The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-31
TARIFF BILL
PRESENTED IN
LOWER HOUSE
Chairman Payne Attempted to
work in a Partisan State
mant. but Was Prevented.
REVISION DOWNWARD
CLAIM OF TIMERS
sueAE. TOBACCO AND WOOL RE-
MAIN THE SAME AS UNDER
The DiNGLEY LAW.

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washington. July 3O.-Entering .
r,,n the last stages of its con- 9
Z -iieration by congress, the tariff .
: pu as reported by the cOnferees, o
y rs submitted to the house by 9
q CHAIRMAN Payne and ordered 9
rri1ted in the Congressional Rec o
. ord
discussion of the conference re- @
r6rt win begin at 10 o'clock to- o
3 morrow. the indications being that @
81 dsv will suffice for its adoption. O
+. Three hundred and fifty of the 800 9
members were IN their seats when 8:
. Chairman Payne passed up to the p
. shakers desk the bulky dOcu- .
. nent which had occupied the at .
3 ta1tlon of congress for four and a &.
. half months, and then the Repub- s:
leans applauded.
Mr. Payne will open tomorrow's <:
uroceedings with an exhaustive &.
statement in explanation OF the
bL
Washington, July 30--When Repre-
sentative Payne, head Of the house
sBtsrees on the tariff bill which bears
his name. rose in the house today to
present the report of the conference
committee of the two houses on the
bill the measure had been in confer
snce for just three weeks.
Proceeding on the theory that the bill
marks d general downward tendency
from the present rates of duty, Mr..
Psne presented. but did not read, an
exhaustive analysis of its provisions.
This statement. he said, had been pre-
rqre5 bv himself. and he asked to have
turinttd a. am official document There
vas objection. however, from the Dem
ondc side and the printing was pre-
vested for the time In this state
us1t NJ Payne undertook to show
nat there had been Q marked decrease
ia the rates on the necessaTies of life,
While admitting that there had been an
Increase on luyuries.
Reductions in Metals.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tons as ID result OF the action of the
tr0 houses ana of the conference COM
l..te1 are found IN the metal schedule
Beginning with a decrease in the rates
F iron ore from 90 20 10 cents per ton
pig iron goine down from 81 to $3.50 per
Con- and scrap iron from 81 20 81, the
reduction on many OF the items in this
schedule amounts 20 about 50 per cent
and this reduction includes steel rails.
There is an increase on structural steel
ready for use, and also a slight in
crease on razors. nippers and pliers and
ol such new metals as tungsten. Rough
lumber goes down from 81 to Sl.25 per
thousand feet. with a corresponding re
du-tion iu the differentiaI on dressed
lumber
Wool Schedules Unchanged.
The wool schedule underwent no
change of consequence, but the entire
cotton schedule was reconstructed and
ue phrase0l0gy greatly changed IN
The hope of preventing reductions
through decisions by the courts such
as have characterized the administra-
ton Of the Dingley law during latter
Years. Tn many instances the Dingley
rates were cut by these decisions, II
some instances from so per cent to
per cent ad valorem. II is estimated
mat the rates fixed by the bill are
ABOUT per cent higher upon an aver.
-se than collected on COttOns last year
The rates ON cotton hosiery are gen
orally increased.
IT, the matter Of gloves the high pro
ecuonists fail to score. They sought
through an increase made by the house
70 raise the duty materially above the
Insley figures, but were antsgOnizeC
oy The senate, and the senate won, the
oay change made in the entire SEIZED
-ie being one slight reduction.
Silk Duties Boosted.
TIE silk schedule was reconstructed
qua View of imposing specific rathe
nan ad yalorem duties, with the result
l-at the average duty will be some
"l4t higher under the new law.
v"gloths and linoleum are heavil,
guy out otherwise the changes in tn
-aN hemp and jute provision were no
Material A slight increased duty
L.o, g'ed for hemp, both crude an.
-'-Aie1. and also on certain high-grad
Tyss' On linen yarns and mating
laere is d reduction.
sugar and tobacco duties remaii
substantially as they are under tn
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