The Detroit times., 1909-04-10
SENATE WILL PUT TAX
OF so CENTS ON OIL
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the measure prepared by their Repub-
lican colleagues. The latter during
the past week have been holding three
sessions daily. making their final de-
cisions as to the rates TO he written
into the bill.
An important decision reached late
last night was to accept the provision
which will allow 1000 tons OF PHI
ippine sugar to come in free. ms
has been strenuously objected TO by
a number OF the beet sugar producers
OF the west and IL will not be passed
without q contest.
The reciprocity clause on bituminous
coal by which II was expected that
Canadian coal would be admitted free,
is TO be stricken out OF the bill anc
Canadian coal Is TO remain taxed. the
probability is that the tariff on coal
will be fixed at so cents per ton. in
stead of 81 cents, which is the exist
ing rate. An effort is being made To
have culm. or slack coal. taxed az
about 80 cents per ion. instead OF only
15 cents as at present.
Steel rails are to be taxed at about
IS per ton.
The present tax is 1874 and the Payne
bill cut this Just In half. which the
manufacturers say Is too great re-
duction. II is practically settled that
iron ore Is TO be taxed 20 cents In
stead of being admitted free, as pro-
posed in the Payne bill.
This will necessitate general al
iteration throughout the metal SEIZED
ules so as TO make them symmetrical.
Structural steel. IL Is said, will be
left at its present rate OF IL cent
pound. instead OF being reduced to
$40 Of a cent, as proposed by the
house.
Hides will be taken from the free
list of the Payne bill and taxed either
10 or is cents. Lumber will he left
Just about as the house passed II.
Wool and wool tops will. II is reported.
be restored to the existing Dingley
rates.
Art, whether ancient or modern, Is
to be put on the tree list. In the
Payne bill. no art production created
within the last 90 years could come in
free. The senate committee has de-
cided that there should be no iestric-
tions and paintings and statuary may
hereafter be admitted without the pay
ment OF duty, IL the senate provision
finally becomes law.
The house last night by vote OF 217
TO 161 passed the Payne tariff bill.
Four Democrats. Broussard. Es-
topnal. Pujo and Wickliffe. OF
Louisiana, voted with the Republicans
10 pass the bill Austin (Rep.. Tex.),
voted against the bill with the Demo
Gratis. Lever Dem. s. c.. who was
paired with Scott (Rep. KasD. voted
present
Champ Clark. the Democratic floor
leader made motion TO recommit
the bill to the ways and means COM
mittee with instructions TO amend IL
in certain specified particulars but
the motion was defeated by strict
party vote
The bill as passed by the house pro-
vides that crude oil and its products
shall be admitted TO the United States
without the payment of duty. The
countervailing duty proposed to be
levied on oil from countries which re-
quire the payment OF an export tax on
that product was abolished.
Rep. Fordney by a close vote, won
\ his fight to keep lumber of the free
list in the Payne tariff bill, which
passed the house.
AS the bill goes to the senate there
Is 81 Hat rate on lumber.
/ Now a fight will be started at the
other end of the capitol TO have the
duty raised either TO $3.50 or 81. IL
would not be surprising TO see the last
mentioned figure inserted in the
measure.
All the Michigan representatives
voted With Rep. Fordney with the ex-
ception OF Rep. Hamilton. A canvass
OF his district. which is largely agri.
cultural, convinced him that he best
resented the wishes of his people
by voting against a duty on this ar
ticle.