Show ESI i TIE mm ACT Secretary Carlisle Sends a Memorandum to Senator Voorhees < REMOVING THE AMBIGUITY Some Suggestions That Will Doubtless B Heeded Finance Committed Will Consider the Suggestions Today A Dili pltxcctl Coiumn Cnnacs Conslflcra Me TionMc IcKlaljitlon Proposed Will Do lUnch to Lessen tire Chances of IHlsntlon Various Articles Affected ns the Law NOT Stands Washington Feb Secretary Carlisle Car-lisle has sent to Senator Voorhees a chairman of the Committee on Finance n memorandum suggesting changes in the tariff act which are the secretary says Designed to make more clear the intention of Congress and to lessen the chances of litigation by removing the ambiguity now existing in the various paragraphs enumerated Most of these suggestions originated with General Appraiser Sharretts The paragraphs sought to be amended are I Kos 41 48 70 8 ID 324 liP 217 218 243 I 2lti4 263 ZG5 245 c 276 303 021 328 561 401 431 413 467 4S1 5 585 Paragraph 44 relates to varnishes and is so constructed as to make It appear that Japan varnish is sometimes known as gold which is not the case The correction cor-rection provides for their separation but leaves the duty as fixed in the act at 25 per cent ad valorem In the act as it stands there Is a misplaced comma between be-tween the words spirit and varnishes which it is proposed to strike out I The change In the fortyeighth paragraph para-graph adds the word artists before colors in tubes so as to provide a duty of 2 per cent ad valorem The amendment suggested to paragraph 76 adds the word vitrified so as to make it read brick not glazed vitrified fed etc 2 per cent Paragraph S3 relates to bottles Lenses wholly or parts dare d-are specially excepted from the operation of paragraph S3 relating to spectacles isinglass etc which pay 40 per cent ad valorem a Paragraph 121 relates to wire Fresh salmon are added to paragraph1 210 h fixing a duty of ½ cent per pound on fish j Paragraph 217 is changed to read and plums zante prunes currants figs raisins dried grapes I Bar gmph 2ig so s to provide for levy lag the prescribed duty of 30 per cent cy when sweetmeats and fruits Are Imported Import-ed preserved In spirits as well as in sugar to which the operations or the act are limited Paragraph 2S4 Is amended so as to add Provide for the collection of the duty of 10 per cent ad vajorem when orchids and other plants are imported chiefly for forcing under glass for flowers flow-ers the word chiefly not appearing in the present act Paragraph 248 relates to bottles In which ale Is Imported Paragraph 265 relates to flax and 255 to hemp a does paragraph 268 Paragraph 276 relates to laces edgIng etc is amended EO as to Include embroi dered wearing apparel and textile fabrics at 50 per cent ad valorem Paragraph 303 relates to lithographic prints and 3 to toys Paragraph 328 is amended so as to Include In-clude all artificial feathers I sUcks Paragraph 261 relates to umbrella Paragraph 401 amends the free list so a to read birds and wild land or water fowl dead or alive and 43 so a to not Include strings for musical Instruments Paragraph 402 relates to coal tar and t its products I ParaGraph 3 Is amended so as to re lievo the present act from nossible construction con-struction list of putting diamonds on the free listParagraph 481 is amended to Include In the free list fresh water fish frozen or packed In Ice and other fresh fish not othorwHe herein provided for I The Finance Committee will tomorrow consider these suggestions |