Omaha daily bee., 1913-09-30
.EPUBIICANs REFUSE TO SIGN
1t is Formally Adopted by Vote of
Eight to Six.
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE
Pig Iron, Cattle, Wheat and School
Books Added to Free List.
INCOME TAX is AMENDED
Minimum is Reduced to Three Thou
sand aud Rate on Incomes
Above seventy-FIve Thou
san dis Increased.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29.-The confer
enoe report of the Underwood-Simmons
tariff bill representing the final adjust
ment of disputes between the senate
and house over the formers admend-
ments was made public early today when
the democratic managers submitted it
for the first time to their republican
colleagues on the conference committee.
In the form in which the tariff bill
, ultimately will so to President Wilson
for his signature, II carries many
changes from the original Underwood
, bill passed by the house last May. While
the senate gave way on many OF its
amendments, in the two weeks fight
in the conference committee, many i'm
portant changes were retained and the
general averages of rates of the house
bill was reduced about 4 per cent ad va
loren.
Income Tax and Free List.
In summary of the agreements that
have been informally announced from
day to day during the conference work,
the report shows the following import
ant alterations of the original Under
wood house bill:
The tax rate on incomes above s75 900
was increased by a graduated scale from
per cent to per cent and the income
tax exemption reduced from 5000 to
5000.
Articles added to the free list include
pig iron, ferro manganese ore, cheap
grades OF iron; cattle and other food
animals; wheat, flour, flax. hemp, sugar
refining machinery, school text books,
sand blast machinery. indigo dyes pho
tograpbc moving Picture films, cement,
asphalt and many other articles.
A neY classification for wooden stock
inga. gloves and mittens makes a reduc-
ton from the house rate on those stat
ued At less than S1-2o a dozen and an
Increase on those above. Angola wool
and articles made from 1t were given
higher duty than in the house bill.
siII Ribbons Higher.
The house rate on silk ribbons and
narrow fabrics was increased from 40
to As per cent, while the house rates on
common paper box boards and papers
used for Photographic prints were re-
duced. An increased rate Of duty was
provided for lithographic views of Amer
ican scenes and the rate on surface
coated papers suitable for covering
boxes was Increased from % W ~ per
cent.
Reduction in the house duties was
made on wearing apparel, on cattle or
goat skins, fur hats. rough forms OF dog
and goat skins, camers hair press cloth
for use in cotton oil mills, and through
a reclassification rates will be slightly
reduced from those fixed by the house
on fancy grades of cotton cloth. The
house rate on cotton stockings and half
hose was also reduced.
Reductions in the house rates in the
chemical schedule covered perfumed and
medicinal soaps. crude chickle, linseed
oil, chlorate of potash and several other
iteme. while the house rates were In
creased on many kinds OF acids and on
some classes Of paints, The senate sue
ceeded in reducing the house rates on
high power lenses, surveying instru-
ments, telescopes and the like.
Iron and steel Lower.
Most of the senate charges reducing
the rates on iron and steel products were
approved by the conference committee
making the rates considerably lower on
the average than those OF the original