Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-22
Zinc schedule Adopted.

Zinc Adopted.
The entire zinc schedule was adjusted to-
day. Spelter was made dutiable at 19s
cent per pound, which is a reduction from
the senate rate of Ia cent and al increase
from the house rate Of l cent. All Of the
senate dlfferentials were adopted. Zinc in
spots will be dutiable at 1A cent, and spots
coated or plated with nickel or other metal
at 2 cents, The house rate of 1 cent for
old and worn out zinc fit only to be re-
manufactured was adopted.
The senate conferees receded from their
amendment doubling the house rate of 5
cents a pound on s~alicylic acid.
Tungsten ore, which is used in the manu-
facture Of ferro alloys, one of the chief
component parts In the manufacture OF
tool steel and steel parts OF automobiles,
was made dutiable at 10 per cent I'D
valorem instead of Is per cent as fixed by
the senate
Lead Duties Are Fixed.
The lead schedule and the products OF
lead were disposed of. The senate and
house rates on lead ore were Identical, the
duty being ~ cents a pound. The house
made pig lead dutiable at the same rate
and the enate provides specifically fol-
lead dross, lead bullion and pig lead at 2s
cents a pound. This rate was reduced by
the conferees to 2 cents, and as a result
b-cent was removed from the senate on all
Of the paint derivatives. This action settled
one of the most troublesome questions in
the bill.
Lemons will pay a duty Of ~ cent q
pound, the senate rate. This is an increase
of h-cent over the house rate and 1s-cent
over the Dingley rate. The window glass
schedule was settled by slightly reducing
the house rates, which were higher thar
the senate rates on the cheap grades in
all sizes. The new rates on this schedule
were not made known.
May Adjust Hide Difficulty.
Senator Borah made an effort, by talk.
ing with supporters of dutiable hides, to
effect an agreement by which hides may
be put on the free list. He said previ-
ously that the plan he had to suggest
had been originated by President Taft,
with whom he had breakfasted. This plan
~contemplates the adoption of a Joint reso-
luton giving the confcrees Jurisdiction to
reopen the question of reducing the duty
on leather goods, and in consideration of
placing hides on the free list to make sole
leather dutiable at 5 per cent ad valorem,
and boots and shoes and calf skins 10 per
cent; and to reduce the rates on harness
in the same proportion. The Idaho sena-
tor predicted that his proposition would
be accepted. In view of the opposition
in the senate to free hides. the indications
are that a combination will be effected
with the democrats to defeat the Borah
plan.
Cummins Called to White House.
Progressive republican senator's decided
at a meeting today to issue a statement
outlining their position on downward re-
vision. Senator Cummins has been in
vited to take breakfast with President Taft
tomorrow to discuss the attitude of the
insurgents, and therefore it was decided
to withhold the statement until tomorrow
There was also a meeting Of about
twenty of the "anti free raw material
members Of the house, at which Represen'
tative Gaines of West Virginia, a member
of the ways and means committee, pre-
sided. The leaders claimed that thirty
nine members had signified their intention
Of standing together for duties on hides
coal, iron ore and oil, and for higher rates
on lumber than the house provided. They
also claimed that the representatives who
opposed the corporation tax provision
would swell this number to fOrty-five. TIL
advisability of voting against the confer
ence report, II it provides for these Tree
raw materials, will be discussed at a meet.
ing tomorrow.
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