The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-19
new TARIFF BILL
INTRODUCED.
Something's Revised Upward
And Others Downward.
Principal Increases are On Lux
uries---Wood Pulp and Paper
On Free List.

Washington March 17.-WitH every
one on the tip-toe Of expectation,
Chairman Payne, Immediately after
the House met, presented tie tariff
bill. While it was being carried up to
tine desk, tine Republicans vigorously
applauded. The measure was at once
referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
The recommendations made by Presi
dent Taft that an inheritance tax be
provided and that limited amount OF
tobacco and sugar be admitted free
from the Philippines are included In
the bill. The measure also provides
for the issuance OF Panama canal
bonds to the amount Of $40 900 to
reimburse the treasury, for the original
purchase Of the camel, and re-enacts
the provision for the Issue Of treas
ury certificates, the amount being in
creased from 100000, 900 to $3.50, OOO,-
900
While there is no duty imposed
upon coffee tea is taxed eight cents
when imported from the county where
1t is produced and nine sents when
from other than the producing coun-
try. The internal revenue tax on
cigarettes Is materially increased while
the tax on beer and whisky is undisturb
ed. A cut OF so per cent, is made
in the steel and lumber schedule and
iron ore, hides, tallow, cOttonseed oil
and works OF art more than twenty
years old are placed on the free list.
The tariff on boots and shoes is re-
duced 40 per cent and on other leather
manufactures in proportion. The pot
terry schedule remains about the same
but the duties on window and plate
glass of the small sizes are increased
while the duties on the larger sizes
are reduced.
The tariff on wool of the first and
second class used principally in cloth
ing is not disturbed but on wool of
the third class known as carpet wool,
it is reduced on the cheaper grades.
A five-cent reduction is made In the
duties on shoddy and waste, white
wool tops are assessed six cents a
pound more than the duty, or secured
wool which is unchanged.
The recommendations for placing
wood pulp on the free list and re-
ducing the duties on print paper with
certain restrictions made by the Mann
committee of the House, are incorpo-
rated in the bill.
The duty on refined sugar is re-
duced five one-hundredths of a cent
pound and on dextrin half cent a
pound. A reduction of one-half cent
a pound is also made in the duty on
starcn, with the exception of potato
starch. Zinc in ore is assessed one
cent per pound for the zinc contain
ed. The tariff on pig iron is reduced
from "a to $3.50 per ton.
The principal increases are made in
the duties on lemons, cocoa and suDstl
tutes for coffe coal tar, dyes, gloves
and coated papers and photographic
prints.
The Inheritance tax provision Of the
bill is similar to the New York State
law. 1t provides a tax of per cent.
on all Inheritance over $500 that are
collateral inheritances or in which
strangers are the litagees. In case of
direct inheritances the taxes prescrib-
ed are; On $4,000 to 100000, 1 per
cent; on 100000 to 100000 per
cent, and on those over 100000, 3
per cent. 1t is estimated that 500
100000 annually will be derived from
this tax.