The Washington herald., 1909-04-13

The rates on chicory root are reduced
from 2iz cents TO I cent. and from cents
10 ~ cents a pound.
In the spirits section the following
changes were made from the House rates
Increase from S225 90 $50 per gallon on
brandy and other spirits not specially
provided for; on Cordials. increase from
S2.25 TO Se65 per gallon; limitations Of
brandy. spirits or wines imported by any
name whatever 20 be subject 20 the high
est rate Of duty provided for the genuine
articles. and the rate Increased from
$50 20 G.75 per gallon. as a minimum,
bay rum or bay water. increased from
$50 20 S1.75 per gallon
Champagne Rate Increased
Champagne and all other sparkling
wines iR bottles OF more than a pint. and
not more than a quart. are assessed In
the Senate bill al $3.50 per dozen In the
House bin the rate for such wines IS s..
The increase in the wine list Is general
Ginger wine or singer cordial and YER
muth are made dutiable al the same rate
as for cordials.
sui wines are made dutiable IN the
Senate bin al increased rates over the
House bin az the following rates. based
on the percentage Of alcohol or character
OF bottle or receptacle: IS cents per gal
Z Ion. increase Of s cents: so cents per gal
1 Ion, increase OF 10 cents; $1-S5 per case,
increase Of . cents; c cents per pint or
excess, increase OF / cent The other fea-
lures OF the House bin relating 10 still
wines are unchanged.
I On ale, porter. or beer in bottles or
jugs. the House bill rate OF 20 cents a
gallon is increased to * cents. and on
such malt liquors rot ia bottles or jugs
1 the House bin rate Of % cents is IN
I creased 10 3 cents per gallon The rates
on malt extract or fluid are increased
( from 20 10 3 cents per gallon. from 40
/ % 45 cents per gallon. and from 80 20 45
Z per cent ad valorem.
/ No material change was made IN the
/ House provisions on cotton clothing, and
/ other articles composed Of cotton.
The heavy advances made in the Payne
( bill in the rates of duty for hosiery and
/ gloves over those in the present law
] were stricken out by the Senate COM
, miJtee. and the present rates restored.
Under the wool schedule the DInSIey
rates. some OF which were reduced by
/ the House BILL are restored by the Sen
I ate committee.
! The House provision for wood pulp was
not disturbed by the Senate committee,
! but the committee viii propose an
/ amendment as soon as its Republican
] members have determined whether they
shall stand by the House provisions, or
I provide for an increase over the House
rates.
Printing Paper Cut Down.
Printing paper. assessed by the House
at 2-10 Of a cent a pound on the val
uation from "a cents TO % cents. is as
sessed in the Senate bill at 80 cents a
! pound, but the other House bill rates foI
paper are unchanged, although the Sen
ate parentheueally exempts from the
duties for printing. paper that known
commercially as handmade or machine
handmade paper. japanned paper. and
initiation japanned paper.
Manufactures Of wearing apparel made
OF fur or mainly of fur and not In part
Of wool are assessed at 50 per cent ad
valorem. an increase Of Is per cent over
the House rate The rates or hats and
bonnets for men. women, and children
are reduced from the rates provided in
the House bill
The Senate increased the rate on eta
nois skins from Is 20 p per cent ad va
\ loren, and changed the specific rate on
patent and other fancy feathers to a com
pound rate. which does not indicate. how
ever. whether there has been any ma
terial change from the House bin.
Philippine Products Free.
/ It is provided in the Senate bill that al
I
manufacture Of the Philippine Islands
coming into the United States from the
Philippine Islands, shall be admitted free
OF duty. except rice, and except. in any
fiscal year. sugar in excess Of 10000 gross
tons. wrapper tobacco and filler tobacco
when mixed or packed with more than i
( per cent Of wrapper tobacco in excess O,
10000 pounds, filler tobacco in excess OF
| l.5G90G9 pounds. and cigars in excess OF
f5O,OOO.OO0. On the excess Of all such ar
ticleS and on rice. there is TO be levied
a rate Of duty equal to the duty provided
for ike articles from foreign countries
other than Cuba imported into the United
States. No export duties are to be levied
on any articles from the Philippines ad-
mitted free into the United States Ar
ticles from the Philippines, not the
growth. product. or manufacture Of the
islands. viii be assessed ct American
ports at the rates provided for slmilal
articles from foreign countries.
While basic Stag, ground or unground
is included in the free list as fertilizer
IL is placed in the metal schedule Of tht
Senate bill al a rate OF 81 per ton.
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