The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-31
Bill Reported Back to
House and Will Pass
Payne Defends it as
a Downward Revision
LEAD RATE RESTORED-INTER
NAL REVENUE TO COME OFF
TORACCO-LIQUORs PUT HIGH
ER-PRINT PAPER LOWERED.

WASHlNGlON, July 3O.-When
Representative Payne, head of the
house conferees on the tariff bill
which bears his name, took the floor
today to present the report of the
conference committee on the house
bill, the measure had been in con-
ference for Just three weeks.
Proceeding on the theory that the
bill marks general downward
tendency from the present rates of
duty, Mr.. Payne presented but did
not read an exhaustive analysis of
its provisions. This statement he
said had been prepared by himself
and he would have it printed as an
official document. There was objecc-
tion, however, from the democratic
side and the printing was prevented
for the time. In this statement he
undertook to show that there had
been marked decrease in the rates on
the necessities of life. while admit
/ ting that there had been increases
on the luxuries.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tiOns as result of the action of the
two houses and of the conference
committee are found in the metal
schedule. Beginning with decrease
in the rates on iron ore from 40 to
is cents per ton, there is a general
reduction throughout that portion of
the bill. Pig iron goes down from
81 to $3.50 per ton and scrap iron
from 81 to 81. The reduction on
many of the items in this schedule
amounts to about fifty per cent. In
this reduction is included steel
rails
There is an increase on raZors
nippers and pliers and on such new
metal as tungsten. Rough lumber
goes down from $3.50 to $1.25 per.
Thousand with corresponding reduc-
ton schedule is reconstructed. 1t
lumber.
The schedule underwent no change
of consequences, but the entire cot
ton scheulde is reconstructed. 1t
is estimated that the rates fixed by
the bill are about per cent higher
upon an average than was collected
upon cottons last year. Rates on
cotton hosiery are generally Increased
In the matter of gloves, high protec-
tion scores, the only change made in
the entire schedule being one slight
reduction.
4 The average duty on silks will be
somewhat higher under the new law.
Oilcloth and hnoleum are heavily
cut but otherwise the changes in
flax, hemp and jute provisions are
not material.
The sugar and tobacco duties re-
main substantially as they are.
Free importation of considerable
quantities of both these articles
from the Philippines is permitted
and change made in the internal
revenue law by amendment will take
the tax off the sale of tobacco in the
land.
There is a uniform increase ON
spirits, wines and liquors of Is per
cent.
Publishers win their fight for low
er wood pulp and print paper, the
rate on ordinary news print paper
being fixed at 1915 per ton instead
of Sc, as under the Dingley law,
and ON the higher grades of print
paper at $3.75 instead of So. Ground
wood pulp is to come in free of
duty.
Hides come in free and there is
a corresponding reduction on leather
goods. Bitumoum coal reduced from
81 cents per ton to As cents and
there is also reduction on gun
powder, matches and cartridges
Agricultural implements go off from
20 per cent ad yalorem to Is per
cent. Works of art are placed upon
the free list. Petroleum slips
through without any duty and most
of it's products come in under the
same terms.
the bill were much changedcmfwyp
The administration features Of |
the bill were much changed in the
conference. The commission of ex-
perts provided by. the senate, was re-
tained in name, but its duties are
restrained to investigating dis
against outside states
by. other countries for the benefit of
the president in administration Of
the mayimum and minimum rate
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