Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-17

lllH biltl AtNllIONlAN tAFffillfllAe NOulA
become effective ranging from three
months to one year
A provision in the bill Is designed
20 meet the conditions resulting from
the patent laws Of Great Britain which
requires that patenteos must manu-
| facture their articles within Great
Britain This provision apples tho
same rules TO patents taken out in
this country by aliens as applies TO
l Americans IN the country Of the
aliens
Drawback privileges are extended by
the bin and the method of valuation
on articles upon which the tariff im-
poses and ad valorem duty Is broaden
ed for The purpose Of preventing tho
practise OF under valuation.
PAYNE's STATEMENT.
Representative Serene Payne. chair
man of the ways and means committee,
in introducing the tarim bin gave OUT
the following statement.
zone probIam that confronted ths
committee IVES the question OF revenue.
The business of AN commercial nations
has been decreased for nearly two
years and thus has affected our COM
merce and greatly reduced our rev
enues. SO that we have o large ded.t
but the revenues under the presen, lav
are improving from month TO mon.h,
as business conditions are becoming
better
THE last normal year OF imports was
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1905;
1907 was IN unusually prosperous year
and the revenues from customs cX-
ceeded those of 1906 by S32.o00O00 The
committee have therefore taken the
year 1906 as the basis to form their
estimates OF the revenue producing
qualities Of the new bill. Should the
next fiscal year prove prosperous and
the normal conditions Of 1906 return, on
account Of lhc large Increase q popu-
iation, the revenues for 1910 should
show a considerable increase over the
estimates Of the committee.
with a return 70 anything like nor
nal conditions during the next fiscal
year it Is safe to predict the deAcit
would be entirely wiped out but in
case II Is not the bill provides For
the issue of Panama canal bonds 60
reimburse the treasury for the 10000
900 paid out in the original purchase
Of the canal. This would more than
make up any probable deficiency. There
is also re-enacted the provision for the
issue OF certificates 10 run one year
10 replenish the treasury, raising the
amount from 10000 600 10 $3.50 600, 90,
an amount sufficient 90 provide at any
time against two or three years of de-
pressed business conditions"
SCHEDULES.
The statement gives the rates in the
present law, the Dingley tariff. and
shows the changes that the Payne bin
proposes The abstract Of the bin
continues:
sulphur refined or subHmated, or
flowers Of, from s. per ton to IS per ton.
LEAD
Lead bearing ore, on the lead con-
tents therein, from III cents TO ! cent
per pound.
Lead dross bullion, base bullion and
| lead in pigs, from pa cents 10 IA cents
per pound; IN sheets, pipes shot from
! 2la cents 20 1h cents per pound.
Zinc In blocks or pigs, from ~ cents
/ 10 i cent per pound. In sheets, from z
| cents to ia cents per pound.
LUMBER.
Timber, from 1 cent per cubic foot
| 20 y cent per cubic foot.
Sawed boards, planks Of white wood,
sycamore and Eastwood, from 81 per
], 900 TO 90 cents per 1000
81. al ''''' '""'' '1'''' ''''' ~
II further advanced and manufac-
tured. the same reduction from the
present law
Paving posts, railroad ties. telephone
poles. etc from 20 per centum 10 10
per centum ad valorem.
Clap boards. from $50 per 1000 20
81 per 1000
Kindling wood transferred 10 the free
list
Iaths. from 25 cents per 1 1000 pieces
20 20 cents per 1000 pieces
Fence posts from 10 per eetnum 20
WOOL.
Woods Of the third class known a.
carpet wool. from a duty Of 4 cents
per pound on such woods worth ~ cents
or less. and a duty OF z cents per pound
upon such wool exceeding ~ cents in
value. 20 a duty OF . cents per pound
on such wool valued at not more than
Do cents per pound and n valued az
moro than 10 cents per pound and not
more than 10 cents per pound 2 cents
per pound. and in addition thereto =
OF / cent per pound FOR each cent per
pound of additional value exceeding 10
cents. N valued at more than lb cents,
cents per pound
Ton waste and rowing waste from Sd
cents t1 25 cents per pound. alubDing
waste and Rarnettod waste from 30
cents per pound 90 20 cents per pound
shoddy from % 10 20 cents per pound
nols and AN other wastes from 20 90 ls
cents per pound.
WOODEN rags. mungo ana docks from
DO cents Ter pound 20 cents per
pound
Tops from 80 cents per pound and
10 per cOntum ad val0rem when valued
at not more than 40 cents par pound.
and "a cents per pound and 80 per
csutum an valOrom when valued above
i0 cents and not above 90 cents 10 the
duty imposed on score wool and cents
in addition.
HIDES ANp LEATHER
Hides of cattle from d. prr CeuIgH
ad Fa.0rom to FREQ lEt
Band ana sole leather from 30 per