Mexico Missouri message., 1913-10-09

not more than 20 cents a dozen pairs.
For stockings between 20 and S1.20
a dozen pairs duty of 40 per cent.
was agreed upon.
The conferees eliminated the provi-
sion inserted by the senate denying
entry into the American market of
goods manufactured by children under
II years of age.
The final agreement provided that
any person employed to collect the in
come tax may be utilized by the Sec
retary of the treasury in the general
service Of the internal revenue bu-
reau.
Larger Customs Revenues.
THE customs revenues will be larg-
er for the current year, 1914" Sena-
tor Simmons said, because the rates
of the Payne-Aldrich law have been
for the force quarter, and will con-
tinue in force on wool and woolen
goods until January /, and on sugar
until March /. When the next fiscal
year begins, July l, 1914, all the rates
of the new law will be in operation
and the tariff duties collected will be
smaller.
The income tax which is collected
for the calendar year can be collect
ed for only ten months of the present
year, as the law specified that collec-
tion shall not go back of March l,
1913. The estimated decrease in the
Aotal expenditures of the government
for 1914, $5,O0O,O0O, is based on the
fact that smaller expenditures are
expected for the army and navy esti-
mates"
The balance Of the total estimates,
as given in the treasury estimates, is
made up OF postal receipts, internal
revenue receipts, the profits from pub
lie land sales, and other sources OF
federal income.
Agricultural Products and Provisions.
Cattle, sheep and other domestic an
imals suitable for use as food, wheat
and wheat products and eggs, have
been transferred to the free list. Re-
ductions have been made on oats, but
ter, beetsS frozen eggs, peas, green
house stock, zante currants, choco-
late and cocoa sweetened and extracts
of meats from the rates provided by
the house. The rates have been In
creased over those provided by the
house on broken rice. fish packed in
oil and ground spices. 4 rate of 20
per cent. ad valorem is placed on
ground spices in addition to the spe-
cifc rate provided by the house on
unground. The senate receded from
the reduced rate placed on faxseed
and its amendment placing a duty on
bananas. The house classification on
lemons and other citrus fruits Is &C
cepted.
Papers and Books.
The house rates have been reduced
on common paper, box, boards, papers
partly covered with metal leaf or
gelatine and plain basic papers for
albumenizing for Photographic print
ing. The rates provided by the house
for surface-coated papers suitable for
covering boxes has been increased
from 35 to 40 per cent. The senate
amendments placing specific rates
graduated according to thickness and
size have been agreed TO with several
reductions in the rates provided The
rates agreed to are approximately
equivalent to the ad valorem rates
provided in the house bill. specific
rate has been placed On lithographic
views OF scenes and buildings To-
Gated in the United States instead of
the advalorem rate provided by the
house. This amendment results in an
increase in the rate OF duty.
Cotton Manufactures.
The senate classification of cotton
cloth, according to the average num-