The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-17
WORK ON TARIFF
BILL HELD BACK

Washington. July 16.-Twenty-fou
hours would see the end OF the work
Of the senate and house confcrees on
the tariff bill and substantial agree
ment upon the questions at issue, but
for five propositons-lron ore, coal.
hides, oil and lumber-upon which the
president stands firm for radical re-
ductions or even abolition of the tar.
If, This Is the way the conferees
describe the situation and upon cap
itol hill they are facetiously calling
these propositions the national is,
sues"
Great progress was made by the
conterees today. In eG n schedule
however, there are some items that
have necessitated investigation. a
number of these inquiries have not
been completed. This Is true OF lead
products, such as paint. In the chem
ical schedule; numerous articles In
the metal schedule on which the
rates depend upon the settlement of
the iron ore question: the demand for
change in the classification of wool
tops. the change from ad yalorem to
specific rates on cotton goods. the
AhtAth9S hdue ny luS mousse on gloves
and tho wood pulp and print paper
contest
The rates on silks and woolen goods
were determined today. The senate
won on both. On silks there will be
a considerable advance over existing
duties and on woolens there is to be
no change from the present law cx-
cept In regard 10 wool tops. which are
TO be given now classification The
duty on tops Is prohibItive now and
II Is predicted that it will continue
so even after the reduction IS put
into force
Adjustment Of the woolen schedule
Is the result of conference today
between Representatives Mccall Mas.
sachusetts; Bouten Illinois. and
Fordney. Michigan. wha represent The
views of the house, and Senators
Smoot, Carter and Warren. who repre-
sented the demand Of the wool grow.
ers who continued for protection,
No decision has been reached def
nitely concerning wool and spun warn
The acceptable OF the silk schedule
provides specific duties instead of the
existing ad valorem rates.
The change was made chiefly for
the purpose OF preventing the under
valuation of silks. yelyets and chen.
Hes manufactured In Japan at a very
low cost
The duty on cheap grades Of silk
has been reduced but an increase was
made on the more costly silks, and
Il Is estimated that the new rates
will yield more than three million
dollars above the reeynues under he
Dngley law,
IL was expected that the cotton
schedule would be disposed OF today.
but Representative Payne was not
ready to proceed It is charged that
the senate rates will result IN heavy
Increases on many high grades of
cotton goods, but the senate confer
ces have insisted that the specific
rates viii operate TO carry Que the
intent OF the Dingley act
Another important schedule dispos-
ed of today was wines spirits and
liquors The senate made an increase
amounting to about Is per cent On
most of the articles On champagne
I'm bottles, the rate OF SIS a dozen for
quarts is advanced to $3.50 with a
similar advance on other sizes II is
estimated that these rates VIII pro-
ducc about $S.OOO.0O0 annually moro
than is derived under che Dinglcy
rates.
The Grecian government also
has played a small part In fixing rates,
Zante curranJs, dutiable at two cents
d pound under existing law ware ad.
vanced one-half Of cent by the SEN
ate when specially prepared for con-
sumption by Gaping and Stcmwing
AS this Is the form In which currantS
are put up for export IN Greece, the
effect OF this amer nent would be 10
raise the rate on shipments from that
country. The Grecian minister IN
this city set forth the facts to the
state department and his views were
communicated TO the conferees AS
the result of an investigation which
followed the senate increase was re-
iected Zante currantS valued at more
than S1,5OO,OOo were imported IN 1907
the revenues aggregatlng S7S7,195.
4 number OF the senate reductions.
including cigar flaps and labels and
the senate increase In the rates on
post view cards were adopted. The
latter increase is the greatest exam
pie of revision upward 10 the bill. the
advance being more than ten times
the existing rate. 1t was made nee.
essaTy because Germany manufactures
more than ninety per cent of the cards
representing views of American
scenery.
The agricultural products schedule
has been completed, although many
OF the rates agreed upon are only ten
tatlve.
AS there has been no settlement of
the differences relating to lead bull
lion, the paint schedule and other lead
products also remain In controversy,
Varuishes have been made dutlable
by an agreement reached today In n
manner following closely the existing
law. A rate of 81 per gallon and 35
per cent ad valorem, is placed upon
all spirit yarnishes. hut an execution
is made Of paints made with Yarnishes
containing five per cent or more of
methyl alcohol which has been made
dutiable at So per cent ad valorem.
II was asserted tonight that the
glove question Will be one Of the last
to be determined by the conferees.
The corporation tax amendment is
still in the custody OF Attorney Gener-
al WickerSham. and was not consid-
cred today by the conferees.
Washington July 16.-All doubt as
TO where President Taft stands With
regard 10 the downward revision of the
tariff was swept away today when a