New-York tribune., 1872-05-27
TARIFF TINKERING.

CHANGES MADE IN THE TARIFF BILL BY THE
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Tariff and Tax
bill has been reported the Senate. The Committee
Finance propose that the act shall take effect on the LIST
Of July next, instead Of January, 1873. They add:
On all slack coal or culm such will pass through
ayceighths OF an inch screen 40 cents per tnn oi 25
bushels, so pounds TO the bushel.
The Committee add the Senate clause on lumber and
provide: On cabinet wares aud house-urnture nnshed
Fruit shade lawn or ornamental trees shrubs plants
and flower seeds, not otherwise provided Tor 20 per
eentum ad yaorcm On garden seeds 20 per centum ad
yaorem.
on lead bars or pigs, II cents per pound.
On cocoa, cents per pound.
The Committee strike from the section reducing the
duties 10 per cent from the present tariff iron and all
manufactures Of ron OF which iron is the component
part chief value, and insert in lieu the following: On
all iron and steel and on all manufactures OF iron and
steel of which such metals either Of them shall be the
component part Of chef value, excepting cotton ma
The Committee places all paper and manufactures OF
paper, including books and other printed matter not
stTiEne out what the House provides on the subject
They include in the section earhenware, glass and
sarIb TIE Committee provide that there shall be here,
after collected and paid merchandise OF the growth or
produce Of country east OF the Cape OF Good Hope e1
cept raw cotton and raw silk. When Imported from
places Of the Cape Of Good Hope, duty OF 10 per
centum ad yaOrem in addition TO the duties imposed on
any such articles when Imported directly IRON the places
Of their growth OF production.
and ohorate OF potash at three cents pound suphae
o. qIsHG M az - per & Ues S oa aS g @ per
metal bv electrical batteries al two cents pound The
Committee strike out the sections relating To the duties
wOOdscrew and mOsc iron made from sandstone by
process.
section is inserted imposing I5 cent ad valorem
duty umbrella and pardSOi rib stretchers &c, when
made IN whole IN part OF iron other metal provided
the duty umbrellas parasOls and sunshades shall in
no case be es than k imposed upon goods OF the same
material and quality as the coverings thereof
The House tree list Is stricken out and new free list
inserted, containing the principal elements OF both
House and Senate free lists and adding thereto the book
paragraph Of the House The free lists altered
To admit free OF duty books in the English language
which shall have been printed aud
than years at the date OF mpOrtatOn books and maps
for the Congressional Library; books maps and charts
especially imported for literary societies and institutions
of and learning, not than copies each in
Oice professional books OF immigrants books,
household effects libraries in OF families per-
sons from foreign countries II used abroad by them
less than one If intended for private The
vlssd Ifee list also Includes all horse cattle, and hog
hair unmanuacured; hair Of hogs curled for beds and
mattresses hide cuttings, hide rope, angOra, goat SKINS,
unmanuiactuIed asses SKINS. hides OF CATTLE raw or
cured, except sheep skins with wool all mineral
waters not arhela paper stock, crude, of every de-
scrpuOn, including all grasses, bers rags other than
wool waste shaVlngs, clippings. old paper rope ends,
Mase rope waste baggng, gunny bags and gunny
cloths, old or refuse 10 be In making and NJ only TO
be converted into paper and any other manu-
faeture; and cotton waste, whether for paper
other purposes
srns shOvels spades. hatchets, axes hammers pIows
cultIvatOrs moving machines and reapers Inanufac.
tured with stocks handles made OF wood i'm The
United states are exported for the benefit OF the draw
1861 such articles shall be entitled 70 drawback IN all
when the imported material exceeds one-hal of
the value u the material used.
The section providing for the free admission OF mate-
nal used IN shipbuildng and equipment il altered
TO apply not only " wooden sailing vessels, but " all