The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-14
Il III E n e w E II A
From the Washington Times.
THE TARIFF BILL.


The new tariff BILL prepared by Mr. Walker,
which is now before The Committee of Ways and
Means, is exciting much interest, and every bus
mess man is anxious To see il. gentleman of
| this city, connected with the Custom House. who
has prepared a synopsis of the bill for his own
use. has kindly allowed us to copy it for the
Ledger.
ARTICLES FREE OF DUTY
All goods, wares, merchandise, the growth.
&C., of the United States, exported and returned
Argol, or crude tartar, adhesive felts
All dye-woods in sticks, animals for breed. Bra
I'll wood, cotton, woods, coins, copper for the u .
S. Mint.
Crude birthstone copper fourteen by forty-eigh,
inches. Sc. (sheathing) gold and silver bullion,
guano.
Household effects, old, and in use of persons or
families immigrating, if used by them, and not
intended for any other person, or for SALE wear.
ing apparel in actual use, and other personal eff
fects, not merchandise professional books instru-
ments, implements and tools of trade, occupation
or employment of persons.
Ivory, manufactured, madder-root. oakum
Sc.
Pearl, mother of, plaster of Paris, not ground
Platlna, manufactured, old junk.
Paintings and statuary of American artists
abroad.
The personal effects and household of citizens
of the United States dying abroad
- Salt, silver bullion.
Specimens of natural history, minerolooy and
botany. cabinets of coin, medals, and other collec
lions of antiquities anatomical preparations, mod
els of machinery and other inventions, Sc
Sheathng metal and copper.
Tea and coffee imported direct from the place
of their growth or production, in American YES
sells, or In foreign vessels entitled by treaty. SC.
or Java coffee Imported in The same manner from
Holland and the Netherlands.
Whale and other fish oils, and other articles
the produce of American fisheries
Vegetables and nuts, &C., used for dying, SC.
FIVE PER CENT.
Copper, ore, old, pigs and bars Of
Bark Acomoque. burr stones
Brass In pigs and bars, and old bananas
Bell metal. old. not perfect, sc.
Chalk, clay unwTought, cocoa nuts
FlInts, grlndstones, gum substitute
Gums, Senegal, Arabic, Tragacanth.
Kermes, lac dye. lac spirits
Nader ground, nickel, pumpkins.
Pewter old, Plantains
Stones paving, seed lac, spelter
Starch burnt. shellac, shaddock
Saffron and cake, salilower, sumac
lin, In pigs, bars and clocks tumerc
Ieuienagul manufactured, weld, yarns
Zinc, unmanulactuTed
TEN PER CENT.
Baria, Persian or blue berries.
Composition of glass or paste, not set
Canoes real or imitation, cOchneal
Cork tree bark manufactured cudbear
Cream of tartar, furs not dressed on the skin.
blankets under rs cents
Gunny cloths, grease, marrow &C.
Hides, dried, Sc. indigo
India rubber, manufactured japan earth, terra
japonlca.
Keld, mosacs, real or imitation, lime.
Natron, nitre, crude or refined, nux vomica.
Palm oil, pastel. (wood) palm leaf,
Plaster OF Paris, ground, quicksilver
Rape seed, linseed and hemp seed
Rags, rattans, reeds shoOddy.
Soap stuff and Stocks soda ash
Tin in plates and sheets
Iallow, waste watches and parts.
Watch materials excep. glasses
Diamonds, &c, not set and limitations.
TWENTY PER CENT
Ale, beer and porter, arsenic, alum.
Amber, ambergis, ammonia.
Acids, suIphuric, benzoic, citric, pyrOligneous,
tartarlc, boralc, white and yellow muralic acct
ic, acetOus.
Arrow root, anniseed, annato, (rocoa)
Anthony, aloes, animal carbon
Asaietlda, bronze liquor, bricks
Butter, baryes, (sulphate of borax.
DO"0o onu OOHe tIiPeS, DeeSWa&, blankets cost.
ing over rs cts.
Boards, planks, Sc, sawed, pearl barley.
Banks not enumerated, bulbs, burgundy pitch.
Bitumen crude, bOncho leaves.
Books, phamphlets, &C., Of all kinds printed
Blank books Of all kinds, bsmuth.
Bitter apples, Brazil paste, berries not enume-
rated
Blue Prussau.
Buttons and button moulds, beef, bacon.
Beans, barley
COrdsge, yarn, Irvine seines, &c.
Cotton manufacturer Of, not embroidered laces
&c.
Curled hair, codlla, coir, copperas.
ChrOnometers, chromate Of lead
Copper in rods, sheets, braziers, &c.
Cedar, mahogany, &C., cocoa shells.
Copper, sulphale Of blue vitron
Chloride Of Lime, chalk, red and French
Chocolate, casOrums, cassia buds.
Cassada, cobalt, cantharides, cubebs
COculus indcus, Dutch metal.
Drugs, medicinal, crude, dried pulp.
Dragons blood, engravngs, emory.
Ebony unmanulactured, extracts of lockwood
&c.