The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-17

OI tuG CAad1. nlS tWulk more Luldu CudAS
up any probable deficiency"
.'The committee" said Mr. Payne
"have transferred some articles from
the free hist to- the duty list and have
increased the duty ON others for the
sole purpose of increasing the reven
ues. Most of these articles on which
the duty has been increased, are lux
uries. These include perfnmeries and
toilet articles, cocoa, spices and dress.
ed furs. An additional duty of one
cent per yard has been put on cner-
cerized cotton fabrics. The recommen-
dations of the committee we're to per
NIT the free entry of wood pulp from
any country not imposing an export
duty and to reduce the duty on print.
ing paper valued at not above two
and one-fourth cents per pound from
ihree.tenths to one-tentih cents per
pound and ON paper valued at not a
bove two aqd one-half cents per
pound from four-tenths to two-tenths
per pound. Cotton seed oil is placed
on the free list. Iron ore and basic
Stag are also placed on the free list
Pig iron is reduced from four dollars
to two fifty per ton. Scrap iron and
steel, bar iron, round iron are also
reduced. Lead bearing ore is reduced
from one and q half cents to one cent
Der is reduced from one cent per cub
fc foot to a half cent. Sawed boards
and planks of wfrite wood, sycamore
and 9basswood are reduced from one
dollar thousand to fifty cents. All
other sawed lumber from two dollars
to one dollar"
I'm agricultural products, barley is
reduced from thirty cents per bushel
to fifteen cents. Bacon and hams from
five cents to four cents. Fresh meat
from two cents a pound to one and a
half cents. Refined sugar is reduced
from one and ninety-f1ve hundredth
cents to one and ninety-one hundred
tn cents"
Reductions are made in the carpet
wool scale increasing with the value
of the article. Btuminous coal coming
from countries admitting American
coal free, is placed on the free list.
"'The hides of cattle are placed on
the free list Band and sole leather
is reduced from twenty to five per
cent and upper leather, calf skins
ETC., from twenty TO fifteen per cent
"Plows coming from countries ad
free, are placed on the free list. In
any event the duty on these is reduc
ed five per cent.
Works OF art more than twenty
years old are placed on the free hist
| Regarding miscellaneous provis
ions. Payne states:
''The Ibdll provides for reciprocal
free trade with the Philippine Islands
on all articles but letting sugar be I'm
ported free OF duty to 300, 900 tons
wrapper tobacco to 100000 pounds and
three million pounds of filler tobacco
and 150.0o0.000 cigars in any one fis
cal year.
"a section is inserted preserving
Cuban reciprocity provisions of the
present law.
''It is estimated that under the tar
iff duties prescribed the revenue viii
amount to about $500, 600 900. The
bill provides for q tax ON transfers Of
property both real and personal, by
| Inheritance or succession and by will
1t is believed this provision win, wher
in full force. bring In about 10000
600.
1T is provided the bill shall go in
to effect the day following It's enact
ment"
The Tarir Hearing.
Washington, D. c.. March 15.-Ful
~ three hundred importers md ex
porters, manufacturers and agricul
turists and tarfff experts appe ared be
fore the House committee On Ways
and Means at the various hearings
which began ON November 10th an6
continued daily until December 23rd
and also at several supplemental heal
ings. Some OF the most prominent
men In the manufacturing and fnan
cial worlds presented testimony of 9
varied and interesting character. II
addition to this testimony there were
thousands OF briefs filed with the coz
mitfee which added tn the stafie<fics