Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-26

on wrought-iron nails or ax!etrees, or
parts thereof, mill iron and mill cranks
OF wrought-iron, or wroughtsiron for ships,
locomotives, and steam engines, or iron
chains other than chain cables. and on
malleable iron or castings, three cents
per pound on steam, gas or water tubes
or pipes made OF band or rolled iron, four
cents per pound on mill saws, cross cut
saws, and pit SAWS, eighty cents each on
tacks, b.ads, and springs, not exceeding
sixteen ounces to the thousand, four cents
per thousand exceeding sixteen ounces
to the thousand, four cents per pound /;
on taggers' iron five per. cenlum nd valo-
rem, provided that all articles partially
manufactured not otherwise provided Tor
shall pay the same rate OF duty as il who'll
ly manufactured. And pro Yided also,
Iha! no articles manufactured from steel
sheet, rod hoop, or other kinds Of iron,
shall pay less rate of duty than 10 charge.
able on the material OF which IL il CONS
posed, IN whole or in pa /, pnyinv tho
highest rate OF dIty either by weight or
value, and duty OF Is per centum ad va.
loren on the cost OF the article ADDED
thereto, On all old or scrap iron eight
dollars Fer ton, provided that nothing
snail be deemed old iron that has not
been III actual use, and tit only 10 be re-
manufactured, and all pieces of iron, ex-
cept old, OF more than SIX iLcnes IN
length, or OF sufficient length 10 bu made
mo spikes and holts, Shall be rated as
bar, bolt, rope or hoop iron. aS the case
may te, and pay duty accordingly Pro-
Vlded, also, that all vessels 1T cast iron,
ar all castings OF iron not rough, or from
;he mould, but partially manufactured
utter the casting, or with handles. rings,
hooks or other additions Of wrought.lIou,
shall pay the same rates of duty herein
IMPOSED on al. other manufactures of
wrought-iron not herein enumerated, il
that shall aGount TO mole than the duy
on castings. On muskets one dollar and
twenty-five cents per stand; rifles two
dollars each on aAes, adz 3, hatches,
| plane irons, ,ocket cLiscls, vices, drawing
knives, cutting knives, sckles, or reaping
hooks, scy yties, spades, sh0yels, squares OF
IRON or steel, plated or polished. steel
saddlery, and brass saddery. coach and
harness furniture OF all descriptions steel
yards and scale beams, and all frearms
other than muskets and rifles, and all
side arms, 80 per centum ad vulorem. On
square wire, used Tor the ma. .u.acfure of
,trelchers for umbrellas, when cut in pie.
ces not exceeding the length suitable
therefor. II per centum nd yalorem, IN
screws made of iron, called wood screws,
ten cents Fer pound, md on al other
/ screws OF iron not specified, 80 per cen
| tum al vaorem on brass screws twenty
hive cents per pound on sheet and rolled
brass duty OF ~ per centum ad valorem:
on brass battery or hammered kettles ten
cents per pound on cast, shear, and Ger
man steel, in bars, one dollar and twenty
five cents per hundred and twelve pounds:
and on all o.her steel in bars, two dol
lars per one hundred and twelve pounds
on solid headed pins and all other pack
age pins not exceeding five thousand 10
the pi ok of twe.ve papers, thirty cents
per pack and in the same proportion for
Il greater or less quantity on pound pins,
fifteen cents per pound; on sewing. tan>
bouring, darning, netting, and knitting.
and all other kinds ofneedles, duty of
20 Ier centUm ad vaorem; on common
timed, and jappaned saddlery Of all de
iscriptions, 20 per centum ad valOrem on
japanned ware fall kinds, or paper macha
and plated and gilt wares of all kinds,
and or cutlery of all kinds, and all other
manufactures not otherwise specified,
made of brass, iron, steel, lead, copper,
! pewter. or tin, or of which either Of these
metals is component part, 30 per cen.
tnm ad valorem Pro vided, that all man.
uiacturers Of iron and steel or other met
ais partly finished, shall pay the same
rates of duty as il entirely finished"
We have cited the above amendments,
offered by Mr.. Foster to show how yigi.
( liant he was, and how desirous to save the
inter ,sts OF Pennsylvania when these in
terests wore jeopafdized ty its enemies
and, although thee amendments we're de-
feated by the conl alton that was then
formed against the ,urlif of lS42, The fault
Of the defeat of that measure is not charg-
able to the account Of Mr.. f, lie placed
himself in the front rank of the defend
ers of the tariff of 1912, because ha sin.
cerely believed that the repeal of that
law would be detrimental to the best in
terests OF his State.
Such men As Mr.. Foster the people de,
light to honor. and we repeat il, tha, the
veomanry Of the Keystone State will ties.
t'fy their appreciation nf such 'ep 'ese n.
tative at thr polls in { cbtober nsXt.