The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
Bill on Senate Calendar
Has Many Reductions.
TO Be CONSIDERED THURSDAY
Women's Gloves and Hosiery Put
Back to Old Rate - Duty Is
Also Restored on
Iron Ore.

the floor consideration of the measure
will begin on Thursday.
The finance committee by strictly
party vote decided to report the meas
ure to the senate Immediately. Soon
after the senate met Senator Aldrich
presented the amended bill. Senator
Daniel on behalf of the minority pro
tested that the Democrats had not
been given an opportunity to examine
the measure, and Mr.. Aldrich replied
that they could make their eXamina
tion by Thursday. He stated also that
as the majority is responsible for the
bill it's course in fastening the report
was warranted.
AS reported the bill does not contain
all of the changes in rates which the
finance committee proposes to make.
Although several important amend
ments, such as the restoration of the
Dingley rates on women's gloves and
hosiery, the placing Of works of art on
the free list and the assessment Of a
duty on iron ore, have been made, the
revenue producing possibilities of the
bill are little changed.
The increases are provided mainly In
the schedule covering luxuries, the en-
tire liquor schedule being materially
advanced. The increase on wines and
spirits is expected to bring in about
So 900, 900 additional revenue.
Senator Aldrich stated that the COM
mittee realizes that the increases thus
far recommended will not be sufficient
to counterbalance the loss in revenues
that will result from the reductions
and the lengthening Of the free list.
This shortage will necessitate further
increases ON certain luXuries, and the
committee intends to report some
changes at an early date which it will
ask the senate to adopt.
In discussing the revenue features of
the bill Senator Aldrich insisted that
as it will be amended by the senate
, the Payne bill will provide sufficient
4 funds to meet the expenses of the gov
ernment without resorting to any but
import taxes.
, In this connection those articles
: which the federal government pur-
! chases in large quantities in foreign
> markets are to be provided with lower
2 rates of duty. This Is in accordance
b. with the plan recently launched in the
, senate through the appointment of the
new committee on public expenditures
2 to reduce the running expenses of the
4 government.
No maximum and minimum prOvi-
sions or administrative features which
t include additional forms of taxation
were reported in the bill. These sec
tions of the measure are to receive the
= joint consideration of the Republican
9 and Democratic members of the finance
= committee and may not be reported for
i, three weeks or more. Besides the duti-
a able and free lists the only additional
j; provision of the Payne bill reported
was the Philippine free trade provi-
!; sion.
|, While not changing the purport of
:. the Philippine section, the committees
: report included new draft Of this
provision by which its successful op'
y Grafton will be assured. 1t had been
}, suggested that the provision for the
>; free entry of 100000 tons of sugar and
a 100000 pounds of tobacco would per
n nit the importation under these linn
:, itations of products from neighboring
a islands through their importation into
, the Philippines. This danger has been
: eliminated by making these products
a dutiable when imported into the Phil
- ippines.
), A summary of the senates substi
5, tute bill follows:
> The actual number of reductions are
e three times the number of increases
a from the Payne bill.
= The Dingley rates on gloves ant
. hosiery are restored. The Payne bill
Y, had raised them.
:; There are more reductions on neces
IS saries than in the Payne bill.
A duty of % cents per ton is placed
"a on iron ore, a reduction of Is cents {
i ton from the Dingley rate. The Payne
bill had placed 1t on the free list. Near
ly all the reductions in this schedule
have been retained in the senate bill.
The duty on steel rails is subject tt
future consideration. For the presen
= 1t remains as fixed by the house.
The rates on spirits are increased
1t is expected that there will be So,
e. 100000 additional duty from the In
TO creased rates on champagne.
IN The provision making works OF ar
to twenty years old free is indorsed, an'
the senate committee has added t.
~ these works of art generally, includ
In ing artistic antiquities more than 1O
u years old.
is The duty on lumber as fixed by tn
house is retained.
Wood pulp, hides and coal are lef
open for future action.
n There is no mention in the senat
bill of the graduated inheritance tax.
~ There is no mention Of the maximum
h. and minimum provisions.
ID A separate bill providing the admin
n istYation features will be submitte