New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-21
THE REDUCTION OF TAAES.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSE TAI
AND TARIFF BILL.


AND TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The following are
the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee of
Finance to the House bill for the reduction Of taxation
and for other purposes
They strike out the first eleven sections Of the bill,
being all those which provide for the retention OF va
riOus special taxes, including the tax on bankers ree-
ers dealers in tobacco, lotteries passports &c and In
whatsoever from and after May l, 1871 with the excep
ton of the special tax brewers and the tax on dis
vdes for the repeal after the LIST of next October
of the several taxes sales imposed by existing laws
tax on sales of leaf tobacco, manufactured to-
baccO, snuff foreign and domestic cigars, distilled
spirits, and wines. 1t also repeats the taxes articles
named in Schedule :" the special taxes on boats,
and gross receipts said repeal to take effect the LIST
Of next October. The Committee also propose 70 strike
all the sections Of the House bill relating 10 stamps,
thereby leaving in full force the provisions Of the exist
ing laws relating TO stamp taxes with the exception
that the stamp prOmssOry notes for less sum
than 500; and receipts for any SUN OF money ana
canned and preserved fish, are to be repealed rom
and after the LIST of next OctOber and no stamp sha he
required upon the transfer assignment Oh mortgage
except sale thereof, or when transferred as col
The bin fixes the schedule of estates to be allowed pur
chasers of proprietary stamps having their own dies ana
designs, and provides also that matches, cigar nghts,
and tapers, may be removed from the pace
of manufacture without payment OF TAX OF aiming
stamps thereto under such regulations as the Depart
The sections of the House bill relating to the income
not altered in any material particulars except
that the clause Is stricken out which limited the deduc
ON
therefore, remains fixed by the House at per cent
with exemption OF 900.
visions OF the House bill regulating manufacturing gas
coal and bridge companies TO pay C'x on dVluehs nC
leave the other provisions relating 10 corporations uh-
altered
sodate two or more Collection Districts, retaining one
Collector and Assessor for the same IN his
Judgment such consolidation can be Effected without
detrment TO the public interest.
The provisions of the House bill in regard TO tariff du-
ties are changed in the following particulars:
The relating to duties chccory other sub
sttutes for coffee ali kinds spirits all kinds of Wines
brandies and cordals, manufactures of cotton flax and
hemp, nickel, German silver, aluminium watch cases
watch movements thermometers, oranges, lemons, pine
apples grapes prunes plums, printed books, book mat
pamphlets furs Oil seeds and oils made from them
and unprepared opium are stricken out - -.
The clauses relating to all kinds OF sugar are also
stricken out and in their stead the following are sus
tuted: On all sugars not above No Dutch standard III
color and all syrups OF sugarcane, meada eoncen
trated melada, concentrated molasses r. cents per
pound. On sugars above No. and not above NO. ~
Dutch Standard cents per pound between NOS 10 ana
49, q cents per pound between Nos Is ana TO- q cents
DOund between Nos. 10 and 30, cents per pound
On sugars above Dutch Standard and all refined
loaf, lump crushed powdered and graduated sugars,
The duty on nloasses from sugarcane remains fixed
Russia and other hemp unmanufactured, is fixed at S25
per The duty Oh ute butts is changed nom slO 10 20
20 per cent ad yaorem. The duty on all animal OILS Is
changed from 20 cents per gallon to 20 per cent AL
valOrem. The rate ON prepared opium Is lo"ereu no
The rates Of duty teas coffee, pig iron, scrap iron,
Gliding the proyso relating Bessemer steel but the
following proviso is nse rted; Provided that round IRON
whether coated with metal not and all description of
iron wire, and wire of which non Is component part,
rs iron wire bright coppered or timed and provided
further that the steel commercially known crinoine
crossed aud heated steel wire, shall pay uuy W the
rate of per pound with 10 per cent al yaloreI
The following clauses added by the Senate Com
mttee imposing rates OF duty: On Ditu-
mnous coal shale, cents un of 224o pounds;
on baggng other manufactures not otherwise
f,lotf Ia
Is supplied composed wholly in part OF hemp Jute,
fax, gny coth II valued at less than 10 cent? per
square yard two per pound and valued at more
than 10 per square yard three cent? per pound on
coret manufactured cloth worn or made in patterns
of such SIZE shape and form or cut III such manner
az to be 1T for corsets, when valued at $40
per dozen or less, 50 per dozen; when vailed NJ
SO per Dozen IS per cent AL yaOrem on eyees or
every description, cents per 1000; on ultramarlne
per pound rough unfinished grndstoncs 81 SO
monumental stone, except marble, 81 tun; on sawed
dressed polished marble slabs and marble paving tiles
exceeding two inches in thickness, and, If thicker not
exceeding six inches 10 cents per foot on hair CLOTH 40
cents per square yard crnOne hair coth 80 per cent
ad yaorem iron hair pins SO per cent All vaoIem on
silk buttons, so per cent adj vaorcm.
The bill provides that for two years from the time OF III
passage machinery designed only for and adapted to be
used for steam towage on canals and not now msnafac
State by any person duly authorized by the Legsa
ture of any State, free OF duty.
House bill are stricken out by the Senate Committee
0xale acid spphurc acid antimony books nm maps an n
of which no editions printed the United States
oa& bark crude sulphur, and rough diamonds A.. rar,c
are TO take effect is de gnaed October 1870, Instead
Of Dseem n 81 as lked by tue . HsHse:
4Hi BET (rteT ea,et TIA, a. goO wares, A.; Ard
% % . u sS1 ss S s On al S. ~ s' .
be end dr.w.st q the isTsnse ssse,n the ,acos o
would saJsct the imported resptvey hsr thai
THE LATE ALBERT d. RICHARDSON'S ESTATE.