Show protection TO COPPER through an u oversight a u duty doty is imposed impose on tho the metal washington april I 1 through an oversight during the consideration oi of the dingley tariff bill the house neg lecter to adopt an amendment to put copper on the free list prepared by the I 1 sways and means committee couse conse there is no provision foretop for copper in the lill bill and copper falls into the basket clause at 23 25 per cent ad va lorem in the original orif final draft of the abill the mckinley rate of I 1 cent a impound on copper was retained the subject was brought to the attention of the committee the second time and lit it appeared no copper is imported into the united states and some is export ed the committee saw savy no reason why it should not bo be included in the free list |