The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-17
Provides for Free Hides and
Coal.
LUMBER CUT so PER CENT
Sugar Duty Lowered and Coffee Re-
mains on the Free List-Pro-
vides for Inheritance Tax
--Steel Duty Reduced.

washington, March T.-Congress re.
ceived the new tariff bill to-day from,
Representative Payne OF New York
whose name II win bear. II is the prod
net Of FIVE msnths' work of the ways
and means committee. Changes were
made until almost the last hour before
its introduction, and the bill contains
100000 words. twice as much as the
Dingley bill. IL is estimated the revenue
under the duties prescribed will mean
an increase Of slO,00oOOO over the Ding
ley bill. An inheritance tax as recon-
msnded by President Taft is a striking
feature. 1t provides that on inheritsnces
of $4,000 to 100000 and $1,000, 900 to
s5,Ooo,ooo Of two per cent, and over
81, 100000 a 8 per cent. collateral Rela-
tives and strangers receiving inheritances
viii pay per cent. on all over $500.
The bill also authorizes an issue OF treas
ury certificates TO the amount of $780,
100000 to run for one year. Coffee is
on the free list. Beer is unchanged; !;
eight cents pound ON tea from country
where produced, and ten cents on tea
from other countries. Tea was free un-
der the Dingley law. The tariff on lum-
Der and steel rails and other steel prod
ucts is reduced fifty per cent; coal and
agricultural implements TO be received
free from countries which receive those
of American manufacture free; wool is
unchanged; oil is the same; deducts 5
cents a hundred pounds on refined su-
gar; hides are free; shoes are reduced
forty per cent.
The rates are increased on large win.
dow glass and reduced on small. The
greater part Of the increases are placed
on luxuries, and cuts have been made
where it was thought to increase the
revenue to the best advantage. In intro
ducing the bill In the House, Representa-
tive Payne presented a statement pre-
pared by his committee giving an ex-
haustive explanation and analysis Of the
bill. The statement says il provides for
o reciprocal free trade with the Philip
pines, but limiting the amount of sugar
to be imported free to 100000 pounds;
wrappers of tobacco to 100000; filler to-
baceo, to 100000; cigars, to 10000,
900 in any one year. All excess of these
articles to pay the full tariff. A section
is added applying the same rules TO
patents obtained in America by aliens
that prevail in an aliens country. This
will compel foreigners to build factories
here or forfeit their patents. Another
section preserves the Cuban reciprocity
provisions as under the present law. The
statement says it Is believed the new
inheritance tax will bring in $20,0o0,O00
when in full operation.
The internal revenue tax on cigarettes
is increased on those weighing over 3
pounds per 1000 from SO to $500. 1t
is provided that the bill shall 60 into
force the day following the enactment.
The statement then gives the various
increases, which include perfumery and
toilet articles, so to 90 per cent. ad valor-
EN-; fancy soaps, Is to 20 cents per
pound; cocoa and products from 3 to
cents per pound; watch movement addi-
tions from jewels 20 cents each; II to Is
jewels $l.S5 each; over II unchanged;
zinc in ore now paying 20 per cent. ad
valorem to be one cent per pound; in
crease of one cent per yard on mercerized
fabrics.
Wood pulp coming from any country
that does not have an export duty on
certain porest products is to be admitted
free. The printing paper duty is reduced
8 to so per cent, according to value.
Among the reductions are marble, saw
ed or dressed, over two inches thick,
monumental building stone from IL cents
to six cents per cubic foot
Timber from 4 cent per cubic foot to
half a cent; sawed lumber Of whitewood, |
sycamore or Eastwood from ST per thou |
sand to 30 cents; all other sawed lumber |
from So to 81; If further manufactured, /
the same reduction from present law.
First and second class wool unchanged !;
third class under ten cents pound is three
cents; valued at ten to sixteen cents, /
an additional tax of half cent pound /
for each cent of additional value over
ten cents; over I6 cents, seven cents
pound; shoddy from 25 to 20 cents
pound; noils and other waste from 20
To Ism.