The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
TARIFF BILL
REPORTED TO
THE SENATE
All Sections Now Open for Fur
fher Amendment Before
Final Action Is Taken.
SMOOT TRAPPED BY
DANIEL OF VIRGINIA
TOBACCO AMENDMENT WITH
DRAWN BY SENATOR ALDRIcH
BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE.

Washington. July 6.-Completing the
.a-iss hill i'm the committee of the whole,
tb., measure today was reported to the
zsrsrs So that legislation providing for
,-rsrors duties is now regarded as on
the home stretch.
senators generally desiring to obtain
, raprint of the biz as amended before
f,rtber considering il, the senate ad-
i9urnsd 20 AFFORD senators an oppOrtu-
,i+,, IN look il over before taking fur
tber action. The adjournment was
mas taken with the understanding that
u-bar the body recOnvenes all sections
.+ the hill that senators do not desire
IN reserve for further amendment shall
he agreed 10 en- bloc. The senate then
min consider the tobacco amendment,
+bs only amendment not adopted in the
committee of the whole. The proceed
ings logged along in uneventful fashion
r8iav Various amendments offered by
the committee were adopted, after
which Senator SmOot sent 10 the desk
4, have read an amendment which he
said had been recommended by the
finance committee fixing duties on to-
Amendment Withdrawn.
When the preliminary procedure had
haen concluded Senator Daniel of Nlr-
rinia. the ranking minority member Of
tha committee on finance, Fefuted the
statement of the senator from Utah
that that provision had been recon-
meuded By the committee. Senator Al
drich agreed 20 withdraw the amend
ment and 10 have 1t considered tOmOr-
row morning by the full committee
membership before reporting it to the
senate.
Among amendments to the tariff
agreed 10 today was one eXempting Ia
Dor organizations. frateTnal beneficiary
societies and organizations exclusively
for charitable and educational purposes
from the operations of the corporation
tax provision
Amendments were adopted specifying
Canada and the West Indies among
contiguous countries included in the
discriminating duty Of 10 per cent ad
yalOrem on imports not manufactured
In those countries and introduced into
The United States, and also extending
from TWO TO six months in any one year
the period during which domestic built
foreign vessels may engage in the
C0aStWise trade. Another amendment
relieves the United States from all re
cprocal obligations toward foreign
nations In the matter of tonnage dues.
Tobacco Revenue Tax.
The senate committee on finance to-
day completed its consideration Of the
Internal revenue provision of the bill
liking taxes on tobacco, and it yas re-
ported 20 the senate soon afterwards.
The existing rate of So a thousand on
cigars weighing more than thirty
pounds per thousand was retained, but
d provision was added increasing the
tax on high-grade cigars. This provisJ
HXes a tax of S6 a thousand when the
Wholesale price is between SO and $40.
Where the price is more than Sl10 the
Tax is liked at S. a thousand. On cigars
Weighing Thirty pounds or less a thou
sand the house rate of 81 is reduced to
% cents a thousand an increase Of p
cents over the existing rate. On cigar
cites weighing more than three pounds
thousand the house rate of $3.50 is
retained, but ON those Weighing not
more than three pounds the house rate
IS reduced from $50 to S125 "a thou
SAND, which still leaves an increase over
,ne existing tax. The provision CLASH
lyng rolls of tobacco wrapped i'm to-
oaet2 as cigars. and those wrapped in
Co as cigarettes. Is retained. The tax
on slun IS fixed az cents a pound. The
TAX on chewing and smoking tobacco
3 also made S cents a pound, and this
rate is made To cover fine cut. caven-
o-,H plug OF twist, cut or graduated
s'oa1eo of every description. The ex-
sung rate on snuff and smoking and
'.eHnE tobacco is 9 cents.
Applies to Made.
ll5 new rate on tobacco is made ap-
i-eao.e t2 'tobaCcos twisted by hand
Y. reduced into a condition to be con-
-Nei or l1 any manner other than
5 ordinary mode of drying and cur
-e' preparing for sale or consumption,
wen Il prepared without the use Of any
-eeA-ne or Instrument. and without
Eng pressed or sveetened.
lAc-uded in the provision are also all
ell shorts OF refuse scraps, clip
ss' cuttings and sweepings.
enc use of coupons or any form of
-n Slips in Packages of tobacco is
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