The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-18
Long Looked for Measure Now
In the Hands Of
Congress
LUMBERREDUCED 5OPERCENT
List Of Reductions That VIII Affect
the Pacific Coast States = Payne
Thinks no Radical Changes viii
be Made in Bill in Committee.


The long expected tariff bill was
presented to the House today by
Representative Payne Of the ways
and means committee and referred.
Until it is reported out Of the COM
mittee, which Payne said he hoped
would be at an early day, the meas
'ure will not become official. Accord
ling to the statement made by him on
the floor he did not anticipate any
committee changes. The Republi-
cans manifested their pleasure at the
introduction of the bill by vigorous
applauding. Bartlett Of Georgia and
James Of Kentucky made good their
caucus pledge not to accept any
committee appointment and refused
to serve on the committee on mile
age, membership Of which was an
nounced by the speaker
No objection was made because of
Bartlett's attitude, but it required a
vote Of the House before James was
excused by the speaker although it
was manifest that the vote were
overwhelmingly against him.
Downward revision. maximum and
minimum provisions which impose
an average maximum duty 20 per
cent in excess of the present tariff
and numerous provisions by which 1t
is estimated that the revenue to the
Government will be increased from
$4O,0OO,OO0 to $5O,0OO0O0 are the
salient features of the new tariff bill.
The recommendations made BY
President Taft that an inheritance
tax be provided and that a limited
amount of tobacco and sugar be adj
mitted free from the Philippines are
included in the bill. The measure
also provides for the issuance of
Panama Canal bonds to the amount
Of $40OO0,000 to reimburse the Treas
ury for the original purchase Of the
canal and re-enacts the provisions for
the issue of the Treasury certificates,
the amount being increased from
100000 to $250,0OO,OOO.
While there is no duty imposed
upon coffee tea is taxed cents when
imported from the country where it
is produced and 9 cents when from
other than the producing country.
The internal revenue tax on cigaret-
ties is materially increased while the
tax on beer and whisky in undis-
turbed A cut of 50 per cent is made
in the steel and lumber schedules
and iron ore, hides, tallow, cotton
seed oil and works of art more than
20 years old are placed on the free
list.
Following is a statement of the
changes in the tariff made by the
Payne bill, introduced in congress
today, that will have particular eff
feet on the interests Of the Pacific
Coast states:
The tariff on figs is increased from
2 to ~ cents a pound,
The duty on olives in bulk is rails
ed from Is to 20 cents a gallon.
Ripe olives are taken from the free
list and placed in the same status as
green olives, the wording being
changed so as to make all olives
The paragraph relating to olive oil
IS so worded as to make the oil .
dutiable according to the rates of the
Dingley bill and overcome a court
decision which held that all oil
should be assessed under the bulk
rate Of 40 cents per gallon. The re-
suit will be that hereafter olive oil
in jars and packages Of less than five
gallons will pay at the rate Of 50
cents per gallon
The law on olives oil 10 be used