The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-04
Amendment Proposed.

a plan is now being discussed to com
bine d portion of this provision with the
amendment proposed, giving the secre-
tsry OF the treasury the right TO pro-
claim values, thus to have a safeguard
against undervaluatons and at the same
time rid the provision OF It's features OBJ
jectionable TO foreign powers
The main purpose of the inquisit torial
ella use was to prevent undervaluations,
necessity under al ad valorem tariff
system. BY requiring the submission of
original entries by foreign manufacturers
In cases Of disputed valuations, on pen
atty of exclusion of their products the
trainers Of the bill believed that delib-
crate undertaking would be at a mini
mum.
The amendment proposed by Assistant
Secretary Curtis Of the treasury depart
ment and Assistant Attorney General
Denson. to give the secretary OF the
treasury the right to proclaim valuations
on imports, irrespective of foreign mar
kets. also was designed to prevent un-
derValuations as we'll as to steady the
revenues under an ad valorem system.
1t is now proposed to give the secretary
OF the treasury the right to proclaim
values and in the event Of the general
manufacturers protest against a valua-
tion, require them to submit their books
showing cost of production and foreign
value OF the goods IN dispute, This would
remove the objection to the inquisitorial
clause by making 1t operative on ap-
peal OF the foreign manufacturer. The
other feature authorizing the secretary
Of the treasury to AK a general valua-
tion would serve as a protection to the
customhouse against fraud. Secretary
McAdoo submitted to Chairman Simmons
today his views on this general subject
and the committee now has them under
advisement.
The proposal TO place for the first time
in the oountry's history q tariff on raw
or undressed furs has aroused loud pro-
tests from furriers and the subcommIt-
tee, headed by Senator Johnson, which
has the sundries schedule under consd-
Grafton, Is studying the situation. The
Underwood bill proposes a rate OF 10
per cent on raw furs, One brief filed
with the committee by Joseph Ullman
ter how small, on raw furs, would de-
stroy an international trade. which
United States fur merchants have built
up: Fur skins are free in all foreign
very small specific duty by weight
The brief sets forth that under the
most favorable circumstances the esti-
duty, which the ways and means commit
tee put at 81. 400 600. would fall decidedly
below one-half of this amount and in
sisted that the tariff would result In a
loss to American merchants of 5000. 900
annually.
Practically without change the wool and
sugar schedules as they passed the house
are expected to be recommended late this
week to the senate finance committee by
the senators who have had them under
coDsidera ton more than a month,
The free sugar schedules which Sena-
tors Ransdell and Thornton of Loulsan
have fought SO persistently has been ap-
proved by Senator Williams subcommit-
tee and the free wool schedule has been
agreed to by Senator Stones subcommIt-
tee. Democratic leaders say that neither
will be altered by the entire finance COM
mittee and predict that the party caucus
will not make change.
Some speculation is going to the
fate OF meats and flour. which have been
restored to the dutiabe list by the SEN
ate subcommittee.