The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
+ real pride IN welcoming him back
for the very reasons which would have
alarmed Pinckney. He Is one OF the
few Senators Of whom this can be said.
A LITTLE LIGHT

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ions which throw little light on the
subject.
It rearranges the maximum and min
imum features Of the bill under which
low tariffs can be given to nations IA
voring trade of this country
Aldrich proposes a customs court OF
appeals for review of contested custom
cases, whose decisions shall be final.
Aldrich submits redraft OF the in
ternal revenue tobacco tax laws, In
and cigars from 20 to so per cent.
The Payne drawback provision al
lowed on manufactured articles from
imported raw material is rejected.
Aldrich submits the Dingley plan, but
throws into conference for modifica-
ton.
A duty of Is per cent is placed on
hides. They were free under the Payne
bill.
The duty on rough and sole leather
Is increased from 5 to 10 per cent al
valorem.
from 45 to so per cent ad valorem.
Metallic hooks and eyes are increas-
ed from 4 cents and 10 per cent ad va
loren to cents and Is per cent ad va
loren.
Zinc ore is carried to the free list
from the Payne rate Of I per cent per
pound. Zinc in pigs is increased from
/ cent per pound to IL cent per pound.
Lumber is advanced from 81 a thou
sand feet to $50; clapboards from 81
to $50, laths from 20 to % cents a
thousand and shingles from 80 to5O
cents per thousand.
Umbrella and parasol ribs are ad-
vanced from 35 to so per cent ad va
loren.
The sugar schedule was not changed
but saccharine was advanced from so
to IS cents per pound.
Farm products are advanced: Barley
from "a to 30 cents per bushel; barley
malt, 10 to As cents; broom corn taken
from the free list and made dutiable at
So ton; oats from Is to 20 cents per
bushel; rye, from 10 to 20 cents per
bushel; wheat from % to 30 cents per
bushel potatoes, from % to 45 cents
per bushcl; dried peas, from % to 30
cents per bushcl; hops, II to 20 cents
per pound; cabbage. to cents each;
sugar beets are reduced from % to 10
per cent ad valorem.
Sweetencd biscuits and fancy cakes
are taken from basket clause Of 20 per
cent ad valorem and made dutiable at
so per cent.
Oysters in the shell are q new item
dutiable at 20 per cent ad valorem.
Lemons are advanced from IN to ~
cents per pound.
Fresh beef is advanced from ~ to
2 cents per pound.
Aldrich cut the rate on chicory root
from 5 to 21a cents per pound; cocoa
from 5 to 21a cents per pound; cocoa
butter from to 311 cents per pound.
Salt is reduced from IL cents per 100
pounds in bags an 8 cents per 100
pounds in bulk to 10 and 6 cents, re-
spectively.
Ground mustard is reduced from 10
cents per pound and 80 per cent ad va
loren to 10 cents per pound, and spices
are sent from 10 cents per pound to
the free list.
The Aldrich carries a sharp advance
on champagnes and liquors. Cham
payne, per dozen quarts, IS to $3.50
per gallon; brandy, $3.50 to $500 per
gallon; bay rum, $50 to $1.75 per gal
lon; still wines, 40 to 10 cents per gal
Ion; ale, porter, stout, beer and matt
extracts in bottles, 10 to As cents per
gallon; cherry and fruit juices, GO to
20 cents per gallon.
Top waste wool is advances from %
to 80 cents a pound; shoddy from 20
to Is cents; nails from Is to 20 cents;
wooden rags from to 10 cents.
Floor oil cloths are reduced from s
cents q square yard and Is per cent ad
valorem to 6 cents and Is per cent ad
valorcm.
Cotton bagging is taken from the du-
table list at six-tenths of l cent q
square and are sent to the free list.
women's and children's gloves are
reduced from the Payne 81 per dozen
and IS per cent advalorem rate to
$2.75. $o.25 and $1.75 per dozen by
grades.
The products OF petroleum are taken
from the free list.
Tallow is taken from the free list
and made dutiable at half q cent q
pound.
Uncut diamonds are reduced from 10
per cent ad valorem to per cent ad
valorem, and cut diamonds are in
creased from 10 per cent to Is per cent
ad valorem.
The duty on coal is reduced from 81
cents to 90 cents per ton.
Blasting caps used in mining are in
creased from So to $2.25 per 1000.
Miners life saving apparatus is admit
ted free.
Bed feathers not manufactured, are
picked up as q new item and made
dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem.
Mechanically ground wood pulp is
put on the free list. Under the Payne
bill it was dutiable at onc-twenticth OF
l per cent per pound.
The Aldrich bill carries q general re-
duction in the iron and steel schedules
from the Payne bill.