INVESTIGATION NO. 51 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 FLUORSPAR (Order of investigation follows:) JANUARY 15, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis. Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, Brossard. Commissioner Marvin stated that in view of the vote of January 8 upon the motion by Commissioner Brossard for the institution of an investigation for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, with respect to cream of tartar and tartaric acid, he desired to withdraw his motion for which the motion by Doctor Brossard was proposed as a substitute. Commissioner Marvin thereupon withdrew his motion, as follows: Moved: That the recommendation of the advisory board that no investigation for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922 with respect to cream of tartar is warranted at the present time, be approved." MARCH 2, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis, Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, Brossard. The commission proceeded to the consideration of Senate Resolution No. 146, of February 17, 1926, as laid before the commission on February 19, 1926. * * * 率 After discussion of the subject, Commissioner Glassie made the following motion: Whereas the Senate of the United States by resolution has requested the Tariff Commission to make, under the provision of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, an inquiry into the costs of production of cream and of milk, sweet or sour, or buttermilk, in the United States and in those entries from which our importations of these dairy products come. Moved: That the Tariff Commission institute, in the usual form, under the provisions of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, an investigation of the costs of production of milk, fresh; sour milk and buttermilk; and cream. Commissioner Costigan was not present during the foregoing proceedings. After further discussion of the subject and upon motion by Commissioner Brossard, it was Voted: That the foregoing motion by Commissioner Glassie go over until a meeting of the commission to be held on March 4, 1926, for further consideration. MARCH 4, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis, Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, Brossard. The commission proceeded to the consideration of the motion submitted by Commissioner Glassie on March 2, 1926, in reference to the institution of an investigation with respect to costs of production of milk and cream. After discussion of the subject, it was Voted: That an investigation for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922 with respect to milk and cream be instituted in the usual form. Upon motion by Commissioner Glassie, it was Voted: That in the order instituting the investigation (No. 52) with respect to the costs of production of milk and cream, notice be given of a public hearing to be held at the office of the Tariff Commission, in Washington, on March 25, 1926, with reference to the method and scope of the investigation, such notice to be in form as follows: Ordered further: (Order for hearing.) It was thereupon Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION No. 52 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 MILK AND CREAM (Order of investigation follows:) The commission proceeded to the consideration of the report from the advisory board with respect to tartaric acid and cream of tartar. After discussion of the subject, and upon motion by Commissioner Baldwin, it was Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION No. 53 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 TARTARIC ACID (Order of investigation follows:) Upon motion by Commissioner Baldwin, it was Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION NO. 54 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 CREAM OF TARTAR (Order of investigation follows:) MARCH 8, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis, Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, Brossard. Voted: That the advisory board be requested to report to the commission at the earliest practicable date on the pending applications for an investigation for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, with respect to the costs of production of peanuts. JUNE 3, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis, Costigan, Baldwin, Brossard. Voted: That the following actions taken by the commission informally are hereby ratified and approved. (e) On May 26, 1926, the chairman laid before the commission a report dated May 18, 1926, by the advisory board upon applications for an increase of the duty on peanuts, not shelled and shelled, recommending that an investigation with respect thereto be instituted for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922. (f) The chairman also laid before the commission a resolution (S. Res. 230) adopted by the United States Senate on May 25, 1926, as follows: (Resolution relative to soybeans, peanuts, and cottonseed.) Upon consideration of the resolution, it was— Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION No. 55 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 PEANUTS, SHELLED AND NOT SHELLED (Order of investigation follows.) It was also Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION No. 56 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 SOYA BEANS (Order of investigation follows.) Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: INVESTIGATION No. 57 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE. PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 COTTONSEED (Order of investigation follows.) TARTARIC ACID AND CREAM OF TARTAR MEETING JANUARY 8, 1926-AFTERNOON SESSION Present: Messrs. Marvin, Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, and Brossard. As a substitute for the chairman's motion it was, by Commissioner Brossard, Moved: That an investigation be instituted by the United States Tariff Commission for the purposes of section 315 of the tariff act of 1922, with respect to tartaric acid and cream of tartar. On the foregoing motion the votes of the commissioners were as follows: The motion was therefore rejected. On the foregoing motion the chairman, Mr. Marvin, and Commissioner Costigan did not vote. MARCH 4, 1926. Present: Messrs. Marvin, Dennis, Costigan, Glassie, Baldwin, Brosard. After discussion of the subject, and upon motion by Commissioner Baldwin, it was Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission: (Order No. 53 on tartaric acid is as follows.) Public notice or investigations by the United States Tariff Commission under the provisions of section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922. INVESTIGATION NO. 53 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 TARTARIC ACID The United States Tariff Commission, on this 4th day of March, 1926, for the purpose of assisting the President in the exercise of the powers vested in him by section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922 and under the powers granted by law and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the commission, hereby orders an investigation of the differences in costs of production of, and of all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respect to, the articles described in paragraph 1 of Title II of said tariff act, namely: Tartaric acid, being wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States, and of and with respect to like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product