Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-03
Measure Prepared by Ways
and Means Committee of
House Provides for Cuts
of Half to TWo-thirds.
NAMES OF MONEY
WINNERS GIVEN OUT
Representatives Who Leave
Room During Meeting De-
clare Underwood Will
Have TWo-thirds

Have Two-thirds
Washington, D. c., June 1.-The
democratic wool tariff bill, prepared by
the ways and means committee OF the
house, was presented to the democratic
caucus at noon today. The bill makes
reductions of from one-half to two
thirds in all wool duties. Raw wool
itself, which was free in previous
democratic tariff bills is given duty
OF 20 per cent ad yalorem, equal 70
from to cents a pound.
The Proposed Duties.
The duties together with the present
tariffs as figured on an ad valorem
basis by Chairman Underwood, follow:
Raw wool, proposed duty, 20 per
cent, existing duty. 44.31 per cent.
Noils, waste. shoddies. etc., pro
posed duty, copper cent, existing duty
1896 per cent.
Combed wool, or tops, proposed
duty, % per cent, existing duty, 1918
per cent. ,
Yarns made wholly or partly OF
wool. proposed duty, 80 per cent; ex-
listing duty, 82.38 per cent
Cloths, knit fabrics and all manu-.
facturers of wool, proposed duty, ~
per cent; existing duty 97.1l per
cent.
Blankets and flannel, proposed duty
80 per cent, when valued at less than
30 cents per pound, As per cent when
valued at more than SO cents per
pound; existing duty, 95.57 per cent.
Women and children's dress goods.
proposed duty, As per cent; existing
duty, 1925 per cent.
Ready made clothing and articles OF
wearing apparel, proposed duty, 40 per
cent; existing duty, 81.31 per cent.
Braids, ribbons laces, enbroideries.
MEETINGS and like articles wholly or in
part made of wool, proposed duty, 80
per cent; existing duty, 87.O5 per cent:
Administer. aubusson, moqueite and
chenille carpets, proposed duty, 40 per
cent, existing duty. $500 per cent.
Saxony wilton and velvet carpets,
proposed duty, IS per cent: existing
duty, 70.14 per cent.
Brussels carpets, proposed duty, 30
per cent; existing duty, 1923 per cent.
Velvet tapestry carpets, printed on
warp or otherwise, proposed duty, 35
per cent: existing duty 62.46 per cent.
Tapestry brussel carpets printed on
warp or otherwise proposed duty, 80
per cent, existing duty, 64.41 per cent.
Treble-ingrain three-ply and all
chain Venitian carpets, proposed duty,
80 per cent; existing duty, 6434 per
cent. r. 6
Wool duties and two-ply ingram car
pets, proposed duty rs per cent; exist
ing duty $3.50 per cent.
Oriental rugs, proposed duty, so per
cent; existing duty 6O.57 per cent.
Druggets and bookings, proposed
duty rs per cent; existing duty 66.2S
per cent.
Carpets not otherwise provided for
or wool, fax or cotton and mats,
mating and rugs of cotton, proposed
duty rs per cent; existing duty 1898
per cent. @a,.ts..-
See But Small Loss In Revenue.
The proposed wool tariff represents
q reduction Of only $1,350,000 in the
revenues of the government, accord
ing to q statement presented to the
caucus by Chairman Underwood. I'm
ports of wool for the past year amount
ed to $7O,744,650, and the democratic
leaders estimate that the reduction in
the tariff will so stimulate importa-
ton that the first year under the pro-
posed duties would result in the i'm
portation Of $13O,822,00O worth OF
wool. The duties collected in the
last year on wooden imports amounted
to $41,904,549; while under the first
year Of the new duties it is figured
the revenue would be $40,556,200.
All specific duties whereby stated
sum is collected by the government on
certain grades of wool are changed by
the new bill to ad valorem duties.
The general average ad valorem
duty on manufactured wool under the
proposed law is estimated at 42.o5
per cent; while under the existing law
1t is figured at 90:10 per cent. The
duty on raw wool under the proposed
law is 20 per cent; while under the
existing law it is 44.31 per cent.
viii Not Amend Bill.
Representative Harrison of New
York, an advocate of free raw wool,
opened the fight against the bill. Rep
resentatives who left the caucus room
after Mr.. Underwood had concluded
an exhaustive explanation of the
measure, said that there was no pos
,sfbility that the bill would be amended
in any way and that it would be made
a party measure, ratified by at least
two-thirds of the democratic men,
bers.
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