Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
TARIFF BILL IN LAST STAGES
BEFORE BECOMING A LAW.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

today, when the Dem0eratlc managers
submitted it for the first time to theil
Republican colleagues on the confer
enee committee.
In the form in which the tariff bill
ultimately will go to President Wilson
for his signature, it carries man,
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 important changes were retain
ed and the general average of rates
of the House bill was reduced about
per cent. ad valorem.
In a summary of the agreements that
have been informally announced from
day TO day, during the conference
work, the report shows the following
important alterations of the original
Underwood House bill:
new classification for wooden
stockings, gloves and mittens makes
a reduction from the House rate on
those valued at less than $1.20 q dozen
and an increase on those above. Ango-
"a wool and articles made from ii were
given higher duty than in the House
bill
The House rate on silk ribbons ana
narrow fabrics was increased from AZ
to As per cent, while the House rates
on common paper box boards and pa
pers used for Photographic prints wefe
reduced. AN increased rate of duty
was provided for photographic views
of American scenes and the rate on
surface coated paper suitable Tor COW
erinp boxes was increased from 30 10
40 per cent. Reduction in the House
duties was made on wearing appafsl
of cattle or goatskins, fur hats, rough
forms of dog and goatskins, camels
hair press cloth for use in cotton oil
mills and through a Reconsideration
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 per-
fumed and medicinal soaps, crude
chickle, linseed oil, chlorate of pot
ash and several other items, While the
House rates were Increased on many
kinds of acids and on some classes
Of uaints. The Senate succeeded In
reducing the House rates on high pow
err lenses, surveying instruments, teie
scopes and the like, Most OF the Sem
ate changes reducing the rates on
iron and steel products were approved
nv the conference committee making
the rates considerably lower on the
Aaverage than those of the original
Hor&e bill. The tariff on automobiles,
fiSeds by the House at As per cent. ana
X ideally cut by the Senate, was final
ly COMPROMISED by making new
classification of automobiles valued as
low as $2og0,sfor which a rate OF 80
per cent. was fixed.
Some of the more important changes
agreed to by the conference covered
the schedule of agricultural products
and provisions. In addition to putting
cattle and sheep on the free list, the
conference agreed to reductions on
oats, butter. beets. extracts OIL meat
currants chocolate and other provi-
sions and vegetables.
The s per cent. rebate in tariH
made by the House bill on goods
brought In American ships was retain
cd in the conference with the added
proyision that it should not be SO
construed as to abrogate or In any
manner impair or AFFECT the provisions
Of any treaty" the United states now
has. The conference amended that por-
ton Of the House bill requiring for
eign manufacturers or exporters 10
submit their books to American GUS
toms agents, that If the exporter re-
fuses to allow such examination, an
additional tariff duty Of Is per cent.
ad valorenl can be imposed on his
exports. The conference agreement
repeats Section 5 of the Cuban reci-
procity treaty. which provided that
Cuba should have a preferential rate
OF 20 per cent on sugar and that the
general sugar tariff of the United
States should not be reduced below
The figures Of the Dingley tariff of
1897
The section of the House bill which
would have thrown outside the civil
service the entire force of income tax
administrators for a period of two
years, was changed by the conference
committee. In its new form employees
of the internal revenue office in Wash
jngton below the grade of chief divi-
sions" concerned with the income tax
must still be selected under the civil
service rules. Those outside may be
appointed by the commissioner of in
ternal revenue under roles fixed by the
secretary of the treasury. The provi-
zion Of the new income tax allowing
a $4,000 exemption for d married person,
provides that sonly one deduction of
$4,000 shall be made from the aggre-
gate income of both husband and wife
when living together"
Efc conference committee met and
y the completed report was submitted to
the full committee by Chairman Sim
mons It was approved by the eight
Democrats. while the six Republicans.
who had taken no part in the con
ference deliberations refused to sign
1t.
Senator LaFoliette. one of the Rep,It
iican conferees, Who voted for the tariff
bill In the Senate announced to the con
ference that he did not decline to an
prove the report because of preiudfe.
against II but because he had not bee,