New-York tribune., 1913-04-02
Democrats Prepare Measure
Radical in Some of Its
Features and ProteC-
ZIONIST in Others.
HIGH RATES ON LUXURIES
Formidable Free List Designed
to Meet Campaign Promises
to Reduce Cost of Living
Raw Wool Left for
Caucus Decision.

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of-thc-road measure. lcvying high rates
on luvurics and few good revenue
producers and low rates on the so
called necessities.
. The bill except in So far ~ it relate;
To raw wool. has bccn put aside a.
/ finished by the Ways and Means Com
mitt"e. Its rates are now up to- Pres
idcnt Wilson. and any eleventh. hour
changes Will Ice in consideration OF thc
wishes of the executive. VI is stiil
doubtful that the tariff bill can bc
made pure administration mcp sure.
for many of the rates carried in the
Underwood bill mu inevitably bring
factional fights.
AS the principal details Of the bill are
gathered from authoritative sources.
these interncciuo rows among Demo
Gratis are developing Mr.. Wilson may
vet have 10 step into In. breach TO
pacify Democrats who object to the
slashing Of the rates on farm products.
lumber sugar steel wool and other
items in the big Industrial schedules
The free list IS Formidable. with
chances that raw wool viii vet be
added. one Of tho last acts Of the
Ways and Means Committee WAS 20
put steel rails. railway bars and
punched iron on the free list IN the
Underwood hill. which failed last scs-
sion. rails carried duty OF 10 per cent
ad NalOrcm.
Caucus 10 Settle Wool Duty.
free raw wool unless the President oh
jects 10 that course. When this item
was first voted on in the WAYS and
Means Committee the radical revision
lists. despite reports la the contrary.
won. and put raw wool tentatively on
the free list Then there was a recon
sideration. and DUTY OF - per cent nd
valorem was assessed. Again the item
was taken mp and the free raw wool
men gained temporary asccndancv. To
end friction IN the committee II WAS
finally determined 10 put the two rates
No Ia the caucus. the committee agree
ing 10 recommend tentatively a H. per
cent rate. while Mr.. Harrison and other
free traders will offer free wool
amendment
4 80 PER cent ad valorem duty has
been retained on yarns made wholly or
in part of wool.
The average duty on knit fabrics.
cloths. woollen or worsted. felts.
pushes and other pile fabrics is 10 per
cent ad valorem.
ON the principal manufactures Of
wool. including dress goods made
articles. ready made clothing and the
higher grades of fannels. the bill pro-
poses "A duty. of ~ to ~ per cent ad
vaIorern blankets viii bear 80 per
cent duty.
Taking Schedule X as "A whole. there
is 10 be n reduction Of slightly more
than 10 per cent in the rates of the
Payne law, which were the same as the
Dinglcy law.
Radical Agricultural Schedule.
Passing 10 the agricultural schedule.
more radical revision is apparent all
along the line, with the exception Of
the items covering cattle Dressed
meats are put on the free list, but the
near-protcctionist members of the
Wavs and Means Committee have sue
cecded in retaining a duty on cattle.
siwne and sheep. The compromise re-
duction means an average duty OF 81 JO
q head on cattle, 30 cents head on
hogs and a cut Of 40 per cent in the
rates on horses. mules and sheep.
Cornmeal. buckwheat -four. seminola
and wheat -four. rye flour and other
offals Of grain are 10 be free.
After "A fight in committee, aided on
the outside by members from the agri-
cultural states, a small duty will be re-
tanned. principally for revenue pur-
poses, on grains.
Butter, eggs, cheese. salt, lard and
lard substitutes and tallow. all Of winch
ca into the market basket have been
made free.
Onions will bear duty Of 20 cents a
bushel. despite efforts made by the rad
ical revisionists To put them on the
non-dutiable list
A reduction Of 30 per cent in the rates
ou olives and macaroni is provided.
Citrus fruits have been hard hit and
,onors narrowly escaped the free list
ou,;,g to the fight made by Represen-
,,tivo Harrison. who has long de-
,nandcd that all duties should be re-
moved from lemons. The committee
,onned off two-thirds Of the duty on
,.n,ons and % per cent OF the duty on
o,bor citrus fruits. but the Senate is
cxpccted TO restore "A rate OF at least
three quarters Of a cent a pound on
,on,ors in lieu OF the iE-cont rate now
prevailing
To Cut Living Costs.
The extent 10 which the Democratic
.,rirr revisionists seek to make good
,ampaign promises to reduce the high