The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-27

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bone tips and teeth, Tortoise and other shells
manufactured manufactured.
| Ivory, unmanu factured. Turnerc.
Ivory nuts, or vegetable Waste, or sh0ddy.
| ivory. Weld.
| Kermcs. Zinc, speiter or teutenerus
| Lac dye. unmanufsctured, and not
Hastings suitable Tor shoes other wise provided for
Tho above Ii the schedule Of the Tariff act Of
1885, and the reduction on every article authorized
by the amendment to that act Ia seen at once. The
amendment makes some important alterations in
the schedule, by which the duties on certain arti
cles have been reduced more than appears in the
new classification Of per cents The transfer OF
certain articles from higher to lower schedule
viii materially reduce the per cent duty the extent
OF which appears in the above classification. We
annex the dment to the Tariff act Of 1916, as
it pssstd the House, believing that the Senate will
ado pit II, and that it viii become law at the ap
pointed time =
BILL REDUCING THE DUTIES IMPORTS, AND OTHER
Pc enacted by the Senate and House OF Representa-
tves Of the United States OF America Ia Congress
embled, That and after the arst day Of July, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty6vs, there shall be
reduction OF twenty centum the rates OF duty i'm
POSED by the act entitled An act reducing the duty
eight hundred and sor.y sI on the sooss
wares, and merchandise, imported from foreign coua
Pc J. @, and II and aiso those provided for in the
third section Of said act except hsrenafter provided
8 J 3 3 & + 6 I r!..
Sec, 2 And be II further enacted, That the manuac
lures and article, Of sk, or OF which silk shah be
component material not otherwise provved for shall bs
transferred to schedule O. that the manufactures aud
articles Of fax Of which fax shall be componen t
material not otherwise provided for and blankets all
kinds, shall be transferred to schedule d; that wool
manufactured shall be transferred to schedule q that
fax anufactured, silk raw with without the gum,
imported in the condition in which 1t comes from the
cocoon, not being doubled twisted advanced In
praS
and other vegetable substances anufactured not
other wise provided lac Spirits lac sulphur lamp black
harge, Prusssn blue articles not In crude state used
In dyeing or tanning, not otherwise provided for brm
stone, crude in bulk creamo tartar extracts OF indigo
extracts and deco0ns OF logwood and other woods
not otherwise provided for extract OF maddar bsrila,
cudbesr bleaching powder chloride Of lime indigo,
cochnea woad pastel acids, acetic benzoic, bora
Gle citric muratc white and yellow nitric oxac by.
roaneous and tartarc and all other acids Of every de-
scrpton used for chemical, medcnal manufacturing
| schedule H.
Aud that salt Of all kinds berries, nuts, flowers,
plants and vegetables, used exclusively in dyeing
composing dyes, but article shall be classed such
that has undergone any manufacturer Brazil wood, bra
zlett0 and other dyewoods in sticks burr stones,
wrought or unwrough codilla, or tow Of hemp fax
fruits and vegetables green rpe not otherwise pro-
Weed for Seeds and all other seed, for sgricu
tural Horticultural medicinal, and nufacturing pur.
poses, rot otherwise provided for boiling cloths mad
der root, nader ground prepared animals OF all
kinds, be transferred to schedule l.
Sec. g. And be II further enacted That on aud after
the first day Of July, thousand eight hundred and
fifty fve there shall be levied collected aud paid all
goods, wares and merchan dse, mentioned Ia schedule
imported from foreign countries in ships vessels not
OF the United States, duty Of ten per centum ad vao
rem and addition of ten per centum shall be made
to the rates Of duty imposed BY this act in respect TO All
merchandise not ntoned in schedule which shall be
imported from foreign countries and after the first
day Of July aforesaid in ships vessels not OF the
per ntum ad valorem the addition Of ten per
tum to the rates OF duty aforesaid shall be imposed
any goods, wares snd merchandise imported AM az
ter the first OF July aforesaid any ships or vessels
not of the United States entitled by treaty, by
act or acts Of Congress, to be exempt from disrim
mating duties tonnage, and other charges.
sec 4. Ind be IL further enacted, That all goods,
wares and merchAndie, which III III be imported from
the public stores the first day OF July Aforesaid shall
be subject on entry thereof for consumption, TO no
other duty than the had been imported respec
sec. s. And be il further enacted, That on the entry
and on
Collector Of the Custom At h. port OF importation and
rom b nal and asn. shs
porter consgnee or sgent OF such goods wares and
merchandise, gnleis the owner importer, consgnee or
with such decision setting forth therein distinctly and
specifically his grounds Of objection thereto and shall
within thirty days after the date of such decision ap
pstherefrom to the Secretary OF the Treasury whose
ard the said goods wares and msrchandise shall be
liable to duty or exempted thsrtfrom accordingly, any
act o. cInere,. 70 u. contrary notwtnssnang unless
cision for any duties that may have been paid, may
thereafter be paid, said goods within thirty days
after the duties shall have been paid whore such
goods shall be In bond.
Sec Q. And be II further enacted That and after
the first day Of July aforesaid all provisions OF existing
laws which Impose other rates OF duty imports than
are imposed by this act, which exemp, from duty i'm
ports not exempted from duty by th. act shall be in
operative and void.
The third section DOES no, amount TO much, aud
it ia to be hoped the Senate will either modify or
remove IL altogether. The last would be decidedly
The best. Every nation engaged in the carrying
trade TO any extent has such treaty With our gov
erpment viii spLul the provisions Of the section
referred to. The secord section In all It's parts Is
acceptable, and il a decided improvement on the
old act II win be that nearly all articles en-
ployed in dyeing, all drugs raw aax, silk and wool,
are transferred to lower schedule. The speedy aud
simple manner in which this desirable apd import.
ant change In the tariff has been brought about Is
highly conmcrdab'e. The only Objectionable fsa.
tuTe s the lacking Of it to another bill to make ss
Of riding TO carry ii through; but as it could not
have been carried In any other way, We must let the
end justify the means. had the tariff been brousht
up upon its own merS, there would not have been
the slightest possibility Of even the most moderate
modification. As II Is, the entire act Of 1916 has
been changed. The duty on every article named
has been reduced, and the principle OF free trade
more firmly established than its most sauguine al
vocates could have anti ipased. The manufacturing
interest has been mate tally aided by the reduction
Of duties On many articles used In ther business,
and We cannot discover that any branch u
industry is likely to be injured in the least
by the changes. The reduction on the great bulk
Of du'isbe imports Is only about six per cent The
reduction from loo per csnt TO 50 per cent only
attic spirits; and as the Pfohibitory Liquor lay
has recently been psssed 10 several States, the
reduction In duties Is not likely to increase the
consumption much.
The most important point At issue In this matter
Is the eject on the revenue and on the extent Of