Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-17

admitting our agricultural implements
free are placed on the free list, but
in any event the duty is reduced to
five per cent. Works of art more than
twenty years old are on the free list.
Free Trade With Philippines.
Regarding the miscellaneous pro-
visions of the bill, Payne states: "The
| blll provides for reciprocal free trade
with the Philippine Islands on all ar
ticles but limiting sugar to be i'm.
ported free Of duty to 100000 tons,
wrapper tobacco to 100000 pounds.
three million pounds of filler tobacco
ana l50,0O0,O0O cigars in any one fis.
cal year"
An Inheritance Tax.
A section is inserted preserving the
Cuban reciprocity provisions of the
present law. The estimated revenue
under the tariff duties prescribed
amount to about $500 100000. The
bill provides for a tax on transfers
or property, both real and personal.
py inheritance or succession and by
VIII. 1t is believed that this pro.
vision when in full practice will bring
II S20,OO0,OOO. 1t is provided that the
Dill is to go into effect on the day
following it's enactment.
Will Report Bill Soon.
Washington, D. c., March 17-After
receiving the bill, the House ad.
]ourned until tomorrow. The full COM
mlttee on ways and means will meet
at ten tomorrow formally to consider
the Dill. The Republican members
expect to be able to report it to the
House after one meeting.
The principal increases were made
IN the duties on lemons, cocoa and
substitute for coffee, coal tar dyes.
gloves and coated paper and litho.
graphic prints. The new tariff bill is
maze on minimum and maximum
OASIS, with provision that the max.
mum rates are not to 20 into effect
until sixty days after passage. The
ilethod OF valuation on article, upon
which advalorem duties are imposed
was broadened with a purnose tn nra.
vent practice of under valuation.
Three Cent Fare for Territories,
Special to The New Mexican.
washington, d. c.. March 17.-Rep.
resenlatiye Stephens of Texas has in.
troduced a bill In the House proyid.
ing for maximum railroad passenger
rate of three cents d mile for adults
and two cents for children, in New
Mexico and Arizona. 3
| The tariff bill introduced todav nuts
the tariff on merino wool at eleven
| cents, the same as now: makes a
small reduction on woolen goods and
wool of second class, and on Angora
likes the tariff at twelve cents. Lum.
Der is reduced from two dollars to
one dollar Iron ore. coal hides On
on the free list. Collars, cuffs. shirts
=; a Small reduction.
se41 +,
Free Wood Pulp.
The reciprocity provisions contain
paragraphs concerning duties on hi.
luminous coal and coke and agricul.
tura implements by which these arti-
cles are given free entry when i'm.
ported from countries which permit
free importation of these articles
from America. The maximum and
minimum provision does away with
the necessity of continuing the for.
elgn trade agreements. The president
was authorized to issue a notice of
termination of these agreements with
IN ten days after the bill goes into
ERECT. The French agreement there
fore will terminate Immediately. while
the German agreement would remain
IN force six months. The recommen.
cations for placing wood pulp on the
Tree list and reducing duties on print
paper with certain restrictions made