The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-30
CONFERENCE RE-
PORT ON TARIFF

the final adjustment OF disputes be-
tween the senate and house over the
formers amendments, was made pub
lie in Washington yesterday when the
Democratic managers submitted it for
the first time to their republican col
The Democratic tariff revision be-
gun early last April, and has been
constantly before congress since that
time.
For over two and a half weeks the
eight Democratic members of the
conference committee have been at
work adjusting their differences and
compromising disputed questions.
When the six Republicans were called
in yesterday it was only to give their
formal expressions of opinion on
report which the Democrats had pre-
pared
All amendments, $40 in number,
had been settled early yesterday with
ment proposing tax on trading in
cotton futures, which, probably, will
be the subject of special legislation.
In the form in which the tariff bill
ultimately will go to President Will
son for his signature, it carries many
changes from the original Under
wood bill passed by the house last
May, and the general average of rates
of the house bill was reduced about
per cent ad valorem.
Alterations Shown.
In summary of the agreements
that have been informally announced
from day to day during the confer
ence work, the report shows the fol-
lowing alterations of the original
Underwood house bill:
The tax rate on incomes above
$4,000 was increased by gradu-
ated scale from 8 per cent to Z per
cent, and the income tax exemption re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000. Articles
added to the free list include pig iron,
ferro maganese ore, cheap grades of
iron; cattle and other food animals,
wheat, flour, flax, hemp, sugar refin-
ing machinery, indigo dyes, photo
graphic moving picture films, cement.
asphalt and many other articles.
Angora Wool Duty Raised.
A new classification for wcolen
stockings, gloves and mittens makes
reduction from the house rate on
those valued at less than $1.2O a
dozen, and an increase 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 40
to 45 per cent, while the house rates
on common paper box boards and
papers used for Photographic prints
were reduced.
An increased rate of duty was pro-
vided for photographic views of Amer
lean scenes, and the rate ON surface
coated papers suitable for covering
boxes was increased from 35 to 40
per cent.
House Duties Reduced.
Reductions in the house duties was
made on wearing apparel of cattle or
goat skins, fur hats, rough forms of
dog and goat skins, cattle's hair
press cloth for use in cotton oil mills.
and, through reclassification, rates
will be slightly reduced from those
fixed by the house on fancy grades of
cotton cloth. The house rate on cot
ton stockings and half hose was also
reluced.
Reduction in house rates On the
chemical schedule covered perfumed
and medicinal soaps, crude chicle, lin
seed oil, chlorate of potash and several
other items, while the house rates were
increased on many A.nds of acids and
on some classes of paints.
Lens Rate Lowered.
The senate succeeded in reducing
the house rates on high-power lenses,
surveying instruments, telescopes and
the like. Most of the senate changes
reducing rates ON iron and steel pro-
duets were approved by the conference
committee, making the rates consider
ably lower on the average than those
of the original house bill. The tariff
of automobiles, fixed by the house at
40 per cent and radically cut by the
senate, was finally compromised by
making new classification of auto
mobiles valued below $4,000, for which
rate of 30 per cent was fixed.
Cattle on Free List
Some of the more important
changes agreed to by the conference
covered the schedule of agricultural
products and provisions. In addition
to putting cattle and sheep on the
free list, the conference agreed to re-
ductions on oats, butter, beets, ex-
tracts of meats, eurrants, chocolate
and other provisions and vegetables
| The five per cent rebate in tariff
made by the house bill on goods
brought in American ships was re-
tanned in the conference with the
added provision that it should "not
be so construed as to abrogate or in
any manner impair or affect the pro-
visions of any treaty" the United
States now has.
The conference also amended that
portion of the house bill requiring for
eign manufacturers or exporters to
submit their books to American Gus
tom agents so that if the exporter re-
fused to allow such examination, an
additional duty of Is per cent can be
imposed on his exports.