The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-02
WILL SERVE TO KEEP UP THE
TRiCES NOW CHARGED
FOR SHOES.
THE HIDES OF CATTLE
inserted For That purpose-Western
Senators Arc Highly lncensed--
There May Be other
Trans In the Bill.

Washington, Arg, doubtless
there are other "iokers" in the tariff
bill that is now on it's last legislative
round, but one vas discovered this
afternoon which has created a great
leal of comment at the capital par.
ticularly on the senate side.
1t pertains to the leather schedule,
.ard if the statements made by those
who detected it an, correct serious
IMPOSITION has been perpetrated by
he Joint conference committee upon
congress-, the president and the coun-
frv generally If the assumption that
he Joker" has been properly ideyti
led is well founded the reduction of
he duty on boots aud shoes trom Is
'cr cent 10 10 rer cent, on uppers
rom IL to 7ls per cent and on har-
ess aad saddlery from IS per cert
o - per cent is merely a demsion.
Except for an inf1nitesimal percent.
lge of the shoes the drty win con
inue to be Is per cent, and O~ uppers
he same. while the rate on harness
md saddlery will stand at 30 per cent
fhis, at any rate. - the claim ad
anccd by western senators, who
ave delyed deeply into the matter.
! II is their Pr pose TO explain ii
ully TO the senate when that body
onvencs next Monday.
Very likely in the meantime they
viii seek an opportunity to inform
he president OF the trick they claim
las been played II all ccrfers around
he paragraph relating to hides of
attle,
Where the Joker Jokes.
In the latest print of the tariff bill
ection 40 contains the reductions in
lides, boots and shoes, harness etc
which it has been assumed. the
resident has forced the corferees to
make This section reads as follows.
Eliminating the superfluous yerbiage:
iidcs of cattle shall be admitted
rec Of duty; provided that on and
utter october / az, sole leather
made from such hides shall nav
lnty Of ) per cent; that grain, buff
ind splt leather made from such
1ides shall pay a duty of ~ per
'ent; that boots and shoes. the upper
Gather Of which is made wholly or
chief value from such hides. shall
nay a duty of ~ per cent. that har.
ess, saddles ami saddlerv com.
'osed wholly or 10 chief value of
esther made from such hides. shall
lay duty of 20 per cent
Now to the average individual or
ven the average member Of congress
Who is not familiar with either the re-
7nements Of legislative language or
he technique of the manufacture Of
hoes and leather goods. the nara
graph quoted naturally i-dicates that
he compromise which was affected
IN the condition that hides go on the
iree list was what it actually seemed
% be. That is to say. the duty on
boots and shoes has ben cat from T.
Der cent TO 10 per cent and the har
1ess rate from 80 to 20 per cent. But
she so-called Joker" is To he fo,qr,l
n these phrases, to-wit, hides of cat.
lie. made wholly or in chief value
rom such hides" and COMPOSED
wholly or in chief value of leather
made from such hides"
Saws Hides of Cattle"
It IS asserted by senators who in.
tend to exploit the Joker" in ques
ion that nearly all or practically alT1
he boots and shCer and uppers manu-
.acturci are made fiom hides other
.h3- the hides Of cattle" that is.
hides Of cattle" considered in tariff
iepsc. "Hilcs of cattle" as defined
y the beard of general appraisers in /
New York. must weigh over -
pounds in order r, receive such a
designation. II is hides of cattle"
which hear duty of - per cent I'M
Ter the Uineley law. while the hides
# calves ard kips have been free Of
Iuty-