El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-22
PENSION FRAUDS
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living and at the same time increase
pension expenditures, senator bryau
continued Let rs meet the appear III
increased expenditure with the appear
Tor reductlTe taxation ana let US HlSSt
The ungenerous appeal that the repuDuc
should not be ungra teful to Its pen
siOners with the general appeal 10 the
pensioners not 10 be ungrateful 10 the
republic"
Secretary knox "summoned.7
Secretary Knox was served with
subpoena al the capitol today to APP
pear before the house commlttee on
state department expenditures TINS
afternoon TO explain the secret IunQ
expenditures Tor the lake Chalilplalh
Centennial celebrs ton in 1909
Department disbursing officer MOT
risOn had refused 20 produce vouchers
steel Books Produced.
President j. J. Farrell and attorney
y A. Reed of the United states steel
corporation appearing today DeLore the
house steel Trust Investigating com
rnittee. produced books and records or
dered by the committee Mr. heed salC
The corporation had not abandoned
hope that the committee would avoid
unnecessary publicity or the 9peIel ing
costs OF the corpora lions business
Big Cut in steel Tariff
Reductions Of from 30 to 90 percenL
on all items in the iron ana steer laI1II
and the placing on the lafllL Atee u.s.
Of iron ore. sewing machines, printing
machinery. cash registers. nails and
many other articles against when q
rariff IS now levied. are proposed IN
the Democratic steel revision tariff BILL
made public today.
The bin was completed by the DEM
ocratfc members Of the ways and
means COMMITTEES on Saturday. After
being submitted 10 the full committee
ID VIII be laid before the Democratic
caucus tomorrow afternoon and after
being approved BY the caucus. Will De
al frr-raffrrran INFO the mouse
Wednesday
sweeping reductions are made in all
The important items Of the iron ana
steei tariff Among articles duuaDle
under the -Aldrich bill which
would be placed on the free list are
iron ore. existing duty 5-zS percent
hoop and band iron and steel 10 per-
cent: bsrbed wire and fencing l-l4
percent, nails, 1881; horseshoess q
tungsten ore, 10. zinc ore, 36-5l- Cash
registers, linotype machines machine
tools printing presses, sewing machlnes 4
and typewriters. 30 percent
The reductions made on finished steel
ard iron products range in many I
clasEe a sgreat as so percent Inc
figures given out by the committee on /
ways and means to accompany Inc Dill 4
show that this viii make correspond ]
ing reduction in tariff revenues from 4
me Important ReductloHs.
The rate Of duty under the existing 4
Payne ldrioh tariff law have been re-
duced TO the equivalent ad FaloreTu 4
dutv By the committee. Using the ad I
valorem equivalent as basis. the i'm
portant reductions proposed BY the
Democratic bin are:
Pig iron from 1856 to s percent
scrap iron, So 10 S; FerrOmanganse
ore, Is TO $50 percent; Chrome metals,
1858 TO Is percent. bar iron and steel
1880 to 1o percent; slab iron and steel.
from 25.62 to 10; round iron In coils or
n Gil q q
15- boiler plate, 50 10 20s sheet iron or
steel 90 TO 10; steel saw plates, % 10
15; iron or steel forgings 30 to 10
bail and roller bearings, 45 to %; hoop I
iron, 17.s3 10 IS; band iron, IS 10 To-
railway bars, 1884 70 10; railway fish !
plates. % to 10; steel ingots, lL65 to
10; rivet screw and fence rods, IA TO
10; anvils. S1-s5 to Is
Autos Reduced.
Automobiles. motorcycles and bicy-
eles. 90 ot4o; axies and ankle 5ars
14sl to 10. blacksmith tools, I7-13 70
10; bolts, 2s-07 to IS; cast iron pipes
ali kinds. from 1918 to 10; chains. %
10 20.
Knives and cutlery, 1850 to So; raz-
ors, a to 35; scissors and shears 800
20 90; carpenters, butchers and artisans
knives kitchen knives and forks, 43-43
70 Is. files and rasps. 6L16 TO Is.
Muskets and HIfles.
Muskets rifles. 25 TO Is breech load
ing spit guns and rifles. 45.64 to 50; ia
bic, kitchen and hospital utencils, 30 10
Is; needles and bOdkins, 43 TO 20; fish
hooks. IS TO 10, and fishing rods reel
and tackle. AZ to 50 percent
Engraved plates Tor printing electro
types and stereotypes, from % TO Is;
ithogrRph plates, so TO %; saws, 24.30
10 12i umbrella and parasol ribs and
Etretchers, so TO 30i railway wheels
50.62 to %; aluminium and alloys. 1919
70 %; anthony, IS to 10; german sill
yer, % 10 10; bronze powder etc, a
70 % braEisrs copper, 1l.4S TO 8; gold
leaf 1855 to IS. and silver leaf, $40
60 80.
Lesd Bullion Cut to IS.
TlnseI wire. etc. IS increased from
1913 TO go percent unsel wire pro-
ducts are reduced from 81 to 40 per-
cent; hooks ard eyes, $3.50 to Is; LEAD
besring ore, 53 TO %; on the lead con-
tents. lead bullion. $3.50 10 %; nickel
and alloys. 1850 to TO- pens. except
gold, SO TO %; gold pens, 25, not
changed pins, IS TO 20 percent; quick
silver. 13 to 10. type metal, 81 to 10;
watch movements. SO to 80; zinc, in
blocks OF pigs % to 10; metal cans and
packages. SIS TO so; bottle caps. so &c
90. steam engines. 80 to Is, and nippers
and pliers, from SO to 80 percent.
All other articles are to be dutiable
under the bill at Is percent ad valO-
rem where rate IS not specified.
While barbed wire is put on the free
list. telegraph and telephoue wire are
given rate Of 80 percent ad yalO.
rem.