The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31

court of appeals. with headquarters
in Washington. 1t will comprise a
presiding Judge and four associate
judges at salaries of $4,000 a year.
The internal revenue tax on 10
bacco Is amended, making the rates
on chewing and smoking tobacco S
cents n pound No change was made
in the tax on cigars except those
weighing under three pounds per
thousand. which were increased from
81 to rs cents a thousand, The rates
on cigarettes we're increased TO SIPS
a thousand A prohibition against the
use of coupons or special gift pledges
is in corporated In the new law.
The provision granting farmers the
free sale of leaf tobacco places a re-
striction on the retail dealer which
requires him to record every sale
amounting TO two pounds or more 10
one person IN one day A number OF
other iron-clad requirements are In
cluded in re-draft OF this section adopt
ed by the conference committee by
which it was intended TO prevent any
frauds upon the internal revenues and
at the same time give as much of
local market as possible to the TO
bacco grower
Every corporation, joint stock com
pany OF association organized for
profit. and every insurance company
Is required TO pay annually an excise
tax of / per cent upon It's entire net
income over and above $4,000 This
feature was put into the bill TO raise
additional revenues TO apply on the
treasury deficit. It provides a form OF
publicity which viii enable the gov.
ernment to exercise supervision over
corporations 1t is estimated that
from 100000, 900 to $30,010,000 a year
VIII be collected under this new tax
alton.
In the lumber schedules the only
increases were those on shingles
from 80 cents to 80 cents per thousand
and on briarwood and laurelwo1d, for
the use of pipemakers, from the free
list to Is per cent advalorcm. Tho
rate on sawed lumber was decreased
from 80 per thousand TO Sl.25 per
thousand There was also a diminu,
tion on timber from l cent per cubic
foot to l-2 cent and on sawed board
of white wood and windred woods from
one dollar per thousand TO 90 cents
per thousand The reduction In the
differential rates In favor of dressed
lumber averaged about one-third of
the Dingley rate. Paylngs posts, rail
road ties and telephone poles are re-
duced from 20 to 10 per cent adyalo-
rem; clapboards from 81 so thousand
to SIPS: laths from 25 cents to 20
cents per thousand, while fence posts
and kindling wood were placed on the
free list
The only change In the sugar sched
ule consisted of reduction OF five,
hundredthS OF a cent in the differential
on refined sugar,
In agricultural products broomcorn
was taken from the free list and
made dutiable at s. per ton. Hops
arc increased from IL 10 16 cents per
pound. There are also increases on
lemons. figs, almonds, pineapples and
Chicory root The reductions in the
agricultural schedule covered bacon
and hams from to cents per pound:
lard, from TO 1 10 cents; fresh meats
from TO l l-2 cents, and starch from
l 1-2 TO l cent per pound. Tallow
wool, grease, deXtrine, peas. sugar
beets, cabbages and salt were also
lowered.
Hides were placed on the free list,
while the rate on band and sole
leather is reduced from 20 per cent
to 5 per cent adyalorem; on dressed
leather, from 20 per cent 10 10 per
cent, boots and shoes. from 20 per
cent TO 10 per cent.
Fireworks are increased from % per
cent advalorem to IL cents per pound
wearing apparel made of rur. from 20
to so per cent, and the higher class
jewelry from GO per cent to SO per
cent advalorem, pencil lead is given
specific rates instead OF advalorem
rates with slight increase. For the
first time. moving picture nlms arc
named specifically in tariff law. The
bill gives them a protective rate OF
l l-2 cents per foot,
Petroleum, crude and refined. includ
ing kerosene. gasoline, naphtha, ben.
zine and similar petroleum products
are made free of duty and left even
without a countervailing duty
The Dingley rates on women's and
children's gloves are allowed to stand.
The only change Is a reduction on
'schmaschen" gloves not over fourteen
inches In length, on which the rate
Is made $1.25 a dozen pairs instead
of S175.