The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-31
NEW TARIFF MEASURE
REPORTED TO LOWER HOUSE
b as Agreed Upon by the Senate House Conees Is Pre-
sened BY Chairman Payne Amid Applause Of Republican
Members-Discussion Begins Today.

Washington, July 30.- Entering up-
on the last stagessof itsaconsideratlon
by congress, the tariff bill as report
ed by the conferees was submitted to-
day to the house by Chairman Payne
and ordered printed in the congress
stonal record Discussion of the CON
ference report will begin at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow, the indications being that
day will suffice for its adoption
Three hundred and fifty of the 1870
members were in their seats when
Chairman Payne passed up to the
speakers desk the bulky document
which had occupied the attention of
congress for four and half months
and then the republicans applauded.
Mr.. Payne will open tomorrow's S
proceedings with an exhaustive state
ment in explanation Of the bill.
Outline Of Bill.
Practically all of the administrative
features of the tariff bill adopted in
the senate were accepted by the con-
ferees. They include a new maximum
and minimum feature, a corporation
tax law instead of the Inheritance tax
adopted by the house, authorization for
a bond issue to raise money to build
the Panama CANAL as we'll as numer-
Gus other features.
The maximum and minimum pro-
vision prescribes duties in accordance
with the rates named in the dutiable
list until March 81, 1910, when 25 per
cent ad yaorem is to be added auto
matically as the maximum duty. The
president is authorized to apply the
minimum rates, however, to imports
from a country giving its best rates
to the United States products, and is
made the Judge as to whether foreign
country accords to the United States
treatment reciprocal and equivalent.
When he finds this condition exists he
is to issue a proclamation putting in
effect the minimum rates.
The president is empowered to en-
ploy such persons as may be required
to secure information to assist him
in discharging the duties imposed upon
him and information which will be USE
full to officers in administering the
customs laws. The reciprocity treaty
with Cuba is not affected.
Abrogate Treaties.
Tie president is empowered also to
those reciprocity treaties
which can be determined by diplo-
matte action. 1t is made his duty to
give 10 days notice after the bill be-
comes law of his intention to bring
those. treaties to an end. All other
treaties containing no stipulation in re-
gard to their termination by diplomatic
action shall be abrogated by notice
Of six months from the president to
those countries, the notice dating from
April 30, 1909, on which date Secretary
Knox notified foreign governments
that the United States would soon ask
them to enter into new tariff relations.
The Philippine free trade provision
provides for the free Importation of all
articles "the growth or product of. or
in the Philippine islands
FOR material the growth or product of
the Philippine islands or the United
States, or both, or which do not con-
tain foreign materials to the value of /
more than 20 per cent of their total (
value" 9. s=-4
Only Exception.
Rice is the only exception to the free
but restrictions are placed (
ipon sugar and tobacco. The free inn
of sugar is limited to 300, 600 i
ons q year On wrapper and filler. to- 7