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THE NEW REVENUE BILL.

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THE NEW REVENUE BILL.
We lay before our readers in the following
letter from our Washington correspondent, an
abstract Of Mr.. Secretary Walkers new Tariff
bill It was laid before the Committee of Ways
and Means on Wednesday 81 ost. Daily ADJ.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IL, 1916.
This day was transmitted TO the Committee
Of WAYS aud Means a copy Of the new Tariff
Act, as arranged under the direction of the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury aided by gentlemen con-
nected with Custom houses at New YORK, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore. From the
Boston Custom house. Messrs. B.idge, Well.
man and Gnurgas; New York, Messrs. Boz
gardas, Walden and Connolly; Philadelphia,
Messrs. Trychel and Stewart Baltimore, Mess.
RS. Young and Vckars.
The project is complete ad va'orem bill, in
accordance with the report OF the Secretary of
the Treasury, upon which great care and labor
has been bestowed. II is arranged upon new
principle, and Sd classified, by schedule, as to
be easily carried out by officers attached to the
Custom houses and, also, easily amended by
Congress, il being so simplIied, as by removing
all article from one schedule and placing it on
another, the object is attained.
1t is entitled IAN act reducing the duties on
imports and for other purposes"
Following the enacling clause the bill provides
for tile assessing OF duties at dfferen, rates in
schedules from A to Gas following citing in
many OF the leading articles, viz:
SCHEDULE AIS per cent ad raj
Brandy and other spirits, distilled from grain or
other materials.
Cordials, liquors. dc. and all other epirituous bev.
erage OF n similar character.
SCHEDULE B--30 per cent ad raj
Ready made clothing, and wearing apparel Of every
description, or whatever material composed, whether
made up or manufactured in part or whole BY the man.
ufacturer, tailor or seamstress.
All articles worn by men, women or children, Of
whatever material composed, made up IN whole OF
part by hand.
Gloves, mits, stockings, &C., and all similar art
cles made on frames, of whatever material composed
worn by men, women children
All manufactures Of cotton, wooden, worsied mo.
,ir or linen embroidered tamboured, in the loom,
or otherwise by machintry, with The needle or other
process
Stamped printed or painted floor oil cloth, furniture
cloth, and all other oil cloth Of whatever material
composed
Iron and all manufactures ofiron.
Glass and all manufactures of glass not otherwise
provided for and Of which glass shall be component
material
All manufactures of marble.
Snuff, cigars paper cigars, and all manufactures Of
tobacco.
Boots. shoes, and all manufactured from leather, or
of which leather shall be a component material, and
not otherwise provided tor.
Fur hats, caps mufis &c, and all other manufac-
lures of fur or of winch fur is component aerial.
All cabinet and household furniture and all manu-.
features Of wood not otherwise provided for.
Music and music paper, bound or unbound, fancy
note paper, and all other manufactures OF paper.
Sugar OF all kincs.
Moiasses.
Windsor, CASTLE and all other soaps.
Salad oil, and all other olive oils moi otherwise pro-
vided for.
Wines Of all kinds
| Coal.
| Wilton, Saxony Brussels and Turkey carpets.
Rasins, prunes figs md other fruits green ripe
| not other wise provided for.
SCHEDULE, C-25 per rent al rdl
! All manufactures Of wool, or Of which wool shall
| be a component material and not otherwise prov
d I'd for
All manufactures Of worsed, or of which worstcd
shall be component part, and not otherwise Provl'
ded for
| An manufactures of mohnir, or Of which mohal
shall form component part, and not otherwise provl
ded for.
the component material and not Otherwise provides
Buttons and button mouds Of all kinds.
Venetian. ingram and other carpets, no, otherwise
provided for
Fannes, bnizes bookings and floor cloth, not 9th
erwsc provided for, and OF whatever ma,erla! com
posed.
SCHEDULE D-20 per cent. ad raj.
Tarred and unarred cables and cordage.
All manufactures of hemp and fax, no: otherwis
provided for.
| All manufactures WHOLLY OF COTTON not otherwis
provided for plain printed
Wool manufactured.
Hemp, manufactured.
Jpte sisal grass, coir and other vegetable substan
ces IN. anufucued and not otherwise provided for.
Hats or bonneis for men, women or children. com
posed of straw.
Chip grass leaf-raitan, &c. &c.
Sewing silks, raw silks whether in the yarn or pu
, rified.
Feathers and feather beds.
Chinese floor mating and mats Of all kinds
Earihen, china and stone ware.
Fooiscap, letter and all other paper not otherwii
G provided for.
. Blank books, bound or unbound.
Furs dressed on the skin. IIattsrs furs, dressed
!. uadressed, not on the skin.
if Shoes composed wholly Of India rubber.
d Blankets Of all kinds not otherwise provided for.
3 PLAN, moulded or pressed glass tumblers, not c
It or printed o,.
n All articles used in dyeing, tanning and colorn
d. &c. not in a cIule state and not Otherwise provid
re for.
e. Steel, in bars, plates or sheets.
ST All printed books pamphlets, magazines perlo
to cdls and illustrated newspapers, bound or unbount
ii. Tanned sole leather. upper leather cali ana se
10 skins, tanned and dressed skivers goat skins,
of skins, lamb skins and all other skins picked, salt
n. tanned or dressed no, otherwise provided for.
t., Rose wood, satin wood, mahogany &c, unmar
ad featured.
All paints and painters OIL Gully enumerated.)
* Calomel and all other mercural preparations.
Nv All acids used for chemical or medicinal Purpos
In &c.
EN- Tobacco, unmanufactured
,or Olive oil, in casks.
IN. Oranges and lemons.
SCHEDULE L, 10 per cent ad raj,
nd Raw hides of oil kinds, whether dried or ssli
~" when in the hair.
so Undressed furs Of oil kinds when on the skin.
-. Watches and parts of watches, not otherwise p
- videdfor.
Diamonds, rubies pearls, gems and other prsc'
'ck stones, when not set
icy Rapeseed, lnseed or hempsesd.
H. Rags of whatever material.
MY indigo cochinesl, quicksilver, &c:
see Ssltpe,re, crude, refined or partially refined.
ow Soda- ash, bsrilla, kep, natiron, &c.
lon Cream tartar, pam oil, palm leaf unnanuiscsu'
al Gunny cloth.
ing Tin in plates or sheets.
ND Woolsn blsnksts the sciusl value Of which At
e' plscs whence imported shsll no, exceed seventy
w. cents ssch.