Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-02-27
BIN to reduce the Tarin ON Imports.

The following is copy of the bill to reduce
the tariff on imports, passed in the House Of
Representatives
BE it further enacted, That on and after the
first day of July, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-fve, there shall be reduction of
twenty per centum on the rates of duty i'm
posed by the act entitled "An act reducing the
duty on imports, and for other purposes APP
proved July thirtieth, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-six, on the goods, wares and
merchandise imported from foreign countries,
enumerated and provided for in the schedules
A, b, G, ID, L, L, G, and ii, and also those pro-
vded for in the third section of said act, except
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. And be it further enacted, That the
following named articles embraced in the
schedule ID, Of the said act of July 81, 1916, be
and they are hereby transferred to schedule G,
to wit Manufactures and article Of silk, or OF
which silk shall be component material, that
the manufactures and articles Of flax, or OF
which flax shall be a component material, and
blankets of all kinds embraced in schedule E,
OF the said act of 3lst July, 1916, be transfer
red to schedule D.; that wool, unmanufactured,
shall be transferred to schedule G /; that fax
manufactured, silk raw, with or without the
gum, not being doubled, twisted, or advanced
In manufactures in any way; butte, MANILA,
and sisal grass, coir, and other vegetable sub
stances, manufactured, not otherwise provided
for; lac spirits, lac sulphur, lamp-black, Prus-
sian blue; articles not in a crude state used in
dyeing or tanning, not otherwise provided for
birthstone, crude, in bulk; cream-of-tartar; ex-
tract Of indigo india-rubber in bottles; slabs
or sheets manufactured extract of madden,
barilla, cudbear, bleaching powder or chloride
of lime, indigo, cochineal, wood or pastal
acids acetic, benzoic, boracic, citric, muriatic,
white and yellow, nitric, oxalc, pyroligneous
and tartaric, and oil other acids used for
chemical, medicinal, or manufacturing purposes
not otherwise provided for, be transferred to
schedule Fl. And that salt, berries, nuts
| flowers, plants, and vegetables used exclusively
in dyeing or in composing dyes but no article
shall be classed as such that has undergone
any manufacture; Brazil wood, brazilletto, and
all other dyewoods in sticks; burr stones
! wrought or unwrought; codilla, or tow of hemd
or flax; fruits and vegetables, green or ripe
not otherwise provided for; garden seeds and
all other seeds for agricultural, horticultural
| medicinal, and manufacturing purposes, mo-
otherwise provided for boiling cloths; mad
der-root, madden, ground or prepared ice
animals of all kinds, be transferred to schedule
| /.
SEC. And be it further enacted, That al
| goods, wares, and merchandise which shall BIZ
imported from foreign countries, after the pass
age of this act, and be in public stores on thu
first day of July aforesaid, shall be subject OF
entry thereof for consumption, to no other duty
than if the same had been imported respectively
after that day.
The remaining portion of the bill directs
the mode of proceeding in case Of dissatisfac
ton with the decision of the collector, and tn,
time for bringing suit after the decision Of til,
Secretary Of the Treasury on an appeal. Thu
duties levied by the present tariff on th,
several classes above designated are as follows
! A, 100 per cent; B, 40; c, 80; d, 25; Z, 20
F, Is; 9, 10; II, 8; ], free.