Show IR MEASURE MAKES CUT IN K MANY SCHEDULES fight for lower duties on wood pulp and print paper Is won y LIGHT HT INCREASE IN RATES ON HOSIERY i metal schedule schedules are lower duty on an rough lumber changed from front 2 to per thousand feet sugar and tobacco schedules remain substantially as an under the dingle little change in wool outlet duties washington T ariff Tariff rates under the new measure on an the most important articles ot at consumption have been decided on as follows 4 in the lumber schedule the only increases were those on shingles from 99 20 cent cents to 50 centa cents per 1000 and on 00 kaar wood and 11 wood for ahm oso age of pipe vivo makers from the free kit list to IS 15 per cent cenrad valorem valoree the rate oa ca awed sawed lumber vit decrease eaje from 92 2 per 1000 to 1 as per 1000 ti re was alfio also a on an timber from one cent per cubic foot toot to one oile half balf ewt and on awed sawed board boards a of white wood VOW and kindred woods from 1 I 1 pr per 1000 to 50 cents per 1000 the re deletion in the differential rates in favor savor of dressed lumber averaged bout about one third of the dingley rate poets posts railroad ties and phone poles are reduced from 20 to 10 per cent ad valorem valoree va lorem clapboards clapboard a from per 1000 to 25 lathe laths from 25 cent cents to 20 cents per 2000 1000 while fence poeta posts and kindling kindl lne wood were taken from the dutiable hat list and placed on the free alst the only change in the sugar sched nie ule consisted of a reduction of five of a cent in the dif differential ferea or on refitted augar sugar in agricultural products broom corn waa was taken fiam the free list and made dutiable at three dollars per ton hops lops are lacre aeed from 12 to 16 centa cents per pound p there are also in creases cm on lemons figs almonds pineapples and chicory root the reductions in the agricultural schedule cor coy erad bacon and hams from five to four cents per pound lard from two to one and one half cents fresh moats ments from two to one and one half halt cents and starch from one and one half to one cent per pound tallow wool grease roase ff dextrin peas sugar beets cabbages and salt were alio also lowered 4 the wine mine and liquor schedule was d increased throughout to 16 per cent over the dingier rates the cotton schedule was reconstructed ted and readjusted to bring the duties up to those collected during the first grat four years of the operation of the law and to the rate then col cal lecter under that law since that time the rates have been lowered in some cisca from 60 to 6 per cent by court decisions these new rates are f to an addition on the whole of three per cent ad valorem valoree increase over oyer that collected under the present law for last year cotton hosiery cotton hosiery valued at not more ban than 1 per dozen Is increased from 60 to 70 r rits per dozen pairs more than 1 uno less than 1 60 per dozen pairs from 60 cents to 85 86 cents per dozen pairs more than and not snore than 2 from 70 cents to 90 cents per dozer pair q the rei ablaing rates on stockings are re tho the same under the present law hemp Is increased from 20 to 50 per ton and hackle 1 emp from to 45 per ton the cheaper laces I 1 remain re mainas as in the preset t law but thee Is 11 an increase from do to 70 per cert tn on some of the aishi r priced inces in this schedule sch edue single coarse yarns ire itte reduced from se tan cents to six cent cents per pound and gill net tings tinge from 25 to 20 per rent ad va lorem there was a general reduction in carpets and mato A reduction from 20 cents to 15 ceils is made in hydraulic hose oil cloth including linoleum was reduced about one third there wai wa practically no abang in the wool schedule from the rates of at the dingle law but there was a readjustment between tops and yarns and a small decrease on cloths with a cotton warp mechanic ily ground wood pulp was exempted from duty and placed on the free list with a provision for a countervailing counter railing duty against canada the lower grade of printing piper waa was reduced from 8 6 to 3 75 per ton and the higher grade from 8 to 13 75 I 1 there N an n increase on surface coat ed paper and lithographing prints including postcards and cigar labels common window glass of the lower I 1 WO lie les in which the imp import hofts it are ie Is given i reduction red ution and chere here changes chances were made in the cheair a schedule there was wan a general decrease except upon nuch such article articles as fancy soaps and rail perfumes which were increased probably the most marked reduction reductions throughout any schedule la in the bill as a result of the action of at the two houses and of the conference committee are found in the metal schedule beginning with a decrease in the rate ra te of iron ore from 40 to 