The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-03
TARIFF MEASURE
BEFORE CONGRESS
Provides for Reciprocal Free
Trade With Philippine Islands
on All Articles.
An Inheritance Law Modelled
Upon That Of New York.
Also 2! Feature.

The important business Of the pres
ent session Of congress is the. consii-
GRAFTON of the tariff. It began with
the introduction by the chairman Of
the house, Serene e. Payne, Of the ad-
n1inistration's tariff bill. The bill
had been formulated by the Republi-
can majority Of the committee in
secret session, submitted in open ses-
sion OF the committee for a few min
utes, and then ordered to be reported
favorably to the house, which was i'm
mediately done.
: The principal features Of this bill
are as follows:
Decrease Of Duties.
Iron ore from 40 cents ton to free
ISL. = 49, - 49,. = -. - :,
Scrap iron and steel from 81 a ton
- 81 cents.
Steel rails from 7-2o Of l per cent
to TAO Of per cent.
Timber from 1 cent per cubic foot
to u cent.
Sawed lumber from 81 per 1000 feet
to 81.
White lead from Ia cents a pound
to 2. 7s cents.
Sewing machines from As per cent
to 80 per cent.
Typewriters from As per cent. to
80 per cent.
Ritunninous coal from 81 cents a. ton
to free list.
Coke from 20 per cent to free list.
Green peas from 40 cents to 30
cents.
Barley from 30 cents to Is cents. j.,
Refined sugar from 1 95-10O cents
pound to / 9O-1O0 cents.
Cotton shirts. collars and cuffs from
Is per cent to 10 per cent.
Cattle hides from Is per cent to
free list.
Sole leather from 20 per cent to s
per cent.
Works Of art over 20 years old from
20 per cent to free list.
Printing paper not above IA cents
pound from $40 cent pound to
Ito cent.
Ground wood pulp from countries
not imposing duties, placed on free
list:
Increase Of Duties.
Crude cocoa from free list to 1 cents
a pound.
Powdered cocoa from 5 cents =
pound to Scents.
Figs from 2 cents a pound to 2h
cents.
Lemons from cent a pound to 1 ID
cents. -
Pineappaes from 81 per 1000 to IS.
Tea from free list to to 8 cents q
pound.
Women's gloves to 81 per dozen
pairs. i. 49,.
Watch movements from 25 per cent
to 70 cents, s1.s5 and $1.s5 each.
Other Features. .
Other changes include reductions
on lead, zinc and aluminium; on wire
nails, cutnails, etc.; on building ma
terials; on drugs and chemicals; on
agricultural products; on boots and
shoes; on wool, ana on punpowder and
cartridges. And on the other hand, in
creases on cigarettes, wearing apparel,
jewelry, dyes, glass, toilet articles and
Autographs. Coffee remains on, the
free list, but subject to retaliatory
import duty on cuffee from countries
levying an export duty.
Philippine Islands.
The bill provides for reciprocal free
trade with the Philippine Islands on
all articles. But it limits the sugar to
be imported free Of iuty to 100000
tons; wrapper tobacco to 100000
pounds, filler tobacco to 5000, 900
pounds, and cigars to 15O,0oO,000 in
any one year--the excess Of sugar,
tobacco an dcigars to pay full tariff
rates. This exemption from duty is
confined to the growth Of products OF
the islands, and does not admit
articles imported into the Philippine
Islands from q foreign country with
put payment OF full rates Of duty on
such importations. m inheritance.
tax law, modelled upon that OF New
York, Is also feature Of the bill. q