The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-18
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F. -'furtff 1911.
Tle layjG hill was reported from,
bthd Sehstel Eibaiicel Co1hnittoe Ftig
day evening Just before the adjourn
ment. II goes to the bottom of the
whole subject--repeals all existing
tariff laws and lays tariff anew on
| all articles on import. This is in
accois,ance ~iaiathe's reeomlheh,h.
ton of Commissioner Wells.
The bill Is framed like that repor.
ted by Mr. Wells, and iin' many re
spects adopts its recommended rates
'rile-I Com niiuee.oohc clu in lis itloai
oi admitting RAW, material free at low
rates, ~ The rates .proPosed, On tea.
coffee, sugar, spices, alcohols and
wines, arc the same IA existing
rates. The House recommendation
of last session being set aside, tue,
duty or cigars is reduced from SO to
go pcr pound. The rates fixed on
wools and woolen goods are sub"
stantially in all important items as.
those agreed on by the wool growers
aud manufacturers. and adopted in
the House hill, but the classification
is that Of Mr.. Wells, which was re-
ldo,nmcnded by Castonr House ofll
cers. j. Tbn duty on pig iron and rail
road iron remains rs under existing
laws. The House classification OF
hammered iron. is adopted, though
the rates proposed are generally
lower than those of the House bills.
! The salt duties remain untouched =
The House PROV ision FOR very high
duty on all coal is set aside.o THE
free list recommended by Mr. Wells
is, substantially adopted, 1t will
probably pass soon. .I o,,,.......s b,
Among the alterations ore the fol
lowing: The committee bill provides
Tor n tariff on all sugars'hot above
No. H. duties standard, three cents
per pound; on all sugar between II
and 10, 81 cents per pound; on all
above No Is, 4 cents per pound; on
pimehta Is cents rpound. OH spir
its manufactured or distilled from
grain, &c 81 so per gallon; on cor
dials, lquors, bltters, &c, S2,40 per
gallon; byandies arc excepted from
the provision that the proviso that
liquors an additional duty oil three
cents each. lf'1 11'n.l| ..l
On cigars, cigarettes and cheroots-
of all kinds, $500 per pound. 9-I b.
Cotton and cotton manufacturer
are generally the same as in Wells
bill, except that on common webbing
tapes, gal!oons, &c, tho duty is Gt
Iper cent. nd yalorem. s-7.uI .H.'Y
, ~ In regard to wool and woolcn man
'uiacturcrs, the committee have adopt
, ed Wells classiication,r and gen
! orally the rate Of the House bill, man
c unfactures of camels' hair being in
oo... A,Tii,P thf,,lass of A I,aca goats
washed wool of first class, valued q
AZ cents per pound, exclusive OF for
eign port charges, 10 cents pc
! pound, and 10 per cent. al valoren
i additional. On alllroducts of til,
Alpaca goat, camel, DC. .of less val
ne Chan 30 cents per pound, 10 cent:
per pound and ~ per cent. ad valor
EN-, aud when over - cents pei
pound in value, l. cents per pound
On wools Sd class, the worl "un
, washed" is omitted when L. cents ol
less in value exclusive OF .port
charges, 8 cents per pound, and when
more than II cents the value, u cents
The specific duty ON woolsL of the
first class imported washed, shall bC
twicet the amount, and when secured
three times the amount required up.
on 1t when Hunwashcd! tUpon shccp
skins and goat skins, &c., 80 pei
ccntum al valoiem, and upon WOODEN
rags. shoddy, We IL oentsper pound
On woolen cloths, &c, 20 centsypel
lpoupd and % per cent. I'D, yalorem.
On blankets and woolen, and worstcd
yarns, &c, not exceeding 40 cents
Iper pound valoreln,E % cents per
Ipoun,l, and above 40 and not exceed
ing go in value, 80 cents per pound,
with an additional 80 per centuin ad
valorem on each cnse.i II.eD DiI
1aa On bunting zoe per square yard,
and 30 per cent. AL valorcm. On
women and children's dress goods,
value not Exceeding 20c per square
yard, &c per square yard, and 35rper
cent. al valorem, and valued above
2Oc per square yard, Sc per square
yard, and S5'per cent. ad valorem;
and onlall such goods weighing over
1 OF. per square yard, soc per pound, >
and 80 per cent, ad valorem, On
hosiery iOc per pound, and 80 per
cent. AL valorem. On hats and caps
of wool, ready made clothing, &c,
5Oc per pound. js-of ,alg our
Ion flax, uumanufaeturcd,i Slipper
ftm!G On Quassia. Manilla, Italian, (,
&c ,9ihemps, unmaRuiaetured, -S25
per tunggiOn all brown or bleaehed
linens, dc Sc per square yard, and 81
tper cent. all yaloreui. a.f asw anal, i
In hides and skins and leather the
changes are on raw goat, deer and
calf skins in the hair; raw sheep
skins or pelts without wool, and on
skivers and roans picked or salted,-
10 per cent adsvalorem On skivers,
tanned or colored on finished, 35 per
cent ad yalorem1adma mod sysd 4
In regard to coal the rates of
Wells' bill are retained on camel
coal and all bituminous coal coming
from any place 80 ndegreos of longi 4