15 16 cents per ton here there la to a general reduction throughout that portion of the bill pig iron going down fro aroa 14 to 12 2 5 10 per ton and scrap iron from 11 to 1 the reduction on many of the items in this schedule amounts to about CO 50 per cent and thid reduction include includes steel rail other reductions in thy the metal schedule affect polished sheets rolled sheets of iron steel copper or nickel steel ingola cogged insole blooms and slabs stabs round iron or steel wire steel bars bare or rods reds cold rolled cold drawn or cold hammered or pol DOI dished anvils axles blacksmiths hammers and sledges track t tools OIX wedges and crowbar crowbars bolts ca castilon cast iron pipes east cast hollow ware chains lap welded or jointed iron or steel boler baler tubes cut nails and spikes horseshoe nail nails wire nai ls spikes nuts auto and washers cut tacks steel plates engraved rivets cross cut saws mill saws maws circular saw saws pit ind stud drag saws steel band saws and all other saws screws wheels for railway purposes aluminum moma monazite zite sand stud and bituminous coal goes gocs down from 67 cents to 43 45 cents per der ton and there are reductions on gunpowder matches and ca cartridges bridges agricultural implements aro are cut from 20 to 15 25 per cent ad valorem valoree hides were placed on the free list while the rate on an band and sole leather Is reduced from 20 per cent in t five per rent cent ad va lorem on dressed leather from 20 per cent to io 10 per cent boots and shoes from 25 per cent to 10 per cent fireworks are increased from 20 per cent adva lorem lorent to 12 cents per pound wearing apparel made of fur from 33 to 50 per cent and the higher class jewerly from 60 per cent to 85 per cent ad va lorem pencil lead Is in given specific rates instead of ad va lorent rates with a slight increase for the first time moving picture flims are named in a tar lt if law the bill gives then positive rate of ili 14 cents per foot petroleum crude and refined ned including kerosene gasoline naphtha benzine and similar rullar af petroleum prod ducts are made free of duty and are left even without a countervailing duty the dingley antes on and children a glove gloves aro are allowed to stand the only chan ta to a reduction on Isch maschen gloves not over 14 laches in ches in leahh on which the rate Is made 1 25 8 dozen pairs instead of is provisions k A provision Is included in the bill which levies on all articles upon aich velch any foreign country pats a boutar or grant upon its exportation an additional duty ditty equal to the mount of at such bounty it Is required that all imported article articles capable of at being marked with out impairment of at their value shall bo be stamped with tho the name of the manu menu tac fac and the country of 0 origin A very elaborate tor for the administration of the customs laws waa was adopted by the conferees it Is practically the same as that adopted by the senate it Is intended to pre pro vent of articles on which there Is in no foreign market by which true values may be ascertained i provision Is made for the lish merit of a customs court of appeals with headquarters in cashing ton it will comprise a presiding judge and four associate judges at salares sa larlis a of 0 a year there are to be appointed to conduct government cases bet before ire this thin court a special assistant attorney general at a deputy assistant attorney general at and four attorneys at each the internal revenue tax on tobacco la Is amended making the rates rales on chew leg and smoking tobacco eight cents a pound no change was made in the tax on cigars except those weigh efah ine fag under three pounds per 1000 which were ere increased from 54 to as cents per 1000 the rates on cigarette cigarettes were increased to 31 as per 1000 A prohibition against me use of coupons or special gift gitt pledges Is incorporated in the new law the provision granting farmers the free sale of leaf tobacco places a restriction on the retail dealer which requires him to record every sale amounting to two pounds or more to one person in one day A number of other ironclad requirements ae a e in eluded in the redraft of thir section adopted by the confer conference enge committee by which jt it was as intended to t prevent any frauds upon the internal rev denues and at the same time give ai as much of a loca market as possible to the grower grover the grower had d for tin unrestricted restricted sale of amounts tip lip to ten pounds foreign built yachts are t to aa excise tax of even seven dollari i per p or ton which Is 1 to be collected an dually IT on the first flay dav ot vt c la A of the excise tax 06 owner of a foreign built yacht or pleasure boat bout may pay a duty of 25 35 per cent at ad valorem valoree on his yacht ibis will entitle him to american registry the excise