| Show High Spots in n New Tariff Law 1 d. r Outstanding features In the senate tariff bill bull are Flexible tariff provisions provisions pro pro- I visions giving the president broad authority to Increase or decrease duties duties du du- du- du ties within a radius of 50 per cent until July 1 1924 The agricultural and provision schedule carri carrying g rates generally higher than titan those ever before proposed proposed pro pro- posed on foodstuffs meats vegetables vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables fruits grains milk cream eggs butter nuts and others The Tile sugar schedule carrying a duty d of 23 cents a pound on sugar three-tenths three of a cent a pound above the emergency tariff rate and the tho house proposal cents above e the Underwood low rate and sixty Uvo s of a cent above th the Payne Aldrich act The wool schedule proposing a adut dut duty of 33 cents a pound on the scoured content of raw wool S Scents cents above the house rate rat and nearly neally double the actual rate in III the Payne- Payne Aldrich Adrich act The chemical schedule carr carrying ing increased duties on chemicals and vegetable oils and fates tates of coal tar dyes dres and ant synthetic and explosives which are declared by I I proponents and opponents to constitute tute tate a complete embargo The cutlery schedule proposing duties on pocket knives scissors table kitchen and other knives and razors equivalent eq in some sonic cases to several hundred per cent ad valorem The lace schedule proposing duties duties duties du du- du- du ties of 90 per cent ad nd valorem 30 per cent above the Payne Aldrich I and Underwood rates mates I With the exception or the lie agricultural agricultural agricultural tural schedule and the raw wool schedule the tho senate committee in iii its I process of rewriting while the tho bill was in iii the senate Changed rates In Inmost Inmost inmost most of the schedule A number of reductions were made In the rates In Inthe Inthe the metal met schedule and the cotton schedule with a maximum limitation limita I tion ion of 45 per cent on cotton cloth and 60 GO per cent on cotton gloves I In the case of the wOOlen manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- a maximum limitation of or 30 per cent was approved representing represent represent- I ing a cut of 5 per cent in the case oi higher cloths knit fabrics pile pUe fabrics fabrics fab fab- and nd fabrics with fast edges The Tho silk sUk schedule was rewritten completely with the rates reduced j i considerably below mose In the Payne Aldrich bill bUl Also Aiso a a- number of reductions were made mace In r rites tes In Inthe Inthe inthe the sundries schedule Many articles which were placed on the dutiable list by tue committee commit tee were transferred to the tree list most of them by senate vote while a few articles were removed from the free Cree list to the dutiable list also mostly by senate vote Chief among the dutiable articles article made free with the rate proposed were Hides green 2 cents a pound dried 4 cents Boots and shoes 12 cents a pair and 5 6 per cent ad valorem Shoe leather 5 per cent Belting and harness leather 4 cents a pound and 5 per cent Common house brick 5 per cent but with a retaliatory provision against countries Imposing a dut duty on American brick Portland cement 5 6 cents per pounds but with a retaliatory pro pro- vision Harness costing less than tha 70 a set and saddles costing less lesi than 40 each rate that was proposed propos propos- ed 35 per cent Logs of fir spruce cedar or western west west- em ern hemlock 1 I per 1000 feet teet Paving posts polea poles railroad ties pockets palings and anti hoops 10 per cent Ivory tusks 10 per cent White arsenic 2 cents a pound Cyanide 10 per cent Chemical wood pulp 5 per cent Cocoanuts one halt cent each Black or silver stIver foxes faxes each Gloves made wholly of cattle hides I Bread Chief changes from the free to the dutiable list with the rates proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed were Manganese 1 cent a n pound Cream separators 2 23 per cent Ammonium nitrate i x cent a pound poune Dynamite and other high explosives explosives 1 y cent a pound Apricots green ripe or In brine bline one half cent a pound otherwise prepared 40 per cent Casein or 4 cents a pound The rhe bill bUl as passed by the senate must Dust be agreed to by the house of representatives It Is doubtful If It becomes a law before November |
