The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-24
SENATOR SIMMONS, TARIFF BILL

Tho following IA Senator simmons Tariff b agreed upon
at Informal meeting Of the Senate Committee
FINANCE
A MODIFY DUTIES UPoS IMPORTS
AND FOR oIAxa PURPOSES,
That from and after tho passage Of this act In lieu Of
the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles
herein enumerated md such may now be exempt
from duty, there shall DO levied collected and paid
the goods, ana merchandise herein enumerated aud
provided for, imported from foreign countries the follow
Ing duties an rates Of duty that to on raw
commonly called brown sugar not advanced
twelve Dutch standard by bayng other process
and syrup Of sugar, or Of sugar cane, and on
concentrated moasscs, or on concentrated melado one
and onea cent? psr pound on white ans claysd sugar
when advanced beyond the raw state by other
process aud not yet refined two cents per pound
Auod sugar whether LOAF lump puverized four cents
per pound; sugars after being refined when they are
tinctured coored anywise aduteraed and sugar
candy, cents per pound mosses four cents per
gallon; on tea ten cents per pound on coffee three cents
per pound
SIC g. That In addition the duties now imposed by
Law goods and merchandise and all goods no.
herein otherwise provided for hereafter imported from
foreign countries there shall be levied collected and paid
a daty Of ten per centum, al vator,m, TO in
imposed, well those subject TO exempt
tom duty by former laws. Provided however, that
10 al cases where the exhibiting specific other duties
cr both combined on article together with the addi
OF ten per centum ad valorem shall amount to duty
of than fifty per centum the value thereof the
per i'm osed shall no added except upon
tho articles of brandy and spirits distilled from grain
other materials, or other spruous beverages. Indigo
and ground madden shall be admitted entry upon the
payp,rnt Of duty OF ave per centn ad valorem; and
that diamonds and other precious Stones when set in
gold, silver other metal and wool manufactured,
the value VI which the place Of expectation shall be
eighteen cents per pound or under, shall be subject
TO duty OF and half per centum ad valorsm.
steel of all kinds and copper ore shall pay
additional duty Ut five per centum al vacreM. Aud
further that the President Of tho United States
be- aud he Is hereby authorized by proclamation to
pend The operation Of the provisions Of this section of this
act, such time and whichever ia his judgment the
condition OF the Treasury aud the public interest viii jus
NY 1t.
payment Of outstanding Treasury notes to authorize
ioan regulate md FIX the duties imports for
other purposes approved the I'd day OF March 1861 no
aud the same hereby altered and corrected as follows,
that 10 ssyIn section clapse l. the specific duties
therein imposed brandy spirits distilled from grain or
other and other sprituouB beverages shall be
posed and collected upon all Of said liquors II Of t
proof Of less strength than first proof and when Of
greater strength than st proof said act provided
In section seven, clause nth, the words, On
washed plated and all other OF any other
metal shall be stricken out and the woFds "0n
Of any other metal than irou," shall be inserted. In
thirteen the third clause shall be stricken ont and
In lieu thereof the following words shall DC on
all defines known az cashmere muslin OF beaee delanes
composed wholly in part OF worsted gray uncoiored
and on adj gray goods OF similar description twenty Ave
per cenufu ad valort M bunting and on all stained
coored or printed goods the above description and on
all other manufactures made wholly part OF worsted
not otherwise provided for, thirty per cen,um ad
laren 10 clause second, after the word auufscturer
the words except hosiery shall be inserted In section
fourteen clause nst insert the words ad vaolrem " after
words jute goods fifteen per ccutum," shall bo
stricken OUT and the words on jute yarns per cen
tum," inserted. In section before the word
yarns IN said section, the word hemp," shall be in
serted Also after the word "shrtipg, the words ''of
fax or hemp" shall be inserted. In section nineteen,
the words occupations Of glass paste not set intended
tor use by jewellers shall be stricken out In section
twenty i~o tho words composition of glass paste
when set, shall be stricken out
Sec From and after the day this act takes effect,
the importation OF tho articles hereinafter mentioned and
embraced IN THIS section, shall be exempted from duty;
that Ia 10 say-a!l books mlps charts mathematical and
nautical osrumen,s philosophical and all other
articles whichever imported for tho use Of the United
States articles N crude state used Ia dyeiug or tanning
hot otherwise provided for berries nuts towers papts
AMI vegetables, used exclusively dycing or composug
dyes bat article shat DO c!assed As such that has I'M
der gone any manufacture Bsmqth bitter arpes burnt
bone Dust Brazil wood, Brazeto AMI all o,hif Iyewools
IN stcka books maps ard charts imported by authority
OF The Jort Library Committee Couercrs for Inc use Of
The library D. Congress. Provided tha, Ii IN auy cs,o
contract sha have been made With any bookseer ,n,
porter or other person, for books maps OF charts in
"hcb contract the bookseller, importer otcf person
aforesaid shall have paid the duty, or Included
the duty IN said contract in such case ibe
tvef coins gold, silver and copper; copper when i'm
ported for the United states Mlt FISH, fresl caught, for
daily consumpton goois, wares aud morchandlse, the
growth production or manufacture Of the United states
r%pcI 10 any foreign country and brOught back TO the
United 'ai's ~ Tic same condition IS when exported
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