The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-21


goat and alpaca. paintings. ctchings
sculptures. etc, of professional char
acter"
Wheat on Free List.
Wheat, 10 cents per bushel in the
Underwood bill. was added to the free
list. but the Senate committee retained
Il retaiiatory provision that would i'm
pose duty of 10 cents II buslel on
wheat. 10 cents per barrel on flour and
10 per cent al valorem on other wheat
products when imported from coun-
try that imposes duty an American
wheat or wheat products
retaliatory duty OF 10 per cent
upon potatoes imported from countries
imposing duties against the United
States was also inserted potatoes
being unreservedly on the free list in
the Underwood bill
Expect Little Revision.
Members OF the Finance Committee
expressed the belief tonight that there
would not be much revision in the eau
Gus. The chief interest of course
centres on wool and sugar, but admin
iStration leaders believe that there will
nc no change in them, and that all but
two. or perhaps three, Senators will
take the pledge binding themselves to
support the bill. Senator Simmons.
chairman of the committee believes
mat the caucus will discuss the bill
not longer than a week, and that a fter
me bill has then been submitted to the
full membership of the Finance Com
mittee, 1t Will be reported to the Sen
ate.
This is one of the few times" said
senator Gore tonight when a tariff
olil has come from n Senate committee
with lower rates than the House had
prepared. We have not figured lust
how much the average ad valorem OF
the bill Will be, but we have materially
reduced nearly every schedule except
cotton"
In statement of the rate changes.
prepared tonight for the committee.
chairman Simmons said that las re-
suit of the changes proposed in the
rouse Dill by the Democratic members
OF the Finance Committee the reve-
nues of the government would lie in
creased approximately $4,000 600. hand
IN hand with reduction OF the taxa
ton following the reductions already
made in the House bill"
ne increases in revenues would be
made by tariff on bananas and rcsto-
ration of the full internal revenue duty
Of Sl.1o gallon on brandies used in
certifying wines.
Concerning certain of the changes
the statement said
The chemical schedule remains sub
stantially IS II came from the House
with the exception that certain Vat
colors. which enter largely into the
manufacture of cotton, WOODEN and
other textiles which the House put on
the dutiable list. have been Trans
ferred TO the free list. Creosote oil
used principally for the preservation
OF timber, was taken from the dutiable
and placed on the free list. \ slight
increase in duty was made with refer
ence 10 the manufacturers OF celluloid
cyanide of potash and cyanide Of So
dunn were also transferred from the
duJiahle to the free list
smnll ChnnEe In Sugar.
With regard 10 the sugar schedule
no change was made from the pro-
vision OF the Underwood bill. except 10
strike out sugars tinctured and color
ed for fear that ultramarine blue used
III bleaching sugar might be regarded
as colored matter, and thereby refined
sugar become subject to a duty OF
cents 4 pound
with regard 10 cigars and other TO.
hacCo products from the philippines
the provision Of the Underwood bill
permitting cigars with so per cent of
Islands. and 20 per cent. the product
Of foreign countries TO be admitted
into the United States free OF duty
was stricken OFT OF the bill only
cigars and tobacco products, exclusive
of pipe tobacco. TO be admitted free of
duty into the United States"
OF the amendment 10 the liquor
schedule. the statement said:
IAN additional section is added re.
peal!ns SO much of the act approved
October !, 1890. and acts amendat tory
thereto. so far as they relate free of
tax. are spirits for the fortiiication ~
sweet wines and providing that there-
after all wine spirits. grape brandy and
alcohol 50 used shall be subject 10
the same tax as in other cases II
IS estimated that this tax viii result
IL An Increase Of revenues of approx
'nately S7,oe0.oo0 per annum."
The Senate Finance Committee fol-
lowed the House and treated the cot
ton warm as the House bill treated
cotton cloth" the statement contin-
ued. by adding duty OF IL per
cent upon cotton cloth. when conbed
b!sached. dyed. mercerized, or colorcd
THIS Is The most important change that
House cotton schedule The Senate
laps ropins. silver or rowing from Ia
10 . per cent. and il substituted ire
term woven figured for Jacquard ng-
t:eu. where used in the bill"
Changes IN the Administrative sec
ton ana the income tax xiii be re-
ported later 20 the caucus.
Important changes in other rates
were.
Agricultural Products.
Cats--Senate, s cents a bushel. Tn
dc! wood. 10 cents
Oatmeal and rolled oats-Scnate 81
cents Ter hundred pounds, and DAT food
2 cents per hundred; Underwood, fre.
list
Cheese-Sena,e IL cents per