Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-08-06

Is given a reduction, and where
changes were made in the chemical
schedule there was a general de-
crease, except upon such articles as
fancy soaps and perfumes. which
were increased.
Probably the most marked reduc-
lions throughout any schedule in the
bill as a result of the action of the
two houses and of the conference COM
mittee are found In the metal SEIZED
ule. Beginning with decrease in the
rate of iron ore from 40 to is cents
per ton, there is general reduction
throughout that. portion of the bill,
pig iron going down from 81 to $3.50
per ton, and scrap. iron from $4 to 81. |
The reduction on many of the items in |
this. schedule amounts to about so per |
cent and this reduction includes
steel rails.
Other reductions in the metal SEIZED
ule affect polished sheets, rolled
sheets of iron, steel, copper, or nickel,
steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms
and slabs; round iron or steel wire;
steel bars or rods, cold rolled, cold
drawn, or cold hammered, or pol
ished anvils, axles; blacksmith's
hammers and sledges, track tools,
wedges and crowbars; bolts; cast iron
| pipes; cast hollow ware; chains; lap
welded or jointed iron or steel boier
tubes; cut nails and spikes; horse
shoe nails; wire nails; spikes, nuts
and washers; cut tacks; steel plates
engraved rivets;- cross-cut saws, mill
saws, circular saws, pit and drag
saws, steel band saws and all other
saws; screws; wheels for railway pur-
poses; aluminium; momazite sand and
thorite.
Bituminous coal goes down from 81
cents to as cents per ton, and there
are reductions on gunpowder. matches
and cartridges. Agricultural imple-
ments are cut from 20 to Is per cent.
ad valorem.
Hides were placed on the free list,
while the rate on band and sole leath-
err is reduced from 20 per cent. to
five per cent. ad valorem, on dressed
, leather from 20 per cent. to 10 per
, cent; boots and shoes from 20 per
cent. to 10 per cent.
Fireworks are increased from ~
per cent. advalorem to IL cents pei
! pound; wearing apparel made of fur
from 35 to so per cent, and the higher
/ class jewerly from 60 per cent. to 81
= per cent. ad valorem; pencil lead If
l. given specific rates instead Of ad va
loren rates with a slight increase
n For the first time moving picture
. films are named specifically in tar
, if law. The bill gives them positive
G rate of / " cents per foot
!. Petroleum, crude and refined, IN
> Guiding kerosene, gasoline, naphtha
:. benzine and similar petroleum pre-
,. ducts are made free of duty and ar
,r left even without a countervailin
% duty.
e The Dingley rates on women's an
! children's gloves are allowed to stant
y The only change is reduction Q
:, "schmaschen" gloves not over
inches in length on which the rate
, made s1.25 a dozen pairs instead
as SITS.
= Miscellaneous Provisions.
nrovision is included in the bi
n which levies on all articles upo
No which any foreign country pays
no bounty or grant upon its exportatio
he an additional duty equal to Il
81. amount of such bounty.
at 1t is required that all imported a
in ticles capable of being marked wit
bv ont impairment of their value shall
re stamped with the name OF the man
he facturer and the country OF origin
am A very elaborate provision for Il
he administration of the customs lar
was adopted by the conferees. 1t
practically the same as that adopt
ire nv the senate. 1t is intended to pl
om vent differentiation of articles
IRE which there is no foreign market
zen which true values may be asc,
per tanned.
not Provision is made for the est'
90 lishment of a customs court OF ;
peals. with headquarters in Washfl
ngs ton. 1t will comprise a presidi
ent Judge and four associate judges,
salaries of $4,000 year. There &
to to be appointed to conduct COVE
ON ment cases before this court spec
ces assistant attorney general at 500
hut a deputy assistant attorney general
per $500, and Tour attorneys AT 90,
ced each.
rise The internal revenue tax on toba'
,nts is amended, making the rates on CHI,
net ing and smoking tobacco eight ce
va a pound. No change was made
the tax on cigars, except those wei
in ing under three pounds per L.
which were increased from 81 to
is cents per 1000. The rates on Gil
oil cites were increased to $1.25
re- 1000. prohibition against the
of coupons or special gift pledges
o in incorporated in the new law.
s of The provision granting farmers
re- free sale of. leaf tobacco places
arms restriction on the retail dealer WI
tn a requires him to record every
amounting to two pounds or NOR
was one person in one day. A numbe
on other ironclad requirements are
or Guided in the redraft of this sec