New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-07
THE AMENDED TARIFF BILL.

WAsUIYGTON, June 6.-The following is the
text of the amended Tariff bl which was passed by the
House of Representatives to-day, as an amendment to
the bill reducing taxation:
SECTION l. and be frther enacted That on and after
the day of December, 1880 IN ie OF the duties now
imposed by law ON the articles hereinafter ennlnetled
or nrovded for imported foreign countries, there
shall he levied collected and paid, the following duties
and rates of duties, that is TO say: o.s,. 81,
on teas OF all kinds Is cents per pound On cOnee OF
all kinds, cents per pound on ehcory snccory daGe
mored and on All substitutes coffee per pound
ON cacao cents per pound; on cocoa leaves OF
she'll cent per pound ground or prepared coffee or
cocoa cents per pound, and Chocolate cents per
pound. On all raw Mnscoyado sugar ana on all other
sugars not above No. II Dutch standard in color cents
nor uound Oh clarified sugar q cents per pound on re-
nned SUGAR soyered in loaf lump, crushed. powdered
ali sugar other than refined stoye-dried, which
has been advanced IN quarry ,anoIt 40. -
Dutch Standard I'm color, by being boiled IN vacuum
nan or stalzed in vacuum pan OF clay Ell or HqOrtd
In molds. pun gcd il ceuifitugai machines or Dy va
CUM process filtered through 9one-Dack or It's elmS
further that the Secretary OF the Treasury sla' 10y reg
atious scribe and require that samples DC taAeh ny
Inspectors 30 as 10 get true average quality, ana
that the several samples he preserved In glass bottles
and marked for future ehtincatlO ana ieierenc; anu
that the weights Of sugar imported III cdshs OF PoAes
shall be marked distinctly by The CstolliOHse WesGSr
hy scoring the figures indeilhy on eaon pchhse' vi
moasScs from sugar cane, cents per gloLi on t.hk
bottoms strap sugdr-cane JUICE, meladi concentrate
meada or concentrated nlolasscS y cents Pca poul,u
prov ded that all strip OF sugar. strap OF sugarcane
Juice, mclada, concentrated meLaHai OF Colecll ~
moasses shall he forfeited TO the United states
uiuputO,
pepIer cents per pound; ground pimento and
ON ground pepper Of all kinds, 10 cents per pound on
ginger root, cents per pound; on ginger ground D
cents per pound ON CINNAMON ana on i,l,gS,
per pound; mace, . cents per pound; on cloves
cassia and cassa vera 10 cents per pound; Oh caS'a
buds and ground cassa, 70 cents per pound on all 0tr
ucr ponnd. On wines OF all kinds imported in casks 80
cents per gallon; on wines OF all kinds Imported III
battles, and not otherwise provided Tor, 81 per
dozen bottles, containing each not more Than enc quart
and than one pint; and Il per d9zen bottles con
tbuun nj
containing more than one quart snall ei'eh pay III
addition TO 81 per dozen bodies % St h olPc per
bottle. champagne and all other spa KING wines ~
bottles Sc per dozen bottles containing each not more
than one quart and than pint ana - per dozen
bottles containing not more than one pint each ana IN
nav i'm addition a. per dozen bottles 81 per gallon on
thc quantity in OF one quart; provided thiu any
i0uGrs containing than % per centum OF alcohol,
which shall be entered under the name ot wine, sa ne
forfeited the United states; anu provided lurtrt,
that wines, brandy, and other spiriuous liquors I'M
ported in bottles shall De packed in packages containing
not less than dozen bottles In each PACKAGE ana an
such bottles shall pay additional duty of three cents
Tor each bottle no allowance shall be made for breakage
unless such brealage is actually ascertaned by cnht
and certified by Custom House appraiser; and so much
of section 50 of entitled An act to regulate the
collection of duties imports and tunnage approved
March 2 $780, provided for allowance and breakage
hereby repealed brandy and on other spirits iafac-
tured or distilled from grain or other materials ana not
tbat easb and every gauge Of wine gallon measure
ment shall he counted rs at least one proof gallon aI
the standard determining the proof OF brandy ana
other sprs and of liquors OF any kind imported,
shall be the that which is defined In the second
section of the Act imposing taxes ON distilled spirits
and tobacco and for other purposes, approved July %
1868.
On cordials HouOrs arrack absinthe, kirschwasser,
vermnth ra and other similar spirituous beverages,
or btters containing spirits and not otherwise provided
% prons LIQUORS Imported in cases ofess capacity
than IA gallons shall be forfeited TO the United states
On ali manufactures OF cotton, the quality value OF
which can he estimated based upon measurement Ill
square yards, and not otherwise provided Tor II ul,
b]earbed cents per square yard; II bleached, cents
ner square ward and in addition thereto 10 eenum
All yaoren If coOred, stained, painted, or printed III
nr, o. er cent,Im provided that il the duties
posed this section upon the manufactures vi coto
Shall amount TO less than 35 per centum ad vaore then
he duty shall be rate OF IS per centum ad vaore
On woods the skin, the same rates as on the WOODS,
the quantity and value he aScertaned under such rules
as the Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe
on fax straw IS per tun on flax including lax straw,
and Mi ax not hacked dressed $40 fun; on flax
backed known as "dresSed line $40 per tun on hemp
manufactured $40 per tun on the tow OF ax or hep
$40 per tn; Oh manila, sum, and other ike substitutes
Tor hemp not otherwise provided for, SIS per tun on
lutte ssal grass, and other vegetable hber NOT other
wise provided for in this $40 per tun; lutte butts SO
rer tnn on iron in pies 81 per tun; scrap of
description, 81 per tun provided that nothing snail I'VE
been in actual use, and is m only to be remanufacturrd
On steel railway bars u cents per pound; ana on ~,
railway made in part of steel. It cents per pound
provided that metal converted, cast or made from iron
by the Bessemer or pneumatic process oi Whatever ioi"
ON nickel 40 cents per pound alloy OF nickel with
copper and nickel oxide, 30 cents per pound on
nickel or opelas 20 cents per pound on ores OF nickel
m per cept,lm ad yalorem albata OF white metal,
argentine German silver, and the like mixed metals
and on aluminium aud its alloys, 40 per centu al Vao
rem on manufactures articles OF nickel, alba'a or
white metal, argentine, German silver, ana me hko
mil ed metals, aud OF aluminium and its alloys 40 pr
centum ad valorem; watches, watch cas.s, Nhon III
movements parts of watches, and watch inatcfia 20
per AL yalOrem; ON chronometer- Don or gu ~
mr. n,rts thereof 25 per centu ad vaoIem On i've ami
mails 30 per cenum ad yalorem-proN lded tha, anas
specially imported for breeding purposes snhl IN a.
ted free upon proof thereof satisfactory 10 the
of the Treasury aud under such regulations a. ne may
PRESERVE; aud provided further va. leans s D oed hy
u, hal harm
D. r.ons mmigrating 20 the United states WIN hrr IAN
lies from foreign countries, and IN acnal use TOT wv,
nn,nn.es of .uch immigration, shall lie also alhlite
Tree of duty under such regulations IA The secretary VI
the Treasury may prescribe ON oranges. Iehnonsi
,,inc,nnIes and grapes, 10 per rentnhi ~"
ynor,In and ON lines, bananas, panians shaaoe AS
mnngoes and cocoanuts, 10 per esnnn al valofe; po
on The y0yage unless the said loss shall exceed 40 sr
n,nn vi tho quantity and the allowance then iusloe