CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE BILL (H. R. 2667) TO PROVIDE REVENUE, TO REGULATE COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TO ENCOURAGE THE INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, TO PROTECT AMERICAN LABOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

APRIL 21 (calendar day, APRIL 29), 1930.—Ordered to be printed

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 2667) to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American labor, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 3, 11, 22, 24, 34, 44, 45, 53, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 104, 108, 109, 118, 141, 159, 160, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 190, 191, 192, 193, 209, 212, 215, 227, 234, 246, 247, 248, 253, 261, 263, 265, 266, 298, 299, 330, 331, 335, 336, 340, 343, 382, 384, 429, 432, 440, 447, 485, 513, 521, 529, 557, 565, 572, 573, 586, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 594, 603, 607, 609, 616, 621, 622, 623, 647, 651, 655, 667, 669, 671, 673, 675, 677, 679, 681, 682, 684, 690, 693, 700, 701, 714, 718, 733, 741, 742, 746, 757, 759, 760, 769, 770, 773, 774, 788, 789, 790, 792, 796, 801, 810, 811, 815, 826, 831, 832, 833, 835, 841, 847, 852, 853, 854, 856, 858, 859, 860, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 886, 894, 944, 949, 967, 968, 998, 1007, 1030, 1043, 1097, 1117, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1146, 1147, 1153, 1159, 1160, 1162, 1163, 1165, 1166, 1174, 1176, 1177, 1198, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1225, 1226, 1228, 1240, 1248, and 1253.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 161,

162, 164, 165, 166, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183,
184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203,
210, 211, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 225, 229, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237,
238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 249, 250, 251, 252, 255, 256,
257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275,
276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 295,
296, 297, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 316,
318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 333, 334, 338, 339, 345, 351, 352,
353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 365, 366, 378,
388, 389, 390, 391, 393, 397, 398, 399, 400, 402, 403, 406, 407, 408,
409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422,
423, 424, 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439,
441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 456, 457,
458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471,
472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 486, 487, 488,
489, 490, 491, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503,
504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519,
520, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535,
536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549,
550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564,
566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 574, 575, 577, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583,
584, 585, 587, 593, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 604, 605, 606,
608, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 617, 618, 619, 620, 624, 625, 626, 627,
628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641,
642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 648, 650, 653, 654, 656, 658, 659, 660, 661,
662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 668, 670, 672, 674, 676, 678, 680, 683, 685,
686, 687, 688, 689, 691, 692, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703,
704, 705, 706, 710, 711, 712, 713, 715, 716, 717, 720, 721, 722, 723,
725, 726, 727, 728, 730, 731, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740,
743, 744, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 762, 763, 766,
767, 768, 772, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 786, 793,
794, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 812, 813, 814, 816, 818,
819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 828, 829, 834, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 842,
843, 844, 845, 846, 850, 855, 857, 861, 889, 890, 900, 912, 918, 924,
939, 941, 943, 986, 988, 990, 991, 994, 996, 1000, 1001, 1005, 1011,
1042, 1044, 1045, 1054, 1056, 1065, 1069, 1073, 1088, 1100, 1101,
1106, 1107, 1108, 1110, 1113, 1115, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1121, 1122,
1123, 1124, 1125, 1127, 1136, 1137, 1145, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1154,
1155, 1164, 1167, 1169, 1170, 1172, 1173, 1175, 1178, 1180, 1181,
1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192,
1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1213, 1214, 1215,
1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1227, 1229,
1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1241, 1242, 1243,
1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1249, 1250, 1251, and 1252, and agree to the

same.

Amendment numbered 2:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amend-
ment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amend-
ment insert 1% cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 4:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 31⁄2 cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 7:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken out by the Senate amendment insert formic acid, 3 cents per pound and a semicolon; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 8:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 5 cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 9:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 11 cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 14:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert oleic acid or red oil, 20 per centum ad valorem and a semicolon; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 17:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 12 cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 26:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert $1.25; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 27:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 75 cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

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Amendment numbered 29:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert calcium acetate, crude, 1 cent per pound and a semicolon; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 32:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 30 per centum; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 52:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following:

pound.

(b) Synthetic indigo, "Colour Index No. 1177", and sulphur black, "Colour Index No.978", 3 cents per pound and 20 per centum ad valorem.

(c) The ad valorem rates provided in this paragraph shall be based upon the American selling price (as defined in subdivision (g) of section 402, Title IV), of any similar competitive article manufactured or produced in the United States. If

And the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 73:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 73, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken out by the Senate amendment insert; digitalis, 20 per centum ad valorem; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 80:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 1% cents; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 92:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 10 per centum ad valorem; drawing ink, 15 per centum; and the Senate agree to the same,

Amendment numbered 102:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 102, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert three-fourths of; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 106:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 106, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following:

Par. 51. Menthol, 50 cents per pound; natural crude camphor, 1 cent per pound; natural refined camphor, 5 cents per pound; synthetic camphor, 5 cents per pound. If at the end of three years after the enactment of this Act, the President finds that during the preceding six months the domestic production by quantity of synthetic camphor did not exceed 25 per centum of the domestic consumption thereof by quantity, or, at the end of four years after the enactment of this Act, that during the preceding six months such domestic production did not exceed 30 per centum of such consumption, or, at the end of five years after the enactment of this Act, that during the preceding six months such domestic production did not exceed 50 per centum of such consumption, he shall by proclamation so declare and, after six months thereafter, the rate on synthetic camphor shall be 1 cent per pound. To assist the President in making the investigation required by this provision, the Tariff Commission is empowered to investigate, to such extent as may be necessary, in the manner provided in the case of investigations under section 336 of this Act, and shall report to the President the result of its investigation. And the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 115:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert 321⁄2 cents per pound, but not less than 45 per centum ad valorem; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 121:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 121, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

On page 24 of the House bill, line 13, after "valorem;" insert eucalyptus, 15 per centum ad valorem and a semicolon; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 132:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: