Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11

House provisions, including free sugar
and free raw wool. but revised other
rates still further downward. The av-
eraEe ad valorem rate in the bill now
Is approximately 20 per cent, a de-
crease of rs per cent. from existing
rates and nearly four per cent lower
than the rates of the House bill.
The Senate's additions to the House
free list with 1912 as basis will cos,
the government moro than $4,000. 600, but
by adding q tax OF one-tenth of one cent
n pound on cotton sold for future deliv-
cry a tax Of one-tenth Of one cent q
pound on bananas, restoring the require
ment of the full internal revenue tax of
Sl10 gallon on brandes used to for
tify wines and by increasing the surtax
rates on large incomes. Senate leaders
believe they have provided an actual
increase. That is a point disputed by
Majorty Leader Underwood Of the House.
The Senate made these other important
changes
Lowered the normal exemption from
tho one per cent. income tax from 81 600
to $1,000 for single persons; with exemp-
lions for wives and dependent children;
exempted the incomes of mutual life In
surance companies which revert to the
benefit OF stockholders; Increased the
graduated surtax on large incomes to n
maximum of six per cent on those more
than $500 90; exempted incomes of NUM-
cipalities derived from operation of pub
lie utilities and changed the date from
which the tax shall be computed for the
first year from January 1 to March J.,
1918.
LIVESTOCK ON FREE LIST.
Free listed cattle and other livestock
wheat, hair of the engora goat and some
other agricultural products: restored oat-
meal and rolled oats to the dutable list
and provided an elaborate inspection OF
meat Imports
Reduced house rates on wooden manu-
features to become effective January l.,
1914
Provided in the sugar schedule for I'M
mediate adjustment of the Dutch stand
ard test; postponed operation OF proposed
reduced rates until March /, 1914, leaving
the provision unchanged for free sugar In
May, 1916.
Slightly Increased rates on finer cot
ton goods, reclassifyins the whole cotton
schedule and changing the silk schedule
from an I'D valorem to specific basis.
Provides for an administrative force to
handle income tax collections without re-
gard to requirements of the civil service.
Struck out countervailing duty on
wood pulp,
Gkaatly reduced rates Of the metal
schedule.
Struck out many reform provisions
n 1t,,t 1t OF live e..
anti -dumping clause tho five per cent.
tariff reduction on imports In Amer
lean vessels and the requirement for
inspection of books of foreign manu-
features in differentiation cases, but
added a provision giving the President
TO retaliate against nations
which discriminate against American
goods by proclaiminR increased rates
on certain goods; adopted n provision
excluding goods manufactured chiefly
by child labor and provided for the
of n commission to revise the
customs laws.
ADDITIONS TO FREE LIST.
Important additions to tho free list
included Anthony ore, limestone
rock asphalt, asphaltum and bitumen,
fabrics of jute yarns, wool blankets
valued at less than 40 cents a pound
textbooks, sugar machinery, cast iron
pipe, surgical cat gut, cement creo-
sote oil, denatured alcohol, flax and
hemp. furs and fur skins, gunpowder
pig iron, spieEelesen, ferromanaganese
wrought iron slabs and blooms, photo
graphic moving picture films, steel in
gots, blooms ana slabs. cattle and
other livestock wheat, sawed cedar
angora goat and alpaca wool and paper
twine for binding wool