The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-04

Washington, July 30.-When Ma
jority Leader Payne, head of, the
house conferees on the tariff bill
which bears his name, rose in the
house of representatives today to pre-
sent the report of the conference
committee of the two houses on the
BILL the measure had been in confer
ence for just three weeks
Proceeding on the theory that the
bill marks q general downward ten
dency from the present rates of duty,
Mr.. Payne presented, but did not
read, an exhaustive analysis of its
provisions. This statement, he said,
had been prepared personally by him
self, and he. asked to have it printed
as an official document There was
objection, however, from the Demo-
cratic side, and the printing was pre-
vented for the time. In this state
ment Mr.. Payne undertook to show
that there had been a marked de-
crease in the rates on the necessaries
of life, while admitting that there had
been an increase on some Of the lux
uries.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tions throughout any schedule in the
bill as result Of the action of the
two houses and of the conference
committees are found in the metal
in the rate of iron ore to 40 to Is
cents per ton, there is a general re-
duction throughout that portion Of
the bilf pig iron going down from
81 to $3.50 per ton, and scrap iron
from 81 10 81.
The reduction ON many of the items
in this schedule amounts to about 80
per cent. and this reduction includes
steel rai.s., There is an !ncrea.s on
structural steel ready for use and also
slight increase on razors, nippers
and pliers, and on such new metals
as tungsten.
Rough lumber goes down from 81
to $1.26 per thousand feet, with cor
responding reduction in the difreren-
tial on dressed lumber.
The entire cotton schedule was re-
constructed and the phraseology
greatly changed in the hope Of pre-
venting reductions through decisions
by the courts such as have character
.zed the administration Of the Dingley
law during latter years. In many in
stances the rates intended to be i'm
posed by the Dingley law were cut by
these decisions, the reductions In some
instances being from so per cent 70
3 per cent advalorem. It is estimated
that the rates hxed by the bill are
about 3 per cent higher upon an Az
erase than those collected on cottons
last year. The rates on cotton hosiery
are generally Increased.
In the nuch contested matter OF
the rate on gloves the high protse-
tionists fail to score.
|: Sugar and tobacco duties remain
substantially as they are under the
Dingley law.
There Is uniform increase On
spirits, wines and liquors Of Is per
cent.
There is an increase TN lemons. fgs,
almonds and pineapplies.
Common window glass Of the lower
sizes, in. which the imports are heavy,
is given a reduction, and where
changes were made in the chemical
schedule there was q general de-
crease, except upon such articles as
fancy soaps and perfumes. which
were increased.
The publishers win their fight for
lower wood pulp and print paper. the
rate on the ordinary new print paper
being fixed at 1915 per ton, instead
of Sc as under the Dingley law. and
on the higher grade of print paper at
$3.75, instead of IS. Mechanically
ground wood pulp is to come in free
Of duty instead o: paying liz OF a
cent a pound as under the Dingley