| Show M lff Bill PRESENTED IN lOWER HOUSE Chairman Payne Pine Attempted to Work in a Partisan State Statement Statement Statement ment but Was Prevented REVISION DOWNWARD CLAIM OF TINKERS SUGAR UGAR TOBACCO AND WOOL RE REMAIN REMAl REMAIN MAIN MAl THE SAME AS UNDER THE DINGLEY LAW LAWt 9 t 2 July Entering 3 n L 5 t stages of Its It con S Shy derat 1 hy y congress congre th the tariff 0 3 bill blU a by the conferees was to the heuse Mue by S oI n Payne and n ordered J JI I fl the Congressional Rec rr 4 im of the conference re to reil 4 ji J Wt ort il U begin at 10 oe ock to 4 0 the t tb indication being bang D that 4 0 a dl diy will suffice for Iw Iti adoption 4 h n and fifty of Ui the 89 39 4 vr were In their eath when 4 m Payne passed sed up to the 4 p ak k r lk the bulky docu 4 had the at 4 n of f Onn sa for four our and a 4 0 ralf months and then the 0 lioan Itcan applauded Mr ir Payne Pa ne n will open tomorrows 4 0 ins with an exhaustive 4 taW in m explanation of the ther r i J 4 0 0 July Si When Kep Kepi i in Vr Payne head of ot the house houM bill bOl which bears bean res t n II the tariff rin rose DOSe In the bouse boue bou e today t to toen en the report of the conference f t I f the two houses on the i V Vif J nW lure had been In confer cooter if p for fOI ji jut t three weeks Pre r lire brg on an the theory that the bill bID rk nera downward tendency rr T f 1 th rates rate of duty Mr I hied but did not read an ant t analysis of its Ita provisions m nt he said had been pre pie 1 iy hy ir and he asked to have nave naven 1 n an aj official document There Therein t i In inn however from the Dem McK old idt anti and the printing was pre d j 1 fr f r Hie I 1 lit time tI In this state stat T oj i ii ir I undertook to show i t L Ia been eft a marked decrease e eI t I KM I the necessaries of life ll k mi 1 L ns ng tint that there had been beeR an anI I urles Reductions in Metals i i tin th t hf most m marked r of the action of the th theof of f tn tS conference com corn t und un in the metal schedule i i Yit i U a i d in the rate tee l rr in i 1 40 10 to IS 15 1 cents centa per ton r p down Iown from 4 to 1250 50 per pel peri i iron front from 4 to 1 i th thi the i 1 i many of the items in this amounts to about 50 per cent centi i j tip ti il i 1 lotion includes steel rails i f 11 n increase on oa structural steel stee steely y f T r v u 11 and also a slight in ini i nippers and pliers ant anti and i i Ii r metals iota Is as tungsten Rough jl rs Iown from 2 to 1 per pei perUa ua JM i ft 1 t with a corresponding corre re ren tn n the th differential on dressed Th m r F Wool Schedules Unchanged Th i 1 schedule underwent m uc IHIan an ang ni I but the entirE f It I s dUI was reconstructed am and greatly changed ir ill hi hr tn of r f preventing pre reduction rh h le ms by the courts court sue sueha suck suckS S ha hay hav the ad minis tra II j f iii thE lie Dingley law Jaw aW during latte pars ars T in many nany Instances the Dingle i t u HI ut by these decisions it Ii n from 80 SO per cent to tor r pit op dri ri valorem It is estimate af t 1 tw tnt rates by the bUl bill ar arl arlit aru fut lit u p pr r Cent higher upon an BIl aver J trian on cottons last Ja t year rat att ll cotton lotton hosiery are an gen en VIK iy u lr h r th the atter r of gloves loves the high pro tR fall laii to score They sought rA ish m all ar increase made by the bous t ral t tho duty materially above th t 1 figures but were wore antagonise th thi s s nate rate aid the senate won won th thy v y chan p made in the entire ached sched Ie e bem being one fIne o slight light reduction Silk Sik Duties Boosted Tl r im i dule was Wo recon 1 a i vi i iw wc A jf elf f imposing specific rathe rathen nan h n ad act rem Duties with thC Ule resul re ul t thy average duty will wilt be some ome r under the new Dew law lawn lawI I n loth and linoleum are an 1 hu rm otherwise the changes in th VT J and ind jute provision were no nc noA A slight Increased duty I Il Ir Iti r tr ti l fM fi hemp both crude an annd nd also on certain hISh d dc c e c I n II linen imen yarns and matting is Js a r auction i i tobacco duties dutle remal I ti n Y as q they t h ey are under th i Continued on Pane Page 3 TARIFF ARIFF