The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

Tire necessities to the lowest posslple
quirements, and making the luxuries of
life bear their proper proportion OF the
tariT responsibilities"
Clothing Rate is Reduced.
Chief interest In the bill. OF course
in tho bill. is followed by n reduction In
yarns from 10 81 per cent to 20 per
cent blankets from 1853 TO % per cent.
eent ', dress op goods ST- from $40 to Is per
cent clothing from 1896 TO 80 per cent
weddings etc, from $40 Ia 80 per cent;
and carpets from rates ranging upward
from 50 per cent tc rates ranging from
20 to 80 per cent.
In order to simply the bill, the COM
mittee virtually abolished the SPECIFIC
rich law and substituted the nd valorem
rate plan, doing away with the present
classification. which depends upon various
condi TONS, such as count OF threads.
10 make up the dcncit that will re-
suit In the national revenues the CONF
mlttec included In the bill the long-prom-
ICED Income tax measure which lcvt"s
taxes II / per cent annual on all n
comes In excess Of $4,000 and surtaN Of
per cent extra upon the excess incomes
. per cent extra upon the excess Of IN
comes ever $4,000 and not over 100000,
and per cent upon the excess Of Incomes
over 500, 900. This provision the commit
not less than Sl25 900, 900 annually, and
the amount may reach sl75.00O 900.
Medicines and Chemicals Cut.
The chemical schedule shows heavy re-
auctions. Borncic ac'd Is cut from 1910
to 2i.i3 per cent; glue from 1906 to li.29
per cent: red lead from 6O.S5 10 20 per
cent, Medical preparations are cut from
IS 10 Is per cent.
30 23 per cent to 1928 per cent; tile from
q. 81 per cent to 1885 per cent; asphalt
from 1906 20 9.G2 pcr cent; ordinary
earthenware from 26i7 per cent u 10
2S3i. while plate glass, which the COM
mttce classed as n luxury, Is rated at
duty Of 80 per cent i'm.
In the metal schedule the committee
made drastic slashes, cutting pig. Iron
and slabs from 1919 per cent to per
cont; beams from % % 20 TO " per cont
rails go on the free list
In the lumber schedule, sawed boards.
other than cabinet wood. ar" listed tr"e;
sawed cabinet woods arc reduced from m
1l.7T per cent. and house furniture from
| So to Is per cent.
SUGAR Schedule Explained.
In explanation OF the schedule on su-
gar the committee says:
| The action shows an application OF
| the commercial conditions involved and
| the committees desire to respond to the
public demand for free sugar. The plan.
| as provided In the bill, Is To reduce the
present sugar rates by rs per cent with
| The further provision that three years
from the enactment Of the BILL sugar
goes on the free list"
] THE so-called Dutch standard" is elm
mated from the sugar s schedule ro Thd
on sugar. testing by the polariscope not
above 20 degrees. is reduced to. II Of I
| cent n pound For each additional de-
gree by the p9aT is Oo ssi e, rae cen
pcr pound additional: 40 degrees molasses
Is reduced from 20 TO 10 per cent. Tho
zane. percentage OF decrease Is SHOWN
on all Kinds OF molasscs.
Lluuor Tax Is Stationary.
No change is made In the tobacco and
spirits tax. but there II u sweeping re-
vision of the rates on agricultural prod,
ucts The duty on horses IL reduced
from 25 to 10 per cent: sheep from 10 u
to 10 per cent; cattlos, from 2b.01 to 10
per cent. barley, from 1905 to 2S.oI per
cent cent; hay, from 43.al to 26.67 per cent;
fruits. from 272l to l5.sS per cent; lem
ons. from 6s.s5 TO 1903 per cent; live
poultry from 1910 TO GGI per cent and
Other changes are In proportion. and the
general effect has been TO reduce the
heavy taxes on imported food stufrs.
| II IL impossible to estimate exactly
what the cut on cotton amounts to, be-
cause nf the classifcatons but cottor
thread drops from 3l.tt to 1929 per cent
cotton cloth, from 42.Ti to %. GO per cent
wat"rproof cloth. from 5ObG to rs pc,
cent. ready -mado cotton clothing from
30 to 30 per cent. collars nnd Guns IRON
Gi.03 to % per cent. handkcrchirfs from
. Ee.9T to 30 per cent stockings from 1873
to 30 per cont, gloves from Sa.l7 to 30 pc
cent. underwear from GO.27 TO 25 pc
cent cotton damask from 20 TO go pc
, | cent Linen rates also are alnshcd, raw
I iIaN and raw hemp being reduced from
t22. 40 per ton to SLIGO. iutc yarns iron
! SOC 90 to so per cent, oilcloths for floor
y A n
chiefs from 50 to 30 per cent,
7 In silk and silk goods the committe
, transfers for tho duty from the specific I
silks are luXurlcs. the rate cut has bee
;. small. averaging from about IL to 10 pc
J cent.
}, has been general reductions; one OF IN
q duccd from 40 to Is per cent
Reciprocity Clause Explained
n Speaking of the reciprocity and trad
T. agreements OF the ill., the committo
says: ,,-,.,,.., l. ,, o,d so,,,
% what along the same lines that was AZ
" thorizcd under the Dngley tariff law, I'll
/ difference being that the reciprocity tren
!, ties were required to be ratiiid By twt
u | thirds vote OF the senate, whereas u
trade agreements now provided for wi
n only require majority vote OF bot
houses. As the senate Is not direct
renrcscntative of the majority of the pee
nj more In accord with the progressive tel
N denotes OF our people that such arg
la ments should be ratified as far as po
N Etbe by the representatives OF n maJo
l. !ty OF the American people,
I. This new proposal takes the place
m the maxfs1um and minimum sections
the existing law, which the committee d
mr. clnres have not been productive OF al
A. effective expansion OF our foreign tra'
The conventional tariff being the mi
re imum rate. and the president being n
T. thorlzcd to enforce the maximum m
iy against foreign nations. resulted in an q
ID | tempt to expand our commerce
~ force" the committee said.
NJ 1--WE sent To the nations OF the wnr
of | with the demand that they stand a.
eJ deliver or We would punish them. Ma
ly wears ago this system OF expanding ira
"a and commerce was abandoned by the q
a. IIchtened nations, The only true couT
rv that can be pursued to expand our IL
m eign trade along rational lines liz throii
a. the mutual concessions that may pro
es beneficial to both OF the contracting pc
ties, free from coercion
Free Trade with Philippines.
n, Free trade with the Philippines, !
a, | and absolute. succeeds the partial II
n. trade of the Payne law There Is
No limitation on the amount OF rice, toba'
%. and sugar that may be imported withC
its duty ,,o ,roso,, law" the comm
he tee says. tho imports from the Uni'
ne states to the Philippine Islands ana IT
IN | the Philippines to the United states
- limited to articles OF the growth, prod
~ al svtgn