The Washington herald., 1909-03-18


80 10 66 % per cent.
The committee resorted TO the reciprocal
basis in fixing the duties on coal and
agricultural implements. There Will be
free trade on these products with eoun-
tries admitting American goods free. and
wherever a duty is charged TO America
a similar duty will be imposed In return
The authors OF the bill attempted tC
draw IL as nearly as possible so as "a
place luxUries under heavier duties than
articles OF common usage. An inheritance
tax OF per cent is placed on estates OF
$1,000 10 10000, while a tax OF per
cent is placed on estates between $4,000
and $4,000. All estates above $4,000 are
placed under tax Of per cent.
The bill provides for admitting annually
10000 pounds OF sugar from the Philip
pines free, with large amounts of to-
bacco. cigar wrappers, and filters.
The wool schedules probably gave the
committee as much trouble as any Of the
others. There was so complex a cOndi-
ton arising from the matters Of shrink
age and grades that IL was hard 70 de-
termine just what would be equitable
The duties on wool Of the first and second
classes remain unchanged. while wool Of
the third class Is given a considerable re-
ductiOn.
Rates on Wool.
Wool OF the third class. known as car
pet wool. is reduced from a duty OF
cents per pound on that quality. with L
cents per pound on such wool worth L
cents or less. and a duty OF cents a
pound on such wool worth more than L
cents. to a duty OF 3 cents on wool not
worth more than 10 cents per pound. II
valued at more than 10 cents. and not
more than 16 an additional duty Of one
half OF l per cent for each cent per
pound Of additional value will be i'm
posed
Top waste and rowing waste are reduced
from 30 70 25 cents: shoddy from . TO q
cents; woolen rags from 10 10 cents
and tops from 80 cents per pound and 5C
per cent ad valorem TO the duty imposed
on secured wool, and cents per pound
In addition
The Principal Increases.
Most Of the articles on which the duties
have been increased are luxuries. and
are as follows:
Perfumes and toilet articles from 5.
TO so per cent ad valorem.
Fancy soap from Is 10 % cents per
pound
Swords and side arms from 25 20 50 PEI
cent ad vslorem.
Bottle caps, II enameled. and SO forth
from 45 TO 50 per cent ad valorem.
Chicory root. raw not dried, from
cent to ? IL cents per pound: roasted
&c. from 1-2 cents 20 3 cents per pound
Cocoa, crude. from the free list 10 the
dutiable, al cents per pound; prepared
or manufactured. valued at not over /.
cents.
Cocoa butter. from I-2 cents 70 5 !.
cents per pound
Dandelion root. and articles used as G
substitute for coffee. 10 cents 10 cent,
per pound.
Details as TO Spices.
Spices: Mustard, unground and not pre-
pared IN any manner. from free list tc
80 per cent ad valorem: II ground o.
prepared, 10 cents per pound and 30 Del
Centum ad valOrem; red pepper, cayenne
pepper, cassis, cassia vera and cassia
buds. cinnamon and chips Of cloves and
NAOfE oNNAAASs AtA4NNf nAAAAAEkEn REHlELY
black or white. pimento. and spices not
specially provided for. when unground
80 per cent ad valOrem; IL ground, /.
cents per pound and 80 per cent ad va
loren; ginger root, ungrOund and not
preserved or candied. % per cent ad Va
loren: If ground or otherwise prepared.
? IL cents per pound and 80 per cent ad
valorem.
The crude or natural Of the foregoing
spices are transferred from the free list
and II advanced in any manner an addi-
tional duty Of 80 per cent ad valorem "a
added.
Feathers from Is 10 % per centum tc
% per centum ad valorem: feathers
dressed, colored. and so forth, from 81
per centum 10 60 per centum.
Furs, dressed on the skin, from % pei
centum to q 1-2 per centum ad valorem
Manufactures OF hair. from 20 20 . per
centum ad valOrem-
For More Protection.
Duties on the following articles have
been increased because the committee
found that there was not sufficient pro-
lection under the present Law.
Oxalic acid has been transferred from
the free list with a duty OF l cent per
pound.
Coal-tar dyes or colors. now bearing a
duty of 30 per centum. to IS per centum
ad valorem
Keene's cement or other cement in
which gypsum is the component material
OF chief value, from 30 per centum to
81 per centum ad valorem
Asphaltum and bitumen. not refined or
otherwise advanced IN condition from its
natural state. 20 l5-lO0ths OF cent Der
pound on the bitumen contained therein.
Fluorspar. crude. from 10 per centum
ad valorem 70 50 cents per ton: crushed
or otherwise manufactured from % per
centum ad valorem 10 S175 per ton.
Cast polished plate glass, increased
from cents 70 10 cents per square foot
on sizes not exceeding sixteen BY twenty
four square inches. and en- those above
that and not exceeding twenty-four bv
thirty inches. from 10 cents 10 y l-g
cents per square foot; all above that
% l-2 cents per square foot. which IS a
reduction on nearly all OF these larger
sizes.
Watches Marked Up.
Pins with solid heads, the same rate OF
duty. S5 per centum ad vaiorem; with
ornamental heads with a new classified
ton, including those set with precious
stones, pearls. or corals, from 30 to 81
per centum ad valorem.
Watch movements. with more than
seven Jewels. from 50 cents each and q
per centum ad valorem TO 20 cents each;
II more than seven jewels and not more
than eleven. from 80 cents each and q
per cent ad valorem 10 $1.S5 each; more
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