The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30
Payne Lays Before the House
the Measure Agreed Upon
By the COnferees of Both
Branches of Congress.
REVISION DOWNWARD
He Declares to Be the Net Re-
suit of Their Labor.
Decrease on Necessities and In
crease on Luxuries.

| Washington, July 3O.-When Ma
Jority Leader Payne. head of the house
conferees on the tariff bill. which
! bears his name rose in the house to-
day to present the report of the con-
ference committee of the two houses
on the bill, the measure had been in
conference for just three weeks.
Contending that the bill marks a
general downward tendency from
present rates of duty, Mr.. Payne pre-
| sented an exhaustive analysis of its
provisions. He undertook to show
that there had been a marked de-
crease in the rates on the necessar-
les of life, while admitting that there
had been an increase on some Of the
luxuries. probably the most marked
reductions throughout any schedule
on the bill The reduction on many
of the items in this schedule amounts
to about so per cent.
Lunlbe goes down from So to S1.25
per thousand feet with correspond
ing reduction in the differentiaI on
dressed lumber.
The wool schedule underwent no
change of consequence, but the en-
tire cotton schedule was reconstruct
ed. 1t is estimated that the rates
fixed by the bill are about 3 per cent
higher upon an average than those
collected on cottons last year. The
rates on cotton hosiery are generally
increased.
In the much contested matter OF
the rate on gloves the high protec-
tionists fail to score, the only change
made in the entire schedule being
one slight reduction.
On silks the average duty will be
somewhat higher.
Sugar and tobacco duties remain
substantially as they are under the
DingIey law. The free importation
of considerable quantities of both OF
these articles from the Philippine IS
lands is permitted, and a change was
made in the internal revenue law by
an amendment taking the tax off OF
the sale of tobacco in the hand.
There is a uniform increase on
spirits, wines and liquors OF fifteen
per cent.
Publishers Win Their Fight.
The publishers win their fight for
lower wood pulp and print paper. the
rate on the ordinary newspaper
print paper being fixed at S375 Der
ton instead of Sc as under the Ding
ley law, and on the higher grades Of
print paper at 1918 instead of IS.
Mechanically ground wood pulp is TO
come in free of duty. Hides of cat
responding reduction on leather and
leather goods.
BituminOus coal is reduced from 81
cents per ton to forty-five cents.
implements go off from
20 per cent ad valorem to 10 per
cent and the older works of art are
placed upon the free list.
Petroleum, which received much
afF Ta41
without any duty countervaiIing or
otherwise and most of its products
come in tnder the same terms.
The administrative features Of the
bill were much changed in confer
ence.
The senate's maximum and mini
mum provision was retained in the
main. It provides an increased duty
IN goods brought into the United
States from countries discriminating
against this country.
The drawback provision Of the
Olngley laws was restored with a
slight addition controlling the use Of
llcOhoI in articles for export
The customs court was retained and
is headquarters fixed in Washington
The principal difficulty in the way
If a clearly detailed comparison be
ween the present. socalled Dingley
aw and the new bill lies in the fact
hat in most of the more important
md sharply contested provisions and
schedules a radical rearrangement Of
classification, and a shifting from spe-
,ific to ad ValOrem duties leave few
common terms for comparison.
Increases and Decreases.
Mr.. Payne's statement comprises an
analysis of the bill, showing both the
Increases and the decreases, but this
Ietailed presentation was preceded by
general summary in which he un-
Iertook to show the extent of revenue
Increases and decreases according to
chedules. According to this showing.
he total increases We're on importa-
ion valued at 1852, ,525, and the
otal decreases on importation
to S4.97S,122,124.
In this preliminary statement Mr..
'ayne said that he had made an in
estigation based on the census re-
urns of 1905, showing the amount
f domestic consumption of articles
pom which duties have been raised
nd lso the articles upon which duties
ave been lowered by the bill as finally
eported by the conference committee.
his has been done because compari-
ons have been made based upon the
mount of importation. he said.
Duties" he said, "haVe been low
red where they were too high under
he present law, sometimes prohibitive
n character, and for that reason the
were comparatively
mall.
ION the other hand they have been
aised in some instances where the
arfff was insufficient for protection
nd the importations were very great"
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