The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-11
s j c AR TARIFF IS
SAME IN NEW
SCHEDULE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS INC EAs ( D
DUTY ON HloH.oRADE COTTON
AND SILK GOODS.

WASHINGTON. March ll.-There
will be no change ia the tariff or
sugar or lead and copper in the new
schedule that will be submitted TO the
house at the special session by the
ways and means committee. The com
mittee will recommend that iron ore
be placed on the free list. rails ana
billets should be substantially re
duced; pig iron, per cent reduction:
textiles, graduated tariff: increased
tax on high-grade cotton and silk
goods; no change on medium grade.
on low grade a reduced tarf.
The duty on lumber. nov fixed ut
81, will probably be increased. The
revision through the bill is downward.
the revenue and protection features
governing the hxins OF all the sched.
ules.
| Rep Fordney. OF Michigan, has
stood out for The highest protection.
While Rep. Crumpacker (lndD. has
favored the lowest duties Rep.
Gaines CIV. Va and Boyninge
(Coio.) have advocated high protec.
tor, while the chairman, MIR. Payne,
and MIR. Boutell (llls.). Mccall Mass
and Longworth (Ohio) have urged
lower duties.
The other members. Reps. Hill
Comm, Needham tCalD. Dalzell
(Pa) and Calderhead (Kas) have
favored protection for the interests
OF their constituents. but have gen
orally been open TO compromise.
In order TO compensate in a meas
ure for the general reduction OF du-
ties contained III the BILL the sub
committee has incorporated sew
eral provisions which are expected to
Increase the revenues. These provi-
sions are remedial in character. tend
ing TO prevent under-valuations and
other methods by which the ambiguity
OF the Dingley law is taken advan
tage of
To prevent the practice by which
goods imported are not assessed At
their full value, the committee has
incorporated a provision which will
make II possible for the appraiser to
base the value of articles according
10 the wholesale market prices here In
connection with the wholesale price
al the point of production abroad. The
provision states that, in the absence OF
evidence regarding the wholesale price
in the foreign country in which the
article is manufactured, the apprals'
ers may assess the ad valorem duty
on a price which shall not be less
than the wholesale price H. this coun'
try, less the cost OF transportation.
This provision is in the nature OF 4
compromise to those interests that
sought TO have all ad 7alorem duties
assessed entirely according 10 the
wholesale market prices in this coun-
try.
During the tariff hearings several
instances were brought 10 the atter-
ton OF The committee in which I'M
porters combined a purchase Of two
lots OF goods, one Of greater and the
other OF lesser value, and secured an
invoice by which the duty which
would be paid on the goods Of lesser
value was secured for the entire ship
ment. Cases where the commercial
size of a package on which the duties
OF the Dingley tariff bill were basel
have been increased so that importa-
tions of packages OF increased size
have been made at large saving TO
the importers. have been numerous.
These conditions are 10 be remedied
by the new bill and the committee
believes that the revenue will be con
siderably increased.