Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07

Bacon, hams, beef, veal, NUT
ton, pork, fresh water fish, other
fish of number of varieties,
meats of all kinds, lard, taIlow,
dairy products.
5READsTUFFs REDUCED.
6readstuffs, including bread,
buckwheat flour, broomcorn,
maize. corn, cornmeal, oatmeal,
wheat flour, potatoes, salt, swine,
sugar of milk.
sasgins for cotton, flax straw,
raw wool, press cloth for oil mill
ing purposes, WOODEN rags.
Wood pulp, print paper valued
at not more than 21-2 cents a
pound, Bibles.
Bone meal, bran, wheat screen
ings.
Coal (bituminous and shale),
coke, slack, cork, waste and shaw
ings.
Gloves, made of horse hides,
and cattle hides, boots and shoes,
harness.
Agricultural implements and
leather, including hoe laces.
Many important changes are
made in the administrative fea-
lures of the tariff law and in
place of the maximum and mimi
mum section of the Payne act,
which empowered the President
to invoke higher duties against
any nation which Disseminated
against the United States, there
is provision giving the Chief
Executive a free hand to nego
tate reciprocity treaties with
foreign nations, the only proViso
being that such agreements shall
be ratified by majority Of both
houses Of Congress. Heretofore
ratification Of such treaties was
accomplished by a two-thirds
vote Of the Senate.
The trade treaty with Cuba is
retained and provision is made
for absolute free trade with the
Philippines. There will be here
after, according to terms Of the
bill, no restriction on the amount
of rice, tobacco and sugar that
could be imported free from the
islands.
WON'T WAIT FOR MERCHANTS
The provisions of the entire act
are TO become effective the day
after the bill becomes law by
affixinq Of the Presidents sig
nature.
The committee Violently was
not impressed with the plea OF
Manufacturer who demanded
that the date Of effectiveness be
postponed until three or six
months after the bill is signed by
the President.
AS an assurance against any
duties in the bill being ultra pro-
teetive, il is provided that the
President shall cause TO be as
certained each year the amount
of imports and exports Of all ar
ticles with an estimate OF the
amount Of domestic eonsumP-
ton and production, and where It
is aseertained the imports
amount TO less than 5 per cent
OF the domestic consumption he
shall Immediately notify Con-
oress in a special message Of his
facts and conclusions bearing on
the matter.
The provision. according TO the
committee, is to maintain the
tariff on a competitive" basis.
A provision in the bill also pre-
vents the importation Of obscene
pictures or postcards or any OBJ
scene matter.
In accordance with it's policy
Of placing heavy duties on luSu-
ries and reducing taxes on ne
cessities of life, the committee
has transferred altar of rose from
the free list and made It dutiable
at 20 per cent ad valorem.
PERFUMERY HIGHER.
Perfunery is slightly increased.
Perfun,ed toilet soap is reduced
from so TO 40 per cent.
Chinaware is reduced from 90 to
SIS per cent. Glass and marble
manufactures are also given slight
reductions.
The present duty of As per cent
on automobiles is left und'sturbed
at IS per cent. Shotsuns are given
a reduction Of sbout per cent.
Aeroplanes are reduced from 45
to IS per cent. Bamboo IS re-
dueed from 45 to 20 per cent.
Caviar remains at so per cent.
and preserved fruits are reduced
from, approximately 90 to 20 per
cent.
The duty on olives is changed
in application, but the present
duty practically is allowed to re-
main.
Nottingham lace curtains are
slightly reduced. Oriental rugs
ard carpets are reduced from So
10 so per cent.