tax provision woe was adopted because of the fact that some question has hag been ralpd ralp d about the ability of the government covern ment to enforce collection of in laport port duties corporation tax corporation joint stock corn cam pany dally or association organized for profit and every insurance company la Is required to pay par annually an excise tax of one per cent upon its entire net income over and above this feature was put into the bill to raise additional revenues to apply on I 1 toe the treasury deficit the section was prepared by attorney general wicker sham assisted by other able lawyers in the administrative circle and great care was taken to guard agal against not double taxation it provides a form of publicity which will enable the gov to exercise supervision over c ver corporations the forni form of ret returns u ran which must be made by corporations and other features of the corporation tax law were made public in detail during its consideration in the senate it Is in estimated that from to 30 a year will be collected under this form of federal taxation the secretary of the treasury Is in authorized to issue panama canal boies to the amount of at which sum together with that already expended equals the estimated cost of 0 the panama canal it Is in not intend ed that the bonde bonds shall be issued ex copt i needed to provide man money y to carry on the work of canal construe tion the bonds are to be payable 50 years from the date of issue and will bear interest at a rate not exceeding three per cent when the bonds are old sold the secretary of the treasury will restore to the working balance the paid originally for the canal property and the canal zone the re enactment reenactment of the provision authorizing the issuance of at treasury i certificates for or money borrowed to meet public expenditures increases the amount of the authorization from to A large number ot at other provisions that are la in force under tha CX exiting exi eing tariff law are included in the ton ference bill with a few changes in phraseology in several cases the drawback provision of the ding ley ler law iu im incorporated in the confer ence bill I 1 in n lieu 11 eu of the drawback of tho the house bill which intended to permit the substitution of domestic ma aerial in the manufactured article for export to the same quantity that the imported material upon which a drawback was obtainable wae was used in the manufacture of similar articles for domestic consumption an adal lional provision was adopted entitling user users of do domestic dome alcohol in the man of perfumery and cosmetics to secure a drawback of internal rev denue tax to the amount of alcohol used in an exported article artcle senate ideas accepted practically all the administrative features of the bill which were adopt cd ed in the senate were accepted by the conferees they include a new now mail max mum and minimum feature a corporation tax law instead of the ingerl tance tax adopted by the house au a u theorization for a bond issue to raise money to build the panama canal as well as numerous other features the maximum and minimum broyl slon prescribes duties in accordance with the rates named in the dutiable Out lable list until march 31 1910 when 25 per cent ad valorem valoree Is to be added automatically as the maximum duty the president Is authorized to apply the minimum rates however to im ports torts from a country which gives its best rates to the products of the united states and Is made the judge as to whether a foreign country accords to the united states treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent when he finds that this condition ex ests be he is to issue a proclamation put ting ling in effect the minimum rates and until the time of the proclamation for the maximini maxi muni rates will apply the president Ident Is empowered to cm em biar such persons as may be required to tc secure information to assist the in the discharge of the du ties lies imposed upon him and anfor informs MR tion which will be useful to the om cers of the government in the admin latr atlon of at the customs laws the reciprocity treaty with cuba Is not at fectea by the maximum and minimum provision the president ie le empowered also to abrogate those reciprocity treaties which can be terminated by diplomat la action it is made his duty to give 10 days notice after the bill becomes a law of at his intention to bring those treaties to an end all other treaties which contain ou no stipulation in regard to their by diplomatic action shall be abrogated by a it nn nel ce of six month months from train the president to those countries countr lea the notice dating from april 30 1909 on which date secretary knox forcin tore n governments ern ments that the uni ed states would soon as ast theu thera to enter into new tariff oni orts |