Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-25
PAYNE's MEASURE TO REVISE
DlNeLEY ACT MAKES re-
oUcTioN ON NECESSITIES
4 GRADUATED INHERITANCE TAX
Measure Expected to Increase Cue
toms Receipts s4o.o0o,ooo An
nualIy--lssue Of t25o.0oo.ooo
Treasury Certificates.

Washington, d. Gull mem
beers of the house committee on ways
and means, including Democrats as
well as Republicans met at 10 o'clock
Thursday for the formal consideration
OF the Payne tariff bill which saw the
light for the first time In the house
Wednesday.
The senate committee on finance at
the same time began formal consider
alton of the bill.
General debate will be postponed
until Monday, II Mr.. Payne's present
program Is followed and after that
time the measure probably Will be be.
fore the house for from ten days to
two weeks.
This plan Of operation 10 slightly
different from that which has been
followed In the consideration Of other
tarift bills OF recent years and II had
been expected that the Democratic
members of the committee would be
afforded more time than IL now con.
templated for the consideration Of
the bill In committee. It Is stlll pos
slble that II they insist upon delay
and succeed in presenting good
reasons for their request. they may
be accommodated.
Revenue increased 20 Per Cent.
Downward revision, maximum and
minimum provisions which impose
an average maximum duty. 90
per cent In excess of the present tariff
and numerous provisions by which
1t is estimated that the revenue TO
the government will be increased
forty or fifty million dollars
are salient features of the new
tarIf bill which was introduced in
the house Wednesday by Representa-
tive Serene Il. Payne, chairman OF
| the ways and means committee.
The recommendations made by
President Taft that an inheritance
tax be provided and that a limited
amount Of tobacco and sugar be ad
mitted free from the Philippines are
Included In the bill. The limit on su
gar Is placed at 100000 tons. on wrap
per tobacco at 100000 pounds. filler
tobacco at 100000 pounds and $50.
900 cigars In one fiscal year. The
measure also provides for the issu
ance Of Panama canal bonds to the
amount Of 100000 to reimburse the
treasury for the original purchase o.
the canal. and re-enacts the provision
for the issue of treasury certificates
the amount being increased from
Si0e. 0OO. 900 to $3.50 100000.
Coffee on The Free List.
While there is no duty imposed
upon coffee, tea Is taxed cents wher
imported from the country where Il
is produced and cents when from
other than the producing country
The internal revenue tax on ciga
rettes weighing over three pounds
per thousand Is increased from SO tC
$500 and on those weighing less
from 800 to $3.50. while the tax or
beer and whisky is undisturbed.
A cut of so per cent Is made In the
steel and lumber schedules, and iroI
ore. hides, tallow, cottonseed oil anC
works OF art. more than twenty years
old. are placed on the free list.
Tariff On Leather Goods Reduced.
The tariff on boots and shoes Is re
dueed 40 per cent and on other leath
or manufactures in proportion. TIL,
pottery schedule remains about th'
same, but the duties on window ant
plate glass Of the smaller sizes are in
creased. while the duties on th'
larger sizes are reduced.
The tariff on wool OF the first anC
second class. used principally II
clothing. is not disturbed. but oil
wool Of the third class. known as car
pet wool. II is reduced on the cheape
grades. A scent reduction is made
In the duties on shoddy and waste
while wool tops are assessed c cent
pound more than the duty OF
secured wool. which IL unchanged.
Wood Pulp on Free List.
The recommendations for placinI
wood pulp on the free list and reduc
Ing the duties on print paper. witt
certain restrictions. made by tn
Mann committee OF the house. ar
Incorporated In the bill.
The duty on refined sugar Is re
duced 04 of q cent a pound and oil
dextrine u cent a pound. A reduC
tioE Of cent q pound Is also mad
In the duty on starch. with the eH
ception OF potato starch. Zinc In or
ls assessed cent per pound for tn
zinc contained. The tariff on pii
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