The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-22
TARIFF BILL INTRODUCED.

900 pieces, to 20 cents per 1000
pieces.
Fence posts, from ten per
centum to the free list.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Barley, from 80 cents per
bushel to Is cents.
Barley malt, from As cents
to Is cents.
"Cabbages, from three to two
cents each.
Bacon and hams, from five
cents per pound to four cents.
Fresh meat, from two cents
to one and one-half cents per
pound.
Lard, from two cents to one
and one-half cents.
"Tallow, from three-fourths
of one cent per pound to the free
list.
wool grease, firm one-half
of one cent to one-fourth of one
cent.
''Dextrin, burnt starch, etc,
from two cents to one and one
half cents per pound.
Sugar, refined, is reduced
from one cent and ninety-five
one hundredths of one cent to
one cent and ninety one-hun-
dredths Of one cent per pound.
"Shirts, collars, cuffs of cot
ton, from As cents per dozen and
Is per centum ad valorem to IS
cents per dozen and ten per CEN
tum ad valorem.
LEATHER GOODS.
Hides of cattle, from Is per
centum ad valorem to the free
list. Band and sole leather,
from 20 per centum ad valorem
to five per centum ad valorem.
Upper leather, calf skins, cha
mois skins, kangaroo. sheep and
goat skins, and other leather
not provided for, from 20 per
centum to Is per centum ad valo-
rem. Patent leather. weighing
not over ten pounds per dozen
skins, from 30 cents per pound
and 20 per centum ad valorem;
weighing over ten pounds and
not over Is pounds per dozen,
from 80 cents per pound and 10
per centum ad valorem; weigh
ing over rs pounds, from 20
cents per dozen and 20 Ger is
per pound and ten per centum
ad valorem, all 20 per centum I'D
valorem; piano forte leather, from
IS per centum ad valorem to &c
per centum ad valorem; boots
and shoes, from Is per centum
ad valorem to Is per centum ad
valorem; shoe laces, from SO
cents per gross and 20 per cen.
tum ad valorem to Is per centum
ad valorem; leather cut into
shoe uppers, etc., from IS to g
per centum ad valorem; all Other
manufactures Of leather, from
IS per centum ad valorem to 81
per centum ad valorem.
Agricultural nipple m e n t s
ploWs, from 20 per centum az
valorem to Is per centum az
valorem and further provision t.
free list from any country ad
hitting American agriculture
machinery Free"
The following explanation O.
the form of the bill was made b,
Mr.. Payne:
''The new tariff bill is a mini
mum and maximum tariff bill
The minimum rates of duty ar
contained in the first section
and the free list for the mini
mum rates is in the second sec
ton of the bill. The third sec
ton contains the maximum rates
which are generally equal to tn
minimum rates and 20 per cent
in addition thereto, and tn
articles on the free list, in tn
answer to the third section, bea
a duty of 20 per centum ad vale
rem as maxium rate.''
Regarding the miscellaneou
: provisions Of the bill Mr.. Payn
states:
PHILIPPINE TRADE.
The bill provides for recir
rocal free trade with the Philip
pine islands, on all articles, 'bu
limiting the sugar to be importe
free of duty to, 100000 tons
wrapper tobacco to 10000
pounds, and 5000, 900 pounds O
filler tobacco and 100000
cigars in any one fiscal year
The excess Of sugar, tobacco an
cigars to pay full tariff rates
This exemption from duty
confined to the growth or prc
ducts of the islands, howeve.
and does not admit articles i'm
: ported into the Philippine island
from a foreign country withou
payment of full rates of duty O
such importations.
"A section is added applyin
the same rules to patents obtain
ed in the United States by alien
that are adopted by the court Q
Which these aliens are citizen
In respect to patents issued Their
to citizens of the United States
This will either compel foreigner
obtaining patents in the Unite
States to build factories an
2 manufacture. here for our trad
or eventually forfeit the RICH
to their patents.
"A section is inserted, pre-
serving the Cuban reciprocit
: provisions of the present law
Provision is made to term
nate tho vorio,,c oo~,o,.. ..