The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-18
coNFEREES ADMIT DUTY WILL
BE CUT OR ABOLISHED u;
RAW MATERIALS.
FREE OIL AND IRON ORE
With Big Reductions In Duty on
i1ider, Coal and Lumber
Change Of Sentiment Seems
to Havo Occurred.

washington, july 1,-Pr2sidenf
Taft will win his fight for free or re-
duced rates of duty OH raw materials.
Nearly every member OF the eonfe-
ence On the tariff bill conceded this
today. Indications are that when the
new tariff bill becomes a law the
rates on the articles which the pres
ideut desires to come in free viii be
| IRON ore, free, Present rate 40
cents q ton.
OIL, free. Now protected by eoun-
tervailing duty.
Hides. 7ls per cent al yaloreal.
lpresent rate Is per cent
Coal, new rate AS cents a ton.
/ Present rate CT cents.
Lumber probably s125 on rough,
with the senate rates on finished
This would be material reduction
| Throughout the lumber schedules.
When the conferees transferred to
the presidents shoulders the respon-
lsibility of putting the foregoing raw
materials on the free i:st, ii was not
believed that he would meet with
success in bringing about a changed
sentiment in relation to these articles
For several days. however. the menl-
bers OF congress have been going 10
the White House and net few came
away convinced thai the president
was right in insisting that all these
articles could stand the lower dutias.
1t was nat believed he would be able
TO put hides lumber or coal on the
free list but 1t was acknowledged
that any reduction In the rates OF Inc
Ipfn.llng bill on these articlGa Mollld
amount to an administration triumph.
Ms, &c. Votes.
| In effect the president was told By
1.-THE cCnferees that IL iron ore. oil. coal.
hides and lumber We're put on the free
list or the rates reduced below the
figures adopted In the senate. he
would have 10 get the votes IL
was recognized that II would be I'm
possible to put hides. lumber and coal
on the free list II the conference re-
port was to be adop ed by the senate
Neither was IL believed that the rat
on these articles could he reduced.
That change Of sentiment has TAX
en- place In the senate In the ma ter
Of free iron ore and free oil was a
matter of common gossip about the
capitol today 1t was stated just as
confidently that the iif cen per cent
al valorem rate on hides would have
to be cut in half. although some op.
poneats to the proposition OF putting
hides on the free list are still hopeful
Of re- aiming a rate as high as ten per
cent.
Wyoming Would Kick.
Coal at i5 cents per ton. it was de-
clared. would prove satisfactory to ey-
cry section except Wyoming which
fears the industry in that state might
be ruined by cheap Canadian coal, and
he members from that state are pro-
testing against any reduction.
The president will win another de-
clded victory in the Philippine free
trade provision The sub committee
which has been considering this sec
ton has decided to permit the free
admission of 100000 600 cigars an
nually as requested by The president
instead of 75.000.000 as would be al
mitted under the senate amendment.
adopted at the instance of l.aFollette.
It Is expected that he Philippine sec
tion as approved by the subcommittee
will he adopted b. the confereei
Monday. II provides for the free az
mission Of 100000 pounds OF wrap
per tobacco. i.50o.0O0 pounds filler to-
bacco. and 100000 tens Of sugar
Criticism Caused.
With the exception Of rice and The
limitation placed upon tobacco and
sugar. all articles Of the growth.
product or manufacture Of the Phillip
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