Evening star., 1870-02-02
The New Tariff Bill.

The following comprises tho iivss irnpvxx NAN
prov:s;;.s cf the Hill reDortAs e the House yes
terday by Mr.. Schenck, from the Ways and
Means Committee, and made the order Of the
day for the 18th of February:
Teas Of all kinds, % cents per pound; coffee OF
All kinds, cents per pound; all substitutes for
coffee, cents; cocoa, 2 cents; cocoa leaves or
shells, cent; ground cocoa, cents; prepared
The duties on sugar are 2, 3 and cents per
pound, according to standard; mOlasSes from
sugar cane, cents per gallon; tank bottoms
syrup or concentrated mOiasses, X cents per
pound.
Pimento and pepper, cents; do. ground. 10
cents; ginger, cents; ground ginger, cents;
cinnamon and nutmegs, 20 cents; mace 25 cents:
cassia buds, ground cassia and cassia vera, 70
cents. AN other spices 20 cents; II ground, 30
cents per pound.
Wines Of an kinds, in casks, fifty cents per
gallon. Wines in bottles two dollars per dozen
on less than quart bottles; if In bottles contain
ing more than quart, IL is to pay in addition
eighty cents per gallon on the excess Sparkiinc
wines in bottles 90 per dozen for quarts, 80 per
dozen for pints; on bottles containing more than
q aquart 80 per gallon for the excess. Provided
that II liquor containing more than twenty five
per cent. Of alcohol by ThraIl's hydrometer be
entered as wine, 1t shall be forfeited. Provided
also that all packages shall contain not less than
adozen bottles, and pay an additional duty of
three cents on each bottle. No allowance will
be made for breakage except such as Is actually
a, nscertained by count Brandy and other spirits
Cordials, and articles Of that class,
s2 per gallon-all packages to contain not less
than fourteen gallons. Bay rum 80 per gallon.
Mineral or medicinal water sI5o per dozen
quart bottles; $1.50 per two dozen pints; in
casks, ten cents per gallon.
cigars, s2 per pound, subject to internal reve-
Cotton cloths, unbleached, 5 cents per square
yard; bleached, cents per square yard and 10
per cent ad valorem: colored, cents per square
Catoa aa
I'D yalorem. Cotton shirts, drawers and articles
knit or woven on frames, including corsets, 5
cents per pound and 35 per cent. ad valorem.
cent Lace shawls, &C., made by needles, As
per cent All manufacturers Of cotton not
otherwise provided for, IS per cent. ad valoren
Woois on the skin are charged with the same
duty that other woods now pay. WOOlen fan
nels, blankets, yarn, &C., 5 per cent. Wool
and belts and betting, 20 cents per pound and IS
per cent. Women and children's wool dress
goods, weighing less than four ounces per SQUARE
yard, and valued at not more than % cents Der
square yard, cents per square yard and IS per
cent ad valOrem; if valued at over 20 cents per
square ward, cents and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
A discrimination of 10 per cent. is made on gray
and uncolored goods. WOolen clothing and
Fearing apparel, except knit goods 80 cents per
pound and 40 per cent. Weddings, braids, SC,
30 cents per pound and 35 per cent. Cords, tas-
sells, buttons, &C., 60 per cent. All manufac-
tuTed articles wholly or partly of wool, not
otherwise provided for, 50 cents per pound and
IS per cent.
Aubusson and Administer carpets 50 per cent;
Saxony, Wilton and TOurnay velvet carpets, 20
cents per square yard; Brussels, Al cents; patent
and tapestry velvet, 40 cents; tapestry Brussels,
23 cents; worsted chain Venetian, three-ply, Sc.
]. cents; yarn, Venetian and twO-ply ingrain
IL cents; felt carpets and carpeting, Sc, n
cents In addition on the above So per cent ad
yaiorem Il charged, except on Aubusson and
Administer. All classes not provided for pay As
A.
Spun silk, % per cent; thrown and floss silks.
SO per cent; do. dyed or purified, 40 per cent;
SIN SILL buttons and ornaments, 80 per cent; silk
plush, ~ per cent; silk lace, 60 per cent; man
ufactures of mixed materials, silk being the
of chief value, 60 per cent; all man
of silk not otherwise provided for, 60
per cent.
Flax and hemp are charged with the same du-
ties as announced in previous communications
except that jute and other vegetable fibres are
per ponnd; gunny cloth, cents; hemp and jute
carpets, S5 per cent. ad valOrem; Eastwood mats,
10 Per cent; all manufactures OF flax not other
wise provided for, Is per cent.
IHda-rubber goods 25 per cent.
lour or meal OF oats, cent per pound; of
Wheat, Sc., cent per pound malt, 80 per cent
oranges, &c, 90 per cent; dates. &C., cents;
currants, 2H cents; raisiIIs, &C., cents; pota-
toes, Is cents per bushel; paddy, cent per
pound.
Timber, cent per cubic foot; boards. 81 per
all OtnCT sawed lumber, ~ per l.OD0:
hubs, 20 per cent. ad valorem; pickets and pail
ngs, 81 per coo feet; pine and cedar sh ngles,
" cents per 600; spruce shingles 30 cents; pine
and spruce claPboards, so per cent. ad valorem.
Cabinet furniture, &c, 10 per cent; Carriages,
30 per cent, except in actual use by emigrants
when they are free.
Lime, limestone and crude gypsum, 10 per
cent; undressed BILE, 25 per cent. and 81 Der
cubic foot; dressed marble, 80 per cent. and -
cents per superficial foot, IL not exceeding two
inches in thickness: if more than two inches in
10 cents per foot additional; all other
marble 80 per cent; sOapstOne, freestOne, sand
stone, granite, and all building stone except
marble, - per ton.
Undressea furs, 10 per cent. Umbrellas, para
sols, and sunshadeS, covered with silk, 90 per
cent; if with other material, 80 per cent. I'm
brella, &c, sticks, frames, tips, &C., 50 per
cent.
White lead, 3 cents per pound, dry: ground
~ cents Linseed oil, so cents per gallon. Lin
,eed, % cents per bushel. No drawback is al
Owed on oil cake. Burning fluid, 81 per gallon
Castor beans, 81 per bushel; sumac half cent
per pound; yarnish, 80 cents per pound and %
per cent; vinegar, 10 cents per gallon and ~
,ents per gallon for each additional one per cent
II acid; aconitia and its salts, s2 per ounce;
tfropia and its salts, 81 per ounce; bone black,
cent per pound; mercury,7 cents per pound;
sublimate, Is cents per pound; refined
,amphor, % cents per pound; chlorOfOrm, 80
rents per pound.
The following are added to the free list: Ar
sols, raw goat skins, ship timber, cubic, nitre
skeletons, sweepings Of gold and silver, tea
plants.