The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Tea and coffee have been put on the
free list in the Payne tariff bin. and the
cOuntervailing duty on lumber removed
These were the most important changes
agreed TO By the Ways and Means Com
mittee al a two-hour session yesterday.
but more than fifty other amendments
were made.
The Republicans on the COMMITTEES
were In absolute control OF the situation,
and nearly all OF the amendments were
offered by Chairman Payne On the sug-
gestion OF the other members. The con-
nlittee viii meet again tomorrow. and
viii probably agree 70 further amend
ments.
Democrats Lose Amendments.
The Democrats attempted 70 rush
through several amendments. but were
successful only in the rice amendment.
offered by Mr.. Broussard-
Champ Clark offered an amendment
providing for placing all leather goods
on the free list and this was promptly
voted down Then 8Ir. Underwood tried
% strike out the countervaiiIng duty on
petroleum, and his action met the same
fate.
Representative Burton Harrison offered
blanket amendment providing for free
wool. free lumber. free zinc ore, and also
10 put sn the articles In the steel and
4 iron schedule on the free list His amend
ment further provided that the new tax
on gloves and stockings De abolished
l However. the Republicans were too
strong. and none but the Democrats sup
ported the amendment
/ The provision az the bill providing that
( foreigners holding patents n the United
States be guided BY the same laws as 20
I manufacture as are IN effect n their
native countries was stricken from the
bin This provision would have forced
many foreigners 70 begin manufacture IN
. The Cnire5 -sn order 10 enter the
s.SeJ. and Il was said il
would nave worked undue hardships in
/ many Instances.
/ Another important amendment was that
! providing for the exclusion of rice from
/ the list OF products 10 be admitted free
/ from the Philippines This was offered
I by Representative Brousssrd, of Lou
/ isiana. a Democrat. and supported by ths
I solid committee
I II was pointed out that the PhilippIns
! Islands buy between 100000 and so
100000 worth Of rice annually. and nat
urslly would not try TO enter the Ameri-
can market with that product However.
other foreign enterprises could ship nee
in-o The United States through the Phil
/ ippines had not he bin been amended
The schedule regulating the admission
] - rrfrrne oh
duty Of o per cent. instead Of g per cent
and - per cent ad valOrem-
FIOurspur Rate Changed.
Fiourspur. used l.. making steel. under
went a considerable change. The duty
/ finally agreed upon was $50 per ton.
! The Payne bin. as reported from the
/ committee. provided a duty OF 20 cents
a ton on the crdde fourspur, and Sl-75
on the manufactured product
/ The duty on mica was made specifc.
instead OF ad valorem- The schedule on
that now is 10 cents a pound and % per
cent sd vslorem on the manufactured
! product. and 3 cents a pound and % per
! cent ad vslorem on the crude article
/ Sections 81 and 81 OF the bin were made
/ 10 include Guersney ware, q metal prod
[ uCt. covered with enamel There are
I two classes. one plain. and the other
/ figured Carbon electrodes were given 3
( duty Of 10 per cent, instead OF > per cent
I The charcoal iron ST e5ule was IN
creased from S. 70 SO md the duty
/ on round iron am Ia of the small
er size was reduced from j cent pound
TO three-quarters Of a cent A misprint
/ in the bil was corrected. 70 make II read
I ferrOphOsphOrOus. instead Of fsTrophOE-
pilates
The section regulating the importation
Of lace-making and embroidery ma
| chinery was changed 10 give a more con-
plete description Of the articles.
| The biggest increase made by the com
mlttee was on briar wood and briar roots.
when t-a duty was raised from 20 .
j per cent. Chairman Payne laughed aBout
u this. and said he expects 70 see startling
! headlines in the public press announcing
L that the committee had increased this
duty 40 per cent
I The committee also struck out the pro
vision providing FOR a duty on toys. i
was this clause that il was said would
place duty OF so on a hobby horse that
originally cost S. The committee finally
saw the soiZer in the provision. II IS said.
and enjoyed the Joke equally as well as
the other members Of the House that hrst
criticised H.
Saeeharine Schedule Raised.
The saccharine schedule was increased
n from Is 10 50 cents a pound. Peas were
reduced from 80 70 8 cents. and ever
green seedlings were transferred 10 the
free list
The curtain schedule was changed SO as
TO include Jacquard figured articles. and a
duty Of 50 per cent ad Yalorem was agreed
upon The Iinoleum provision was changed.
and the dividing line raised from nine 70
eleven-foot widths. This was done so as
| 70 allow some Of the cheaper grades 70
get the beneSt OF the lower duty.
The duty on Gotten cUhs and collars was
put back 20 the Dingley rate. The Payne
bill reduced this duty 10 s. cents dozen
and 10 per cent ad valorem. The Dingley
duty Is . cents a dozen and Is per cent
/ ad valOrem-
The biz was also changed 70 allow goods,
or rather raw materials. ia bonded ware
houses in the United States TO be trans
. ferred % the bonded warehouses in the