The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-13
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wsshinRton, Aprir l3s-xhs metal axricuitursl, gloves ana hosiery schsd- ules of the Payne tsri6 bills arc the r,ost smportsnt provisions of the meas ure which are affected by the changes made by the Senate finance committse. which today made public the amend menfs upon which # has reacned q
 senator Aldrich rsportsd the biil: e Amended. to the senets when V met at 12 o'clock. Leaving the dues- tion of free hides and free coal in an unsettled state. the committee has made many changes in the free lis1 most of which will restore to the non- dutiahie list the articles on which the House committee placed duty On the other hand several articles os which iron ore is the most important, have been restored to the dudaois list.
 A duty of as cents . ton. a reiuc- tion of is cents from the DingIey Dill has been nxed for Iron orc and the duty on basic alag which also was on :, the free list. as passed by tne \ House is made one dollar . ton. This reference to basic siag is an error in the bill. as it was intenoeo to place basic slag on the free list wAtch has been done in the provision regarding ferti1izers. The reserence to basic slAg in connection witp the iron ore will be stricken out. possibly by resolution.
 The difrersntiai of a ton between pig iron and scrap iron, reganding which there was consjdernble contro- versy in the house. has been elfrni- mated by the duty on both pig and scrap iron. which is retained at ezse ton. q rsduction cf e1sko from ths DfnGley rates.
 Kxen and Steel.
 The finance committees has on the whole. followed the policy with regard to the Iron and steel schedule. which ft adopted in amending tho Dingley hilI in 1907. namely, slightly reducing
 The duty on bar iron vas reduced 1-z0 of q cent per pound and the par axraphe has been extendea to include muck .sbars. A reduction Of 4a . ton fsaa Pssn made h tha dHss eh ssssrs
 The Payne bili. as r<porteA fo tho House, first placed d dnfv Of ss per ton on this type Of iron. but tie Jfouse adopted an amendment which sincreas- ed the duty to SIG ton, which has been reduced to ss by the senate com mittee. ss.i
 Slight reductions nave been made in H&ATlY n wire schedule The general provisions covering the iron and steel schedule. which specify the classification and rules for collecting the< duties on iron and steel products. have been stricken out and other provisions having prac- tica1ly the same effect, but reading differently. have been substituted.
 The duty on steel rails was left at $3.92 per ton as fixed by the House bill. but 1t is stated that this may be slightly Increased when the metal schedules are taken up on the floor.
 The only change in the rates. of arr ticles coming under the head 0f dairy products is the placing of 25 per cent. ed yaiorem on casein. which was on the free list.
 Farm Products.
 In the articles listed under farm products, sugar beets are given re- duction of fifteen per cent ad vaforem In the duty.
 The Dingiey rates are restored on pineapples and an increase of one fourth of cent per pound is accord ed to Iemons.
 Slight increases are made in the due ties on Fresh meats. bacon, ham and lard, while fallow Is taken from inc free list and assessed at one-faalf of one cent per pound.
 Cocoa is restored to the free list ana . reduction of nearly 50 per cent. ir, the rates on comee substitutes as wall as on cocoa and choiocate products.
 With the exception of the restorsfIo, of hardwcods to the free list there is but one change In the lumber sched- ule. This strikes out the duty on reeds. made from rattans
 Two changes are made in the sugar schedule. One increases the duty on saccharine from 50 cents pound to 7s cents.
 In the Dingley law the rate on sac- chariLe Is $i.S0 a pound. and 10 per cent ad valorem. The House Ways and Means Committee made the dufv 27 per cent ad valorem straight and then. later procured the adoption of ar amendment which made the duty spe- cific at 50 cents pound. ,saceharine is used in certain cases az q substf- tute for sugar and is a product of syn. thetic chemistry.
 One of the most significant changes made by the Senate Committee is Nthat which restores the rates of the Dinr- ley law on women's stocking9 The House Ways and Means Coinmittee had provided in the Payne tariff biil ma- teriai increases in the duties on fash toned hosiery.
 This probably aroused more popular interest than any other In the Payne bill, thousands of club women, princi- paily In the West, taking q stand against the duty, and women employed in the hosiery factories of the East declaring in favor of the increased rates. The increase provided in the Payne bill affected the cheaper grades of hosiery and did not disturb the duty on the highest grades
 Gotten Schedule.
 Other changes In the cotton schedule include provision that no cotton thread or carded yarn ahalI-pay less rate of duty than 20 per cent ad va- loren and that threads and yarns when merceriEed. shall pay an additional duty of one twentieth of per cent per pound. <s
 Cotton and cotton waste. flax, manu- eaetured or advanced in value are ta- ken from the free list and provided with duty of 20 per cent d valorom, although that unmanufactured is left on the free liat. A minimum rate of 2B per cent ad valorem Is provided for gpools, thread or cotton upon which a specific duty would equal . dollar ad valorem rate.
 The paragraph covering cotton cloth, not bieached or dyed, is extended to Include additional vaiueu.
 The para graph covering automobiles