Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-05

Washington, Aug. 5.-President Taft
announced today that he will not go
to the capitol to sign the bill unless
requested by the senate leaders. He
Will await the passage of the concur
rent resolution, which must receive ac-
tion in both the senate and house be-
fore the final enrolling of the tariff
act is complete.
The government printing office has
nearly every page of the bill printed
on parchment, so that it can be sub
mitted for the signatures of the speak
er, the vice president and the presi-
dent almost as soon as congress has
finally agreed to it. Only the pages
likely to be changed by the concurrent
resolution of the two houses remain
to be printed. 1t is estimated that
within thirty minutes after the final
action of congress the bill will be
ready for signing.
Taft May Sign Biz Tonight.
Republican leaders confidently e
pect that the tariff bill viii be finally
passed by both house and senate and
signed by President Taft tonight.
The concurrent resolution making
corrections In the leather schedule Of
the tariff bill was reported to the SEN
ate from the finance committee by
Senator Aldrich This resolution
changes paragraph 450 to read:
Hides Of cattle, raw or uncured, wheth-
er dry salted or picked. shall be admit
ted free of duty. provided that on and
after Oct. 1, 1909. grain. buff and split
leather shall pay duty of ~ per cent
ad valorem; that all boots and shoes
made wholly or in chief value of leather
made from cattle hides and cattle skins
of whatever weight. of cattle OF the bo-
vine species, including calfskins. shall
pay a duty of 10 per cent ad valorem;
that harness, saddles and saddlery, in
sets or in parts, finished or unfinished,
composed wholly or in chief value of
leather shall pay a duty of 20 per cent
ad valorem.
This resolution viii be acted upon
after the conference report has been
disposed of.
Many Conferences Held.
From the same committee Senator
McCumber reported another concur
rent resolution providing that the
drawback provision of the tariff bill
should not apply TO oilcake manufac-
tured from imported faxseed and
also regulating the control Of bonded
warehouses.
Conferences among senators were
numerous. Several times Vice Presi-
dent Sherman found it necessary to
call the body to order aud to insist
that conversation be discontinued
The effect Of the maximum and
minimum provision of the measure as
agreed upon by the conferees was the
chief subject of discussion.
Senator Beverldge, quoting the re-
marks of Chairman Aldrich, under
took to show that that senator inter-
preted the language as reported by
the eonferees as practically guarsn-
teeing all the results that could be OBJ
tanned through the instrumentality Of
a tariff commission.
Tobacco Tax Repudisted.
Senator Beveridge repudiated the to-
baceo tax amendments known as the
Beveridge amendments
Not only have the rates proposed by
Senator Beveridge been reduced, but
the iniquity of which he chiefly COM
plains-namely, the fractional pack
ages established at the time of the
Spanish war. under which the tobacco
manufacturers have since taken from
the consumer the added profit Of the
now abolished war tax, has not only
not been removed, but the number of
fractional packages which may be used
has been increased from four TO four
( teen.
Senator Beveridge also repudiated
the legalization of tobacco coupons,
the abolition of which was one of his
amendments.
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