The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
WILL TAX
GOAL 50 CENTS
Reeiprooity Clause Affecting Canada
10 Be Stricken 0ut-Women's
Protests Are Needed.


Payne tarir bill Ia now up TO the
senate.
just nve months ago today. tho
. house ways and means committee be-
ran the preparation OF the measure
Which was passed after being amend
4 "a In several particulars by the house
lest night
Il Is calculated that there were
4 about two million words spoken In the
a house debate since the special rules
oossion began on March 10. pretty
evenly distributed between defense
and excoriation OF the bill. Ii has
9nken over LOO pages OF the Con-
< gressicral Record TO contain all that
las been said ON the subject.
The senate will make great many
; changes I'm the house bill and the
3 measure which finally passes the SEN
ate viii be much more nearly like the
K hill which will become law. IL Is the
frankly expressed opinion that the
house bill Is a failure, so far as its
y capacity to produce sufficient revenues
% meet the needs of the government
a concerned. II will remain for the
senate not only TO meet this neces-
nity, but to so change many or the
schedules as to meet the popular de-
mand. and at the same time prevent
alleged positive injury to certain in-
dustries.
The senate committee has been
working on this subject ever since the
Z bfIl was introduced In the house, and
4 Chairman Aldrich Is confident that IL
\ will be In shape for presentation III
the senate on next Monday. A great
many interests who we're not satisfied
with the provisions OF the house Din
have had an opportunity TO present
their grievances TO the senators anu
even the ultimate consumer mas
been given attention, as Is SHOWN py
4 the announcement that the protest or
\ the women OF the country against IN
creased taxes on gloves and hosiery
has been needed and that the senate
hin will probably leave the rates on
these articles as they are in the exist
ing Dingley law.
There will be a special meeting OF
y me full senate committee on finance
Monday. At this session Democratic
members will have their first sight OF
Z the measure prepared by their Repuo-
Z lican colleagues. The latter during
rhe past week have been holding three
sessions daily. making their fiLal de-
cisions as to the rates TO I've written
into the bill.
An important decision reached late
last night was TO accept the provision
which will allow 100000 tons OF Phil
ippine sugar TO come in free. Tnis
has been strenuously objected TO by
q number of the beet sugar producers
~ the west and il will not be passed
without contest.
r-ho .a,tprOrtfv nIomsa IN hitnmlnOCS
coal by which 1t was expected that
Canadian coal would be admitted free,
a TO be stricken out OF the bill an9
Canadian coal Is to remain taxed The
probability is that the tariff on coal
will be fixed at 80 cents per ton, in
stead OF 81 cents. which is the exist
Ing rate An effort is being made 10
Il have culm, or slack coal. taxed at
about 80 cents per ton, instead CT only
r is cents as at present.
Steel rails are to be taxed at about
4 IS per ton.
The present tax is 1874 and the Payne
bill cut this Just ~ half, which the
a Manufacturers say Is too great re.
y auction. 1t is practically settled that
iron ore is to be taxed 20 cents In
+ steal OF being admitted free, az pro.
posed In the Payne bill.
This will necessitate n general al
Iteration throughout the metal sched-
ules so as to make them symmetrical.
Structural steel, II is said Will be
left at its present rate OF IL cent
pound. instead OF being reduced TO
X $40 of a cent, as proposed by the
house.
Hides will be taken from the free
\ list OF the Payne bill and taxed either
K 10 or Is cents. Lumber will he left
just about as the house passed 1t.
Wool and wool tops will. 1t is reported.
be restored to the existing Dingley
rates.
Art, whether ancient or modern, is
20 be put on the free list In the
Z Payne bill, no art production created
4 within the last 20 years could come In
Z free. The senate committee has de-
cided that there should be no restric-
lions and paintings and ststuary may
hereafter be admitted without the pay
ment Of duty, If tho senate provision
finally becomes a law.
The house last night by vote OF PIT
i to 161 passed the Payne tariff bill.
/ Four Democrats. Broussard. Es-
topinal Pujo anc. Wickliffe, OF
Louisiana. voted with the Republicans
\ to pass the bill. Austin (Rep.. Tex,
voted against the bill with the Demo
Gratis. Lever (Dem., s. c., who was
paired with Scott (Rep.. Kas.), voted
present"
n Champ Clark. the Democratic floor
leader. made a motion to recommit
the bill 10 the ways and means COM
mfttee with instructions TO amend 1t
In certain specified particulars but
the motion was defeated by a strict
. party vote.
The bill as passed by the house pro-
vides that crude oil and its products
shall be admitted TO the United States
without the payment of duty. The
4 countervailing duty proposed to be
levied on oil from countries which re-
f puire the payment Of al export tax on
hat product was abolished.
Rep. Fordney by close vote, won
his fight to keep lumber of the free
Hist In the Payne tariff bill, which
! passed the house.
AS the bill goes to the senate there
Is 81 fat rate on lumber.
Now a fight Will be started at the
other end of the capitol TO have the
. duty raised either TO $3.50 or 81. 1t
would not be surprising to see the last
mentioned figure inserted in the
measure
+ All the Michigan representatives
= voted with Rep. Fordney with the ex.
caption OF, Rep. Hamilton. A canvass