The Springfield herald., 1909-08-13

sizes. In which the Imports are heavy,
is given reduction. and whsre
changes were made in the chemical
schedule there was a general de-
crease, except upon such articles as
fancy soaps and perfumes. which
were increased.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tions throughout any schedule in the
bill as a result OF the action OF the
two houses and of the conference COM
mittee are found in the metal sched-
ule. Beginning with decrease in the
per ton, there is a general reduction
throughout that portion Of the bill.
pig iron going down from - 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 SO per
cent, and this reduction includes
steel rails.
Other reductions in the metal sched-
ule affect polished sheets, rolled
sheets of iron. steel, copper, or nickel,
steel ingots. cogged ingots. blooms
and slabs: round iron or steel wire;
steel bars or rods, cold rolled, cold
drawn, or cold hammered. or pol
ished; anvils, axles; blacksmith's
hammers and sledges, track tools.
wedges and crowbars; bolts: cast iron
pipes; cast hollow ware; chains; lap
welded or jointed iron or steel boier
tubes; cut nails and spikes; horse
shoe nails; wire nails; spikes, nuts
and washers: cut tacks; steel plates
engraved rivets; cross-cut saws, mill
saws, circular saws, pit and drag
saws, steel band saws and all other
saws; screws; wheels for railway pur-
poses; aluminium; momazite sand and
thorite.
Bituminous coal goes down from CT
cents to As cents per ton, and there
are reductions on gunpowder. matches
and cartridges. Agricultural imple-
ments are cut from 20 to Is per cent.
ad valorem.
Hides were placed on the free list.
while the rate on band and sole leath-
er is reduced from 20 per cent. to
five per cent. ad valorem. on dressed
leather from 20 per cent. to 10 per
cent; boots and shoes from 25 per
cent to 10 per cent.
per cent. advalorem to 12 cents per
pound; wearing apparel made OF fur
from 35 to so per cent, and the higher
class jewerly from 60 per cent. to 80
per cent. ad valorem; pencil lead Is
given specific rates instead OF ad va
loren rates with a slight increase.
For the first time moving picture
films are named specifically in tar
in law. The bill gives them a positive
rate Of 1k cents per foot.
Petroleum, crude and refined. In
cluding kerosene. gasoline. naphtha,
benzine and similar petroleum pro-
ducts are made free Of duty and are
left even without countervaillng
duty.
The Dingley rates on women's and
children's gloves are allowed to stand.
The only change is reduction on
"schmaschen" gloves not over IA
inches in length on which the rate is
made S1.25 a dozen pairs instead OF
$1.75.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
A provision is included in the bill
which levies on all articles upon
which any foreign country pays
bounty or grant upon Its expectation.
an additional duty equal to the
amount Of such bounty.
1t is required that all imported ar
ticles capable of being marked with
out impairment of their value shall be
stamped with the name Of the manu-
facturer and the country of origin.
A very elaborate provision for the
administration Of the customs laws
was adopted by the conferees. 1t is
practically the same as that adopted
by the senate. 1t is intended to pre-
vent undervaluation of articles on
which there is no foreign market by
which true values may be ascer-
tanned.
Provision is made for the estab.
lishment of customs court OF ap-
peals, with headquarters in Washing
ton. 1t will comprise presiding
Judge and four associate judges, at
salaries OF 10000 year. There are
to be appointed to conduct govern
ment cases before this court a special
assistant attorney general at $4,000,
a deputy assistant attorney general at
$500, and four attorneys at $4,000
each.
The internal revenue tax on tobacco
is amended, making the rates on chew
ing and smoking tobacco eight cents
a pound. No change was made in
the tax on cigars. except those weigh
ing under three pounds per 1000.
which were increased from 81 to rs
cents per 1000. The rates on cigar
cites were increased to SLIPS per
1000. A prohibition against the use
of coupons or special gift pledges IL
Incorporated In the new law.
The provision granting farmers the
free sale of leaf tobacco places a
restriction on the retail dealer which
requires him to record every sale
amounting to two pounds or more to
one person in one day. A number of
other ironclad requirements are in.
cluded in the redraft of this section
adopted by the conference committee,
by which 1t was intended to prevent
any frauds upon the internal rev.
enues, and at the same time give as
much of a local market as possible to
the tobacco grower. The grower had
contended for unrestricted sale OF
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