BILL LOWER LO lER HOUSE Continued from Page 1 Dingley law tew The free importation im of considerable 1 quantities of both of or these articles from the Philippines Is permit permitted ted and ami a material change chan e was madd madO maddin in the internal revenue law by an amendment taking the tax off of the sale of tobacco In the hand There Is IB a uniform increase on spirit wines and liquors of IB 16 per cent In the agricultural schedule hops are increased from 12 1 to 16 cents a pound and there is also an increase on lemons lemon figs almonds almond end and pineapples Rate Still Prohibitive The publishers win their tight for lower wood pulp and print paper tit rate on the ordinary newspaper er print t paper aPor being fixed at per ton In Instead instead stead of 6 as under the tho Dingley lawand law lawand and andon on the higher grades of print paper at 75 instead of 58 8 Mechanically ground wood pulp is to come in free freo reo of duty dut instead of paying of ofa ofa ofa a cent a pound as under the tue Dingley law but provision Is J made for a coun countervailing duty in case cate It becomes becom necessary ary to protect this thin country against Canadas inhibitions upon the Ute exportation of woods to the United States Hides come in free and there is isa a corresponding reduction on leather loather and leather goods The house rates are practically retained on sole leather leather Jeather for uppers boots and shoes and harness but the free hides provision is based on the condition that on and after Oct 1 I 1909 1900 sole leathers from Crom the hides that are to be tie admitted free will pay a duty of 5 per cent grain buff and split leather 7 per cent boots and shoes the upper leather of which Is made from such hides 10 per cent and harness and 20 per cent This will bring a reduction of or 15 l per cent on boots and shoes 20 per cent on harness and 16 i per cent on sole leather leath r rand and 12 per cent on leather for uppers if IC made from the hides that are put on the free list by the provision Reduction on Coal Bituminous coal is reduced from 67 cents per ton to 45 fi 4 cents and there is also a reduction on gunpowder matches and cartridges Agricultural Implements implements ments go off from 20 O per cent ad valor valorem em to 15 per cent and the older works of art are placed on the thi free list Petroleum slips through without any duty and most of its products come in under the same terms Binding twine Is retained on the free fro list Cotton ties are made dutiable at of a cent per pound and cotton bagging at of a cent per square yard On quebracho the tanning extract for a stiff duty on which Senator Daniel made such a strenuous fight the house rate of one half and rs of oC a cent per pound is retained which is almost all ail that the Virginia senator asked a ked Administrative Features The administrative features of the bill were much changed In conference The commission of experts provided by the senate was retained in name but its duties are restricted to investigating discriminations dl against the United States by b other countries for the benefit of the president in administering the th maximum and minimum rate provision n nand and of government officers In adminis administering the customs laws The senates maximum and minimum provisions was retained in the main It provides aft an increased duty amounting to 5 per cent ad valorem on goods brought into the United States from countries discriminating against this country The drawback provision of the Dingley law was restored with a slight addition controlling the use uee of alcohol in articles for export The T e customs court was retained and Its headquarters fixed at Washington The principal difficulty in the way wy of ofa ofa ofa a clearly detailed comparison between n the present pre nt Dingley law Jaw and the new newbill newbill newbill bill lies in the fact that in most of the themore themore themore more Important and sharply contested provisions and schedules a radical re rearrangement rearrangement rearrangement arrangement of or classification and a shifting from specific to ad valorem du duties duties duties ties leave few common terms for Cor com corn comparison comparison parison |
