Show I MUNDEll OBJECTS I Obstructs Consideration of the Tariff Bill in inthe inthe I the house J I I WashIngton July at 10 the house toda today 1 began eSan con of the conference report on I tilt the tariff bill billAt billAt At time the very er outset met obstruction at the hands or of a I RepublIcan Mm yo who refused unanimous consent I for the reading of the statement of I Ithe the conferees In leu Heu of the lie report Mr Payne made no effort to get i Mm Mondell to reconsider his mo motion tion and the tho readIng of the I Ious Iotis otis ous report of 76 closely pages page was begun At the estimate I Ithe I the tue rending reading was to consume a half hours In both and house t today there ero of opposition to the adoption of the conference re report report port on time the tariff bill whIch for Cor a along ahong long hong time hooked formidable The rhe sit I In the tho house soon cleared uP tip butt ut the he did not disperse so rapIdly in tin th sen to I Early In tIme the day it il was stated that 8 votes otes would be cast against the bill in but tIle the afternoon had not miot advanced for when the lead lenders rs announced with absolute assurance their conO in tIme the passage or of the bill by a maj of at least ten votes otes Most of the antagonism canto came from the tho rep representatives who are arc opposed to free hides Most lIol feeling In the came front from Southern Democrats who denounced tile the of twine on time the free list and leaving cot coL cotton ton bagging on limo dutiable list as an partiality The Tue Democratic C lUCUs reached a decision against as n a par pilI party ty tr Senator Balle Bailey loft left the tho C caucus b be before fore it hunt had concluded telling the tho oth othel el Cu that ho he proposed to pur sue any In course which Ime ho deemed bet In time the of time the Southern plant planters ers Democratic senators criticised the Increased tax on tobacco which the thy declare was vas impossible to make up tot the tho reduction of the corporation tax fa rate te rotes of oC fourteen Republican bra tors would be necessary to reject the tho conference report Seven or eight of If the orIginal Insurgents will cast their ballots in opposition to the re me report port but It Is nol miot believed that their example will he followed b by man many other Republicans ContInued on Page Four I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I OBJECTS Continued from Page Pago One 0 I July 3 upon tile the last stages of its Ls ion by congress the tariff bill as re reported ported portell by the conferees was submit submitted submitted ted today todar to the house hy l Chairman Payne mid and or ordered ored printed in the con can congressional gressional record Discussion at tile the conference report will begin at 10 tomorrow morning the indIcations beIng that a aday 1 day dar ili suffice for Its adoptIon Three and fifty fiCh of the members were In theIr seats when ChaIrman Payne passed up ull to the speakers speaker desk the buncy built document which hind had occupied the attention of oC for four and a half haIC months and then the applauded Payne will tomorrows proceedIngs with arm an exhaustive state statement meat ment In explanation of the bill Practically alt all time tho administrative features of the tariff bill adopted in inthe inthe the senate were accepted by tile tho con conferees conferees They Include a neW maximum and amid mInImum feature a corporation tax law Instead of the tax tat adopted b by the house n authorizatIon for a bond Issue to raIse money to build the Panama canal as well ns as nu numerous other othel features Tilo he maximum and minImum pro provision provision vision duties In accordance wIth the rates name named In tho dutiable list until March 31 1910 when 25 por Jor cent s to be added l auto as the maxImum duty The Tho president Is authorized to apply appl the tho rates however to imports from a count county giving Its best rates raLe to United States products and tild Is made mado the judge mIs as to whether a for foreign eign cOUl rJ accords to the United States StaLes trent treatment nent reciprocal and equiv equivalent alent When he finds this condition I exists he Is to Issue a proclamation putting In the minImum rates I The president Is empowered to em empio plo pio such persons us as ma may he be requIred to secure Information tO assIst him himIn himIn In ho duties Imposed upon him and informatiOn wilt will willbe he be useful to officers In administering the customs laws The reciprocIty treaty with Cuba II is not affected The nt Is empowered also to abrogate those reciprocity treaties which can ho bo determIned by diplomatic action nellon It II Is made ills his duty to glue ghe ten Len days notice after the bill becomes becomeR a law Jaw of his Intention to brIng those treaties to an ond All other treaties containing no ito stipulation In regard to their termination by y diplomatic ac tm shall ue be abrogated b by a notice ot of six months from the president to those countries the notice dating from April 30 1909 on whIch date Secre Secretary tary Knox notified forel foreign n govern meats ments that the United States would soon ask asic them to enter Into new tar tariff lIT iff relations The Philippine free trade provisIon for the free importation of at atI all articles lie tho growth or product or of oror or manufactured In the islands from materIal the growth or