New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-08
OSCAR UNDERWOOD.
Who reported the new tariff measure 10
the House yesterday.

the polariscopic test the additional rate
is reduced from 35-looo of ! cent pound
TO 26-lOo0 of / cent pound.
The other items in the cane sugar sec
ton are changed as follows:
Nolasses testing not above 40 degrees,
from % 10 - per cent ad valorem: testing
above 40 and not above 90 degrees from
3 cents to pa cents a gallon; testing above
5e degrees. from cents TO Az cents a
gallon. At the end OF the section the fol-
lowing clause is added:
Provided that three years after the
day when this act shall take effect, the
articles hereinbefore enumerated In this
paragraph shall thereafter be admitted
free OF duty
Maple sugar and refined syrups, reduced
from 4 TO cents a pound.
Glucose or grape sugar from ~ to ! Ia
cents a pound.
Unmanufactured sugar cane from 20 to
Is per cent.
A provision placing the articles in this
section on the free list after three years
is also included.
Sugar candy, valued at 10 cents pound
or less from 4 cents pound and 10 pei
cent adj valorem TO . cents pound val
ued at more han - cents a pound, from
80 TO p per cent
Cuban sugars by treaty arrangements
| come IN at - per cent reduction IRON
the regular duties.
One Change in Tobacco.
Only a single change was made IN th'
! tobacco schedule. Scrap tobacco was
taken from general classification. al q
rate OF o. cents pound. and given al
individual classification. at 80 cents ;
| pound
Flax. hacked. Is reduced from ? to a.
cents a pound
Tow OF fax. from 50 20 $40 a Ton.
I Hemp and tow of hemp, from cent q
1 . cent a pound.
Hemp hacked from 2 cents 20 cen
pound.
Floor mattings. from 81. cents 10 "a
cents square yard.
Llnolcum and oiclo,h now classified
/ from cents square ward and - pei
cent. 10 10 cents a square yard and 2
per cent reclassincd az the following
rates. Plain or stamped linoleum. % pc
cent inlaid linoleum. % per cent. oil
cloth 10 per cent.
Pile fabrics. from 80 to - per cent
Bags or sacks Of single jute yarns. from
= cent pound and y per cent 20 % pc
cent.
/ Printing paper tother than paper com
mcicially known as handmade or machine
handmade paper Japan paper and imita
! ton Japan paper by whatever name
/ known. unsized. sized OF glued. suitable
FOR the printing OF books and newspapers
but not FOR covers or bindings. not specif
cally provided Tor in this section, valued
above 2is cents pound. u per cent az
| valorem. provided. however. that n an
country dependency, province or othc
subdivision Of government shall impos'
any export duty. export license Zee o
other charge OF any kind whatsoeyc
whether IN the form OF additional chars
or license fee or otherwise upon print
ing paper wood pulp or wood for use II
the manufacture of wood pulp. there shall
be imposed upon printing paper. whethe
! imported. either directly or indirectly
from such country. dependency. provinc
or other subdivision of government, al
additional duty equal to the amount o
such export duty or other export charg'
imposed by such country. dependency
province or other subdivision OF govern
mcnt upon printing paper, wood pulp o
wood for use In the manufacture OF WOO,
! pulp