The Washington times., 1909-04-12
By ]. C. wELLIvER.

Senator Aldrich. on behalf OF the Re
publican members of the Finance Com
mittee, today reported the commEtee
substitute for the Payne tariff bill.
As a whole, tho Senate measure rep
resents decided and gratifying con
cession TO the demand which has been
made for revision In behalf of the con-
sumner. The expectation which was long
INDUCED that the House bill would have
lower schedules than the Senate meas
Nre meet with disappointment. Not only
is the average Of the Senate schedules
lower than in the House bill. but about
three times as many reductions are
made by the SENATE
But most significant OF all and most
gratifying to the consumers OF the
country is the fact that many OF the
outrages attempted to be perpetrated
by the Payne bill upon the consumer,
and in the interest of special powerful
and producing aggregationss are tak%l
out of the Senate measure
Tea and Coffee Free
For example:
Tea and coffee are left on the free
list. as the House was finally compelled
to put them.
The heavy increases in the duties on
spises generally, which were made in
the House bill, are knocked out by the
Senate on the ground that these are
necessaries of life
The hosiery schedule, which was
greatly advanced in the PayAAe bin and
brought protest from the entire country,
has been restored to the rates oS the
Dingley law.
Likewise, the glove schedule. in which
the House made tremendous increases
in the interests OF the American glove
monopoly, has been restored to the
DKgley rate
Important Concession
This is another very important con-
cession to the protests of the country
against unnecessary increases upon
common necessaFies of life.
A number Of changes OF some ina
portance are made by way Of reduc-
tions in the chemical schedule. partic-
ularly affecting articles in common use.
The rates on glass, however, against
entered on the ground that they would
make plate glass particularly more ex-
peasive than at present, are left as in
Jhe House bill
The unexpected happened in the mat
ter of the lumber schedule. The pres
ent rate on rough lumber is s. per
thousand. The House reduced this 20
81 1t was expected the Senate COM
mittee would restore the s. rate. but
instead, ii has accepted the House rate.
This is considered TO make il practically
certain that the 81 rate Will become the
law, with the duties on the manufac-
calH all of them somewhat below pres
snt rates.
Cocoa on Free List.
f-o,oo ,-t,fcL VvaS v,ada s7r4tfa HE by-
the HOGse, is restored to the free list.
and the concession TO the demand for
free necessaries of life so far as posi-
BILE.
One highly important exception 10 the
Senate rule Of making some concessions
to the consumer is in the matter OF
sugar, the schedule for which is lees
than in the House bill
The Senate went the House one bet
ter in the matter OF duties on art As
| a result of the long campaign, the
| tvnnty years old on the free list. The
/ Senate committee goes farther and
! places all art works on the free list.
which is understood 70 assure the re-
/ moval to this country Of vast art Gollec-
| tions now owned by Americans, bat
I held abroad.
Champagrs Increased.
/ on two rather spectacular items. the
Senate committee bill provides decided
/ increases in duties on articles net com
monty regarded as necessities OF life
/ Champagne duty IS increased Is per
cent, and foreign-built yachts. owned
[ by American Ciii2e;as are subject to y
per cent duty
The House proposal 70 ADMIT = con-