New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-21
Finance Committee Democrats
Present the House MEASURE
with Revised Rates.
ADD S5,OOO,OOO TO REVENUE
Income Tax and Administrative
Sections Not Yet Completed,
but Senators Begin Study
of Schedules.
[From The Tribune Bureu.l


tariff bill. bearing numerous marks Of the
revision it has undergone at tie hands of
the majority members of the Finance
Committee, was presented to the caucus
to-day for final approval before being re-
ported TO the Senate for the last long
siege of debate prior TO its passage.
The Democratic Senators did little more
| than make n cursory survey Of the task
which confronts them. Senate Simmons.
chairman Of the Finance committee
made a general explanation o. the work
accomplished by his committee The eau
Gus ordered a more complete report and
after the bin was ordered 70 be made
/ public. adjourned To give Senators an OPP
portunity to study the measure In detail.
/ The leaders think the caucus Will hnish
/ its work late next week.
| The bill presented to-day includes only
/ the tariff sections. The revision OF the
/ income tax and Administrative sections
i has not yet been completed.
Although many Of the Items have been
altered. either verbally or by modiiica-
ton in rates. the bin does not differ ip
great measure from the form in which II
was approved by the House In some
]
! they have been raised. and what were re-
gardcd as some OF the more conspicuous
errors IN the House measure have been
| eradicatod. The basic rates. however re-
| main practically unchanged, and the pro-
/ tcctionists who looked 20 the Senate 10
I couuteract the free trade pToclviues ~
| the House have been. in the main. disap-
pointed.
! Senator Simmons. In his general eXpla-
/ nation TO the caucus. said that the re-
vised bill would produce approximately
an increase OF 5000 In revenue over
| the House bill. hand IN hand with a re-
duction Of taxation following the roduc-
tons already made"
! Washington June @.-The principal
! changes made by the Senate Finance
/ Committee In the rates Of the House tar
! 10 bill and presented to-day TO the Demo-
| cratic Senate caucus are az follows.
| Added 90 tho free nst-Auzarlu. single
/ iute yarns school books cement Greco
| t0te OIL anthlaocne and autnlac.u" OIL
/ glaciers and ongrayers diamonds mot
/ CuU miners diamonds and diamond dust
/ crude artificial abrasN's lax, ncm'.
/ haA and hemp tow. amber gum valued
] az NOT more IMAM .N cents lbNIAIt AlAlr ~
| CoioIs. pig iron. wrought and scrap iron,
itrT0 manganese and Iron 90 slabs,
/ blooms. loops or other forms less finished
] than iron bars. except castings, leather,
/ including patent leather Tor shoes, har-
/ ness and saddle leather, dsrhaltun. lime
| stone and rock asphalt needles Tor shoe
! machines Photographic films and moving
/ picture Nlms. cyanide ~ potash, steel
/ !rRots etc, not containing alloy. cattle.
/ sheep and all other domestic live ami
mails suitahl, for human food; WOO! OF
/ the auEufa goat and alpaca. paintings,
/ etch.uss sculptures, etc, OF 'proies-
/ sloual character
| Wheat lo cents a bushel ln thc Under
| wood bin. was added 10 the free list. but
] the Senate committee retained a r,taild-
| tory provision for "a duty OF J" cents Il
/ buslci 0u wheat Z, cents barrel on
/ -four and 10 Ter cont az ,alOrem on other
i wheat products when Imported from a
| country that imposes duty on American
/ wheat or wheat products.
4 rrfaliatOry duty Of 10 per cent on pO-
/ tatOcs imported from countries imposing
/ duties against the United States also Was
/ inserted. Potatoes were unroseryCdly on
! the free list IN the Underwood bill
Other Principal Changes.
other principal changes were as fol-
/ lows. the new Senate rate being stated
/ first IN each instance:
/ Agricultural products Oats, s cents n
/ husAel. House. ~ cents. oatmeal and
/ rolled oats 90 cents a hundred pounds, ana
/ Oat feed. cents hundred, House. free
/ list, cheese, ~ cents "a pound House. ~
| per cent, butter and butter substitutes.
/ ~ cents pound. House, 3 cents, uytts.
/ @ per cent. House. 10 per cent; eggs.
! frozen or otherwise prepared. cents "a
/ pound. House 2i2 cents; frozen or liquid
! egg albumcn, ! cent pound. House. free
/ list. peas. green or dried, 40 cents "A
]
i and other oil seeds. ID cents a bush"l !.
| House, ~ cents. all other seeds. y cents a
! pound; House ~ per cent ad ValOrem:
/ zante currants. 1 cent pound; House,
] cents.
Fish. except shelnsh. p per cent.
! House, p per cent, lemons. lines, oranges.
! grapefruit. chaddocks and pomclOs. one
! half cent q pound. House rates ranged
! from u cents 10 - cents package. ac-
| cording 10 size, bananas, cents bunch
! House, free list.
Sugar tariff provisions Of the House
! bill. placing sugar on the free list In
| 1916, were not changed.
Eaw wool, pu on the free list by the
| House, was also left unchanged.
Rates on Chemicals.
Chemical chedue-Calomcl. corrosive
subllmate and other mcrCureal prepare
tions. 20 per cent ad valorem, House. 10
| per cent; compounds OF pyroxylin or other
| cellulose csters, 70 per cent. House, 10 per
cent, same II I'm wholly or partly finished
| articles, 20 per cent, House. 50 per cent.
! chclc. crude. 10 cents pound. House. ~
| cents. chicle, refined, etc, - cents
| pound, House. free.
Oils-AlZarin assistants. soaps contain
! ing castor oil, all other alzarin and all
| soluble greases used In dyeing, softcning
and finishing, not specially provided for.
- per cent adj valorcm, House. 10 per
cent: haNsccd and llnsccd oil, raw, boiled
or ovidized, 10 cents gallon. House II
cents. olive oil not specially provided for.
20 cents a gallon, House. 20 per cent al
Valorcm.
Zinc oxide not containing more than D
per cent lead, 10 per cent nd Valorem,
House placed limit OF lead content at 3
per cent
Cotton and Wool Duties.
Cotton manufactures.-Cotto thread
and Cardcd yarn, Nos. ~ to %, 22i2 per
cent. House. 90 Nos. exceeding 30. 20 per
cent. House. %.
Cotton thread and cnrded yarn, II
bleached. combed. dyed. merccrized or
colored. Nos / to Q. ~ per cent. House.
| 3. Nos 10 To 10. 10 per cent House, 7l2;
| Nos 20 10 30, 1919 per cent. House, 10;
| Nos 20 10 ~. l7iz per cent, House. 10;
| Nos 80 10 50. 20 per cent, House, l7l2
! Nos. 90 10 70. 22ie per cent. House. %. Nos.
M %