New-York tribune., 1909-03-18

for tho Sil00g}U pald out N IHo u Pun 0iAN
Of the canal THIS would more than make up any
probable deficiency. There is also re-enacted the
provision for the issue Of certificates 10 run one
year to repIensh the raising the amount
from 800 600 to $3.50 0oo00o an amount suf1eent
to provide any time against two or three years
OF depressed business conditions.
The statement gives the rates in the present law
the Dingley tariff and shows the changes that the
PAYNE bill proposes The abstract OF the Dill con-
taues:
HIGHER DUTIES on LUXURIEs
The committee have transferred some articles
from the free list TO the dutiaole, and nave IN
creased duties on others for the sole purpose OF
increasing the revenue Most Of these articles on
which duties have been increased are luxuries'
which have been Increased as follows:
..PERFUMERIES AND TOILET ARTICLES
From 80 to 90 per c.ntum ad valorem. Fancy soap
from 10 10 20 cents per pound Chcory root raw
not dried from cent TO 2iz cents per pound;
roasted from 2l2 cents 10 cents per pound
"COCOA-Crude. transferred from the free list to
the dutiabe. at cents per pound; prepared OF
manufactured, increased cents on each ciasslnca-
ton except that valued about 50 cents per pound
which remains the same. Ten per centum ad va
loren is also added the duties assessed on that
valued between 10 and IS cents per pound Pow
dered cocoa, from cents TO cents per pound
COCOA BUTTER-From 31s cents TO 5l2 cents
per pound Dandelion- root. and articles used as a
substitute for coffee. 2iR TO cents per pound
Spices which largely on the free I1st,
are assessed an average duty Of 30 per centum ao
valorem. Feathers increased from Is per cen
tun 20 20 per centum ad valorem and dressed or
coored feathers receive increase of 10 per cen
tum. Furs dressed the skin, are assessed 2'72
per centum ad valorem."
Duties on the following articles have been IN
creased because the committee found that there
was not SUFFICIENT protection under the present
law continued Mr.. Payne:
COAL TAR DYES or colors. now bearing a
duty of 80 per centum 10 S5 per centum ad vaorei.
Zine in ore. now brought in at 20 per centum al
valorem. to l cent per pound for the zinc contents
contained therein.
"FRITTTs-Peas. split peas. from 40 cents TO 45
cents per bushel Figs, from . cents to pa cents
per pound. Lemons. from cent 10 ia cents per
pound. Pineapples, from s. per thousand 10 y per
thousand"
.'COTTON-An additional duty Of cent per yard
on n1ercerfzed fabrics "a new process Of manpfact-
ure invented since the present law was enacted).
Also small additional duty on laPpets. There
is also an increased duty on stockings fashioned
and shaped wholly or in part on knitting ma
chimes
CHANGES IN PAPER SCHEDULE.
Changes in the paper schedule, which include
those recommended by the special committee on
wood pulp and print paper investigation. are:
-PAPER-Surface coated papers, covered with
metal from cents to % per eentum to cents and
20 per centum ad valoTem: other surface coated
paper. from 21s cents per pound and 10 per centum
ad valorem cents per pound
"LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS, from cents per
pofnd 10 cents: cardboard, from p cents To =
cents per pound; other paper, 20 cents to % cents
per pound with small increases on various sizes OF
other paper Iithographic cigar labels from -
cents per pound 90 cents per pound printed IN
colors less than eight from 20 cents to ~ cents
per pound; more than eight. from 80 cents to o'l2
cents per pound; printed in metal leaf, from %
cents per pound TO 52l2 cents per pound: paper
haugings from 25 per centum 10 so per centum ad
vaIorem: paper not specially provided for from
25 per centum To s. per centum ad valorem
''rlain paper envelopes from % per centurn 10 81
per centum ad yalorenl.
"wOoD PII.P-The recommendations Of the Sc
lect committee were permit the free entry Of me-
chanically ground wood pulp from any country not
imposing export duty and 70 reduce printing paper
valued at not above ~ cents pound from three
tenths Of l cent TO one-tenth Of cent per pound'
valued not above 2l2 cents pound, from four
tenths Of ! cent 10 two-tenths OF cent per pouno
The reductions in duty are much more numerous
than the increases. In the schedule on chemicals
oils and paints they are:
CHEMICALS -Boracic acid. boraI from cents
10 2 cents per pound reductions Of cents per
pound gaIlic and tartaric acids borate
Of lime. Reductions Of 50 per cent are made IN the
duty on salcylc acid, chloroform, fruit ethers oils
or essences peppermint otf; whiting and paris
white, dry; bichromate and ciromate of potash and
santonin."
Other material reductions made in the chemical
schedule
.'Borate of lime and other borate material is re-
duced from cents 10 IL cents per pound and from
cents 10 / cent per pound. according 10 the per
centage of anhydrous horacic acid contained
''Suphuric others are reduced TO cents per
pound spirits OF nitrous ether TO 70 cents per
pound.
''Iodofor1n from 81 TO Is cents per pound. Flax
seed, iinseed and poppy seed oil reduced to Is cents
per gallon.
'.VARNISHES Reduced from 25 10 26 per oentum
ad valorem. and spirit varnish from 81 50 per
gallon and 80 per centum to 25 per centum ad va
loreu-
..LEAD-Acetate Of white. from 31& cents to 27s
cents per pound brown, gray or yellow from 2l%
cents TO Is cents per pound; nitrate Of. from 2la
cents 10 2ls cents per pound: ltharge. from 2s4
cents TO ~ cents per pound
.DRUGsPotash, chlorate Of from 21z cents 70
cents per pound.
..Plasters. healing. etc. from S5 per centum to 25
per centum ad valorem.
.'FIydrate Of or caustic soda from three-fourths
Of cent to p cent per pound. nitrate Of soda. from
- cents TO cents per pound hyposulphite OF soda.
Com one-haIf Of cent per pound to 80 per centum
ad vslorem.
"Suphate of soda, salt cake or nitre cake,
from 81 % per 81
sponges an manufactures OF, from 20 per centum
10 30 per centUm ad valorem-
'.Strychnia or strychnine. fom 90 15 cents
per
Sulphur. refined or sublimed. flowers OF, from
IS per IS per
..Yanilln. from 50 cents per ounce Is cents per
FREE LIST AND REDUCTIONS.
Articles in this schedule that are placed on the
free list are suIphate OF ammonia, copperas, lico
rice, cottonseed oil and croton oil.
Continuing, the statement gives The following i'm
portant reductions in the other schedules:
.-EARTHS AND EARTHENWARE-F'ir brick
and other brick. IL glazed and enamaIled, from IS
per centum to 30 per centum ad vaIorem.
Plaster rock gypsum, crude. from 90 cents 10
20 cents per ton; II ground calcned from 81 %
10 n q Der fon