The Irish standard., 1909-07-17
FOR CUSTOMS COURT
HOUSE coNFEREEs AGREE 70
THE CREATION OF THE NEW
TRIBUNAL.
ASKED BY. ADMINISTRATIONS
President Taft Thinks Struggle Over
Tariff Bill Will Close by End
Next Week-La Toilette Sumnak.
lies the Measure, 81;

Tariff Bill Will Close by End OF
Next Week-La Toilette Summak
lies the Measure. ID
Washington, July 15.-In the confer
ence on the tariff yesterday the rep
resentatives of the house agreed to
accept the senate customs court pro-
vision.
The conferees spent the greater
part Of the forenoon session consid-
ering The court provision and it. is
understood that the conclusion to re-
tain it was unanimous. The amend
ment was inserted by the senate at
the instance Of the administration, SO
that it may be said now that both
branches of the government are fully
In accord on the subject and there la
no doubt of its final retention.
Scope of tho Court. a
The full title of the court is the
1.-The United States court of customs
appeals" and it is intended that it
shall deal with all cases of appeal
from the decision of the United
States board of general appraisers.
In this respect the court takes the
place of the United States circuit
court Of appeals, and in addition it Ia
provided that it's judgments shall be
final in all such cases. The supreme
court of the United States also will
be relieved Of the consideration of
customs cases.
The court is to be composed of a
presiding judge and four associate
judges, and is to be supplied with IA
clerk and marshal. 1t is required
that the court shall be always open
for business, and while it's head
quarters are to be in New York city.
it is authorized to sit once a year or
oftener in Boston, Philadelphia, Balti.
more, Savannah. New Orleans, Calves.
ton, Chicago, ST. Louis, Seattle, Port.
land and San Francisco, and at other
places when designated by the court
itself. ....
Taft Sees End of Struggle. -. :
The president demonstrated his con.
viction that the tariff bill will be In
It's last stages by the end of next
week by the announcement that If the
bill was ready for his action by that
time he would be obliged to cancel
his engagement to attend the Confed.
crate Veterans reunion at Fishers
Hill, Va, on Saturday, July "a. Near
ly all of the presidents congressional
callers agreed that the tariff bill will
be out Of the way within the next ten
days.
Senator Knute Nelson OF Minnesota
declared after Il visit with the presi-
dent that the decision of the senate
| and house to submit to the people
the proposed amendment to the con.
stitution permitting the levy of an in.
come tax, would be written down in
history as the greatest thing done BY
the present congress.
A delegation Of confectioners, choc0-
late and cocoa manufacturers saw the
president and asked that he use his
influence to defeat the house item in
the tariff bill which imposes a duty
OF three cents a pound on cocoa beans.
For 40 years the beans have been adj
| mittod free. The senate bill pro-
vides for continuance of the free
entry. The president was told that
| 1t was impossible to raise cocoa beams
| In this country, and consequently
| there was no industry to protect. The
proposed duty would simply be tax
upon the sweetmeats of the people. -
Summary Of Tariff Bill.
Through Senator La Toilette, the
bureau of statistics of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor has
| presented to congress an analysis of
the increases and decreases Of the
| Payne-Aldrch bill. -
Summarizing this analysis, Senator
La Toilette says: According to the
figures supplied by the bureau, the bill
as passed by the senate upon the basis
OF the importations Of 1907, leaves un.
changed the duties upon imports Sc
the value OF $450,106,O37, or GAGS per
cent. Duties are increased upon i'm.
ports of the value of $149,716,619, or
21.5l per cent, while the decreases
affect imports Of the value of $96,369,.
619, or 1884 per cent. The average
increase of the entire bill is SOS per
cent. "
"As the bill passed the house &C.
cording to the estimates of Chairman
Payne, the increases upon the basis
Of importations Of 1906 affected I'M.
ports valued at $ss,O0O,0OO, while the
decreases affected imports valued at
less than $46,0O0,OOO."
| Senator La Toilette declared that
unless the rates of the bill are great
ly reduced in conference the bill
should be vetoed, as in it's present
form it is violation of the promise
made to the people to generally re-
duce existing rates. 20,
| RubIee Undergoes Operation.
Vienna, July 15.-William A. Rub.
lee of Milwaukee, the retiring Ameri.
can consul general here, underwent
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