The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-13

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tariff bin is now on the senate calendar
and consideration Of the measure will
begin Thursday. II was laid before the
finance comm ttee. with the Demo-
.rstte members present. at 10 o'clock
this morning. and after thirty minutes
of uarleyinC a vote was taken on the
question of making a report to the sen
ale today. all of the Republicans Vot-
ing iu the Affirmative and the Demo-
Gratis iu the negative.
Soon after the senate met Senator
NdriCh presented the amended bin.
Senator Daniel. on behalf of the minor
irv. protested that the Democrats had
not been given an emporium ty to eX-
anime the measure. and Mr.. Aldrich re-
piled that they could make their eX
animation by Thursday. He stated also
that as the majority is responsible for
the bill its course i'm Fastening the re-
ror. was warranted. As reported, the
bin does not coHtafnsail the changes in
rates which the finance committee pro-
poses TO make.
Although several important amend
uauts have been made. such as the
rlsJ0rdt'ou of the Dinsley rates OF
gomeus gloves and hosiery. the
placing of works of art on the free list
ANA the T--e-e~atlritlL Ol Il uAAN OlA IADAA
ore. tie revenue producing possibilities
of the bin are little changed
Further Increases Obtain.
The changes are provided mainly in
The ST hcdulc covering Injuries. the en-
tire liquor schedule being materially
advanced The increase on wines and
spirits is expected to bring in about
sS000000 additional revenue. Senator
Aldrich states that the committee re-
allies that she increases recommended
win not couuterbalance the loss IN reg
enues resulting from reductions and the
engineering of the free list. This short
ace VIII necessitate further Increases
on certain Injuries. and the committee
intends to- report more changes
Iu discu ssi1C the revenue features Of
the bill Senator AldriCh insisted that
as it viii be amended by the senate the
Payne biz will provide sufficient funds
go meet the expenses or the govern
udut without -esorting TO any but I'M
port taxes. TT this connection those
articles which the fedora government
purchases I'm large Quantities i'm foreign
markets are 20 be provided with lower
rates Of duty This is IN accordance
v5,b the plan recently launched IN the
senate through the appointment Of a
new committee on public expenditures
ro reduce the rUnnins expenses Of the
government
Several Features Omitted.
NO maximum and minimum pro-
visions or administrative features
which include additional forms of tax
alton were reported. These sections of
the measure are to receive the joint
consideration of the Republican and
Democratic members of the finance
committee. and may not be reported
Tor three weeks or more. Several or
The revenue features depend upon the
committees action regarding these sec
tons.
Besides the dutiable and free lists.
the only additional provision of the bill
was the Philippine free trade provls on
While not changing the purport OF the
Philippine section. the committees re-
port included a new draft Of this pro-
vision by which its successful opera
ton viii be assured. It had been sug-
geStcd that the provision for the free
entry of 10000 tons of sugar and SO0.-
coo pounds of tobacco would permit the
Importation under these limitations of
products from neighboTiug Islands
through their importation into the
Philippine islands. This danger has
been eliminated by making these pro-
ducts dUtiable when imported into the
Philippine islands
Cotton and Wool Schedules.
Changes made i'm the cotton and wool
schedules are of interest largely TO the
manufacturers of cotton ard wooden
cloths. The intent of the Dingley law
regarding the assessment Of duties on
cotton cloth has been carried out
through a change in the provision of
The method to be used in counting the
threads in cotton cloths. The new pro-
|'Sn and the encouragement of duties
ON the various grades of cloth eliminate
IIs ambiguity which caused difficulty
" carrying out the provisions Of the
existing law. without changing the ad
Ea.orem equivalent Of the specific du-
Ties
BY restoring the DinSley rates 60 bar