New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04
THE TAX BILL.
GEN. sCHENCK'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE-
LATINO TO THE TARIFF.

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LATINO TO THE TARIFF.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Representative Schenck
will tomorrow move an amendment to the pending bill
TO reduce taxation and for other purposes This amend
ment comprises mainly the articles of the Tariff bill
amended agreed to in Committee of the Whole on the
State OF the Union with extended free list embracing
oils, gums, acids seeds barks, dyes, BOOKS maps ana
charts specially imported in single copies and not Tor
sale, OF which editions printed in the United
States and books which have been printed and manu-
featured more than 20 years. anthracite coal, eggs M
skins OF all kinds not dressed, gIanO and other animal
manures raw goat skins, crude gutta-percha, crude
Inda-rubber, various medicines, logs and uninanuac-
tured timber and ship timber paintlngs satuafy Io,
tas ana other works OF art, the productions OF Ame
artists residing abroad and clippings ana woods
nage tax veses of citizens of the United states
peang the section IN the Internal Revenue Tax law or
1864 requiring an annual special tax To be PAID ny DOs
barges, and flats All goods wares and merchandise,
which may be in public stores or bonded warehouses on
duty upon the entry thereof than the same were III
ported respectively after that day. ~,
Among the duties proposed TO he levied are on teas OF
all kinds "a cents per pound coffee, all kinds cents per
pound chocolate, cents per pound on an raw OF Mus
coyddO sugar, cents per pound; all clarified sugar. q
per pound refined sugar stone dried in loaf lump
crushed powdered or granniated cents per pound
kinds mportedn casks SO cents per gallon wines In bot
quart and more than pint and 81 per dozen bottles
containing not more than one pint each ana VINE In DOT
adan 10 81 er dozen bottles cents per gallon on the
quantity in excess OF one quart In each b0t on cha
payne all other sparkling wine in bottles Sc per dozen
bottles, containing each not more than one quart ana
than pint, aud s. per dozen bottles, containing
not than pint, and bottles containing more
quart each shall pay in addition to &c per dozen
bottles 81 per gallon the quantity in excess OF one
quart brandy, and other spirits, manufactured or
distilled from grain, other materials, and not other
wise provided for g. per proof gallon cordials,
qnenrs, arrack, absynhe krshwasser, yeTmuth, rata
fla, and other similar spirituous beverages, or bitters
containing spirits, 81 per proof gallon.
Manufactures of blcached cotton-n unbleached, 8
per square yard II bleached cents, aud Ia add
ton 10 per ccntum al yaOrem; II colored stained,
PAINTED or printed cents with addition OF 20 per
cenum valorem woods on the skn the same rates
as on other wools the quantity and value to be ascer-
tanned such rules the secretary Of the Treasury
may prescribe. Hemp, manufactured, $40 per tun;
flax cked So and hacked, SO per tn On iron IN
pigs 81 per tun scrap iron OF every description, 70 per
tu provided nothing shall be deemed scrap iron except
waste or refuse iron That has been in actual use and ut
only 10 remanufactured. Steel railway bars cents
per pound all railway bars made In part OF Steel II
cents per pound provided the metal converted east or
made from by the Bessemer or Pneumatic process,
of description shall be classed as steel
On nickel cents per pound on alloy OF nickel with
copper and nickel oxide 30 cents pound on live
animals per centum ad valorem; on furs cut from
skin 10 per centum and dressed, 20 per cenun al
yaorem nseed haxseed, 90 cents per bushel Of &c
pounds weight, provided no drawback shall be allowed
on oil cake made from imported seed.