New-York tribune., 1909-04-13

ratios on aryils blacksmiths hammers ana sieuses'
bolts castings of malleable iron. swords anu sue
arms nails. cut spikes, nuts anu
horseshoes. ,.,. ,ro
The increases in the iron and steel schedule are
on Ian welded and certain other iron or steel tuo'
cutlery sewing machines. engraved sIeei Po'
wood screws made of iron or steel anu uiliO' e'''
ribs -. 7 oe
eassad at the rate of cent pound on l''e
aptin,on,, therein contained: antimony, as resu"'
or metal is increased three-fourths OF cent
Mound Pig lead, lead dross, chrome or en- -
metal. ferro-phosphorus, ferro tuhes'en' -, -
silicon and similar metals receive material IN
creases.
GLOVES AT DINGLEY RATES.
The Dingley rates women's ana .n,lu' l'i ~
gloves which were materially ilci eA9u 80 hoa,
House have been restored Fur liieu sl -
d+,. q 20 lower than the original rates IN 'i'e
Payne bill. 5o IN the
y-ti1a practically no changes are mace III '"e
hide and leather schedules, compound i%Is a. a.
proyided for patent leather, and cha'ioiS =, oat
specifically mentioned with uu'y u -
ad valorem. , i,+ipe the
<roe .ntr,- of agricultural implements under Ger
tain conditions has been stricken out pu' -,
increases have been made in the dGue' '0''. s
under the agricultural schedule. Oh O"ii, co.
harley malt bones OF much contention III .'1
House The same duties are levied as are proNlueo
in the Dingley law so cents and 45 cents oushel
respectively. 49,, J.,
The rates on corn. oats and wheat nave oeel IA
creased : cents a bushel and the duty on rye mas
-, 80 ao cents instead of 10 cents a bushel.
An increase of ) per cent ad valorem mas oee"
made in the rate live animals not specla"S pro-
yided for.
,rbe only change in the rates articles coming
under the head of dairy products is the placing ol
% per cent ad valorem casen, which was Oh
the free list OF the articles listed under 1ari'
products, sugar beets are reduced 10 per ceht az
valorem in the duty An important chahse 10 pi
which makes the duty on hops 10 cents lnstedu -
y cents a pound. Various vegetable SEEDS lhCiuu
ing mushroom spawn are provided with speclhc
duties instead OF the % per cent rate. An aoui-
tional cent is added to the 2-cent duty on cao-
bages. The Dngley rates are restored on pine
apples. and an increase OF L cent pound is ac-
corded lemons. Slight increases are mace III ine
duties on fresh meats. bacon, ham and lard, Whhe
taliow is taken from the free list and assessed at
II cent a pound Cocoa is restored TO the Tee llsI
and reduction of nearly 50 per cent is MADE IN the
rates coffee substitutes, as wen as Oh toCo" anu
chocolate products.
Except prepared mustard. red pepper, sage and
specially provided fer, spices are restored
TO the free list.
With the exception of the restoration Of hard
woods to the free list there is only change in
the lumber schedule. This strikes out the duty
on reeds made from rattans
Two changes are made in the sugar schedule one
increases the duty saccharine from 90 cents
pound 10 75 cents In Dngley law the rate
on saccharne is 81 80 a pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem. The Ways and Means Committee made
the duty % per cent ad valorem straight, and
later procured the adoption of an amendment which
made the duty specific 30 cents pound. Saccha-
rine is used in certain a substitute for
sugar and is product Of synthetic chemistry.
WOMEN's PROTEST EFFECTIVE.
one of the most significant changes made by the
Senate committee is that which restores the rates
Of the Dngley law women's stockings. The
Ways and Means Committee provided in the Payne
bill material increases in the duties on fashionable
hosiery. This schedule aroused more popular in
terest than almost any other in the Payne bill,
thousands of women, principally in the West. TAX
ing a stand against the duty. and women en-
poyed in the hosiery factories OF the East deClar-
ing in favor of the increased rates The increase
provided in the Payne bill affected the cheaper
grades Of hosiery. and did not disturb the duty
the highest grade.
other changes in the cotton schedule include a
provision that cotton thread or carded yarn
shall pay less rate of duty than % per cent ad
vaorem, and that threads and yarns. when
cerized, shall pay an additional duty OF one-twen-
tieth of ! cent number a pound.
Cotton and cotton and fax. manufactured
advanced in value. taken from the free list
provided with duty of 90 per cent ad vaIorern
although that manufactured is left the free
list A minimum rate or . per ad valorem
is provided for spools, thread cotton on which
a specific duty would equal a lower ad valorem
rate. The paragraph covering cotton cloth, not
bIeached dyed is extended 10 include additional
values
The original feature of the Payne bill providing
for the method by which the count of threads in
cotton cloth should be determined, and which was
alleged to be Joker" that would increase the
duty on cotton cloth 200 or 300 per cent has been
practically restored. The only exception made in
the provision, so far as the count of threads Is
concerned. is the requirement that each ply of two
more ply thread shall be counted a thread
The Ways and Means Committee asserting that
this provision had been put I'm the Payne bill with
out the intention of increasing the duties procured
the adoption of an amendment by the House which
restored the Dingley provision for counting the
ule is practically unchanged Flax or fax straw
is taken the free list and duties OF one cent
a pound and s. a ton imposed.
The Senate committee stands pat" on the
changes in the wool schedule. for which it was re-
sponsble the time the Dingley bill was under
consideration in Congress 1t restores the provf-
sions Of that law striking all the changes made
by the Ways and Means Committee. These include
the reduction Of the rates low priced of the
third class and the increase of the rates on the
higher grade wool OF the third class, or carpet
wool. II restores the Dingley rates to top waste
and shoddy, which were reduced cents pound
by the House. 1t strikes out the special provision
for tops leaving them subject TO the duty pro-
vided for manufactures Of wool not specially pro-
vided for.
In the chemical schedules there are numerous i'm
portant changes. The Payne have been re-
stored varnishes and on coal tar dyes ana colors
The Southern states will be interested in the re-
duction OF the duty crude barytes from 81 90 to
IS a ton, the rate provided by the Payne bill
before amended in the House. "A compound
rate of 2l1 cents pound per cent ad vaIoren
is provided for glue valued above 10 cents and
above Sj cents pound. instead of a % per cent