The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
FREE LIST HEIGHTENED
 10 \ SURPRISING EXTENT
Duties on Many Luxdfies Material
 ' Increased.
gAs. ssaase sta.as Absut Two te One As.a.st Free Lu.Aer-sssAt ssr Free H,sss Has Be-
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Washfngton. April 11s-Tne Payne fsri1f bill. as amended by the Senate Committee on Finance. win be ready Tor presentation to the full committee as 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 An effort wtil be made to induce tho minority to consent to the reporting of the bill tomorrow. in which event 1t win be allowed to SO over until Thursday, when Chairman Aldrich will make detailed explanation of It's pre- visions. It is probable that he will be followed by Sznator Daniel. who will outline the position of the minority members.
 Senate leaders would not predict to- day how much time ts likely to be occupied in the discussion of the ppr- ton of the bill fixing rates of duty. A large number of important items are to be submitted to the judgment of the Senate without recommendation.
 Senator Aldrich asserted tonight that 7s per cent of the articles used by the people were reduced and that the free list has been lengthend to . sur prising extent. In placing large number of articles on the free list and In reducing duties on many others. II has been found necessary to materially increase the duties on many luxuries. The Senate committee has decided upon . an increased amount to about 26 per cent above existing rates on wines Of all kinds, and has made increases above the Payne bill on other spirits.
 A number of other articles regarded Aa luxpries, have been increased. All of the increases on perfumes and toilet articles provided by the Payne biIl will be reported. Tn addition to placing tea and coffee on the free list, the cemmittee proposes to admit cocoa free. An especsal effort waa made to reduce rates on the o-ealied s'breakfast table" ar- ticles of commerce. It was reported today that another effort will be made to have . duty placed on coffee n the ,cate Eilered sso have a large nunaber Of bags of Brazilian product hoardoa'
 If waA decided today to add coal to the list or subjects on which the Ad- vice of the Senate. without recofn- nendation. b to be asked This mesns that instead of striking out the rect- procity clause and fixing . duty or ~ cenfx a ton on bituminous coal as heretofore decided. the Payne rates wili be reported without fecommsnda- lion. The expectation of the connit- fee is that the reciprocity clause VIII xrs, ont however; that the duty will be decreased to about 70 cents and that the present rate of IS cens per ton or, slack coal will be maintained,
 The Senate stands about two 70 one against free lumber. Its advocates fear they will not be able to matnfaia the reduction agreed upon by the House. The fight to be made for free hides has begun already. western Senators are confident a duty will be placed on hides. but are not ssnGuine of maintaining the existing 10 per centurn ad va1orenl.
 Tobacco interests failed in their ef- forts to induce the committee to re- duce the amount of Philippine tobac- co to he admitted annually free of duty and to get an increase tn the rates on tobacco from other countries.
 The recommended rates on ltho. graphs, including poetcards and cigar labeis, as contained in the Payne bill, will bs reported.
 The Payne rates on pottery and. line china have been agreed 60.
 1t was learned tonight that the Sem ate committee would provide ample protection for American manufacturers Of watch dlais. all but two of whom are said to have been driven out of busi- ness by foreign competition.
 No attention was paid today by the Senate commtttee to the so-calied 1siokers' in the Payne bill, aa it passed the Rouse. Petroleum and It's prod- nets are among che articles which Aru fo De reported to the senete without recommendation.