Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-29
BILL
MUCH CHANGED
AS It GOES TO
PRESIDENT
Average Reduction in House
Measure Amounts to About
-Four Per Cent Ad Valorem
from Original Bill.
CONFERENCE REPORT
MADE PUBLIC TODAY
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/ Washington, sept sa--The confer
enco report Of tho Underwood Sim
mons tarim bin. representing the final
adjustment or disuptes between the
senate and house over the formers
amendments was made public early
! today when the Democratic mnnnrera
submitted Il for the first time 10 their
Republican colleagues on the u0nfcr-
tnce committee.
In the form IN which the larlff
I bin ultimately will go to President
Wilson for his signature. Il carries
many changes from the original TN
Z derwood hill passed hy tho house last
May. While the senate gave way on
many of its amendments. the general
averages ~ rates of tho house md
reduced about four per cent "a val
( orcm.
The report shows the following lm-
/ pOrtant alterations of the original I'm
dorwood house Bill:
The tax ratio on incomes ahov0|
$4,000 was Increased hy a graduated
scale from 3 per cent 60 per cent
ana the income tax exemption re-
duccd from $4,000 To $4,000. ArSiciosI
added To the free list include pig iron,
ferro manganese ore. cheap grades 81
iron, cattle ana other food animals.
wheat Hour, lax. hemp. sugar refining
machinery, school text books. sand
blast machinery. indigo dyes. photo
eraphic moving picture films, cement
asphalt ana many other articles.
A new classification for woolon
stockings. gloves ana mittons. makes
n reduction from the huuse rate az
lease i.2O dozen ana increase on
( those above. Angora wool and arii-
cles made from II were given higher
duty than in Tho house VIII.
Tho house rate on silk ribhon~-and-
narrow fabrics was Increased from
40 90 o. per cent. while the house
rates on common paper box boards
ana papers used FOR Photographic
prints were reduced. An Increased
rate OF duty was provided for lith-
ographic viows ~ American srcnes
ana the rate on surface coated papers
suitable for covering boxes was I'M
creased from 80 to 40 per cent,
Reduction in the house duties was
made In wearing apparel of cattle
and goat skins. fur hats. rough forms
ot dog and goat skins. cumoishair'
press cloths for use in cotton oil mills
and through rc-ciassihcation. rates
win be slightly reduced from those
nNed by the house on fancy grades of
cotton cloth Tho house rate on cot-
ton stockinrs and half hose was also
reduced.
Reductions in the house rates on
the chemical schedules covered per-
TUNED and medical soaps. crlac chicle,
linseed Oh chlorate Of potash and
several other items. while the house
rates we're Increased on many kinds
of acids and ON some classes of paints.
Tho senate succeeded iu reducing the
house rates on high power lenses, sur
veylnR instruments. telescopes and the
like. Most OF the senate changes re-
ducing the rates ON iron and steel
products we're approved by the fun-
ference committee. muklnE the rates
considerably .,wer on tho average
than those of the original house bill.
The tarin on automobiles, hXed by the
house at a. per cent and radically cut
/ hy the senate, WIS finally compro-
missed hy masking new classification
on automobiles valued below $4,000
for which rntc uf 80 per cent Was
fixed.
gomo Of tho Important changes
, agreed 60 by the conference commit
y tee covered the schedule ol agricul-
tural products and provisions. ln ad-
diuon to putting cattle and sheep ou
the free llst, the conference agreed To
reductions ON oats, butter hects. oH-
tracts of meots. curmnts chocolate
r and other provisions and vegetables
/, The i've per cent rebate ln tariff
1, made hy the house bir on goods
. drought in American ships WIS rotain-
Ied I'M tho conference with the added
( provision that IL should not che go
4, construed aa to abroeatc or in any
manner Impair or ancct the proyis-
IONS of any treaty the untcd states
/ now has.
d The conference also amended that
Z portion of the house bin requiring for
. cign manufacturers or exporters Ga
. submit their books 90 American cus-
toms agents so that if the exporter
1 refused to nllow such exhibition tn
additional mrin duty uf nfteon por
, cent ad valorem can De- Imposed ou
his exports.
The conference agreement repoali
, section eight of the Cubau reciprocity
+, treaty which provides that cuba
I should save "a preferential rate oi 2o
y per cent on sagnr and that the gen-
\ oral suear mrn of the United states
could not hc reduced below che uf.
! lures OF che plpglcy tnrln law of 1887
!, The section of tho house hin which
! would have thrown outside The ciNi
service the entire force OF income cas-
4 adminlatrators for period pf tW'
- yurs wna changed by the conference
committee. IN iH new form, en-
% ployes of the internal revenue office
4 in washington "hciow the grade 81
Il chief OF division" concerned With ih'
Income tax, must still he selected ur