Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
Committee on Finance Will Report
the Payne Bill Tuesday
Morning.
CERTAIN SCHEDULES RESERVED
Among Them Are Hides, Steel Rails
and Crude Oil.
IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE MADE
House Basic Rates Extended to Re-
lated Articles.
IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE MADE
GLOVES, HOSIERY AND wooLENs
Committee VIII Recommend That
DinEIey Rates on These Articles
he Retained--wOrk on Pro-
posed Tariff Bureau.

WASHINGTON, April 1O-The senate
tariff bill, so far as rates are concerned
was completed tonight, but it was noted
that in making report Chairman Aldrich
will announce a reservation on certain i'm.
portant schedules for future action. These
reservations will include hides steel rails
wood pulp and crude petroleum.
Chairman Aldrich asserted tonight that
the senate committee had made a more
general revision of rates than was done
by the house committee on ways and means
and that reductions in schedules had been
made on far greater number of articles
This did net. mean that there would he
a reduction of revenues but that there
would be recommended a bona fide revision
downward of the tariff.
The great number of changes which will
be recommended are due largely to the
fact that while the Payne bill revised
rates on certain basic articles the revision
did not extend to related articles. For
instance, lead ore was reduced in the
Payne bill and several manufactures OF
lead ore remain unchanged. The senate
committee made general reductions on
these manufactures in harmony with the
reduction ON the unworked material Similar
schedules, which will account for the
many amendments that will be presented
In the senate.
Hides and Steel Rails.
In the report which will be made to the
senate, hides will go on the free list as
provided by the Payne bill. but the ques-
tion Of fixing a rate in accordance with
the sentiment of the senate as expressed
faL nv Was
tors. will be taken up In the near future.
A similar condition will be reported on
steel rails The Payne rates are s3.92
per ton which is one-half the existing
rate. The committee was impressed with
the arguments made by the steel manu-
facturers that this rate should be in
creased, but It is known that considerable
opposition to such action will be mani
Tested in the senate. This item will be
discussed later by the committee and the
indications are that Il will be recommended
for an increase to about $43 per ton.
Wood Pulp and Crude OIL.
No decision has been reached on the
subject of wood pulp and this fact will
be announced by Senator Aldrich when
he reports the bill. The same is true Of
crude petroleum, which the house put on
the free list against the protest Of the
leaders In that body. II is likely that the
senate will be given an opportunity to vote
on this article. The duties on lumber also
promise TO occasion debate In the senate
and while no change from the Payne
bill viii be recommended. II is believed
number OF amendments will be offered on
the floor of the senate.
After long discussion of the rate on
btumnous coal the senate committee to-
day decided to recommend a reduction from
67 cents TO 10 cents per ton In view of the
action of the committee yesterday In strik-
ing out the reciprocity clause The Payne
bill includes slack, or culm coal, at the
same rate as was fixed for bituminous
coal, increasing the duty on this product
from Is cents to 81 cents. The senate COM
mittee has decided 70 restore the Dlngley
rate of Is cents per ton.
Gloves and Hosiery.
Protests made by heavy importers OF
gloves and hosiery against the Increase
made by the Payne bill over the existing
Dlnsley rates which protests were added
10 by the position taken by hundreds of
women throughout the country, induced the
senate committee to agree To recommend
the continuance OF the Dingley rates The
existing rates on woolens which were ma
terially decreased by the Payne bill. will be
recommended by the senate committee
Specific duties will be recommended
throughout on silks of all kinds, the speeific
duty heing trifle above the combined ad
valorem and specific duties now collected
under the Dingley act. This action IL taken
In order TO meet probable severe competi-
ton with Japan silks which every year
are coming In larger quantities at a con-
SANITY decreasing cost OF manufacture
The demand for long staple cotton. which
somes into competition with Egyptian cot
Ton used In the manufacture OF mercerized
SILK goods has been denied by the senate
committee. This action was taken ON the
ground that the staple raised on the sea
islands off South Carolina and Florida now
brings a high price In the American mar
ket and for the further reason that n
would be difficult to give like protection
TO cotton raised in certain parts Of Texas
and Mississippi. which is OF comparatively
long staple.
VIII Report BiII Tuesday.
Present indications are that the commit
tee win report the bill to the senate ON
Tuesday next The majority members Of
the committee viii be in session all day
tomorrow going over the amendments
agreed upon In order TO guard against
possible errors. A meeting of the fun com.
mitteo has been called for 10 o'clock Mon
day and the portion OF the bin carrying
rates will he presented to the democratic
members at that time.
The administrative features OF the bill
In all probability. will not be reported for
another week or more These features will
be the subject of careful consideration by
TIE entire committee and Il is thought
the'r adoption by the senate may be
Drought about without opposition.
something OF the proposed tariff bureau.
"hlch has been the object of a great deal
OF study was learned tonight. although
plans for the establishment Of such bu-
reau win not be completed until other ad-
ministratiye features OF the bill are ready