The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-22
Determining Real Meaning
of New Laws Applica-
ton to ImportationS.
MAKES COMPUTATION
SHOWING DUTIES
Auditor Andrews Will Soon Know
Whether Revision Is Down
ward or Not.

Because Of the many intricate changes
made in the tariff law by the passage
Of the Psyne-Aldrich bill, the liquidat-
ing section of the office force of Auditor
". z. Andrews, of the Treasury De-
partment. is up to its ears in work try
ing TO unravel the real meaning of the
new law as il applies to every one of
thousands OF importations. The old
rules whereby an importation was gov
erned under the Dingley law, rules
which the surveyors and collectors
knew perfectly by long practice. have
been abandoned. and each article must
be worked out again.
Just whether The new law IS a sub
stsntisl revision downward or upward
is a question which the auditor will be
able to answer sooner than anyone else.
He has made computations which show
that the number Of articles reduced in
duty In both the House and the Senate
bills was greater than the number in
creased. but the relative value Of these
increases and decreases viii only be
known after the actual business done in
the ports of the country has been
Hquidated through the office Of the
auditor This liquidation for the month
OF August. for most Of which the new
law viii be IN operation, viii be made
early in September.
Auditor Handles Enumeration.
The total number of dutiable articles
enumerated under the DingIey tariff
law OF July "A, 1897, as counted in the
office OF Auditor Andrews, was 2o24.
and Chairman Payne proceeded to de-
crease the rate on 66s items and increase
the rate on 232 items. Chairman Aldrich
and the Senate took this bill as passed
by the House, and when they had com
pleted their war Of words. 6S1 decreases
over the Dingley bill could be noticed,
While the rate on % items had been
increased. The House left I, l24 items IN
changed according 20 Mr.. Andrews
count. while the Senate left untouched
the rates on Ito items.
These figures were based on a count
pf concrete examples, showing the gem
erai trend of the changes made in the
various paragraphs by the House and
Senate, and they clearly indicate a
downward revision with respect TO the
actual number Of items increased and
decreased These figures do not. how
ever, indicate the relative amount Of i'm
portations covered by the items de-
creased and those increased.
Dutiable Articles Scheduled.
As counted IN the auditor office, the
number OF dutiable items. classified ac-
cording e schedules, is as follows:
A-Chemicals. oils and paints -... %
B-Earths, earthenware and glass
ware .........-............... 17o
C-Metals aRd manufactures Of. 81
D-WoOd and manufactures Of. 81
Er-Sugar, mclasses and manufac-
lures of..-.-..-.---.. $500. .'---...-. g
E-Tobacco and manufactures Of. S
G-Agricultural products and pro-
Visions sss--..-.s..s.-.. ...s-..--- Ibt
H-Spirits, wines and other bever-
1-Cotton manufactures. -...-.......... POI
FLAX. hemp and jute and manu-
features Of ...................... 254
k-Wool and manufactures off,. IS
Is-Silks and silk goods. IS
M-Puip. papers and books. So
N-Sundries .-...s........-.......... go
ICtai-....-.., ...---.-.. Zs124