The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-03
COMMITTEE AGREEMENT
ON TARIFF SENT IN
Hides and Crude Petroleum Go
on Free List.
LUMBER SIPS A THOUSAND

Conference Report on the Tariff Bill
Was Submitted to the House of
Representatives For Approval by
Representative Payne.
Washington, D. G. - The confer
ence report on the Aldrich-Payne
tariff bill was submitted in the House
of Representatives by Representative
Payne, chairman of the House confer
ees. The really important matters in
dispute between the two houses were
adjusted in the last few days of the
conference, largely on suggestions
made by President Taft. The duty
on rough lumber is cut from So in
the existing law to $1.25 in the new
bill. 1t was one of the most obstinate
matters with which the conference
had to deal, and it was the last sub
ject on which the conferees reached
an agreement. In the House a deter
mined effort was made to put lumber
on the free list, but it was frustrated
by a combination of Representatives
who we're in favor of free hides with
those who desired protection for lum-
Der. AS the rate finally passed the
House it was fixed at 81. The Senate
increased it to $3.50, and the confer
ence finally divided the difference be-
tween the two rates and accepted it
as a fair compromise.
Hides was another subject of con-
tention which was finally settled by
the intervention of the President. The
existing law carried duty of fifteen
per cent. on hides. The House put
them on the free list, and the Senate
restored the fifteen per cent duty.
The report submitted puts them on
the free list with corresponding re-
auctions on leather, boots and shoes
and the other manufactured products
of leather. AS partial concession to
the advocates of duty on hides tai
low was transferred from the free list,
and made dutiable at one and half
cents a pound. Crude petroleum is
made free, the Senate having receded
from its amendment, adding coun-
tervailing duty
Iron ore, which was put on the free
list by the House and made dutiable
at twenty-five cents ton by the Sen
ate, was finally fixed at fifteen cents
a ton by the conference committee,
but the words "manganiferous silver
ore" we're struck out of the para
graph, which included iron ore and
alloys, that were made dutiable at
fifteen cents ton.
Print paper was another subject
which was disposed of in the last two
hours of the conference It occa-
stoned almost as much controversy
as any other one feature of the bill
Under existing law the duty on print
paper is Sc a ton. The House re-
duced it to 50 and the Senate made
the rate 81. 1t was expected that the
conferees would probably compromise
on So, but they finally agreed on
1915.
AS a result of the conference the
following rates of duty are imposed
by the new bill, all of which were
subjects of the conference:
Alcoholic compounds, including all
articles consisting of vegetable, ami
NAL or mineral objects preserved in
alcohol. so cents a pound and 25 per
cent. ad valorem
Chemical compounds containing al
cohol, 55 cents pound. Alumina
or refined boxite containing not more
than GA per cent. of lalumina, four
tenths of l cent a pound; containing
more than ga per cent, six-tenths Of
l cent pound; alum, alum cake,
sulphate of alumina and like com
pounds containing less than Is per
cent. of alumina and more than
three-tenths of per cent. of iron
oxide, one-fourth of cent pound;
containing more than Is per cent.
of alumina, three-eighth of l cent a
pound. Ammonia carbonate, "
cents a pound; salammoniac, three
fourth of 1 cent pound; liquid an
hydris, cents pound
The Senate amendments on earth
enware and china were adopted with
few changes. Gas retorts were made
dutiable at 20 per cent. ad valorem,
but when made entirely from Pc
troleum coke, 35 cents per 100 feet;
but of lampblack or retort carbon,
So cents per 100 feet.
. The Senate amendments on the
glass schedule were in the main
adopted.
Pig iron, $3.50 a tom scrap iron,
81 ton; sheet iron and sheet steel,
1 " cents pound. The Senate
oAhOAoAlSAI ISldtliS W SlSSl wire anu
round iron was agreed to, but the
rate on telegraph and telephone wires
was reduced from as to 40 per cent.
Automobiles, AS per cent; wire nails,
large, four-tenths of l cent; small,
three-quarters of 1 cent a pound
Arsenic ores. which were made duti-
able by the Senate, were restored to
the free list by the conference. Lead
bullion, 2 " cents pound.
Hops were made dutiable at 16
cents pound. The pineapple duty,
which created such conflict in the
Senate, was fixed at the House rate,
cents per cubic foot of the capacity
OF barrels and packages. and IS a
thousand. Salt was made dutiable
at eleven cents per 100 pounds in
bags and cents per 100 pounds in
bulk
The following duties were fixed on
leather and products Of leather as a
part of the compromise by which
hides go upon the free list. The du-
ties do no take effect until October / +,
25 Indian Maidens to Live For