Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Many House Figures Lowered and
Free List Increased - Despite
Cuts, Bill Is Expected to Pro-
duCe S5,OOO,OOO More Cash.
Atlanta's Need for Help to Re-
duce the High Cost of Living Is
Shown by Figures Indicating
Soaring Price of Foodstuffs.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The re-
vised tariff bill laid before the Senate
Democratic caucus by Mr.. Simmons,
chairman of the finance committee.
carries important reductions in the
Underwood tariff bill rates on iron,
steel and other metal products. It
added cattle, wheat, pig iron, Angora
wool, and many other articles to the
free list, and increased rates on many
classes of cotton goods and some silk
products.
President Wilson's desires as to free
sugar in 1916 and free wool at once,
prevailed in the redraft of the bill.
To the list of market basket" re-
auctions the Underwood bill con-
tanned, the Senate committee added.
many important items.
In the general level Of it's rates the
Simmons bill" represents a heavier
cut from the present Payne-Aldrich
rates than the House bill.
Senator Simmons believes the eau
Gus will discuss the bill not longer
than a week.
Simmons Statement.
The bill probably will come to
vote in the Senate by September l.
In a statement Chairman Simmons
said:
THE revenues of the Government
will be increased approximately S.
600. 900, haid in hand with a reduction
of the taxation following the reduc-
tions already made in the House bill.
These increases in revenues will be
made up by a tariff on bananas and
restoration of the full internal duty of
S1.1O per gallon on brandies used in
terrifying wines.
with regard to the sugar schedule
no change was made from the pro-
vision of the Underwood bill except
to strike out sugars tinctured and
colored, for fear that ultramarine blue
used in bleaching sugar might be re-
garded as colored matter and thereby
refined sugar become subject to a duty
of cents pound.
with regard to cigars and other
tobacco products from the Philippines
the provision of the Underwood bill
permitting cigars with so per cent of
tobacco the product of the Philippine
Islands and 20 per cent the produce Of
foreign countries to be admitted into
the United States free of duty, was
stricken out of the bill Only cigars
and tobacco products exclusively Of
Philippine tobacco to be admitted free
of duty into the United States"
The Liquor Schedule.
OF the amendment to the liquor
schedule the statement said:
AN additional section is added re-
healing so much of the act approved
October /, 1890. and acts amendatory
thereto. So far as they relate to the
use free of tax of spirits for the forti
flcation of sweet wines, and providing
that hereafter all wine spirits, grape
brandy and alcohol so used shall be
subject to the same tax as in other
cases.
at is intimated that this tax will
result in an increase of revenue of
approximately 100000 per annum.
THE Senate Finance Committee
followed the House and treated the
cotton yarns as the House bill treated
cotton CLOTH" the statement contin-
ued. "by adding a duty Of two and
one-haf per cent upon cotton cloth
when combed. bleached dyed, mercer
ICED or colored. This is the most i'm
portant change that the Senate com
raittee made in the House cotton
. schedule"
Retaliatory Clause.
The amendment permitting the
President to proclaim special rates
when foreign nations discriminate
against the United States provides
that he shall exercise this authority
on certain articles, as follows:
Fish fresh, smoked and dried,
picked or otherwise prepared, l cent
Per pound; Oh wheat, 10 cents per
bushel; on wheat flour, As cents per
barrel; on coffee, 8 cents per pound;
on tea. 10 cents per pound.
"On the following articles a duty
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