Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-11
SENATE MAKES
BONA F|DE
REVISION
MANY CHANGES FROM
PAYNE BILL SCHEDULES
Expected Report on Tariff Mea-
sure viii Be Made on Tues
day. Hides Remain on the
Free List


Washington. p. c. April io.-The
senate tariff hill SO far as rates are
concerned was completed tonight but
II was decided that In making a report
Chairman Aldrich VIII announce u
reservation on important schedules for
! future action These reservations VIII
include hides. steel rails, wood pulp
and crude petroleum.
Chairman Aldrlch asserted tonight
\ that the senate committee had made
"A more general revision of rates than
was done by the house committee on
ways and means ana that reductions
IN schedules had hocn made on far
greater number of articles This aid
not mean that there would be q rcduc-
ton of revenues but there would be
recommended a bona fidc revision
downward of the tariff
The great number of changes
which viii be recommended are large
ly due to the fact that while the
Payne bill revised rates on certain
basic articles the revision did not eN
tend TO related articles. For intsance,
lead ore was reduced in the Payne hill
and the several manufactures of lead
ore remain unchanged The senate
committee made good reductions on
these manufactures in harmony with
the reduction upon the unworked ma
terial
Similar changes were made in man.
other schedules which win account
for the many amendments that VIII
bp presented in the senate.
In the report which VIII be made
to the senate hides viii 90 on the free
list as provided by the Payne bin but
the question of fixing Il rate In ac-
cordance with the sentiment of tho
senate as expressed through q canvass
taken By western senator's Win be tax.
en- up in the near future. A similar
condition VIII be reported on steel
rails The Payne rates are s592 per
ton which IA one-half Of the existing
rate. The committee was impressed
with the arguments made by the steel
manufacturers that this rate should
be increased but It Is known that con-
siderable opposition to such action
viii be manifested IN the senate THIS
item win be discussed later by tho
committee and the indications are that
il will be- recommended for an IN
crease to about s4.25 per ton
80 decision has boon reached on
the subject of wood pulp and this
fact win be announced by senator
Aldrich when he reports the bill. Tha
same is true of crude petroleum The
duties on lumber ALSO promise to oc'
casion debate In the senate and while
no change from the Payne bin viii bs
it is predicted that
of amendments will be offer
ed on the floor of the senate
The senate committee today decided
TO recommend reduction from 81
to 40 cents per ton on bituminous
coal
The demand for protection for long
staple cotton, which comes into COM
pctition with Egyptian cotton, used
In the manufacture of merccri2ed SILK
goods has been denied by the SON
ate committee. This action was tax
IN ON the ground that the long staple
cotton raised on the sea Islands or
south Carolina and Florida nov bring
"a high price in the American market
and for the further reason that II
would be difficult not TO give like pro-
lection 10 cotton raised in certain
parts of Texas and Mississippi, which
is of comparatively long staple
Present indications are that tn"
committee VIII report the bin to th'
senate ON Tuesday next
The administrative features Of tho
bin In AN probability VIII not be re-
ported for another week or more.
Something Of the proposed tariff
bureau which has been the object OF
1 great deal of study was learned co.
light. although plans for establish
nent of such bureau viii not be
completed until other administrative
features of the bill are ready 20 be
.enchcd According to the present
,lans the bureau viii consist OF a.
of thc bureau of manu-
'acturcrs and the bureau OF statistics.
which are under the department ~
commerce and labor the bureau ~
radc relations. under the state de-
,artmcnt. and the customs division Or
The treasury department. II Is ins
.ondcd that this consolidation shall
be- placed under the head Of the treas
ir, department and that IL shall act
n am advisory capacity to the presi
lent in the event of the adoption ~
senator Aldrichs maximum and mint
mum provisions FOR the application Vt
DC tariff law
A. this provision gives considerable
discretion to the president. the sem
ate committee deems IL wise 20 formu-
ate % bureau which would at all times
,c competent Co act in advisory capac-
ty with him in the matter ot carry
Inc ont the operation Of the tariff
law