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

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, Iaces and embroideries
Of whatever material composed, and
articles made wholly or in part of
same; toys, tewelry 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 clIt. rniners,
diamonds and diamond dust. crude
artificial abrasives, fax and hemp
Tow; amber gum. valued at not more
IMAM DO 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
INNS cyanide Of potash; steel ingots,
etc not containing alloy; cattle.
sheep and all other domestic live ami
mails suitable for human food; wool
or the angora goat and alpaca; paint
lngs, etchings. sculptures, etc, Of
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 retaliatory provision for a
DUTY OF 10 cents bushel on wheat,
20 cents a barrel on flour and 10 per
cent al 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:
Agricultural Products-Oats 81
cents bushel; House, 10 cents: oat-
meal and rolled oats, 80 cents per
hundred pounds. and oat feed. cents
yer hundred; House, free list; cheese
IL cents per pound; House 20 per
cent butter and butter substitutes
IL cents per pound House, 3 cents;
beets, per cent. House. 10 per cent;
eggs, frozen or otherwise prepared
cents pound, House 2I-2 cents.
frozen or liquid egg albumen, 1 cent
per pound. House, free list; peas,
green or dried, 10 cents a bushel;
House, 10 cents. fiaxseed, linseed and
other oil seeds, is cents a busheI:
House, 20 cents: all other seeds. 5
cents pound; House, 10 per cent ad
valorem; zante and all other seeds.
cents per pound; House, 10 per cent
al Valorem. 2ante currants. / cent
pound; House, cents.
Fish, except shellhsh, % per cent.
House, 20 per cent; lemons. lines
oranges, grapefruit, shaddock and
pomelos, Ia OF 1 cent per pound
House rates ranged from Is cents to
20 cents per package, according to
size; bananas, . cents per bunch:
House, free list.
Oils-Alizarin assistants. SOAPS.
containing castor oil, all other alizarin
and all soluble greases used in dye-
ing, softenlng, finishing, not special
ly provided for. 25 per cent ad valo-
rem; House, 10 per cent
Flaxseed and linseed oil, raw. boiled
or oxydized, 10 cents per gallon;
House, H.
Olive oil, not specially provided for
20 cents gallon; House, 20 per cent
ad valorem.