Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-30

When Majority Leader Payne. head of
the House. conferees on the tariff bill
which bears his name. rose in the House
of Representatives today to present the
report on the bill adopted by the confer
ence committee of the two houses yester-
day afternoon the measure had been in
conference for Just three weeks.
Proceeding on the theory that the bill
marks general downward tendency
from the present rates of duty Mr..
Payne presented, but did not read, an
exhaustive analysis of its provisions This
statement. he said, had been prepared
personally by himself, and he asked to
have it printed as an official document.
There was objection, however, from the
democratic side. and the printing was
prevented for the time. In this state
ment Mr.. Payne undertook to show tha,
there had been a marked decrease in the
rates on the necessaries of life, while ad-
mitting that there had been an increase
some of the luxuries
Probably the most marked reductions
throughout any schedule in the bill as a
result OF the action of the two houses
and of the conference committees are
found in the metal schedule Beginning
from 40 to - cents ton. there is a gen
eral reduction throughout that portion O
the bill. pig iron going down from 81 10
$50 per ton, and scrap iron from 81 tc
81. The reduction on many of the items
In this schedule amounts To about ~ pei
cent, and this reduction includes steel
rails. There is an increase on structural
steel ready for use and also slight in.
crease on razors, nippers and pliers. anc
on such new metals as tungsten.
Lumber Reduced.
Rough lumber goes down from 80 10
s1.25 per thousand feet. with a corre-
spending reduction in the differential on
dressed lumber
The WOOL schedules underwent no
change of consequence bat the entire cot
ton schedule was reconstructed. and the
phraseolegy greatly changed in the hope
Of preventing reductions through decisions
By the courts such as have characterized
the administration of the Dingley law dur
ing latter years. In many instances the
rates intended Ia be imposed by the Ding
ley law were cut by these decisions the
reduction in some instances being from 6C
per cent 10 : per cent ad valorem. 1t is
estimated that the rates fixed by the bill
are about : per cent higher. upon an av-
erage, than those collected on cottons las;
year. The rates OF cotton hosiery are
generally Increased
In the much contested matter of tn.
rate on gloves the high protectionists fai
10 score They sought. through an in
crease made by the House, 10 raise ths
duty materially above the Dingley figures
bur were antagoniZed by the Senate anC
the Senate won the only change made ii
the entire schedule being one slight re
duction.
The silk schedule was reconstructet
with a view of imposing specific, rathe
than ad valorem duties with the resul
that the average duty will be somewha
higher under the new law than under tn
present statute.
Oilcloths and Linoleum.
Oicoths and linoleum are heavily cut
hut otherwise the changes i'm the flax
hemp and jute provision were not ma
terial. \ slightly increased duty Is pro
yided for hemp, both crude and hackled
and also on certain high grade laces Oh
linen yarns and mattings there is a re
.uction.
Sugar and tobacco duties remain sub
stantially as they are under the Dingle,
law. The free Importation of considera bi
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