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 $5,OOO,OOO More Cash.
AtIanta'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. 1t
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
81 ar in 1915 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 its 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 week
Simmons Statement.
The bill probably will come to a
vote in the Senate by September /.
In statement Chairman Simmons
said:
THE revenues of the Government
will be increased approximately S.
100000 haid in hand with a reduction
Of the taxation following the reduc-
lions 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
$1.1O 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 2 cents a pound.
with regard to cigars and other
tobacco products from the Philippines
the provision Of the Underwood bill
permitting cigars with 80 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:
IAN additional section is added re-
pealihg so mitch 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 forth
hcation 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 intinated that this tax will
result in an increase of revenue of
approximately s7oOo,ooo 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-half 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
mittee 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, / cent
per pound; on wheat, 10 cents per
bushel; on wheat -four. As cents per
barrel; on coffee, 3 cents per pound:
on tea, 10 cents per pound,
"On the following articles a duty