The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-12

one cent per pound. Tallow. wool grease, dextrin, peas, sugar peets' cabbages and salt were also lowered.
 The wine and liquor schedule was increased throughout to 10 per cent over the Dingley rates.
 The cotton schedule was recon structed and readjusted to bring the duties up to those collected during the first four years of the operation of the Dingley law and to the rate then col lected under that law. Since that time the rates have been lowered. in some cases from 60 to per cent. by court decisions. These new rates are equivalent to an addition, on the whole. of three per cent. ad vaiorem increase over that collected under the present law for last year.
 Cotton Hosiery.
 Cotton hosiery, valued at not more than s1 per dozen is increased from 50 to TO cents per dozen pairs; more than s1 and less than s1.50 per dozen pairs. from 60 cents to S5 cents per dozen pairs; more than $1.50 and not more than s2. from TO cents to 90 cents per dozen pairs.
 The remaining rates on stockings are the same as under the present law.
 Hemp is increased from $2o to $22.50 per ton and hackle hemp from $40 to $45 per ton. The cheaper laces remain as in the present law, but there Is an increase from SO to TO per cent. on some of the higher priced laces. In this schedule single coarse yarns are reduced from seven cents to six cents per pound and gill net tings from 25 to 20 per cent. ad va loren.
 There was a general reduction fin carpets and mats
 A reduction from 20 cents to 15 cents Is made in hydraulic hose. oil cloth, including linoleum. was re- duced about one-third.
 There was practically no change in the wool schedule from the rates of the Dinsiey law, but there was re- adjustment between tops and yarns and small decrease on cloths with a cotton warp.
 Mechanically ground wood pulp was exempted from duty and placed on the free list with a provision for a countervailing duty against Canada. The lower grade of printing paper was reduced from $6 to S3.75 per ten and the higher grade from sS to $3.75. to fpo na f.. ed paper and lithographing prints. in- cluding postcards and cigar labels.
 Common window glass of the lower sizes. fin which the imports are heavy, is given reduction, and where changes were made in the chemical schedule there was general de- crease, except upon such articles as fancy soaps and perfumes. which were increased.
 Other Reductions.
 Bituminous coal goes down from 67 cents to 45 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- CT 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 25 per cent. to 10 per cent.
 Fireworks are increased from 20 per cent. advalorem to 12 cents per pound; wearing apparel made of fur from 35 to 90 per cent. and the higher class jewerly from SO per cent. to S5 per cent. ad valorem; pencil lead is given specific rates instead of ad va loren rates with a slight increase. For the first time moving picture films are named specifically in tar iff law. The bill gives them a positive rate of 1 h cents per foot.
 Petroleum, crude and refined, in. cluding kerosene. gasoline, napnsha benzine and similar petroleum pro ducts are made free of duty and are left even without a countervailing duty.
 The Dingley rates on women's and childrens gloves are allowed to stand The only csange is reduction on "schmaschen" gloves not over IA inches in length on which the rate is made $1.25 dozen pairs instead of s175.
 Miscellaneous Provisions.
 A provision Is included in the bill which levies on all articles upon which any foreign country pays 8 bounty orS grant upon its exportation, an additional duty equal to the amount of such bounty.
 It is required that all imported ar ticles capable of being marked with out impairment of their value shall be stamped with the name of the manu- facturer and the country of origin.
 A very elaborate provision for the administration of the customs laws was adopted by the conferees. It is practically the same as that adopted by the senate It is intended to pre- vent undervaluation of articles on which there Is no foreign market by which true values may be ascer. tained.
 Provision is made for the estab lishment of customs court Of ap peals, with headquarters in Washing ton. It will comprise . presiding judge and four associate judges, at salaries of s10,000 year. There are to be appointed to conduct govern ment cases before this court q special