Milford chronicle., 1909-08-06
SET DATE FOR
VOTE ON TARIFF
Senators Agree to Take Il
on Thursday,
LEADERS SURE IT WILL PASS

An Effort viii Be Made to Correct tho
Leather Schedule by Concurrent
Resolution After Bill Is Passed.
viii Try to Place Cotton saeslng on
the Free List
Washington, Aug. 4-The complete
collapse of all important opposition to
the conference report on the tariff bill
was evidenced when the senate agreed
to vote on that measure at 2 o'clock
tomorrow.
Thursday.
Senator Aldrich is confident the bill
Will go through without further difH
Guilty, and President Taft. it is said
has Joined in the campaign.
When the senate met the lack of in
terest in the proceedings was very evil
dent This had been caused by an
agreement on the part of western san
ators to vote upon the conference re
port and to correct the hide and leath-
er schedule by means Of a concurrent
resolution to be acted upon sepa-
rately.
The form of the concurrent resolu-
ton was agreed upon in an informal
conference in Senator Aldrich's com
mittee room Instructions are given
by this resolution to the enrolling
clerks of the senate and house to
change the language Of the proviso
reducing duties on boots and shoes
and harness
The change viii make dutiable at
10 per cent boots and shoes. the upper
leather of which is made wholly or in
chief value from the hides or skins Of
cattle, including calf skins. A similar
change will be made in relation to har
ness. saddles and saddlery.
The effect of the amentment is to
make the reduced duties on boots and
shoes and harness and saddlery apply
to such articles as are composed Of
leather from the hides and skins of
cattle and calf skins, instead of con /
fining the reductions to articles made
from hides which have hitherto been
dutiable The range of the reduction |
Is greatly increased. The suggestion (
for an agreement to vote was made
IN the senate by Mr. Bailey, repre- .
senting the minority, and at once con
CURED in by the chairman Of the .
finance committee. The Texan init
mated that there might be consider I
able debate on the concurrent resOlu- /
tion. but 1t is not believed that the
discussion can be continued many
hours.
Senator Culberson gave notice that
he would seek to amend the concur
rent resolution by placing cotton bag
ging on the free list, that article hav
ing been placed there by the senate
and removed by the conference com
mittee.
The appended tables. which have
been prepared by Serene E Payne
father Of the new tariff bill. give an
approximate idea Of the effect OF the
new rates on commodities consumed
by the United States.
The tables are based on consump-
ton value of the articles enumerated
in all cases where the amount of pro
duction could be ascertained. The FIST
table shows that the new bill provides
for a decrease in duties on articles
valued at nearly S5.000.OOO.OOO In
crease has been made on articles val
ued at only sS52,OOOOO This is shown
rs follows:
Duty Duty.
Decreased. Increased.
Chemicals ... $433. .099,84O $11,105. .S2O
Earthenware. 12S.423.732
Metals ...... 1,24S,20O. .269 1882, 2,255
Lumber ...... 566. .S7O.95O 31.280372
Sugar ........ 300, ,965,953
Jbacco, no change.
AZ. products. 4S3, ,430,637 4,3S0.0 043
Wine and liquor 462OO1. $50
Cotton ..... 41.622.O24