| Show i p OF PRESIDENT WAY AY His Hs course in Negotiating Tariff i With Germany Con Condemned 1 DY oy Senators CH CHANGES ARE LEGISLATION l With g Moro II oro Jlia I tl the tho o il Jan Jail 22 President noc IcI P to ta III senate senAle und BOd house hue copies coples ot of the tho tariff r ai negotiated Rome time ago the United States anti Get Gor Gorillas illas Ina r together with a proposed amendment to tho the customs adminis administration administration nit putting tho thu santo In force 4 statute tatie In Iii the sonata tho the mes lUes message ts r s sage rags ng aroused lively discussion In exec execute ute session when It was vas taken up The fhe remarks worn wore not addressed to the m fa so much ns as the tho policy oC ur considering It In n executive session as ns aswell aswell well uell ns os S the policy of or tho the president In connection with tho the agreement Is course not only ony In negotiating that thaI Instrument hut but In proclaiming It to the world us he ho did last July Jul wo was criticized It was declared that tint the Iho agreement makes makell changes 1 which ar arc equivalent to lo legislation It was pointed out that nil legislation i affecting the tariff must under tinder tho tile thoc Constitution c originate In the tho of or representatives Attention was called culled to the third section of or the McKinley law as possibly Jo permitting the tho presidents pr presidents sl dents course but hut his hlA critics contended that his 1115 action in this thin ease case had hud gone far beyond the limits permitted d by b that section SENATE IGNORED Stress was ras laid on the tho fact that the tho president had not only negotiated the treaty but that he had bad given It out outES ES lIS II a complete performance without re referring referrIng referring ferring U It 1110 to the tho senate for action This the tho senators seemed to consider especially ally reprehensible and far beyond the authority ot or the tho chief executive It was related pointed out that tho the German kaiser had bad not only ani referred tho the agreement to h t the for or its action but that he toe had hod even consulted both tho the local hoeni and national boards beards of trade trude Hence the president was wan charged with being eren H n more moro autocratic than the tho head df the th German empire It was WM also de declared dared that under thid th system of ot valuations provided for tor by b the Ute treaty treat great greut Injustice would be dono done to tile the United d States Senator n a strenuous objection when the question W WItS H raised that the message was a subject tot for consideration In tho tile open OCl senate In Instead stead of behind closed doom doors The Tile Idaho senator maintained that tin in open twin f to debate would only plunge the tho Into an nn almost endless ondi endl ss tariff discussion Senators Teller anti others called railed for an un open session and arid their th lr plea pea finally won von but not be before beCore before fore Core Senator and nud one or 01 two ethers the had h d delivered their sentiments tile the action of an executive la lit 11 calling for Ir lr legislation whenever tho thi moved them U It 1 was finally decided to refer tho message to tho the committee on In finance If It Iea a bill Is to be bo forthcoming It will bo be froM that committee CAUSE OF It II Is thought by some s mo senators that thata a II resolution by Senator was 5 Introduced early In III tho the session may ma have had something to do with the appearance of or the tho message nun ami a request tor jor or legislation In the tho th German Germon American matter at this Tim figures which tho tile l i produced ft it I week ago hgo showed allowed quite a reduction In the tue Value of ot Gee GrI luan Inan exports to this tillS country countr since tho the thore regulations re wore paused and since silica the tho of ot Inspecting III was WIlS discontinued by our flIt consular and agents After retorting to tho tile HI amendment to the tile the Irei president dent dmit In Ill lila his message dated Jan 22 1908 says jay a aI 1 I earnestly recommend to t tho tile Con Congress gross gress tho enactment Into law of or this amendment nt lit nn In early dill Besides promoting harmonious relations relation bo be 10 tho tilO contracting parties to Iho tho th agreement in question I 1 regard tho ho proposed legislation t as ix II meritorious measure for tor he Improvement hn of our lIlt customs I not tho pro Provisions visions blons of ot which tare arc applicable to Im 1151 Importations tram from all ull countries All An accompanying communication addressed to ii the tho president by b S SHout Rout foOt and dated Jan Jail 9 0 1808 1908 trans transmits mits copies collies of tile the now temporary commercial agreement between tIn th States and ind o CI III signed April 22 and May Iny Ma 2 1907 Dili 1 together with tho 1110 report of at Iho the American com corn on which tho thu agreement is It bused based Mr Hoot states that the tho several modifications of or the tho th customs custom and con can consular sular suhu regulations re l of the tho United Suites Status set nut forth In iii tho th diplomatic note noto from tho the secretary IY of state to the tho German ambassador ador at Washington tinted dated April 22 12 1907 1901 relating solely to mat mt lers leIs within tho tint power of at tile the executive e to regulate have boon been carried effect anti and extended fo so fill far on as pra to all nil countries alike rho tilt dip 1 note from froni the secretary of state to thi tilO n tinted dated May 2 1907 1 Oi he hIt h states calls callI for tor 11 a recommendation to lo Congress that certain amendments to tho the low lew Ic ho bo homAde homade made After Aftel giving tho tilt tOt text of these proposed p rates Secy Sec says that the proposed changes are as follows PROPOSED l D CHANGES S 1 TIle The right Is given to tu aCt nad to the tho Invoice Value at tho tile time of entry In Ill the tho case ense of ot consigned goods gOOd 2 Also Albo tho the right tn to deduct from the Invoice value Itt nt the 1110 th of or entry for purchase as aB well as au consigned goods 3 A margin of ot 10 par pur cent of ot variation Is within which ad additional dulle shall not bo to nR assessed U 4 In the thu caso of f tho th limit at which the tile presumption of o fraud the merchandise Is seized by h the collector IH Is i reduced from 50 o per cent cun to t to 35 per cent 6 5 The Tile word vord unintentional Is III i Inserted In Ill lie tho description of ot the tho 1 clerical errors for tor which additional duties may be lie remitted In order that errors which are not manifest but hut which can bo be demonstrated to the th satisfaction of if tho thin secretary shall Permit tha tho th Avoidance of additional duty dut 0 G Additional duties are tI to he Ito h construed to ho he penal und within the tho purview of ot 10 and nf of tilt the revised statutes and sections 17 und and Stilt 18 JS of ot thin tho th act of oC Juno June 22 1874 ISH 7 i No NI N additional duties are lire to be assessed ed on goods good to specific duty dUly and uncia as to which the tho regular rc ulal duty nty Is not changed by b reason rell on of tho the difference between tho thu entered and appraised Ju values that lint It when wh III ti advance over the entered value niue by h h iho the appraiser does doas dO i nut not Increase tho thio rate rato of duty 8 The Jito privilege I III ii given Iven of paying duty on OIL less leas than the lie Invoice Value |
