The Monte Vista journal., 1909-08-14

changes were made in the chemical
schedule there was general de-
crease. except upon such articles as
fancy soaps and perfumes, which
were increased.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tons throughout any schedule in the
two houses and of the conference COM
mittee are found In the metal sched-
ule Beginning with decrease in the
rate OF iron ore from 40 to Is cents
per ton. there is general reduction
throughout that portion Of the bill.
pig iron going down from 81 to $3.50
per ton, and scrap iron from 81 to 81.
The reduction on many OF the items in
this schedule amounts to about so per
cent, and this reduction includes
steel rails.
Other reductions In the metal SEIZED
ule affect polished sheets. rolled
sheets of iron, steel, copper, or nickel.
steel ingots. cogged ingots. blooms
and slabs: round iron or steel wire:
steel bars or rods. cold rolled. cold
drawn, or cold hammered. or pol
ished; anvils. axles; blacksmith's
hammers and sledges. track tools,
wedges and crowbars; bolts; cast iron
pipes: cast hollow ware; chains: lap
welded or jointed iron or steel boier
tubes: cut nails and spikes; horse
shoe nails: wire nails: spikes. nuts
and washers: cut tacks; steel plates
engraved: rivets; cross-cut saws, mill
saws. circular saws. pit and drag
saws. steel band saws and all other
saws: screws; wheels for railway pur-
poses: aluminium; momazite sand and
thorite.
Bituminous coal goes down from 67
cents to - cents per ton. and there
are reductions on gunpowder. matches
and cartridges. Agricultural imple-
ments are cut from 20 to IL per cent.
ad valorem.
Hides were placed on the free list,
while the rate on band and sole leath-
err is reduced from 30 per cent. to
five per cent. ad valorem, on dressed
leather from 20 per cent. to 10 per
cent: boots and shoes from 20 per
cent. to 10 per cent.
Fireworks are increased from 20
per cent. advalorem to IL cents per
pound: wearing apparel made OF fur
from 50 to 80 per cent, and the higher
class jewerly from 60 per cent. to So
per cent. ad valorem: pencil lead 10
given specific rates instead OF ad va
loren rates with slight increase.
For the first time moving picture
films are named specifically in tar.
in law. The bill gives them positive
rate OF ~. cents per foot
Petroleum. crude and refined. In
Guiding kerosene. gasoline. naphtha.
bcnzine and similar petroleum pro-
ducts are made free OF duty and are
left even without . countervaiiing
duty.
The Dingley rates on women's and
children's gloves are allowed to stand.
The only change In reduction on
"schmaschen" gloves not over ~
inches I'm length on which the rate Is
made $i.e5 a dozen pairs instead OF
$l.75.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
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.
II Is required that all imported Ar.
ticies capable OF being marked with
out impairment OF their value shall be
, stamped with the name Of the manu-.
iacturer and the country OF origin.
A very elaborate provision for the
administration OF the customs laws
was adopted by the confereeS. II IL
practically the same M that adopted
| by the senate. II Is intended to pre-
vent differentiation OF articles on
which there is no foreign market by
which true values may be asces.
| tanned.
| Provision Is made for tho estab.
lishmcnt Of customs court Of ap.
peals. with headquarters In Washing.
ton. II Will comprise presiding
Judge and four associate Judges. at
salaries OF $4,000 u year. There are
| to be appointed to conduct govern.
mcnt cases before this court n special
assistant attorney general at $4,000.
y deputy assistant attorney general mt
$500. and four attorneys At $1,000
each.
Tho internal revenue tax on tobacco
IL amended. making the rates on chew.
Ing and smoking tobacco eight cents
n pound. No change was made In
the tax on cigars. except those weigh.
Ing under three pounds per 1000.
which were increased from 81 to 75