The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-19
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, April 10, 1912
THE TARIFF.

Another report from tho Finance Committee is
soon expected, embracing an immense amount
of information upon the subject of protection
and restriction, collected in this and other
countries As every bitter has its sweet,the Small
progress which Congress has hitherto made in
the real business ofihe session, has resulted IN
better opportunity Of ascertaining the public
pulse, and gathering the information from var
ious sources, necessary TO the full maturity OF
ud;cious system of revenue, embracing the
principle of fair:proIection TO domestic in
dusiry. the bill already reported BY Mr..
Sal:onsta provides for a di terminating pro-
,ec,ive tariff. and in some cases. specific du-
Ties. The first section of the bill details the
articles on which it is proposed to levy duties.
Il provides for an average rate of duties from
80 TO 33 3 per cent. I'D vllorem. In the fol-
lowing sketch of the bill. we have omitted the
enumeration of articles in which our subscrib'
ers are not so Immediately interested. 1t will
be observed that the bill provides, that after
June, lS43, ten per cent is added on WOODEN
cloths and cassimeres, ct cetera, unless the
countries from which they are imported shall
admi, our flour, tobacco. grain, &c. at duty
not exceeding the highest rates of duty charge
able on any of them. The value OF the articles
are The homo valuation, adding TO the purchase
abroad, freight, charges, &C.. Another impor
tant provision of the bill, is duty of three
dollars on the hundred, on imported goods sold
at auction. 1t further provides that the bill
shall not be construed SOFAS to repeal the dis
,rbuiion bill. This is a highly important fea'
turc in the bill. The immense income which
formerly poured in from the sale of the public
lands, I'D TO the pros;ration of the tariff.
Nothing can be consided fixed and certain in
relation TO protection. is it depends upon the
income from this quarter, which varied from
one and half to twenty-five millions per an
mum. Every man who goes for the repeal of
the Land bill. is'an enemy TO protection, and
will be with the South.
EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT.
iHhu' Ou "OOiiSh gin, ioui SSuto pei
pound, and thirty per centum /; on wool unman.
ufactured, the value whereof at the place of
expectation shall exceed eight cents four cents
per pound, and twenty-six per centum ad va
lorem on ready-made clothing, all milled and
fulled cloth known by the name of plains, ker-
seys, or Kendall cottons, of which wool shall
be The only material, merino shawls made of
wool, and upon all other manufactures of wool,
or of which wool is a component part, subject
by any former act toa duty of fifty per centum,
duty of forty per centum on Brussls, Will
ton, and treble ingrained carpenting, fifty
cents per square yardand on all other Ingram
ed and Venetian carpetiDg, thirty cents per
square yard and on nannels, bookings, and
balzes, fourteen cents pei square yard.
Fourth. On all manufactures of cotton, or
Of (which cotton is component part, thirty per
centum I'D valorem, excepting cotton twist,
yarn, and thread, which shall remain at the
rate of duty fixed by the ''Act to amend the
several acts imposing duties on imports" of
the twenty second Of May, one thousand eight
hundredand twenty-four And provided. I hal
all manufactures of cotton, or of which cotton,
is component part, not dyed, colored, printed,
or stained, not exceeding in value twenty cents
the square yard ); and, if dyed, colored, printed.
or stained, in whole or in part, not exceeding
IN value twenty five cents the square yard,
shall be valued at twenty cents the square
on cotton bagging, three cents the square yard;
on all stamped, printed, or painted floor cloths,
thirty five cents the square yard; and oil-cloths
of all kinds, other than that usually denomina-
ted patent foor-cloth, ten cents the square
yard.
Fifth. On window glass; not above eight
by ten inches in size, two dollars and forty
cents per hundred square feet; above eight by
ten, and not above ten by twelve inches in
size, two dollars and thirty-scven cents per
hundred square feet; and if above ten by
twelve inches, two dollars and fifty six cents
per hundred square feet.
Ninth On spirits manufactured from grain
or other materials, for first proof fifty seven
cents, for second proof sixty cents, for third
proof sixty three cents, for fourth proof sixty
seven cents, for fifth proof seventy five cents,
and for all above fifth proof ninety cents per
gallon on MADEIRA wine, fifty cents per gal
lon on the wines of Sciciy, ten cents per gal
Ion on red wines of France, Spain, and Austria
in casks, six cents per gallon; on all other
wines of France, Spain, Austia, Germany, and
the Mediterranean, in casks, eight cents per
gallon on French wines in bottles and cases,
thirty-five cents per gallon; on wines OF all
other countries in casks, fifteen cents per GAL
Ion, and in bottles fifty cents per gallon; on
vinegar five cents per gallon.
Tenth. On all manufactures ofsilk. known
as piece goods,one dollar and eighty perPound,
and fifteen per centum ad valorem and on all
other manufactures of silk, or of which silk is
a component part, not otherwise provided for,
thirty per centum ad valorem, excepting sew
inc silk. which shall be forty per centum. and