The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
m0NDElL OBJECTS
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Washington, July 30-Entering
upon the last stages of its considera-
ton by congress, the tariff bill, as re.
ported by the conferees, was submit
ted today to the house by Chairman
Payne and ordered printed in the con
gresSional record
Discussion at the conference report
will begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the indications being that
day will suffice for Its adoption. Three
hundred and fifty of the 800 members
were in their seats when Chairman
Payne passed up TO the speakers
desk the bulky document which had
occupied the attention Of congress for
four and a half months, and then the
Republicans applauded.
Mr. Payne will open tomorrow
proceedings with an exhaustive state.
ment in explanation Of the bill
Practically all the administrative
features of the tariff bill adopted in
the senate were accepted by the con
ferees They include new maximum
and minimum feature, a corporation
tax law instead of the inheritance tax
adopted by the house. authorization
for bond issue TO raise money to
build the Panama canal, as we'll as nu'
merous other features,
The maximum and minimum pro
vision prescribes duties in accordance
with the rates named In the dutiable
list until March 81. 1910. when 25 per
cent advalorem Is to be added auto
matically as the maximum duty The
fe To n
minimum rates, however. to imports
from county giving It's best rates
TO United States products. and Is
made the judge as TO whether a for
elgn country accords to the United
States treatment reciprocal and equiv
alent. When he finds this condition
exists he is to issue proclamation
putting in effect the minimum rates.
The president Is empowered to en-
ploy such persons as may be required
10 secure Information to assist him
in discharging the duties imposed
upon him and Information which win
be useful to officers in administering
the customs laws. The reciprocity
treaty with Cuba Is not affected
The president is empowered also TO
abrogate those reciprocity treaties
which can be determined by diplomatic
action 1t Is made his duty to give
ten days notice after tho bill becomes
a law of his intention to bring those
treaties to an end, All other treaties
containing no stipulation In regard 10
their termination by diplomatic ac.
ton shall be abrogated by notice of
six months from the president 10 those
countries, the notice dating from
April 30, 1909 on which date Secre-
tary Knox notified foreign govern.
ments that the United States would
soon ask them to enter into new tar
if1 relations.
The Philippine free trade provision
provides for the free importation Of
all articles the growth OF product OF,
or manufactured In, the Philippine
Islands from material the growth or
product of the Philippine islands or
the United States. or both, or which
do not contain foreign materials to
the value of moro than 20 per cent OF
their total value"
Rice is the only exception to the
free provisions. but restrictions arc
placed upon sugar mad tobacco The
free importation OF sugar Is limited 10
oOu,uuU JOuS q SSNI. On wrapper ana
filler tobacco. when mixed. the annual
Limitation is 100000 pounds; on filler
tobacco, one million pounds, and ON
cigars, 100000 900
A provision is included in the bill
which levies on all articles upon
which any foreign country pays
bounty or grant upon its expectation
an additional duty equal to the amount
of such BOUNTY.
It Is required that all imported ar.
ticles capable Of being marked with.
out impairment of their value shall be
stamped with the name of the manu-
facturer and the country OF origin.
a very elaborate provision for the
administration OF customs laws was
adopted. IL is intended 10 prevent
under-yaluation OF articles on which
there Is no foreign market by which
true values may be ascertained
Provision IS made for a customs