Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-29


The NEW TARITv on WooL.-The following
are the provisions Of the Tariff bill, just reported
by MIR. Morrill,, SO far as they refer to wool The
provisions as to manufactures Of wooens ART
adapted to these rates, and it is said that both
wool growers and manufacturers approve these
parts of the bill
That from and after the passage Of this act
in lieu Of duties now imposed by law on ar.
lioles mentioned and embraced in this section,
there shall be levied, collected and paid on
oil manufactured wool, hair Of alpaca goa,
and other like animals imported from foreign
countries duties hereinafter provided. All
woods, hair of alpaca goat and other like ami
mails as aforesaid, shall be divided for pur-
pose Of fixing duties to be charged thereon
into three classes, to wit:
Glass l. Clothing woods, that is to say
merino, mestiza, metz or metis woods or 9TH
er woods Of merino blood, immediate or re.
mote down clothing woods and woods Of
like character, with any OF preceding, iucud-
ing such as have been heretofore usually i'm
ported into the United States from Buenos
Ayres, New Zealand. Austria. Cape Of Good
Hope, Russia, Great Britain, Canada, and
elsewhere; and also including all woods not
hereinafter described or designated in classes
two and three.
Glass 2. Combing wools that is to say,
Leicester, Cotswold. Lincolnshire, Down
combing woods, Canada long woods, or othor
long combing woods of English blood, and
usually known by the terms herein used and
also all hair Of the alpaca goat and other like
animals.
Glass 3 Carpet woods and other similar
woods, such as Donskoi, Native, South Amer
lean, CoTdova, Valparaiso, Native, Smyrna,
and including all such woods of like charac-
tor as have been heretofore usually imported
into the United States from Turkey, Greece,
Egypt, Syria and elsewhere.
For the purpose Of carrying into effect the
classification herein provided, a sufficient
number OF distinctive samples Of the various
kinds OF wool or hair embraced in each of the
three classes above named, selected and pre-
pared under the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and duly verified by him, the
standard samples being retained in the Treas
IVY Department, shah be deposited in the
Custom Houses and elsewhere, as he NAV
direct, which samples shalt be used by the
proper officers OF the customs to determine
the classes above specified, to which all i'm
ported woods belong. And upon woods Of the
first class, tho value whereof at the last port
or place whence exported to the United
States, excluding charges IN such port, shall
be ihif' two cents or less per pound, the
duty shall be 10 cents per pound, and in
addition thereto 10 per cent. Ad valorem -
Upon woods of the same class, the value where
OF at the last port or place whence exported
TO the United States, excluding charges in
such port, shall exceed thirty-two cents per
pound, the dusy shall be twelve cents per
pound, and in addit IN thereto ten per cent
UNI ad yalorem. Upon woods Of the second
class and upon all hair Of the alpaca, 6oat and
other like animals, the value whereof at the
last Port or place whence exported to the
United States, excluding charges in such
por,, shall be thirty-two cents OF less per
pound, the duty shall be ten cents per pound,
and in addition thereto ten per centum ad
vslorem. Upon woods OF the same class, the
value whereof at the last port or place whence
exported to the United States, excluding
charges 10 such port. shall exceed thrty-two
cents per pound, the dsty shall be twelve
cents per pound, aud in addition thereto ten
per eenIum Ad yalorem. Upon woods of the
third class, the value whereof at The last port
whence exported into the United States, ex.
clading charges in such port. shall be
twelve cents 81 less per pound the du-