The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-12
TARIFF MEASURE AS AMENDED
BY SENATE COMMITTEE TO
BE PUT IN TYPE.
BIG REDUCTION REPORTED
Of Articles of Common Use Have
Been Placed Under Lower Duty,
While luxuries Have Been Placed
Under Higher Schedules.

Washington, April 1.-THE Payne
tariff biI, as amended by the senate
committee on finance, was sent to the
public printer late tonight and will be
ready for presentation to the full
committee on ways and means tomor-
row. On Thursday Chairman Aldrich
will make a detailed eXplaatio of it's
provisions.
Senate leaders would not predict to-
day how much time is likely to be oc-
cupied in the discussion. A large num-
ber of important items are to be sub
mitted to the senate without recon-
mendation, the purpose being to con-
vince the senate and the country that
the committee has not arbitrarily as
sumed the power to make a tariff
bill.
Senator Aldrich asserted tonight
that rs per cent of articles used by
all the people had been reduced and
that the free list had been length
ened to an extent that would be sur
prising to everybody. The committee
members have tried to make their rec
concentrations popular and they pre-
be appreciated.
In placing a large number of arti-
cles on the free list and reducing the
duties on many others, it has been
found necessary to increase materi-
ally the duties on many luxuries in
order to produce necessary revenues
The Payne bill increased materially
the rates on brandy, gin, grain spirits,
cordials and liquors, but made practi-
cally no increase in champagnes.
Wine Increased.
The senate committee has decided
upo an increase amounting to about
25 per cent above existing rates on
wines of all kinds.
A number of other articles, regarded
as luxuries, have been increased and
the tariff experts feel confident that
the bill will produce as much revenue
as is needed. All of the increases on
perfumes and toilet articles provided
by the Payne bill will be reported
In addition to placing tea and cof-
fee on the free list the committee
proposes to admit cocoa free. An es-
pecial effort was made to reduce rates
on the so-called "breakfast table" ar
ticles of commerce. 1t was reported
today that another effort would be
made to have a duty placed on coffee
in the senate in behalf of the coffee
syndicate which is alleged to have a
large number of bags of Brazilian
product boarded in this country.
The senate stands about two to one
against free lumber and it's advocates
fear they will not be able to maintain
the reduction agreed upon by the
house. The fight for free hides has
been begun already. Western SEN
ators are confident a duty will be
maitaied on hides. but are not san
guine of maintaining the existing Is
per cent
Tobacco interests failed in their ef-
forts to induce the committee to re-
duce the amount of Philippine tobac-
co to be admitted annually, free of
duty, and to get an increase in the
rates on tobacco from other countries
The Payne rates on pottery and fine
china have been agreed to in spite of
the demands of American manufac-
turers, supported by speeches made by
President Taft in his campaign that
further protection is needed by them
No attention was paid today by the
senate committee to the So called oil
Joker" in the Payne bill as 1t passed
the house. Petroleum and it's prod
ucts are among the articles to be re-
ported to the senate without recon-
mendation.