Connecticut western news., 1909-08-05
HOUSE PASSES
 THE TARIFF BILL
Two Democrats For and 70 Republicans Against It
VOTE STANDS l95 TO ISS.

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 Leather and Print Paper Schedules. Hides and Petroleum Go on Free List-Higher Rates Fixed on Cot
 ton, Silks, Spirits, Wines, Liquors,
 Hops, Lemons, Figs, Almonds and
 Pineapples.
 | Washington, Aug. 4.-By a vote of 105 to 1S3 the house adopted the con ference report on the tariff bill. X great Republican demonstration fol- lowed.
 Two Democrats, Broussard and Els topinal of Louisiana. voted for the re- port and twenty Republicans against it. a. - ...=
 There were nine Democrats and six Republican absentees. The six Repub- licans paired with six of the Demo crats. ...
 Two previous roll calls, which showed the feeling of the house on the l bill, resulted in d vote of 196 to 1Sl, a Republican majority of b, and sec ond 196 to 1S6, majority of ., as against a majority of 12 on the pas sage of the bill .
 | During the three calls there were at various times twenty-six Republicans who voted against their party. Had these twenty-six voted against the con ference report on the last call the vote would have been tie-1S9 to 1S9-and the Republican chance to pass this bill would have been based on the Demo cratic votes of Broussard and Esto- pinal.
 Probably the most marked reduc- | tions as Il result of the action of the two houses and of the conference com mittee are found in the metal schedule. Beginning with a decrease in the rate on iron ore from 40 to 15 cents per ton, there is general reduction throughout that portion of the bill.
 The wool schedule underwent no change of consequence, but the entire cotton schedule was reconstructed. It is estimated that the rates fixed by the bill are about per cent higher upon an average than those collected on cottons last year. The rates on cot ton hosiery are generally increased.
 The only change made in the entire glove schedule is one slight reduction.
 The silk schedule was reconstructed with view of imposing specific rather than ad valorem duties, with the result that the average duty will be somewhat higher under the new law than under the present statute.
 Sugar and tobacco duties remain substantially as they are under the l IN4 ,,F considerable quantities of both of these articles from the Philippine Islands is permitted, and a material change is made in the internal revenue law by an amendment taking the tax off the sale of tobacco in the hand.
 There is a uniform increase on spir- its, wines and liquors of 15 per cent.
 Hides are placed on the free list, while the rate on band and sole leath- CT is reduced from 20 per cent to per cent ad valorem; on dressed leather from 20 per cent to 10 per cent, boots and shoes from 25 per cent to 10 per cent
 In the lumber schedule the only in- creases are those on shingles from 30 cents to 30 cents per thousand, and on briaf wood and laurel wood for the use per cent ad valorem The rate on sawed lumber is decreased from $2 per thousand to $1 1.25 per thousand.
 There is also diminution on timber from cent per cubic foot to one half cent and on sawed boards of whitewood and kindred woods from $1 per thousand to 30 cents per thou. sand. The reduction in the differentiaI rates in favor of dressed lumber aver age about one-third of the Dingley rate.
 Paving posts, railroad ties and tele- phone poles are reduced from 20 to 10 per cent ad valorem, clapboards from $1.50 per thousand to $1.25, laths from 25 cents to 20 cents per thousand
 In the agricultural schedule hops are increased from 12 to 16 cents a pound, and there Is also an increase on lem ons, figs, almonds and pineapples. The publishers win partial victory for lower wood pulp and print paper, the rate on the ordinary newspaper print paper being fixed at $3T5 per ton instead of $6 as under the Ding ley law, and on the higher grade of print paper at S3.T5 instead of $S. l Petroleum slips through without any duty, and most of its products come in , under the same terms.
 The administrative features of the l bill were much changed in conference. The commission of experts provided by the senate was retained in name, but its duties are restricted to investI. gating discriminations against the United States by other countries for the benefit of the president in admin. istering the maximum and minimum rate provision and of government of. , ficers in administering the customs laws. .. l The customs court was retained and its headquarters fixed in Washington.
 When Senator Aldrich introduced the bill in the senate the progressives