New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
CHANGES EXPLAINED.
Statement from Senator 1td1ch-
analusis of Senate Blu.

me actual OF reductions being about three
times the number of increases. Such increases as
have been made have been largely rendered neces-
a considerable number articles in common use
have been taken from the dutabie list OF me hoase
.ill and restored 20 the free list The great mass
VI the rates reported are below those OF eAsuhe
In Schedule Ithe chemical schedule) the prin-
cipal changes are IN The nature OF reductions 'e,
putting distilled and expressed oils upon the Tree
In Schedule tearths and eartheDwarel The rates
remain largely the same. In the House blIl oy
on common earthenware IN TWO cooIs are 1 Is1Seu Sc
from p to SO per cent The eoIllrI.tee 4 mas ie
In glass and glassware the rates remain the same
The senate committee restored iron to the
dutiable list at - cents a ton-a reduction OF 10
cents ton from the Dingey rate. The House nae hao
made large reductions in this schedule throughout
Nearly all these reductions have been retained by
the Senate committee. In addition 10 those mace
bv the House. the Senate committee has made
The senate committees has retained the House
rate on lead ore of IL cents pound but ,,in has
throughout the bill 10 correspond with this duty on
Schedule d twood and manufactures of wood
The Senate has taken the House rate OF u tho.-
sand on rough lumber. a reduction Of 81 from the the
Dingley law, and has retained the House rates
on manufactures % OF WOOD nearly % an onI 4por
tant change in the schedule made by the SeilaIes Ss
woods 10 the free list
The Senate committee left the sugar schedule as
/; came from the House but reduced the House
rate on sugared biscuits and waters from % 10 %
The tobacco schedule remains unchanged.
The agricultural schedule, including meat PROC PROC
law tiIt where reductions made by the House
raes ras n response to the demands Of farmers
throughout the country and OF the representatives
of the grea+ agricultural interests
Fish remains as it came from the House; ,,s+
believing that an article Of such general consump
tion. both beverage and in all forms OF choco-
or coffee The committee felt that II was neces-
on injuries than on the everyday necessities Of life
and has pursued this policy I'm the construction
OF this bin.
MORE REVENUE FROM SPIRITS
The Senate committee has applied the same prin
ople TO spices and has restored them TO the ifee
list, where they have always been Again. on me
the rate on Splits aa @1S ;I 70 vea am additional
revenue 100000 most of which will come from
the increased duty on champagne
sion Of the specific rates cover class Of fancy
goods and novelties which are covered in the ex3
sting law BY ad valorem rates The resulting al
Valorem rates have not been increased
The average rates in the cotton schedule. other
than the rates ON fances and novelties remain me
There is one exception to this statement
faeons5 hosiery Were the COMMITTEES has recon-
ended the restoration Of the rates of the existing
The committee -contemplates still further sub
stitu;on Of specific for ad 'aiorem rates IN other
Raw fax has been restored by the Senate com
nittee the dutiable list, otherwise the schedule
remains substantially from the House
the wool schedule to the rates of the present law.
IN silks the Senate committee has adopted new
In an cases where il was possible to do So showing
slight average reduction from the equivalent ad
The Senate committee has not Vet decided what
and the articles DEPENDENT upon it II has also left
open for further action the question of the duties
n would be impossible in a brief statement to
review al the articles under the heading OF sun
dries The changes from the rouse plli III tlIe
main Of such minor Importance as not TO re
auire detailed statement II may De wen; how
ever 70 can 5 {,tis - III "a ~ ~ ne- e cent on
pFa zN-g
nets. which the House had raised In some IN
committee has also struck out the House paragraph
in regard gloves and has restored the rates in
The senate committee has also added to the sun
optge5 nv American citizens which seemed to the
committee luxury which might fairly pay duty
Of 3 per cent
ART ON FREE LIST
The free list as reported by the Senate commit
Law a few items have been put on the dutiable
list and others have been taken from the dutiable
change however. in the free list which is of great
gard 10 free art. The House very wisely made
paintings and sculptures more than twenty years
old free and the Senate committee has added TO
these works Of art generally including artistic an
The senate committee has taken no action yet
upon the maximum and minimum provisions or
poses TO report its amendments to these most i'm
bSr saopted this course because it has seemed TO
the Senate committee of the highest Importance
felt conident that time could be saved by report
ing the section imposing duties first and the maxi
ister iaan ana 'i''''''" al" Aui''S' "'''s
The metal. aericultural, gloves and hosiery
schedules Of the Payne tariff bill are the most i'm
portant provisions Of the which af-
fected by The changes made by the Senate com
IRON AND STEEL.
duty Of - cents a ton. a reduction from the
DnEiey rates Of L cents has been fi%ed ed for iron
the free list the bill was passed by the House
IS made s. ton. This reference to basic Stag is
sn error the bill. it intended to place it
N the free list. which has been done in the pro-
vision regarding fertilizers The reference to basic
Stag IN connecton with iron ore viii be stricken
3 ton between pig iron and scrap iron. regarding
which there considerable controversy in the
House has been eliminated. and the duty on both
pig and scrap is retained at s. 20 ton. reduc-
rnittee has on the whole followed the policy with
regard 20 the iron and steel schedule which Il
IA rnely slightly reducing the rates the various
The duty on baT iron has been reduced one
tenth Of I cent pound. and the paragraph has
been extended to include muck bars. reduction
y 50 a has been made in the duty charcoal
iron The PAYNE bill as reported TO the House
but the House adopted an amendment which in
creased f1e duty to so ton. which has been re
OF one-fenth Of cent pound has been made in
the duty structural :ron. but its application is
ufsctured advanced beyond llammering rolling
or casting The duty Of three-tenths of ! cent a
-on1nittee on structural iron MAS made to appIy
e structural shapes. whether plain punched
The provision for separate duty on untempered
steel bands and tempered bands. respectively has
been cut out. and steel plates, with layers
of other metal. imposed by forging welding,
taxe 5Uty Of ~ Ter ad Vaiorem imposed on
them instead OF the 50 per cent duty in the bill
as IL passed the House. Sheets of iron steel.
polished. have reduction Of one-fourth Of cent
ode in 2 he lssrs- -