The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-12
READY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
TODAY-ALDRicH PROM
iSES SURPRISE.
ESTIMATES OF REVENUE
Which Will Accrue From Bill Reduced
Because of Amendments by
House--Month May Be Re-
quired for Ccnsideraten.

Washington, April 1t.-The Payne
tariff bill, as amended by the senate
committee on finance, was sent to
the printer late tonight and will be
ready for presentation to the full com
mittee tomorrow morning An effort
will be made to induce the minority
to sonSent to reporting the bill to-
morrow, in which event it will go over
until Thursday, when Chairman Aid
rich will make detailed explanation
of the bill. A rumber of important
items will be submitted to the senate
without recommendation, the purpose
being TO convince the country that
the committee has not arbitrarily as
3umed to make the tariff bill and rec
ognizes the right of other members
of congress to help shape the tariff
Aldrich asserted tonight that seventy
five pieces of articles used by all peo-
pie had been reduced and that the
free list Is heightened to an extent
that will surprise everybody. 1t has
been found necessary, consequently
to increase the duties on many lux
uries in order to produce the nece5-
sary revenue. Instead of striking out
the reciprocity clause and fixing the
duty of forty certs a ton on bitumi
nous coal as heretofore decided, the
Payne rates will be reported without
change, 1t Is the expectation of the
committee that the reciprocity clause
clause will go out however, that the
duty will be decreased to about forty
cents and thaat the present rate of
fifteen cents a ton on slack will be
maintained.
The senate stands abobut two to
one against free lumber, and its adj
heren's fear they are unable TO main
tain the reduction fixed By the house
Consider sia This feek.
The senate will begin conside<stiou
of the tariff bill this week. Becatsxssv
of the many changes made by tn
senate committee on finarce It Will
probably be called the Payne-AldTlcu
bill. 1t is expected that it wiil be
reported =, to the senate TUESDAY
Whats.Ser amendmenA recommended
by the committees will be the result
of the labors of the republican major
ity of The committee. The democrats
will be asked to go over these amend
ments but probably they will not de
lay the reporting Of the bill by the
republicans
II Is not expected that many set |
speeches will be made in the senate |
Most of the discussion by the demo.
Gratis sill be upon the merit Of the |
amendments to be offered. Some of |
them Will, however, demand consider |
able tiIhy. The general policy of the |
republican members will be to do |
very little talking. The prevailing |
opirion is that month will be re |
quired for consideration of the bill by |
the senate.
Estimates Cut.
Estimates of the revenue which the |
Payne tariff bill will produce have
been reduced nearly $20.0eO, 900
through amendments made by the
house. The striking out of several
countervafling duty clauses of which
no estimates were made probably les
sens the bills productiveness another
100000. The amendment taking
off the eight cent duty on tea sub
tracted S7,00O,000 on the estimated
revenues.
Striking out the countervailing duty |
on coffee ard the maximum duty pro
vision for a rate of twenty per cent
advalorem on coffee coming from
countries which do not give the Uni
ted States a benefit of their favored
nation clause, disposes of what prob
ably would he $4,000, 600 In duties.
In 1897 the senate committee placed
a duty of one and half cents a
pound on hides. which later was
changed TO fifteen per cent ad valer-
EN- as 1t now stands in the law The
Payne bill. as it passed the house. /
like the Dingley bill when it went to
the senate, placed hides on the free
list Under the Diugley law. hides
produced revenue exceeding three /
millions annually.
In form, phraseology and rates of
duty, there are many changes in the /
Payne bill as it stands today from the
provisions Dingley law-its maximum /
and minimum feature, additional
method Of valuation for the purpose
Of preventing undervaluations. ard /
its provision for s40,000.000 issuance
NJ Panama honsfu An snh
by which it is hoped s20.eo0. 600 can
be collected, is provided for. /,