Evening journal., 1913-04-07
continued rrom FIrst PaEe

surate with revenue requirements,
and making the Injuries OF life bear
their proportion OF the tariff respon-
sibilities."
Chief interest in the bill, of course,
ccntered in Schedule X. This wool
tariff provision had admittedly cost
the Republican party control OF the
government and the new plan was
eagerly awaited Raw wool free In
the bin Is followed by reduction in
yarns from 1894 per cent to 20 per
cent. blankets, from 1853 TO %
per cent: hannels. from 1929 to 20
and IS per cent: dress goods. from
Q9.70 to % per cent; clothing, from
1856 10 80 per cent; weddings. etc,
from S2.70 to 35 per cent. and car
pets, from rates ranging from go
per cent to rates ranging from 20
TO 80 per cent.
The committee. in order to simplify
the bill. practically abolished the
specific and compound rates o. the
Payne Aldrich law and substituted
the ad yalorem rate plan doing away
with the present classification which
depends upon various conditions,
such as count Of threads weight,
value, etc
And to make up the deficit that vii
result In the national revenues the
committee included in the bill the
long-promised income tax measure
which levics taxes OF one Ter cent
annually or all incomes in excess
of $4,000 and surtaX OF one per cent
extra upOn the excess Of incomes
over $4,000 and not exceeding $780,
600. two ncr cent extra upon the
excess OF incomes over $4,000 and
not over 100000: and three per
cent. upon the excess OF incomes
over 10000 This provision the
committee estimates will increase the
revenues not less than Sl25,O00,0OO
annually and the amount may reach
S155.oOO000
The chemical schedule shows heavy
reductions Boric acid Is cut from
500 TO 2l.45 per cent; glue, 1906 to
1929 per cent; medicinal preparations
arc cat from 25 10 10 per cent.
Rates on all brick have been cut
from 80 SO per cent to 1928 per cent;
tic from 67S4 per cent to 23.36 per
cent. asphalt from 3I05 90 1862 per
cont. ordinary earthenware from
1f6I per cent TO 10 per cent, win
dow lass from i6 IS to 2S.3l while
piaic glass which the committee rated
as luxury. is rated at duty of 40
per CO..
Metal schedule Hit Hard.
IN the metal schedule the commit
too made drastic slashcs cutting pig
iron and slabs from 1873 per cent 10
S nor cent. beams from 1890 to II per
cent and forgings from 30 to 10 per
cent steel rails go ON the free list
absolutely
In the lumber schedule sawed
bosrds. other than cabinet wood are
listed free. sawed cabinet woods are
reduced from 1916 TO 10 per cent;
barrels from 80 to l4.77 per cent and
house furniture from 30 to 10 per
cent
In explanation Of the action on
sugar the committee says:
1.-THE action shows an application
OF the commercial conditions involved
and the committees desire to respond
10 the public demand for free sugar
Tho plan as provided in the bill Is &c
reduce the present sugar rates by *
Tor cent with the further provision
ai three years from the enactment
% he bin sugar goes on the FREQ
nst"
The so-called Dutch standard is
eliminated IN the sugar schedule.
The present duty Of % onc-hundredths
OF one cent per pound on sugar, test
ing by the polarscope not above IS
degrees is reduced to n. OF one per
cent q pound and for each additional
degree by the polariscopc test, the
rltc is reduced from the One-thou-
sandths Of ono cent per pound addi-
tional. 40 degrees molasses is re-
duccd from 20 70 rs per cent, and
the same percentage holds good
tfrouahout The bill
No Change in Tobacco.
No change Is made In the tobacco
and pirifs TAX. but there is a sweep
iuc revision Of the rates on agrcul-
furai products The duty on horses
has been reduced from % 10 10 per
cent cattle from 2507 10 ten per
cent. barley from 1905 10 23.O7 per
cfHf. macarOni from 1925 TO 1881
pcr cent: hay from 1921 to 1851 per
cent; fruits from ~ ~ 10 1888 per
cent; lemons from gSS5 90 24.03 per
cont. I've poultry from 1910 to 6.67
per cent. and vinegar from 33.03 10
1888 per cent Diner changes are IN
proportion and tho general effect has
been 10 reduce the heavy taxes on i'm
ported f0odsiuns
Lever Duty on Cotton.
The cotton interests are hard hit
ir TIE b'il T. Is impossible % csti-
mate exactly what the cut really
amounts 10 because Of the classified
tons but cotton thread drop from
1854 fO 1929 per cent: spool thread
from 1896 20 rs per cent: cotton
cloth from 427f 20 $500 per cent:
water proof cloth from 50.56 to % per
from 30 10 80 per cent; collars and
cuhs from G4O3 10 % per cent: hand
kerchiefs from 1927 20 80 per cent.
stockings from 1898 10 80 per cent.
gloves from S9I7 to 80 per cent; un.
derwear from 60.27 70 % per cent;
cotton damask from 40 to 25 per cent
Linen rates are also slashed, raw fai
and raw hemp being reduced from
So 40 per ton TO Sl1.2O; iute yarn
from $3.50 to Is per cent; oilcloth
Tor floors from 1929 to Is per cent
and handkerchief from 80 to 80 pc
cent
IN silk and silk goods the commit
tee transferred the duty from IN
specific 70 the ad valorem basis bu
by declaring that as silk is a luxur,
the rate cut Is small averaging froI
about p TO 10 per cent print pape
goes on the free list where Il is wort
loss than , l-2 cents per pound an
ene higher grades have been reduce
~7m 1880 10 u per cent. All paper
az reduced common wrapping fror
- 20 % per cent and books from ?