product or of the lie PhilippIne Islands or orlie I I the lie United States or both or whIch do not contain foreign to the value alue of noro than lisa 20 per cent or of their total value RIce Is the tho only exception to time the free provIsIons but restrictions are placed upon sugar nad tobacco The free freo Importation of sugar Is limited to tons a year On wrapper and filler ollor tobacco when mixed the annual limitation is pounds on filler tobacco ono one million pounds and on cigars O A Is included in the bill hili whIch levies on aU all articles upon which nn any foreign country pays pas a bounty or grant STant upon Its exportation an addItional duty equal to the amount of such bounty I It Is required that all Imported are ar I tides capable of being marked with without without out Impairment ot or value aluc shall be stamped wIth the name of af the tho manu and the tho country of orIgin A very elaborate for the admInistration of Customs laws was adopted Led It Is to Lo prevent of aiti bos on whIch there Is no foreIgn market by which w true 1111 ny ho bo ProvIsion Is 8 made for Cor n a customs I I I court of appeals with headquarters In WashIngton It II will comprise a presiding judge and four assocIate judges at salarIes of a year The internal revenue tax on to tobacco tobacco bacco is amen amended ed making the rates on chewIng and smoking tobacco S Scents Scents cents a pound No change was made In the ta on cigars except those weighing three pounds per thousand whIch were Increased froni 54 51 to 75 cents a thousand The rates rate on cIgarettes were Increased to lo I Ia a thousand A prohibition a against the tho I use muse of coupons or 01 special girt gift pledges is in In the new law I IThe The provision granting the tho free sale of loaf eaf tobacco places place a re reI I on on lie retail dealer whIch requires him to every sale amounting to Lo two pounds or more to toone one person in one day A number ot of other ollier ironclad requirements ue are In I chided In redraft of this section adopt adopted e ed by the conference committee by whIch it was Intended to prevent any I frauds upon the lie internal and I at lie tho same sarno tIme lime give gie as much of a local loca market as possible to the to tobacco tobacco bacco grower growe corporation joint stock corn com compan pan pany or 01 association organized for profit and eer every insurance compa company Is required to Jar pai annually an excIse tax o of I per ier cent upon Its entire not Income over audI and above aboc This feature was put into the lie bill to raise additional revenues to apply on the treasury treasur deficit It provides a form of publicity which will enable the tho go gov government to exercise supervision over oer corporations It Is estimated that from to a yeam eal will be bc collected under this new tax taxation atlon In ID the lumber schedules tho only increases were those on shIngles from rom 30 coats cents to 50 cents per pel thou thousand and on briarwood and laurelwood for lor forthe the use of Crom the free freo list to 15 6 per leI cent The Tho rate on sawed lumber was wa decreased from 2 per thou thousand and to per thousand There was also a lion ion on lim timber er from 1 cent per por cubIc foot fool to 12 2 coat cent and on sawed hoard o of white wool and from ono one dollar per por thousand to 50 cents per pel thousand The Tue reduction In the tho rates In favor of dressed lumber averaged about ol 01 the DIngley rate posts r iJ road rond ties and telephone Joles arc re reduced reduced from rom 20 to 10 per cent I rem clapboards from a thousand I to laths from 25 cents to 20 cents per thousand while fence posts and were on the tho free lIst The In the sugar sched schedule tile ule consisted of a reduction of five hundredths of a In the differential on refined sugar suga I In agrIcultural products broomcorn was taken rom time the tree list and made dutiable at 3 i per ton Hops are arc increased from loom 1 12 to JG IC cents couts per pound There are also increases on Jigs figs almonds pIneapples and chicory root The reductions in the agricultural covered bacon and hams from Crom 5 to i 1 cents per pound lard Crom 2 to I 1 12 cents fresh meats rom 2 to 1 12 cents and starch from 1 12 to 1 cent per pound Tallow wool grease peas sugar beets cabbages and salt saIL were also lowered Hides uvero placed on the free Creo list while the rate on band and sole olo leather Is reduced from 20 per por cent to 5 per cent on dressed leather from 20 per flor coat cont to Lo 10 per percent cent cont boots boot and shoos shoes mom 20 per percent cent to 10 per cent Fireworks are aro increased ed from 20 per por percent cent to 12 cents pel pei pound wearing apparel made of from rom 25 to 50 per cent nod and the higher class jewelry rom noun GO 60 per cent to 85 per por percent cent pencil lend head Is gl given m specific rates Instead of oC rates ratos with a slight Increase For the first line moving picture films arc named specifically In a tariff law The bill gives them n a rato of 1 12 cents per foot Petroleum crude and Including ing gasoline tha ben zinc amid aud sImilar petroleum products are made ree of duty and left leCt oven even without a coon dut duty The Thc Dingley rates on and aud childrens gloves are arc allowed to stand The only change Is a reduction on gloves not nol over Indies itt III length on whIch Ia 13 made mado a dozen pairs Instead of 17 |