Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-30

| Z $40 4 i. u 4 7 s
Will bring a reduction Of 153pers cent on
boots and shoes, 20 per- cent on har-s
ness and saddlery, 10 per- cent on sole
leather. andS12ls per. cent8on leather for
uppersSif made from the hides that are
put on the free list by the provision.
COAL.
Bitun1inous coal Is reduced from 81
cents per ton to 40 cents, and there is
also Il reduction ontgunpowder, matches.
and cartridges, Agricultural imple--,
sments go on from 20 per cent aid
svalorem to 15&per cent and the older.
works OF art are placed upon the free
list, H
Petroleum slips through without any
duty, and most OF its products come In
under. the same terms.
EXPERT COMMISSION.
The administrative features of the.
bill We're much changed in conference.
The commission of experts provided by
the senate was retained in name, but
its duties are restricted to Investigating
determinations against the United
States by other countries for the benefit
of the president in administering the
maximum and minimum rate provision
and OF government officers n2adminis-S
tering the customs laws.
Practically, all the administrative fea-
lures of the tariff bill adopted In the
senate were accented by the conferees.
They include "a new maximum and
minimum feature, q corporation tax
law instead of the inheritance tax
adopted by. the house, authorization
for bond issue to. raise money to
build the Panama canal as we'll as
numerous other features.
at MAXIMUM AND .MlINIMI I'M.
I, The maximum and minimum provi-
sion prescribes duties IN accordance
with the states named in the dutiable
list under March 81, 1910, when rs per
cent ad yalorem is to be added auto
matically as the maximum duty. The,
president is authorized to apply the
minimum rates. however,, to imports
from a country giving its best rates to
the United States products, and Is made
the judge as to whether a foreign coun-
try, nccords to the United States treat +
lnent reciprocal and equivalent. When
he finds this condition exists he is to
issue proclumatio2 putting in effect
the minimum rates.
The president is empowered to ems
ploy such persons as maybe required
: to secure information to assist MN M
discharging the duties imposed upon
him and information which WI ne use
toms laws. The reciprocity treaty with
Cuba Is not affected.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
e THE president is empowered also to
abrogate 81 those reciprocity treaties
which can be determined by diplomatic
action II is made his duty to give 10
DAYS notice after the bill becomes a
law of his intention TO bring those
treaties to an end. All other treaties
containing no stipulation In regard to
their termination by diplomatic action
shall be abrogated by notice Of six
months from the president to those
countries, the notice dating from April
( 30. 1909, on which date Secretary Knox
notified foreign governments that the
United States would soon ask them to
enter into new tariff relations. H
Il. PHILIPPINE FREE TRADE.
The Philippine free trade provision
provides for the free Importation of all
articles 5..tlie growth or product of, or
manufactured IN the Philippine islands
from material the growth or product
of the Philippine islands or the United
States, or both. or which do not con-
tain foreign materials to the. value OF
more than 90 per. cent of their total
value
Rice is the only exception to the free
provisions. but restrictions are placed
upon sugar and tobacco The free inl-
portation of sugar is limited to 100000
tons a year. On wrapper and filler to-
bacco when mixed, the annual limita-
ton is 100000 pounds, on filler tobacco.
100000 pounds. and on cigars 150,-
100000.
"A provision is included in the bill
which levies on all articles upon which
any foreign country pays "a bounty or
grant upon its expectation. an addi-a
Ytionai duty equal to the amount OF
such bounty.
1t is required that all imported arr
ticles capable of being marked without
of their value shall be
stamped with the name OF the manu-
facturer and the country of origin.
UNDERyALUATIoN.
- very elaborate provision for the
a n1int ST "a ion OF. -r.1,stnnS laws waSz