Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-30

lower wood pulp and print paper, the
rate on the ordinary print paper being
fixed at 1915 per ton instead of So
as under the Dingley law, and on the
higher grades Of print paper at $3.7j
instead of IS.
Mechanically ground wood pulp is
tc come in free of duty instead of
paying one-twelfth of cent a pound
as under the Dingley law, but pro-
vision is made for countervailing
duty in case it becomes necessary to
protect this country against Canada's
| inhibitions upon the expectation Of
woods to the United States.
Shoes Cost Less.
Hides come in free and there is a
corresponding reduction on leather
| goods. The House rates are practi-
cally retained on sole leather. uppers,
boots, and shoes and harness. but the
! free hides provision is based on the
condition that on and after October
| /, 1903, sole leather from the hides
that are to be admitted free will pay
a duty of five per cent; grain, buff ana
split leather, I y per cent; boots and
| shoes, the uppers of which is made
| from such hides, 10 per cent. ald
| harness and saddlery 20 per cent T MS
will bring a reduction of Is per cent
on boots and shoes, 20 per cent on
| harness and saddlery, 10 per cent on
| sole leather and 12Ia per cent on
| uppeTs if made from the hides that
are put on the free list by the pro-
vision.
| Bituminous coal is reduced from 6 :
cents per ton to 45 cents, and there
is also a reduction on gunpowdcr,
matches and cartridges. Agricultural
implements go off from 20 per cent
ad Valorem to 10 per cent, and the
old works of art are placed upon the
free list. Petroleum slips through
without any duty and most of It's
products come in under the same
terms.
Experts Retained.
The administratiy features oc the
bill We're materially changed in con-
ference. The commission of experts
provided by the Senate was retained
IN name, but It's duties are restrict
ed to investigating Determinations
against the United States by other
countries for the benefit of the presi-
dent in administering the maximum
and minimum rate provision and OF
government officers in administering
the customs laws.
The Scnatc's maximum and mini
mum provision was retained in tn
main. II provides an increased du y
lamountins To - per cent al valorem
on goods brought into the UnitcI
States from countries discriminating
lagainst this country.
The drawback provision of the
Dinglcy law was restored with 4
slight addition controlling the use Di
Ialcuhol i'm articles for export
The customs court was retained and
lie headquarters fixed in Washington.
The principal difficulty in the way
lo' a clearly detailed comparison oe-
tween the present so-called Dingi-y
law and the new bill lies in the faCl
THAT in most of the more important
land sharply contested provisions auu
schedules a radical rearTangemeut Of
classification and a shifting from sp''
cihc to ad yalorcm duties leave feN
common terms for comparison.
All Tart Advocated.
Practically an the adminstratiy,
features OF the tariff bill adopted n
the Senate We're accepted by the con
fcrrcs. They include new maximum
and minimum feature, a corporation
tax law instead of the inheritance taS
adopted Boy the house, authorization
for a bond issue to raise money q
, build the Panama canal. as well as
numerous other features
The maximum and minimum pro.
vision prcscr0es duties In accordan>C
with the rates named in the dutiabjt
Hist until March 81, 1910, when 2;
per cent adyalorem is to be added
automatically 10 the maximum du5y
I'M, president IS authorized to apply
the minimum rates, however, 20 inn
ports from "a country giving its best
rate 10 the United states product, an
is made the judge as TO whether a
foreign country acCords 10 the United