Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
TARIFF
AMENDMENTS
To AID REVENUE
Several Millions Added to Income
of Nation in Underwood Bill
in Present Shape,

not to exceed one and one-fourth
times that specified: Earthen, stone
and Chinaware; lemons, cheese, wines
Of all kinds, malt liquors. knitted
goods, silk dress and piece goods,
leather gloves. laces and embroideries
Of whatever material composed, and
articles made wholly or in part of
same toys jewelry and precious,
semi precious and imitation precious
stones"
Following are the principal changes
made by the Senate Committee in
the House bill:
Added to the free list:
Alizarin, single jute yarns, school
books, cement, creosote oil, anthra-
Gene and anthracene oil, GLACIERS and
engravers diamonds, not cut; miners
diamonds and diamond dust, crude
artificial abrasives, fax and hemp
tow; amber gum, valued at not more
than so cents a pound; indigo Colors,
pig iron, wrought and scrap iron;
ferro manganese and iron in slabs,
blooms, loops or other forms less fin
ished than iron bars, except castings;
leather, including patent leather for
shoes, harness and saddle leather;
asphaltum, limestone rock asphalt,
needles for shoe machines, photo
graphic films and moving picture
films, cyanide of potash; steel ingots,
etc, not containing alloy; cattle,
sheep and all other domestic live ami
mails suitable for human food; wool
OF the angora goat and alpaca; paint
ings, etchings, sculptures, etc, of a
professional character"
Wheat on Free List.
Wheat, 10 cents per bushel in the
Underwood bill was added to the free
list, but the Senate committee re-
tained a retallatory provision for a
duty of 10 cents a bushel on wheat,
40 cents a barrel on flour and 10 per
cent ad valorem on other wheat prod
ucts when imported from a country
that imposes duty on American wheat
or wheat products.
A retaliatory duty of 10 per cent
upon potatoes imported from coun-
tries imposing duties against the
United States also was inserted. Po
tatoes were unreservedly on the free
list in the Underwood bill.
Other changes affecting living cost
were as follows, the new Senate rate
being stated first in each instance:
cents bushel; House, 10 cents; oat-
meal and rolled oats, 33 cents per
hundred pounds, and oat feed, 9 cents
per hundred: House, free list; cheese
2 1-2 cents per pound; House 20 per
cent; butter and butter substitutes
Ia cents per pound; House, 8 cents;
, beets, per cent; House, 10 per cent;
eggs, frozen or otherwise prepared, z
cents pound, House ala cents;
| frozen or liquid egg albumen, / cent
per pound. House, free list; peas,
| green or dried, 10 cents a bushel;
| House, 15 cents; flaxseed, linseed and
other OIL seeds. Is cents a bushel;
! House, 20 cents; all other seeds, 5
cents pound; House, 10 per cent ad
valorem; zante and all other seeds, 8
cents per pound; House, 10 per cent
| ad valorem; zante currants, l cent
pound; House, cents.
Fish, except shellfish, % per cent;
| House, 20 per cent; lemons, lines,
| oranges, grapefruit, shaddock and
| pomelos, IL OF 1 cent per pound:
| House rates ranged from Is cents to
| 20 cents per package, according to
size; bananas, s cents per bunch;
House, free list.
Oils-Ahzarin assistants, soaps,
containing castor oil, all other alizarin
and all soluble greases used in dye
Ing, softening, finishing, not special
ly provided for, % per cent ad yalo-
rem; House, Is per cent
Flaxseed and linseed oil, raw, boiled
or oxydized, 10 cents per gallon;
House, 12
Olive OIL, not specially provided for.
20 cents a gallon; House, 20 per cent
ad valorem.