The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-13


decided what rates II win recommend In
reference TO wood pulp and the articles
dependent upon Il. They have also lett
omen for further action the question 81
the duties on coal aud hides.
1T would be impossible IN a brief
statement to review all the articles I'M
der the heading Of sundries. The changes
from the House bin in the main are Of
such minor Importance ~ not 70 require
a detailed statement. IL may be we'll,
however. 20 call attention 70 the fact
that the senate committee has made
reductions Of 10 per cent. on an average
in the specific duties on hats and bon.
nets, which the House had raised in some
instances above the Dingley rates. The
Senate committee has also struck out
the House paragraph in regard 10 gloves
and has restored the rates IN the existing
law.
"The Senate committee has also added
to the sundries Of the dutiable list for
eiQn built yachts owned BY American
citizens, which seemed TO the committee
luxury which might fairly pay duty
OF 35 per cent
"The free list as reported BY the SEN
ate committee, in the main, remains as
IL is in the existing law few items
have been put on the dutiable and others
have been taken from the dutiabie list
and placed upon the free list. There
Il one change. however. In the free list,
which is Of great general interest and
that Is the provision IN regard 70 free
art The House very wisely made paint
inrs and sculptures. more than 20 years
old free. and the Senate committee has
added to these works Of art generally,
including artistic antiquities Of more
than 100 years Of age.
eThe Senate committee has taken no
action As yet upon the maximum and
minimum provisions or the administra
tive sections Of the bill They propose
10 report their amendments to those
most important features Of the act At
later date. They have adopted this
course because Il has seemed to the Sem
ate committee Of the highest Importance
to secure immediate action upon the
tariff and they feel confident that time
could be saved BY reporting the sections
imposing duties first and TIE maximum
and minimum and admins ratiye fea-
turoa laters y 49,. 49,
Reported at Twelve 0nlock.
The metal, agricultural gloves and
hosiery schedules Of the Payne tariff
bib are the most important provisions
OF the measure which are affected BY the
changes made BY the Senate finance com.
mittee which yesterday made public the
amendments upon which IL has reached
decision. Ms, Aidrieh reported the bill
as amended to the Senate when it met
at II o'clock. Leaving the question Of
free hides and free coal in an unsettled
state, the committee has made many
ohasges in the free list, most Of which
restore 70 the nou.dutiable list the arti-
cles upon which the House COMMITTEES
placed a duty. On the other hand, sew.
eral articles. 81 which iron ore il the
most important, have been restored to
the dutiable list
The provision Of the Payne bin per.
hitting the free entry Of agricultural
implements under certain conditions has
been stricken out but various increases
have been made in the duties coming IN
der the agricultural schedule.
An important change is that which
makes the duty on hops Is cents instead
Of II cents per pound. Various vege-
table seeds, including mushroom spawn,
are provided with specific duties instead
Of the 20 per cent. rate An additionasI
cent ia added to the two cent duty on
eabhages
One Of the most significant changes
made by the Senate committee Is that
which restores the rates Of the Dingley
law on women's stockings.
In reporting the tariff bill, Senator
Aldrich moved that when the Senate
adjourned yesterday IL would be to meet
on Thursday, and he gave notice that he
would then move that the Senate take
mp the bin for consideration.
a good workable membership was pres
emit when the House OF Representative
met yesterday for its semi-weekly ses-
sion When the journal had been ap
proved, resolution was offered by Mr.
Payne asking, that the tariff bin be |
.retuFned fr0m the Senate for amend
ments so as TO make it plain that refined
petroleum aud It's products should appear
en- the free list After the bin passed |
last Friday, an inspection of it disclosed
that products of petroleum were omitted
from the free list, although such was not |
the intention when the Norris amend |
ment was stricken out and petroleum
made free.