The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-10

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Washington. Nov. 9---The committee on
ways and means of the house of repre-
sentatiyes. which tomorrow will hold its
first hearing on the proposed revision of
the tariff. win direct its efforts at these
hearings to gathering Information which
chiefly concerns the cost of production
in this country and the manufacturing
conditions here as compared with foreign
countries. information regarding which
has been obtained through the department
of state and the department of commerce
and labor
Changes. in the reading of certain para
graphs OF the present law to conform
with the decisions of the courts and of
the board of appraisers will also require
considerable attention, as will the propO-
sition TO arrange the new tariff schedule
with maximum and minimum rates Of
duty. similar to the existing tariffs of
France, Germany and Russia
No Reductions Likely.
As Judge Taft. Speaker Cannon and the
majority of the ways and means COM
mittee favor a protection policy in the
framing OF the new tariff. 1t Is hardly
likely that the free list will be material
~ increased or that any very essential
reductions will be made in the tariffs on
manufactured goods.
Representatives Of the manufacturers.
producers and importers of the country
Will be given an opportunity TO present
their views 10 Che committee at the nll-
snerous hearinsS arranged fer.
Drug Men contented.
The next hearing will be devoted to
schedule \ of the tariff. covering chem
icals. oils and paints. This Sc hedule COW
ers a large runber of articles On a num-
Der of which the rate of duty was in
creased when the Dingley tariff was en-
acted IL is generally understood that
the members of the drug and chemical
trade do hot desire any change IN the tar
Tiff ar the present time. and there Will
probab, be no representatives of the
two leading organizations of the trade
trade Of New York and the National
Wholesale Druggists dssOciaton-at the
hearings. There is general desire, how
ever. to have as many articles as posi-
Bile at a specific rate of duty instead of
at ad valorem rate
The members OF the National Paint. Oil
and Narnish association. however. greatly
desire to have the duties on raw mate
rials for their trade reduced. The cOloc
manufacturers will strongly urge an in
crease on the duties on cOiors. claiming
that inc percentage OF dutleS On the ihdi-
ufactured articles are not in conformity
with the duties on the raw materials.
Roosevelt Given Advice.
The president is being urged by some
legislators to recommend in his MESA &c
/ to congress that tariff revision be taken
up at the coming short session. while on
the other hand there are those who say
( il cannot he considered at this session.
I Senator Scott of West Virginia advised
/ the president today that he thought the
tariff legislation should be taken up at
( the coming session. He told the presi-
dent that he believed measure could be
gotten through a this session and that
| il should be done as soon possible.
I Congressman DalZeI of Pennsylvania
also conferred with the president aud toll
him that the tariff could not be revised
/ M this session. He seid the Republican
,iatform had decided for revision at an
! extra session and that they should stand
/ bv the platform.