Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13

to the free list. with the exception Of
the restoration of hard woods to the
free list, there Is but one change in
the duty on reeds made from rattans.
Aroused Much interest
This probably aroused more popular
interest than anything else In the
Payne bill. Tho increase provided IN
the Payne bill affected the cheaper
grades Of hosiery and did not disturb
the duty on the highest grade.
other changes In the cotton schedule
include a provision that no cotton
thread or carded yarn shall pay less
rate Of duty than 20 per cent ad va
loren, and that threads and yarns
when mercerized shall pay an addi-
tional duty OF one-twentieth of cent
per number per pound.
Cotton and cotton waste and floss
manufactures are given a duty of 20
per cent ad valorem. A minimum rate
of 25 per cent ad valorem is provided
for spools, thread or cotton upon which
q specific duty would equal lower
ad valorem rate. The original provision
of the Payne bill providing for the
method by which the count of threads
in cotton cloth should be determined,
has been practically restored.
The metal, agricultural, gloves and
hosiery schedules of the Payne tariff
bill are the most important provisions
of the measure which are affected by
the changes made by the senate finance
committee, which made public today
the amendments on which 1t has
reached a decision. Senator Aldrich re-
ported the bill as amended to the sem
ate when 1t met at ~ o'clock. A duty
of 20 cents per ton, a reduction of 15
cents from the Dingley rates, has been
fixed for iron ore, and the duty on
basic Stag, which also was on the free
list as the bill was passed by the house,
is made 81 ton.
The differential of So a ton between
pig iron and scrap iron has been elm
mated, but duty on both pig and scrap
iron is retained at $3.50 ton, reduc-
ton Of $3.50 from the Dingley rates.
Duty on Steel Rails
The duty on steel rails was left at
1892 per ton, as fixed by the house bill.
but it is stated that this may be slight
ly increased when the metal schedules
are taken up on the floor.
Flax and fax straw are taken from
the free list and provided with duties
of 1 cent per pound and S. per ton.
The senate committee stands pat
on the changes in the wool schedule.
1t restores the provisions of the Ding
ley law SITlklIlB out lIl6 tIldHBtS ItlduO
by the house ways and means commit
tee. These include the reduction of the
rates on low priced wool of the third
class and the increase of the rates on
the higher grade wool of the third
class or carpet wool.
1t restores also the Dingley rates on
top waste and shoddy, which were re-
duced 5 cents per pound by the house
1t strikes out the special provisions for
tops, leaving them subject to the duty
provided sor manufacturers of wool
not specially. provided for.
In the chemical schedules there are
numerous important changes. The
Payne rates have been restored on
varhishes and on coal tar dyes and
coiors:
A compound rate of duty of ~ cents
per pound and 10 per cent ad Ayalorem
is provided for glue valued above 10
cents per pound and not above 80 cents
per pound, instead of a rs per- cent ad
valorem duty.
The rate on ultramarine blue has
been reduced three-fourths of cent a
pound.
An increase of half cent a pound
has been made in vermilion reds and
Cromean colors. other increases are
made in orange mineral, red lead, white
lead, white acetate of lead and several
other paints and colors and their conf
ponent parts.
Duty Remains the Same
The provision placing an increased
duty on filler tobacco imported from
countries that prohibit the importation
of American tobacco has been stricken
from the bill.
The duty on brandy and other spirits
and cordials has been increased 30 cents
a gallon. The minimum limit on spirit
crQG 9 a gallon.
an increase of rs cents.
The duty on bay rum is increased 20
cents a gallon and that on malt extract
is slightly increased.
The increase in the duty on cham
payne is equal to slightly over Is cents
a quart bottle.
Ginger wine, ginger cordial and YER
mouth are stricken from the paragraph
covering still wines, the duty on which
is. increased cents q gallon
on those wines containing less than IA
per cent of absolute alcohol and 10
cents per gallon on the stronger wines.
The duty on ale, porter and beer Is
increased S5 cents gallon whens In
bottles or jugs and cents gallon
otherwise.
An increase of 10 cents a gallon is
made in the duty on fruit juices.
On mineral waters the Increase iss10
cents a dozen bottles.
Sulphate of ammonia Is stricken from
the free list and the provision per-
hitting the free importation of articles
that are returned after having been ex-
ported has been redrafted.
Copperag, or sulphate of iron, which
was made dutiable by an amendment
adopted in the house, Is returned to
the on-dutiahle list.
Extract of licorice, used in making
chewing tobacco, is taken from the free
list and benzoic acid is made dutiable
at 25 per cent ad valorem.
Certain restrictions regarding articles
alcohol are modified.
Refined saltpeter is added to the list
of non-dutiable articles. from which
bologna sausages are stricken.
Complaint of Daniel
Senator Daniel declared the minority
of the committee had had no chance to
consider the bill. They had, he said,
had no opportunity to vote on any
thing in connection with 1t except on
the motion to report 1t to the senate,
mo"
Senator Culberson inquired whether
the bill had been read by the commit
tee before it was reported to the SEN
ate. -.
II would say" replied Mr.. Aldrich,
"that If the bill had been taken up
by para graph 1t would have
been impossible to report it before a
month, and in view of the conditions
in this country, the majority consid-
cred it better to report the bill and
allow it to be discussed"
Mr.. Culberson asked whether the
minority had had chance to read the
bill before it voted on 1t, and Mr.. AID
rich said he could not enter upon a
discussion of what took place in the