The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-27
THE NEW TARIFF ACT.

h3xccmcms ~ D~sm uSuecs On Al A0omumcu1
Exeevt thsse Of Tea and Csdce-
esmm6toe or Conference 90
thesc Articles,
&C., &C., &C.
wssmseros, Feb. rs, 1861.
The following ia the TariG bill passed by botLf
houses Of Congress Tue tea aud coffee amendment Is
she subject Of conference between both houses
AN ACT
Provide ior the pay tent Of Outstanding rto..
On ,@o 70 aa a@ oar % regulate and x The
Be 3, se aea i by ass ssns,g sss
i sssss OF Inc United States Of ,-o..ot,.
DATED States be- aad be- America "a
AZ any time within twelve .esient q me
70 borrow. eby Is, aa .ta nas
age Of sn sum not excss months SAT- from Of a aSg n pas
.nueh thereon es' ,ag ten mlliDas o. dollars, OF 50
rs,ovc s~rv:ce "a MS opu,on exsenciss OF tho
ii ayproprv LAY require to be appei 70 she pymsat
suYy No. oy law, anu me paaaoe % IVA
xs; ga nov outslan ing aud 90 other purposes, Ia
..ion TO The money resei'ei, ol on mr. s,sns s
provided thai snpulatlen o. consract snIA
be made prevent the United Staes II I'm Iein
this ACT at any time after the expiration OF years
from the nrstu sy q July nexs by tho uaned States
pr Dlned Al the sect of soyernmeni OF their
readiness do ana no Contract shall be made 70 pre-
expiration Of .~enty years from the said hfs Jay OF
July next without aotice.
shall be issued FOR the amount so borrowed,
bearing interest not exceeding sx per centam
be. and "a hereby, authorized, with ths consent
the President cause certificates OF stock 70 30 pre-
pared which shall signed by the Register ana sealed
with Tho seal OF the etsury Department lor the
favor Of the patVes lending the same, or
,ne cooks OF The treasury under such may
be established by the secretary Of the Treasury pro-
vided no certificate snau be issued for less sum
than enc Thousand dollars provided ALSO that when
required the secretary OF tne Treasury may cause
ATTAINED to ccrtlcases issued under this act aud any
certcue with such coupons Of interest attached may
stead Of being transferred on the treasury
Soc. further enacted, That before aw trding
any Of said oa the sscros o. inc 80 as
sar,ed in two OF the public newspapers u the city OF
anu n one q , %sre puo notice e sa ed
proposals much OF said loan AZ required VIII DC
received until certain day. to be speeaed IN sucn no
not less tnan thirty days from its fret Insertion IN
Washington newspapers and such notice shall state the
amount of the loan, at what periods the money shall be
paid, IL by instruments, and at what places. Sach
scaled prop sas shall be opened on the day
. appointed IN the notice, in the presence Of such
persons may choose 70 attend, and the proposals
ee,aot by the reary OF the Treasury, who shall
cept the most favorable ofered by responsible bidders
stock And the said Secretary shall report to
Congress-, az the OF the next session,
the amount OF money borrowed under this act, aud
OF whom and what terms shall have beea obtained
with an abstract or brief all proposals
submitted the same, distinguishing between those
accepted those rejected with detailed statement Of
the expense of making such 10 AS provided, that
stock shall be disposed Of at less than rs par value and
providei further, that part Of the loan hereby
thorzee sha be applied to the service OF the present
&scai yesr.
Sec S. And be it further enacted That from and after
the first Gay OF April Donin eighteen hundred aad
sxtyune in lieu Of the duties heretofore IMPOSED ~ law
on the articles hereinafter mentioned, add 81 n
may be exempt from duty there stall be levied, col
lcted and paio the goods wares and merchandise here
In enumerated provided for imported from foreign
Is
On raw sugar commonly c.-.ad muscovado or brown
sugar not advanced sond t,ic state by cayn
other process; and OF sugar or OF sugar Gaze,
and concentrated IoL sos or concentrated mcEdo ala
on white and clay ed sugars, when advaoced be
yond the state by chying or otacr pro-
puno an refined sugars whether loaf, lump crashed
putverizcd two cents per p'1La On sugars after being
renaed when they tnctufed colorei 10 any way
auteratec, anu sugar candy! four cents per pesnd,
PROVE Cd TIA, all syruls OF sugar OF Of sugar Gaze, IL
centra,ed mosss or mado entered under the name o.
