The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-30
Chairman Payne Presents the
Conference Report to
the House
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ency from the present rates of duty.
Mr.. Payne presented, but did not read
an exhaustive analysis of its provls-
ions In this statement. Mr.. Payne un-
dorlook 10 show that there had been
a marked decrease in tNe rates on the
necesSaries Of life. while admitting
that there had been an Increase on
luYuTies.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tions as a result of the action of the
two houses and of the conference com
mittee, are found in the metal sched-
ule. Beginning with a decrease in
the rates OF iron ore from forty to
fifteen cents per ton, there is a gen
eral reduction throughout that portion
OF the bill pig iron going down from
81 to $3.50 per ton and scrap iron
from 5 to ST. The reduction on many
of the Items in this schedule amounts
to about fifty per cent and this reduc-
ton includes steel rails. There is an
increase on structural steel ready for
use and also a slight increase on
razors, nlppers and pliers and on such
new metals as tungsten Rough lumber
6bO7 h'N II llplll W Tlr-p lltl lllouS-
and feet with corresponding reduc-
ton in the dliferential on dressed um-
Der.
The wool schedule underwent no
change of consequence, but The entire
cotton schedule was reconstructed
and the phraseology greatly changed
in the hope of preventing reductions
through decisions by the courts such
as have characterized the administra-
tion of the Dingley law during latter
years. In many instances. the Ding
ley rates were cut by these decisions,
in some instances from 80 per cent to
per cent ad yalorcm. 1t is estimated
that the rates fixed by the bill are
about three per cent higher upon an
average than collected on cottons last
year. The rates on cotton hosiery
are generally increased.
In the matter of gloves, the high
protectionists fail to score. They
sought. through an increase made by
the house. to raise the duty materially
above the Dingley figures, but were
antagonzed by the senate and the
senate won, the only change made ia
the entire schedule being one slight
reduction.
The silk schedule was reconstruct
ed with view of imposing specific
rather than ad valorem duties, with
the result that the average duty Will
be somewhat higher under the new
law,
OiIcloths and linoleum are heavily
cut. but otherwise the changes in the
fax, hemp and iutc provision were
not material A slightly increased
duty is provided for hemp, both crude
and hacked and also on certain high
grade laces On linen yarns and mat
tinss, there is reduction.
Sugar and tobacco duties remain
substantially as they are under the
Dingley law The free importation OF
considerable quantities OF both ot
these articles from the Philippines is
permitted, and material change was
made In the internal revenue law by
an amendment taking the tax of the
sale of tobacco in the hand.
There is uniform increase on
spirits, wines and liquors OF fifteen per
cent
I'm the agricultural schedule. hops
are Increased from l. 10 10 Genus d
pound and there is also an increase
on lemons. figs, almonds and pine
apples.
The publishers win their fight for
lower wood pulp and print paper the
rate on the ordinary newspaper print
paper being fixed at $9.75 per ton In
stead of Sc as under the Dingley law
and on The higher grades of print pa
per at S3.75 instead of S., Mechan-
ically ground wood pulp is to come in
free of duty instead of paying one
twelfth Of cent a pound as under
the Dingley law, but provision is made
for counteryaillng duty, in case It
becomes necessary to protect this
country against Canada's inhibitions
upon the expectation of woods to the
United States.
Hides come in free. and there is a
corresponding reduction on leather
nn1 leather goods The house rates
are practically retained on sole leath-
er leather for uppcrs, boots and shoes
aud harness but the free hides pro-
vision is based on the condition that