Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12

ly no increase on champagnes and
still wines. The Senate committee mas
decided upon an Increase amounting
to about 25 per cent above the exist
ing rates and has made increases above
the Payne bill on other spirits.
No announcement was made as to
the amount of additional revenues
which these increases will produce. A
number of-other articles, regarded as
luxulies, have been increased and the
tariff experts feel confident that the
bill will produce as much revenue as
is needed All of the increases on Dor
fumes and toilet articles provided by
the Payne bill. vii! be reported.
IN addition t. placing tea and coffee
on the free list the committee proposes
to admit cocoa free. An especial enort
was made to reduce rates on the So
called breakfast table" articles OF
commerce. 1t was reported today tnat
another effort would be made to have
a duty placed OIL coffee in the Senate
in behalf of the coffee syndicate, which
is alleged to have a large number OF
bags of brazilian product headed in
this country
At a meeting Of the committee today it
was decided to add coal to the list of
subjects on which the advice of the Sen
ate without recommendations is to be
asked This means that instead of strik-
ing out the reciprocity clause and fixing
a duty of 40 cents a ton on bitumlnouS
coal as heretofore decided, the Payne
rates will be reported without recon-
mendation. The expectation of the conf
mittee is that the reciprocity clause will
90 out. however, that the duty will be de-
creased to about 40 cents and that the
present rates of 10 per ton on slack coal
will be maintained
l. Inc Senate stands about two to one
against free lumber and its advocates
now fear that they will not be able to
maintain the reduction agreed upon by
he House. The fight/which will be made
on the floor for free hides had begun al
ready and an effort is being maue to
line up the members. Western senator's
are confident a duty will be placed on
hides, but they are not sangune of
maintaining the existing Is per cent. ad
valorem.
Tobacco interests failed in their effort
to induce the committee to reduce the
amount of Philippine tobacco to be adj
mitted annually free of duty and to get
an increase in the rates on tobacco from
other countries. They recommend duty
on lithographing, including post cards
and cigar labels, as contained in the
Payne bill. The Payne rates on pot
terry and fine china ilav" been agreed to
despite the demands of American man
Ifacturers, suppoi ed hv speeches made
by President Taft in his campaign that
further projections is raeded by them
for such of their w"rcs as come into
competition with iIayiland and Limogenes
china. II was learned tonight that the
Senate commit q would rr"vide ample
protection for American manufacturers
Of watch dial All but two of the Ameri-
can factories arc said to have been driv-
en- out of business BY tho competition in
Gials made abroad. chiefly in Switzerland.
No attention was paid today by the
Senate colnEmittco to the sO-called oil
Joker" in the Payne bill as it passed the
House. Petroleum and its products are
among the articles which are to be re-
ported to the Senate without recommend
alton.