Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-29
TARIFF REPORT
PRESENTEDIN
HOUSE
DELIBERATIONS OF CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE ON TARIFF MEASURE
SUBMITTED TO LOWER HOUSE TO.
DAY=SENATE EXPECTS 10 ACT
ON IT BY WEDNESDAY.
REMODELED BILL IS
4 PCT LOWER ON AVERAGE

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 29.-The
conference report of the Underwood
Simmons tariff bill, representing the
final adjustment of disputes between
the senate and house over the for
mer's amendments, was made public
early today when the Democratic
managers submitted it for the first
time to their Republican colleagues on
the conference committee
In the form in which the tariff bill
ultimately will go to President Wilson
for his signature there are many
changes from the original Underwood
bill passed by the house last May
While the senate gave way on many
of it's amendments, the general aver.
ages of rates of the house bill was re-
duced about four per cent ad valorem.
The report shows the following i'm
portant alterations of the original I'm
derwood house bill,
The tax rate on incomes above
$780, 900 was increased by graduated
scale from 3 per cent to seven per
cent and the income tax exemption re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000,
Articles added to the free list in
clude pig iron, ferro manganese ore;
cheap grades of iron; cattle and other
food animals; wheat. -four fax hemp
sugar refining machinery, school text
books; sand blast machinery, indigo
dyes, Photographic moving picture
films, cement, asphalt and many other
articles
A new classification for woolen
stockings, gloves and mittens, makes
a reduction from the house rate at
less than $120 a dozen, and an in
crease on those above. Angora wool
and articles made from it were given
a higher duty than in the house bill.
The house rate on silk ribbons and
narrow fabrics, was increased from
10 to 50 per cent while the house rates
on common paper box boards and pa
pers used for Photographic prints
were reduced An increased rate OF
duty was provided for lithographlc
views of American scenes and the
rate on surface coated papers, suit
able for covering boxes, was increas
ed from 35 to 40 per cent. Reduction
in the house duties was made on wear
ing apparel of cattle or goat skins, ful
hats, rough forms of dog and goat
skins, camels hair press cloth for use
in cotton oil mills, and through re
classification rates will be slightly re
duced from those fixed by the house
on fancy grades of cotton cloth.
The house rate on cotton stockings
and half hose, was also reduced.
Representatives Fordney, MurdocR
and Paine and Senators Penrose and
LaFollette, did not sign the confer
ence report. Senator Lodge was alb
sent.
No definite agreement had beer
reached by Democratic committee
members, as to what should be done
with the cotton futures question bu
it was expected that when a secont
conference is arranged on the
amendment it may be dropped from
the bill.
While President Wilson has favored
the proposed compromise plan advanc
ed by house leaders, he made it cleal
today he would not insist on its being
put in the bill.
Majority Leader Underwood pre-
sented the conference report as soor
as the house met. He explained tha
members might wish to debate its
acceptance for some time and secured
an agreement by which the house viii
meet at II o'clock instead of noon to
morrow
after the report is acted on" sale
Mr.. Underwood, eve expect to take
up and act on the senate amendment
reltive to cotton futures, which is
the only thing in disagreement be
tween the two houses"
The conference report did not ap
pear in the senate at todays session
and Senator Kern secured unanimous
consent that todays adjournment o
the senate should extend until Wed
nesday. BY that time it is expected
the house will have disposed of the
report.
Two hours side for debate wa:
the best house Republican leader!
hoped for. with probability that tht
cotton futures amendment would con
sumo as much more. Immediately aft
er adjournment Representative Payne
acting Republican leader. with the lat
est print of the bill in his possession
began systematic inquiry into III
vital parts. He probably will maxi
the principal speeches in opposition
to the adoption of the report. With al
answer from Mr.. Underwood, the de
bate is expected to become short an,
sharp. Members of the house wer
cautioned by Mr.. Underwood toda
not to leave Washington before Thurs
day. He told inquirers that he expect
ed the senate to act on the repor
by that time. Its adoption by bot
houses will see a great exodus o
members of the house from the cap
tal scores of whom don't expect to re