moas ses Gthtr name than syrup o. sugar OF
sugar cane, concentrate n3lsses, or concentrated one
aoo shall be hab!e 20 forfeiture 10 IN taissi eIas o
mo Ia ses two cents per ga lon confectionery Of all
kinds not otherwise provided Tor, tAty per cehtam I'd
yal.fem.
tn GA, ana yelr aforesaid shau De levied collected
sua pad the nporlltiln u the Articles h9ei44fter
mentioned the fonVslng duties, that Is - say
FIST on LFaAGy, fUr IL proc; uonlr per rijn,
on other spSus manufactured OF distilled from gram,
Svr nIst proof forty per gaioa; On spirits from
other materials Tor INST proof forty pee giou
cordials ana liquors 81 al KINDS, hiV cents
gallOn,
ana other similar sp ieous hcvesag mob po
yidcd for fty per gaon on bay rum, twenty i've
ceuts per gallon; poyiaeI, mat the duty up brandy
spirits iii her spurious beverages herein enlm3
eha be colcsed upon thc oas!s OF cst proof aa
=, "a p,opvQ Iof nny greater strength ihtn the strength
az fret proof; pro"'dedi lhlt al lnnAons o. brandy
or suirlts or Of auy Of tue Saes aHg ~ @oes ai
ported by any nais whetev.r, sha bc suoect 81 tue
duty PROVIDED oI the genuine aItc which i Il ntendei
70 represent poyiei further, hat ofaadesj OF otncr
spirituous liquors may Imported bottles whan the
package shall contain not lees than oae d,zsni aad III
bottles shall pay araIe duty. according TO the
reiaplsbed by this aci, Yngibef Containing wiaes
pranurr, or other spiTituous Liquors, subject u
duty hereiubefore mentioned; on a'e, Phtef AMI
beer In bottles. twenty i've cents per gallon;
otnerwise bottles, fifteen cents per gaiioa,
On all sprtuous liquors not enumerated, thftytec aal
nn, INN per ccntum vi yiorem second on segirs o.
ali kinds VALUED al nve dollars 70. ii,
twenty per pound; oyer hye dollars and not over
sem iory cents per pound ana over leu aoafs SIM.
Va valfeIn; snun, ten cents per pound on unmlnl
featured IN oaf twenty-five per centan ~ yao
rem on all other Manufactured OF uananlidctured 20
pscoo, thirty per eebtam ga yaofcm
sec. Z. And be 1t further enacted, That fron
ss sa Sed INC coesd saa p on p sas
poration Of the articles hereinafter moatJned
che Following ddtes, that i TO sal Fiction bar iron
rolled hammered, Composing Oats, not less than QUE
inch than seven lnchcs Vide less tnaa
qlSter Of iach ID twa inches Tuck nds
not less than onhan inch or more thaa tour noacs
IN diameter and squares than half incn
tbsa four inches square hiicen dollars re- tn
provided, that all III slabs, blooms lcoss " Oto.
terms Than bare, aud mfe iSan.ei
than pig ron, except castines snail be rated as ron
in bare, AMI pay a duty accordingly; AID proy!dea
further that the above ron snal pay less rat
OF duty than tweniy per cenum IA yaofcm, on all iron
imported bars or railroads isiinei panes, male Y,
patterns ana lifted 10 be lad Gown upon sucn IIads of
planes without further aud not excsci.ns
SIX me hes high, twelve dollars Ter ton uJer pate
wtp, iwepy dollars per ton; wis, drawn and
6uwhed, not than fourth Of inrh diane
ter nor Iens number sixteen "a 4ye, sercaty
por hundred pounds, and Mecca per csnta
All vsioI.tn; nJH4bct slx.ecn anu
twenty -fys wire glls, one dollar atty pc
hanare- pounls, and IN nj fit0n fifteen ger oatln
al valorc n nner than numbcr tGenty
gauge, doll rs per hundred p1au 4, an
ma adcton fifteen per centnm ad va0rsm, al d.
ecriptions u rlei lanmeced Jn, u5t oticrs
ylded Tor, twenty dollars per tOn. Ssconiun rJa in
pays ak dollars per ton vcsse iron. nM uther
provided Ior, AM Oh "a oaa, al ~ an bGiErs
irons and stove pites oae cont psr pSauii %
east non steam. gas water pipe, NY cent? pc