The Portland daily press., 1872-06-10
The Tariff and. Tax Act.

manufactures OF cotton, wool, alpaca, iron,
steel, India rubber, glass; leather, except belt
ing and sole leather, as well as the raw materi-
ais used in such manufactures. Sole leather is
hxed at 20 per cent. dd valoren,, upper leather
at 20 and dressed calf skins at 25 per cent
The following is the entire section referring
to lumber and the manufactures thereof 30
On all timber, squared or sided, not otherwise
provided for, one cent per cubic foot b On saw
ed boards, plank, deals, and other lumber of
hemlock, whitewood, sycamore and Eastwood
one dollar per thousand feet, board measure
On all varieties of sawed lumber, two dollars
per thousand feet board measure, provided that
when lumber of any sort is planned or finished,
in addition to the rates herein provided, there
shall be levied and paid for each side SO planned
or finished fifty cents per thousand feet; and II
planned on one side and tongued and grooved,
one dollar per thousand feet; and if planned on
two sides and tongued and grooved, one dollar
and fifty cents per thousand feet. On hubs for
wheels, posts, last blocks, wagon blocks, oar
blocks, gun blocks, heading blocks, and all like
blocks or sticks, rough-hewn or sawed only,
twenty per ceutum ad valorem; on pickets and
palings, twenty per centum ad vaiorem; on
laths, fifteen cents per thousand pieces; on all
shingles, thirty-fve cents per Thousand; on pine
clapboards, one dollar and fifty cents per thou
sand on house or cabinet furniture, IN pieces or
rough, and not finished, thirty per centum adj
valOrem; on cabinet-wares and house furniture,
finished, thirty-fve per centum ad valorem.
,.- On casks and barrels, empty, and on sugar
box Shocks and packing-boxes of wood, mot
otherwise provided for, thirty per- centnm ad
yalorem. fti
By another section of the law, the duty on
btuminous coal is reduced from 81. so to, Is cts.
per ton and fine coal to forty cents On salt in
bulk the duty has been reduced from eighteen
to eight cents a hundred pounds, and in. bags
from twenty-four to twelve cents per hundred.
The duty on potatoes is changed from twenty
five to fifteen cents per bushel. A large num-
Der of articles not produced in this country have
been reduced from thirty and eighty per cent
advalorem to twenty and sixty respectively
The flee list has been extensively enlarged by
commodities used in manufactures and not pro-
duced in this country. Tea and coffee were
put on the free list by previous bin l-'-' Z.
The following is the full text of the drawback
section on shipping materials: 5Z sohdi
That from and after the passage of this act
all lumber timber, hemp, manila, and iron and
steel rod, bars, spikes nails and bolts, and cop
per and composition metal which may be nee
essary for the construction and equipment of
vessels built in the United States for the pur-
pose OF being employed in the foreign trade, in
Guiding trade between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports OF the United States, and finished after
the passage of this act, may be imported in
bond, under such regulations as the Secretary
OF the treasury may prescribe; and, upon proof
that such materials have been used for the pur-
pose aforesaid, no duties shall be paid thereon
Provided, that vessels receiving the benefit of
this section shall not be allowed to engage In
the coastwise trade of the United States more
than two months in any one year, except upon
the payment to the Uni9ed States of the duties
on which rebate is herein allowed and pro-
.loI f,r&L l. ill
duction needed for the repair of American yes-
sells engaged exclusively in foreign trade may
be withdrawn from bonded warehouses free of
duty, under such regulations as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe, ,.,., .....r-.
The following section is intended to encour-
age American commerce;
That ON and after the first day of October
next there shall be collected and paid on all
goods, wares, and merchandise of the growth
or produce of countries east of the Cape of
Good Hope Except wool, raw cotton and raw
silk, as reeled from the coeoon), when imported
from places west of the Cape of Good Hope, a
duty of ten per centum ad valorem in addition
to the duties imposed on any such articles when
imported directly from the place or places of
their growth or production.fr-ez 7a,Tto 6,r,
o The following provision is made for free salt
for curing fish: ,,o-,,...-r -, ''N -5il
That from and after the date of the passage
of this act, imported salt in bond may be used
In curing fish, taken by vessels licensed to en-
gage in the fisheries under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe,
and upon proof that said salt has been used in
curing fish, the duties on the same shall be re-
The internal revenue sections Of, the new law
contain many important provisions in the way
of tightening the burdens of the people
Among the most noticeable Of these is the abo-
ton of the tax upon gas manufactured from
coal which takes effect ON the first of July next,
and the repeal of all stamp taxes on deeds, com
tracts and other instruments, with the single
exception of the twO-cent stamp upon bank
checks. orders and drafts, which is, retained.
The provision abolishing stamps goes into opera
ton on the first of October next The Irespec.
tive sixteen and thirty -two-cent taxes, on chew
ing and smoking tobacco, are consolidated and
rendered uniform, by a common tax of twenty
cents pei, pound. The tax on whiskey, and
other domestic spirits is raised from fifty to
seventy cents per gallon. IN a BgefpgT I ..-,t
The changes and notifications which this law
introduces into the internal revenue system will
admit of the abolition of much of the expensive
machinery hitherto necessary for the collection
OF taxes, and the new law accordingly provides
for consolidation and reduction of the inter
nal revenue districts, by the first of January
next, so that the whole number shall not ex-
coed eighty ,DEnoQ2GE 52I0sD
Z The income tax expired by limitation in
December, 1871. 'i''ii1 no tloei5a OF d
n
The new tariff bill goes into operation Au-
gust list, and all goods then in bonded ware
houses will receive the benefit of the reduction
Mr.. GREELEY's CHANCES. The New York
of the Boston Transcript, says
The Greeley stock has very rapidly declined
in New York during the past few hours and the
leaders whos last month, were so jubilant over
the prospect to-day. wear dropping look In
COZ with fun n ~ Cd
nitted that affairs begin to look discouraging
for them. The enthusiasm at Philadelphia has, 3
chilled the Greeley atmosphere here, and from
to day Judging from all appearances, the Liber-
al movement, will steadily degenerate The
main cause of the Liberal discouragement is
the growing opposition in Democratic circles to
the ratification of Mr. Greeley's nomination by
the Baltimore Convention. What appeared a
lew days ago to be dead certainty, is now re-
garded as extremely doubtful. To-day the
among New York Democrats, out
side of the circle of the Greeley managers, turns
upon the best means for preventing Greeley's
nomination at Baltimore. Anything to beat
Grant, was the cry few weeks ago; now /
i is Anything to beat Greeley Charles I
Francis Adams is again brought into the fore /
ground, and it is very probable that his name !
will be vigorously pushed by the anti Greeley
Democratic press for the regular Democratic
Democrats with whom L have
,onversed this week express great confidence
hat he could be elected in triangular contest.
They assume and assert that MI Greeley is
bound to stand until the close of the campaign, /
md that, his ticket would draw off a sufficient
lumber of votes from General Grant to render
Mr.. Adams's election tolerably certain. Such
,eing the case, you need not be at all surprised
o see the Baltimore Nomination rendered to
Adams 1t would certainly be novel specta-
le-three Republicans engaging in scrub race
or the presidency Whatever combination is
made, the belief rapidly gains strength that !,
ieneral Grant will be reelected. Hba i8gIss1
HENRY WILSON. - Forney's Press thus
peaks of the Ranrblican nominee for Vice