thata a country in order to receive the min minimum minI minimum I rates of the American tariff can cannot cannot cannot not Impose any export bounty or pro upon the exportation of ot any article to the United States which tIn duly dul discriminates dl against the products I of this country The latter provision was as not made in the house bill It is not thought that it would affect Brazil I because ot of the export tax placed place b by byI I that country on coffee but it is expect expected ed that It will affect those countries which Impose an export tax on a raw material which is used for manufacturing ing in this country The new provision would make the I maximum rates applicable to any an colo colony colony colony ny or political subdivision of a country which has bas the right to adopt and en enforce enforce enforce force tariff legislation The conditions condition Imposed by the new section are ap applicable apI applicable to the products of a n I whether imported directly or indirectly indirect i from that country count countI President Not Restricted I Io I No o restrictions are placed upon the UK president as to the number of persons he may employ amplo to make thorough In Investigations Investigations investigations and examinations to ob obtain obtain obtain tain information for his use In carry carrying carr carrying ing out the provisions of the section Coffee and tea ten are the only articles on the free list upon which a maximum duty dut is applied At the meeting of the finance com corn committee committee I I f at which the decision to report the amendment was reached there was wasa I a n full attendance of members member The Democrats contented themselves with I announcing their opposition to the pro provision prof f vision Islon but made no effort to prevent i j i its being reported to the senate In Indeed Indeed j deed they left the committee room be before before fore tore the vote yote was reached so that in fact the provision had the unanimous vote ote of the committee A large number of other adminis administrative administrative administrative features were agreed upon and will wilt be reported to the senate sena tc later 10 ter Statement by Aldrich Speaking of or the coffee corree provision of or I 1 Ithe the amendment Senator Aldrich said today toda that it would apply appl to Brazil if that country should discriminate United States but it was wa wal believed l it would be used so o as to in influence Influence Influence fluence Brazil and other ing countries to place the United States on a favorable footing tooting It is not expected that the provision will have the effect of or placing a n duty on either tea or coffee but that conditions regarding their admission will continue as at present coupled with some con concessions concessions concessions cessions to us on other articles I Following is the text of or the provision pro km relating to the presidents advisers To secure Information to assist the president in the discharge of at the duties imposed upon him by this section and information which will be useful to congress In tariff legislation and to the officers of the government in the admin administration adminIstration administration of the customs laws the president president president dent is hereby authorized to employ such persons as may be required to tomake tomake tomake make thorough Investigations and ex ox examinations examinations in the thc production commerce and trade of the United States and for foreign foreign eign countries and all conditions affect affecting affectIng affecting ing the same sam |