The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-17
PAYNE
INTRODUCES THE NEW
TARIFF BILL
Downward Revision Maximum and Minimum Provisions Which Will
Increase Revenue to Government From Forty to Fifty Million Dollars
Are Salient Features-uch Enthusiasm Displayed After Read
ng and 10000 Extra Copies of Measure Are Asked For

Washington. March 17.-With every
one on the tip-toe of expectation,
Chairman Payne Of the committee on
ways and means. Immediately after
the house met today. presented the
tariff bill. While 1t was being carried
up to the desk, tho Republicans Wig
orously applauded. The measure was
at once referred TO the committee on
ways and means.
A resolution was offered providing
for the printing Of 10000 copies OF the
proposed measure. $4,000 OF which
shall be at the disposal of members
of the house, and the remainder Tor
the use of the senate.
After the bill hd been made public,
number of printed copies were brought
upon the floor and there was a general
scramble among members for them.
resulting In such confusion that the
proceedings were completely suspend
ed for time.
There was such universal demand
for the printing of more than 10000
copies that Mr. Payne said he would
later offer a resolution providing for
10000 additional copies He said ne,
hoped TO report the bill back at an
early day exactly as introduced
Calling attention to Mr.. Payne's
stateemnt, Mr.. James objected to the
resolution for the printing OF extra
copies as an unnecessary expense. The
objection has the effect OF defeating
the resolution. and ae consequence,
there will be few available copies or
the bill until the measure Is reported
from the committee.
Washington, March 17.-Downward
revision, maximum and minimum pro-
visions, which impose an average max
imum duty twenty per cent In excess
OF the present tariff. and numerous
provisions, by which 1t IS estimated
that the revenue to the government
will be increased from forty to fifty
million dollars, are the salient feat
ures Of the new tariff bill which was
introduced in house today by Rep
reSentative Sc eAeo E. Payne, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. The recommendation made by
President Taft that an inheritance tax
be provided. and that limited amount
Of tobacco and sugar be admitted free
from the Philippines. are included In
the bill. The measure also provides
for the issuance of Panama Canal
bonds to the amount of $40.000,000 TO
reimburse the treasury for the origin
al purchase Of the canal and re-enacts
the provisions for the issue of treasury
certificates, the amount being in-
creased from $100,000.O00 TO $250,000,-
900. While there is no duty imposed
upon coffee, tea ls taxed eight cents
when imported from the country
where it Is produced, and nine cents
when from other than the producing
country. The internal revenue tax on
cigarettes is materially Increased
while the tax on beer and whiskey Is
undisturbed. A cut Of fifty per cent is
made in steel and lumber schedules
and iron ore, hides. tallow. cotton
seed oil and works Of are, and more
than twenty other articles are placed
on the free list.
The tariff on boots and shoes is re-
duced forty per cent. and on other
leather manufactures in proportion.
The pottery schedule remains about
the same. but the duties on window
and plate glass Of the smaller sizes
are increased, while the duties on the
larger sizes are reduced,
The tariff on wool Of the first and
second class, used principally in
clothing, is not disturbed, but on wool
Il Garnet
wool. 1t is reduced on the cheaper
grades A flye-cent reduction is made
in the duties on shoddy. and waste
white wool tops are assessed six cents
q pound, more then the duty on scour-
ed wool, which Is unchanged.
The recommendations for placing
wood pulp on the free list and reduc'
ing tho duties on print paper with GER
tain restrictions made by the Mann
committee OF the house. are incor'
porated In the bill.
The duty on refined sugar is re-
duced four one-hundredths OF q cent
a pound. and on dextrin. half cent a
Dound. A reduction Of half cent
pound Is also made In the duty on
starch with the exception OF potato
starch.
Zinc in ore is assessed one cent per
mound for the zinc contained. The tnr'
in on pig.iron is reduced from ~ 70
$3.50 per ton. =.
The principal increases are made IN
the duties ON lemons, cocoa and SUD
stitutes for coffee, coal tar dyes
gloves and coated papers and limo
graphic prints. ,
AS was expected. the new tarln Dill
is made on a maximum and minimum
basis, with the provision that the max
imum rates are not TO so Into enect
until sixty days after the passage o.
the bill. The reciprocity provisions
are contained in the paragraphs as,
sesslng duties on bituminous coal anu
coke and agricultural implements D,
which these articles are given entr'
free of duty when imported from coan
tries which permit the free importa
| tion OF these articles from America.
The inheritance tax provision oi tne
| bill is similar TO the New York STATE
law. It provides tax OF 1--WE per cen'
| on eli inheri.ances over $500 that are