U.S. TARIFF.
WARM CRITICISM IN THE SENATE. !Bv Electrlo TelegrapN-Copyrignt) (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association s Washington, April 26. Senator Simmons, speaking in opposition to the Tariff Bill, said that ■if asked, the indignation of the country would assume greater proportions than in the case of tho Payne—Aidrich Law. He added that in spite of the increases in agricultural products, tho farmers would pay 5 dollars in increased prices for every dollar they gain through the tariff. He denounced it as the worst bill that ever crossed the threshold of the Senate, and concluded by saying that while tho treasury may gain 350,000,000 dollars in duties these same duties will tax tho people by billions.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 4576, 29 April 1922, Page 4
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