Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-24
WILL RUSH
TARIFF BILL
House Desires as Little General
Debate as Possible,
MANY AMENDMENTS READY


and Leather Manufactures Will
Cause Considerable Debate - Very
Little Criticism of Metal Schedule.
WASHINGTON. March 20-There is a
general disposition in the house tn
eliminate as far as possible any aca-
demic discussion Of the tariff. Mem
bers on both sides are desiriOus OF
having as little general debate as pos
sible and as much time as is practic-
able for the consideration Of the bill!
under the five minute rules for amenI-
ment.
Members on both sides are lining up
and preparing to submit amendments
to the sections of the bill in which
their constituents are interested. The
main contention is to be over the cut
made in the duty on lumber. 1t is I'M
derstood that the southern represe0- |
tatives are almost unanimously in |
favor of retaining the present duty |
of 81 per 1000 feet. They will have the |
support of many members from the |
northwest and the Pacific coast states. |
Hides and leather manufactures |
also will be the subject of considerable !
debate An earnest effort will be made |
by the Democrats to have shoes AMI |
other leather products reduced at |
least or 10 per cent and to have
hides retained on the free list On
boots and shoes, according to the new
tariff. will be levied a duty of Is per
cent ad valorem. While this is re-
ductiOn of 10 per cent ad valOrem. it
is contended by those who favor fur
Their reductions that the shoe men
themselves have admitted that they
could stand a reduction of or 10 pr
cent more if hides were admitted free.
The representatives of western states
will make an earnest effort to have a
duty of Is per cent again placed on
hides
There has been very little critici7~a
in the house Of the metal schedule. b :
It is claimed that duty on wrought and
cast scrap iron should be equal to the
duty on pig iron. as is provided in the
Dingley law. In the Payne bill scrap
iron is covered by duty of so cent
per ton. while the duty on pig iron j.
$3.50 per ton.
Some of the most important changes
made by the bill are:
Iron ore and basic Stag to the free
list Pig iron and spiegeleisen from 81
to $3.50 q ton.
Scrap iron and steel from 81 to 50
cents Beams, Orders, etc, to $40
of a cent a pound, and a general cut
in steel and iron and the metals sched-
ule generally.
Lumber duties cut in half, with kind
ling wood and fence posts on the free
list
Hides. tallow. cottonseed oil and
works of art twenty years old, on the
free list
No duty on coffee, but a tax of s
cents pound on tea and a tax on
cocoa. q
The internal revenue tax on cigar
cites is materially increased, while the
tax on beer and whisky is undis
turbed
Bituminous coal and coke free from
every country admitting American
coal free
The tariff on boots and shoes is re
duced 40 per cent and on other leathe
manufactures in proportion.
The pottery schedule remains abou
the same, but the duties on windo
and plate glass of the smaller size
are increased. while the duties on tn
larger sizes are reduced.
Reductions In the Woollen Schedul,
The tariff on wool Of the first an
second class. used principally in clotl
ing, is not disturbed, but on wool
the third class. known as carpet WOO
&c IN q oh
A cent reduction is made in tn
duties on shoddy and waste. viii
wool tops are assessed cents pour
more than the duty on secured woo
which is unchanged.
IT, udatioDs for placiH
VIC. The free list and redU
ing the duties on print paper. wi
certain restrictions. made by the Maj
committee Of the house. are incorpC
ated in the bill
The duty on refined sugar is Fl
one-hundredth of a cent a pound a
on dextrine One-half cent pound.
A reduction Of one-half a cent
pound is made in the duty on stare
except potato starch.
Zinc ore is assessed cent per pOu
for the zinc contained.
The principal increases are ma
in the duties on lemons, cocoa a
substitutes for coffee, coal tar. dy
gloves and coated papers and lit
graphic prints.
The inheritance tax provision
similar to the New York state law
provides a tax Of per cent on all
beritances over $500 that are col
eral inheritances. or in which str
gers are the legatees.
In cases of direct inheritance
taxes prescribed are: On $4,000
800 600. I per cent; on 100000
100000, 2 per cent. and on those 0
100000, per cent. It is estima
that $20.O0O.0OO annually will be
rived from this tax