Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Many House Figures Lowered and
Free List Increased - Despite
Cuts, Bill Is Expected to Pro-
duce $5,OOO,OOO More Cash.
Ahanta's Need for Help to Re-
duce the High Cost of Living Is
Shown by Figures Indicating
Soaring Price Of FoodstuRs.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The re-
used tariff bill laid before the Senate
Democratic caucus by Mr.. Simmons,
chairman of the finance committee,
carries important reductions in the
Underwood tariff bill rates on iron,
steel and other metal products. It
added cattle, wheat, pig iron, Angora
wool, and many other articles to the
free list, and increased rates on many
classes of cotton goods and some silk
products.
Pref dent Wilson's desires as to free
sugar n 1916 and free wool at once,
prevailed in the redraft Of the bill.
To the list of market basket" re-
auctions the Underwood bill con-
tanned, the Senate committee added
many important items.
In the general level Of it's rates the
Simmons bill" represents a heavier
cut from the present Payne-Aldrich
rates than the House bill.
Senator Simmons believes the eau
Gus viii discuss the bill not longer
than a week
Simmons Statement.
The bill probably will come to a
vote in the Senate by September /.
In a statement Chairman Simmons
said:
1.-The revenues of the Government
will be increased approximately So
600, 600, haid in hand with a reduction
of the taxation following the reduc-
tions already made in the House bill
These increases in revenues will be
made UP by a tariff on bananas and
restoration of the full internal duty Of
s11O per gallon on brandies used in
terrifying wines.
with regard to the sugar schedule
no change was made from the pro-
vision of the Underwood bill except
70 strike out sugars tinctured and
coIored,' for fear that ultramarine blue
used in bleaching sugar might be re-
garded as colored matter and thereby
refined sugar become subject to duty
of 2 cents a pound.
with regard to cigars and other
tobacco products from the Philippines
the provision Of the Underwood bill
permitting cigars with 80 per cent of
tobacco the product of the Philippine
Islands and 20 per cent the produce OF
foreign countries to be admitted into
the United States free Of duty, was
stricken out Of the bill. Only cigars
and tobacco products exclusively OF
Philippine tobacco to be admitted free
of duty into the United States
The Liquor Schedule.
OF the amendment to the liquor
schedule, the statement said:
IAN additional section is added re-
peaIIng so much of the act approved
october l, 1890, and acts amendatory
: thereto. so far as they relate to the
use free of tax Of spirits for the forti-
Aca+ion of sweet wines, and providing
that hereafter all wine spirits, grape
brandy and alcohol so used shall be
subject to the same tax as in other
cases.
ar is intimated that this tax will
result in an increase Of revenue OF
approximately 100000 per annum.
1.-THE Senate Finance Committee
followed the House and treated the
cotton yarns as the House bill treated
cotton cloth" the statement contin-
ued .rby adding duty Of two and
one-half per cent upon cotton cloth
when combed, bleached, dyed, mercer
tied or colored. This is the most i'm
nortant change that the Senate com
Totttee made in the House cotton
schedule"
RetaIiatory Clause.
The amendment permitting the
President to proclaim special rates
when foreign nations discriminate
against the United States provides
that he shall exercise this authority
on certain articles, as follows:
Fish. fresh, smoked and dried
p,ckled or otherwise prepared, l cent
per pound; on wheat, 10 cents per
bushel; on wheat -four 45 cents per
barrel; on coffee, 8 cents per pound;
on tea 10 cents per pound.
ION the following articles duty