Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28
Decisions Reached by the Senate
Senate Finance Committee.
QUESTION OF RECIPROCITY
Matter to Be Considered at
Tonight's Meeting.
TWO PLANS PROP OSED


settled several vexed questions in connec-
ton with the tariff, including lead ore and
iron ore.
The decision is to leave the rate Of IL
cents on lead ore as fixed by the finance
committee, and also TO leave iron IRE as
originally determined by the committee
end passed by the House.
The tea paragraph was again passed
over for future consideration, and the de-
cision on coal was reserved until after
hearing to be given to the conflicting in
terests tonight
The committee decided to advance the
rate en- pig lead to IA cents per pound.
This Is an increase of ~ of a cent over the
House rate. which the committee did not
originally disturb, and was made 10 COM
pensation for the increase on lead ore.
The mica paragraph US2) was rewritten
entirely, and as 1t will be presented fixes
rate of cents per pound and 20 per cent
ad valorem on the manufactured article
and of cents per pound and 20 per cent ad
valorem on manufa ctured mica.
Thorite was added to the dutiable list
paragraph 1870 at 20 per cent ad valorem
The rates on pineappies were increased
IN packages from to cents per cubic
foot; in bulk, from s6 to 81 per 1909 The
rate on plain basic Photographic papers for
albumnizing paragraph 300 was increased
from to cents per pound and from 10 to
~ per cent ad valOrem.
The committee ended long dispute by
fast black coal tar dyes from the free list.
adding them to paragraph II, which i'm
poses duty of % per cent. and it is esti-
mated that this change will add several
hundred thousand dollars of revenue.
similar gain is expected to be derived from
striking coal tar G,oo) from the free list
and making it dutiable at 10 per cent.
Fashion plates We're also stricken from
the free list. was manganese ore.
A substitute was written for the leather
paragraph a2O making many changes.
The wording of the new paragraph is as
follows: "Eand or betting leather. sole
leather, calf skins. tanned and dressed,
kangaroo, sheep and goat skins GncudinS
lamb and kid skns), dressed and finished,
chamois and other skins and bookbinders'
calf skins all the foregoing not specially
provided for in this act, ~ per cent al va
loren: skins for morocco. tanned but I'M
finished, 10 per cent ad valorem skins of
sheep origin, dressed with the grain on.
$50 per dozen skins; skins of goat origin,
dressed with the grain on. 81 per dozen;
skis dressed as suede with the exterior
grain surface removed whether known
mocha or otherwise, $3.50 per! dozen skins;
patent, japanned, vanished or enameled
leather, weighing not over ten pounds per
dozen skins. 80 cents per pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem:; if weighing over ten
pounds and not over twenty-five pounds
per dozen, 80 cents per pound. and 10 per
cent ad valorem: II weighing over twenty
five pounds per dozen, 20 cents per
pound and 10 per cent ad valorem.
pianoforte leather and Dianoforte action
leather. 30 per cent ad vaorem. Leather
shoe laces. tifssfer+ or unfinished, ID cents
per gross and 10 per cent ad valorem boots
and shoes. made of leather, % per cent
ad valorem; provided that leather cut into
shoe upperS or vampS or other forms suit
able for conversion into manufactured ar
ticles shall be classified as manufactures
Of feathers and pay duty accordingly
a substitute was also written for para
graph 4Si (sloves)SaS follows: I'm addition
foregoing hal no
on leather gloves when fined, 81 per dozen
pairs; on all piquei or prix seam gloves, %
cents per dozen pairs; on ali gloves stitched
or embroidered with more than three single
strands Or cores, - cents per dozen pairs.
on all leather gloves with wrist openings
imported without fasteners parts there
OF Of any kind. there shall be a reduction
OF - cents per dozen pairs from the rates
in the preceding Paragraph"
Question of Reciprocity
Ii is not thought that the Senate finance
committee will consider the question of a
general reciprocity clause to the tariff
bill at its meeting tonight but it will do
so at as early date as possible.
1t is Understood that two propositions
will be submitted to the finance committee
for consideration. One of these is plan
very similar to that of the Blaine clause in
the Mckinley law. 1t limits the impostions
OF retaliatory or remission of compensatory
duties on goods coming from only sucn
countries as export to the United States
sugar, molasses, tobacco, coffee, tea and
hides.
The second proposition is broader than
this, and is also said to be the PROPOSITION
of Senator Burrows. It's phraseology is
similar to the first, but the power of retail
fation and compensation. which Is placed in
the hands of the President. is made to APP
ply to any country which imposes either
discriminating or preferential duties on
goods Imported from the United States,
whether they export any of the six arti lies
of the regular reciprocity list or not
This latter clause is said to be receiving
very favorable consideration 1t has been
framed with the purpose of multiplying the
effect of the numerous threats of retail
atory tariff legislation which have come to
the State Department from several for
eign countries. 1t authorizes the Presi-
dent if any country discriminates against
this country on any article of merchandise
to make proclamation of the fact and name
such articles OF import from that country
hither for additional imposition Of duty
will compensate the United States for
the loss sustained.
A similar authority empowers the Presi-
dent to extend remission of duties on such
articles as he may deem proper as COM
peLsation to the country which imposes
preferential duties on any article of i'm
port from this country.
This last proposition fixes % per cent
remission of duties for countries entering
into reciprocal relations with this country
and imposes surcharge Of % per cent on
these which fix eXactions on the goods of
Dis country.