Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-18


w committee on ways and means
including Democrats, will meet at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning formally 10
consider the Payne tariff bill. Inc
senate committee on finance will at the
same time begin consideration of the
measure.
Downward revision, maximum and
minimum provisions which impose an
average maximum duty 90 per cent In
excess of the present tariff and numer-
Gus provisions by which it is estimated
that the revenue to the government
will be increased from 40 to so million
dollars, are the salient features of the
bill as it was introduced in the house
today by Representative Payne, chair
man of the ways and means committee.
The recommendations made by Presi-
dent Taft that an inheritance tax be
provided and that a limited amount
of tobacco and sugar be admitted free
from the Philippines are included in
the bill.
May Be Reported Today
1t is likely that the house committee
will have only one sitting on the bill;
that the measure will be reported to
the house Immediately after it con-
venes tomorrow and that its formal
reading in committee of the whole will
soon begin.
General debate will be postponed I'M
I'll Monday, If Mr.. Payne's present pro-
gram is followed. After that the meas
ure probably will be before the house
from ten days to two weeks.
This plan is slightly different from
that followed in considering other
tariff bills of recent years. 1t had been
expected the Democratic members of
the committee would be afforded more
time than now is contemplated for the
consideration of the bill in committee.
1t is still possible that if they insist
upon delay and succeed in presenting
good reasons they may be accommo-
dated.
Mr.. Clark said today he would mako
every effort in the committee, as he
would on the floor of the house, to
have the bill amended, and for that
reason would ask for longer time.
Minority Report Later
He added, however that he would
not press for more time for preparing
a minority report, as that could be
formulated as we'll after the bill had
been reported as before.
Mr.. Paynes inclination is to get the
bill into the house at the earliest prac-
tical moment and his plans are 50
complete that it is not believed he will
yield for mere plea to offer amend
Iu6IllS.l II Is JlODdDle lildI COIll pIOllllSS
will be reached and that the Demo-
cratic members will accept a PROPOSE
ton permitting them to present their
amendments on the floor.
1t is recalled that the debate on the
Dingley bill was beFun March %,
twelve years ago the S ne day of the
same month on which the general dis
cussion of the Payne bill begins.
On the former occasion all discus
sion ended and a vote was taken
March 81. Under present conditions,
Mr.. Payne then says it would be de-
sirable TO give more time, but he dc
clines to say how much more.
Senator Hale, chairman of the Re-
publican caucus, is among those who
find the bill Objectionable.
at absolutely murders the wood
pulp and paper industry Of Maine" he
said. This is the most important in
dustry in our state, and we shall re-
sist the change with the utmost Vigor. -
Mr.. Hale predicted the bill would
be before congress for the next three
months or more.
Statement by Payne
zone problem that confronted tn:
committee was the question of revenue
All bushes of commercial nations has
been decreased for nearly two years
and thus has affected our commerce
and greatly reduced our revenues, 81
that we have a large deficit, but thC
revenues under the present law are I'M
proving from month to month, as bust
ness conditions are becoming better.
'"The last normal year of imports was
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1905; 190
was an unusually prosperous year an(
the revenues from customs exceeded
those of 1906 by $32 900 900.
"The committee has, therefore, takeI
the year 1906 as the basis to form thei
estimate of the revenues producing
quality of the new bill"
The statement gives the rates in til,
present law, the Dingley tariff, anc
shows the changes that the Payne bill
proposes. The abstract of the bill con
tinues:
Articles Transferred
The committee has transferred
some articles from the free list to tn
dutiable and have increased duties OF
others for the sole purpose of increas
ing the revenue. Most of these articles
on which duties have been increased
are luxuries, which have been increased
as follows:
Perfumes and toilet articles, from s.
to SO per centum ad valorem.
Fancy soap, from Is to 20 cents {
pound.
Chicory root, raw, not dried, from
cent to 21s cents 81 pound. Roasted
from 21s to cents pound.
Cocoa, crude, transferred from thu
free list to the dutiable. at cents