Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
THE PAYNE TARIFF nmh

ON the free HIST are placed animals
| Imported By citizens Tor breeding pur-
/ poses. stuffed birds. binding twiue
manufactured from New Zealand hemp.
manila. Tapico FIBER. ctcs books; enc
cravings, photographs maps music.
| coffee. coins, copper ore; iron ore.
certain drugs paper stock. certain
seeds. shrimps and she'll fish silk. raw
! or ae rcoled from the cocoon. wearing
/ apparel articles off personal adornmeut
| toilet articles and similar personal et-
/ focts of persons arriving ln the United
/ states. wood logs and round manufac-
! turod timber. including pulp woods fire.
wood handle hobs gun blocks for gum
stocks rough hewn or sawed on planned
900 one side hop poles ship timber and
ariu pIankingi works W art drawings
ong1v.ngs. ETC.. brought by profession
al artists aud also philosophical and
scientific apparatus and works of art
tHc production OF American artists re-
siding temporarily abroad as we'll as
such works imported for presentation
90 "a national Institution. or 10 state on
municipal corporations or religious 500
ciotios. colleges. etc.
The duty ou tea isl t0 bc S cents a
pound; the duty ON refined sugar is re-
duced five cents per 100 pounds ON
shoes the reduction is 80 per cent; on
lumber so per cent ou steel so per
cent; on iron the reduction is from
$500 To- $3.50 per ton ON zink ore the
duty De- changed from go per cent al
yalorcm 20 ] cent per pound lead ore
is reduced from ne cents 20 ] cent per
pound on furs the increase o. from 20
per cent 60 21ls per cent ad yalorcm;
the duty on threads. carpets, coal.
shirts, collars hides meat lard. leather
and agricultural implements IS slightly
reduced. on printing paper there is q
substantial reduction. The duty on
fruit and manufactures OF hair Is in
creased The tax on beer is I'M
changed.
90 IS estimated that the revenue UNI
der this tariff will amount 60 about
$500 O0oOO0.
one striking feature Of this bin is the
provision for an inheritance tax. Brief
ly stated. il provides that on inheritan-
ocs Of from $4,000 TO 100000. three
Per cent be paid 10 the state.
II is expected that under this bin
with normal conditions restored, the
deficit in the treasury will be wiped out
but II &c De- not Panama Canal bonds will
be issued to the amount Of St0O0O,0lo,
and this. il is supposed, will make up
for any possible deficiency.
Chairman Payne, I'm explaining the
measure, said, IN part:
THE new tarin bill Is a minimum
and maximum tarin bill. The min
imum rates OF duty are contained In
the first section and the free list for
the minimum rates is In the second sec
ton OF the bin. The third section con-
tains the maximum rates, which are
generally equal TO the minimum rates
and 20 per cent IN addition thereto,
and the articles on the free list, In the
transfer 90 the third section, bear
duty Of 20 per cent ad yalorem as
maximum rate.
"By the fourth section the minimum
rates are applied 10 all goods Imported
from any country which gives the
United states as good terms by way Of
tariff as that given % any other nation
and the maximum rates are applied 70
those countries which discriminate
against the trade Of the United states
or fail 20 give the United States tariu
rates as favorable as those given any
other nation. This section h self
acting. making u the duty OF the Exec
utive 10 collect the duties whether
minimum or maximum, IN accordance
with the terms OF the bin, leaving 10
open 20 the courts 10 decide upon the
legality Of the action"
II is quite clear that il Is the de-
termined intention Of President Taft to
have the tarin revised downwards.
Following Immediately his short and
sensible message on tariff revision. the
bin itself was introduced and the pro-
tected Interests Immediately raised a
great outcry that il goes too far.
The exact features Of the bin are not
yet fully known. but II seems certain
that it IS a measure intended 70 ef-
feet number Of changes that are
needed by the country and that were
more or less definitely promised by
the Republican candidate and other
speakers during the campaign.
As compared with the rates on the
DingIoy law. the duties on iron and
steel arc about cut In half. those ON
wool and woolleu goods reduced,
those on leather and lumber made
lower by so per cent, and the rates
ON glass are put down, tho conolu-
sion cannot be avoided that here we
have a serious attempt TO revise the
tarin dowuwards.
Tn general. We believe this is what
the country expects and is looking for-
ward 10 with Interest and satisfaction.