or competing foreign countries. Ordered further, that all parties interested shall be given an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard at a public hearing in said investigation to be held at the office of the commission in Washington, D. C., or at such other place or places as the commission may designate on a date hereafter to be fixed, of which said public hearing prior public notice shall be given by publication once each week for two successive weeks in Treasury Decisions published by the Department of the Treasury, and in Commerce Reports published by the Department of Commerce, copies of which said publica tions are obtainable from the superintendent of documents of the Government. Printing Office in Washington, D. C. And ordered further, that public notice of said investigation shall be given by posting a copy of this order for 30 days at the principal office of the commission in the city of Washington, D. C., and at the office of the commisison at the port of New York, and by publishing a copy of this order once a week for two successive weeks in said Treasury Decisions and in said Commerce Reports. I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an order of the United States Tariff Commission passed on the 4th day of March, 1926. JOHN F. BETHUNE, Secretary. Upon motion by Commissioner Baldwin, it was Voted: That the following order is hereby adopted by the United States Tariff Commission : (Order No. 54, on cream of tartar, is as follows:) Public notice of investigations by the United States Tariff Commission under the provisions of section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922. INVESTIGATION No. 54 BY THE UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 315 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1922 CREAM OF TARTAR The United States Tariff Commission, on this 4th day of March, 1926, for the purpose of assisting the President in the exercise of the powers vested in him by section 315 of Title III of the tariff act of 1922, and under the powers granted by law and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the commission. hereby orders an investigation of the differences in costs of production of, and of all other facts and conditions enumerated in said section with respect to the article described in paragraph 9 of Title I of said tariff act, namely: Cream of tartar being wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States, and of and with respect to like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries. Ordered further, that all parties interested shall be given opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard at a public hearing in said investigation to be held at the office of the commission in Washington. D. C.. or at such other place or places as the commission may designate on a date hereafter to be fixed, of which said public hearing prior public notice shall be given by publication once each week for two successive weeks in Treasury Decisions published by the Department of the Treasury, and in Commerce Reports published by the Department of Commerce, copies of which said publications are obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office, in Washington, D. C. And ordered further, that public notice of said investigation shall be given by posting a copy of this order for 30 days at the principal office of the commission in the city of Washington, D. C., and at the office of the commission at the port of New York, and by publishing a copy of this order once a week for two successive weeks in said Treasury Decisions and in said Commerce Reports. I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an order of the United States Tariff Commission passed on the 4th day of March, 1926. JOHN F. BETHUNE, Secretary. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Mr. Brossard, did you see any of the drafts of the minority opinion in the sugar report made under section 315 at any time before it was transmitted to the President? Mr. BROSSARD. The drafts of the completed report? Senator LA FOLLETTE. The drafts of the minority opinion? Mr. BROSSARD. I saw parts of it; yes, sir. Senator LA FOLLETTE. What parts did you see? Mr. BROSSARD. Well, I do not remember just now. I submitted some statements to the chairman and to Commissioner Burgess, which I offered for the record the other day, Senator La Follette. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Will you read my question? (The reporter read as follows:) Senator LA FOLLETTE. Mr. Brossard, did you see any of the drafts of the minority opinion in the sugar report made under section 315 at any time before it was transmitted to the President? Mr. BROSSARD. I saw the drafts and knew what they were, Senator La Follette, but I did not read the completed final report. I saw it lying on the chairman's desk, and I do not know but what I saw itI think that is the only place I ever saw the completed draft of the report. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Did you see any sections or paragraphs of the minority opinion of the sugar report referred to in my preceding question? Mr. BROSSARD. Identically I am not sure that I did; no, sir-the identical paragraphs. I can not say. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Well, did you see any of the tentative drafts of sections or paragraphs before they were incorporated in the minority opinion which was transmitted to the President? Mr. BROSSARD. I saw, Senator La Follette, material which had been submitted as tentative to go in the report which was submitted, but I am not sure whether it was submitted and whether it was included in the final report of the minority. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Were you consulted, either directly or indirectly, by the commissioners who signed the minority opinion with regard to its content? Mr. BROSSARD. I was asked to submit certain specific tables with respect to it, yes, Senator. I had instructions, as a member of the staff, to prepare for Chairman Marvin and for Commissioner Burgess certain tables which I offered in evidence the other day. Senator LA FOLLETTE. I am not talking about those tables; I am talking about the content of the minority opinion. Mr. BROSSARD. Will you read the question again, please? I did not get it. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Were you consulted either directly or indirectly by the commissioners who signed the minority opinion with regard to its content? Mr. BROSSARD. Is my answer responsive? Senator LA FOLLETTE. I do not think it is. Mr. BROSSARD. Well, I did not discuss the question of what should go in either report, if that is what you are asking about. I never did go before those people and tell them what I thought ought to be in that report; no, sir. Senator LA FOLLETTE. I did not ask you if you went before them. I asked you if you were consulted either directly or indirectly by either one or all of the commissioners who signed the minority opinion, with regard to its contents. Mr. BROSSARD. No, sir. I was not consulted about the content of the minority opinion by either of the commissioners. Senator LA FOLLETTE. You were not? Mr. BROSSARD. Not that I remember of. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Were you consulted, either directly or indirectly by the commissioners who signed the minority opinion in the sugar report, in regard to the phraseology of any part or parts of the draft before it was submitted to the President? Mr. BROSSARD. No, sir. |