New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
FEATURES OF THE BILL.

Will lully cApidlu tlic vi tnc Dlll
revenue, should it become law. The following is
abstract of the principal changee in the BILL and
the rates at which the duties are fixed:
SCHEDULE A.
Cotton and cotton goods These are, according to quail
y aud description, to pay duty OF g. Az, D. and Sig
pound; spool thread, cents per dozen spoos the
tons not otherwise provided for 25 cent al vaorem
SCHEDULE d.
Edths and edrfhenu0re.-lhc duties on all unpublished
cylinder crown and common window glass. from to
49, cents per pound according to size. and above 2ix3o
polished from to 80 cents square foot, according
ito 1 pus Fe or or n1 - cents ast 100
feet threefourths OF cent per square foot Castpo
square loot and all above "a by GO inches square 40
cents per square foot Cast polished plate glass. Sill
square FOOT according to size All other articles Of
glass 80 per al vaorem. except that bottles "
cents each. containing any liquid or substance
which PAYS duty, shall be admitted Tree. Unwrought
per ton Ochres and ocrey earths when dry, 80 cents
per 100 pounds; when ground In oil, 81 80 per 100
porcelain and paran ornamented not OF every
description composed OF earthly mineral substances
cry ware white, glazed, cream c0ored or painted, 49,
and brown earthenware and common stoneware, gas
retorts not ornamened, 25 per cent ad
valorem
SCHEDULE C.
Hemp, jnte sc-Flax not dressed, SIS; dressed, $50
per ton. Manila. 800 per ton. Tow of fax or hemp,
SO per ton Jute simac and sisa grass and other
etaDe substances enumerated used fer cordage $40
per Baggng for cotton 20 cent and iute
% per adj valOrem. Hemp or iute carpetipg,
per square yard Jute butts, So per ton All man
uacres OF vegetable fibre, except cotton 80 per cent
ad valorem.
SCHEDULE D.
LiY,ors-On all still wines imported casks from 40
imported in bottles an additional duty 80 per
Any wines imported containing more than % per
Champagne and all other sparkling wines in bottles
tanning each not moro than one quart and
than one se"i pint each and more than one-Raf pint
80 containing one-hat pint each or less, 81 80 per
quart each shall pay in addition to 50 per dozen
bottles at the rate OF 81 per gallon on the
Brandy Brandy and other spirits manufactured or distilled
from gram or other materials, ~ per proof gallon
component part OF chief value the duty to be not
less than that imposed upon distilled spirits. Cordias
similar sprituous beverages or Dtters containing spirits
and rot otherwise provided t9 - per proof gallon Ale
wise than IN bottles 20 cents petealon Verm9tl the
duty wines OF the same cost Fusil oil or
amylic alcohol, - per gallon.
SCHEDULE z.
Netas-Iron in pigs 50 per ton; iron 80 cents per
tom scrap iron. cast 81 wrought, SO, and scrap steel
- per ton; bar iron, rolled hammered. from y Of
cent TO III cents per pound. But all iron In slabs,
blooms loups. other forms less finished than iron in
shall he rated as iron in bar aud pay duty accordingly
and none OF aboyenamed iron shall pay less rate
of duty 30 per cent. All other descriptions OF iron,
not otherwise provided FOR, cent per pound
The bill contains other provisions in relation to
iron among them the following:
Wood screws from to II cents per pourd, according
10 size steel railway bars. = cent per pound. Steel
made by crucble, Besemer open hearth, by any
process without regard 70 the Of carbon con
t crpon 'n:sS a cents per pound All manufac
lures Of steel: Or Of which stee! i the com,
Lead ore q cents in sheets, pipes or shot 2s cents
per pound lead in pigs and bars aud old scrap lead Ut
only to be manufactured, cents per pound. Tin In
plates or sheets, and tasgers tin. lilo per
pound in bars pigs blocks, and grain lin, 10 per
cent al valorum.
PROVISIONS, SUGAR, SILK. ETC.
Among the more prominent features of the bill are
the following
Refined copper Of commercial purity, or % per cent
and upw ard, in ngos, cakes. tile, bars shot, and all
OF gold sv.r. German silver or Of which either OF
teso all be component part OF chief value 40
BeCf and PIX one cent hams and bacon cents
snseg cens s pef pound menss S So cents
per 100 pounds. Salmon, preserved, 80 per cent nd
On nil sugars. mead, concentrated melad, concen-
raed noasses concrete tank bottoms and syrups and
roases not otherwise provided for above No. -,
Orch Standard IN door and testing by the polariscope
ro 49, $50 ocuts per pound not above No: Is,
a,oyc az 2S,o cents per pound !; not above No 49,
Dutch standard IL color and testing above 81 ard not
I p%CS in color and testing above o. so cents
per poull cb1vo 10 10 and not above No. TO- Dutch
AMI 1t above 70 20, Ddtch standard. In color cents
PEI above NJ 20, Dutch staa lard. in color ana
on III Ictae1, loai lun- crushed granua;ed and pow
icrol sugar dc casts PEI opnd OF Iloasses, testing
moi over 81 Ca cent? per len There shall be allowed
on exported rsf3eQ sugar ana syrup, wholly manufac
trsoi IN imported a7e IN )lasses, which duties
lave been paid full nniorUt Of suc1 duties paid less
rsr cent sugar andy, not oelcred 10 cents per pound
al cher pictcnery not Otherwise provided Tor made
wildly rar OF aud on sugars after being re-
fined hen tinctured cSlOred or IN any way aduterated
valued 1t per p0u or less 10 cents per pound
C!BC.suary valued above 30 per cent per pound or
Wien sold by the box, package or otherwise than by
the pound 30 cents per pound %
on ell silks spun for filing In skens or cops, 80 per
cert IA yaloram on silk IN the gum not more advanced
than al ges thrown or ORGANIZING, 80 per cent ad
v.ortm Floss silks. sewing silks IN the gum, purified.
obar and silk, 80 per cent al valorem On all silks,
smiths and yclvetS the piece otherwise,
or In whole ia part made mp OF whatever description
or for purpose not otherwise provided for As
per cent ad valorem On oil manufactures except lace
Composed or silk OF which SILK shall form compon
emf mart Of chief value not otherwise provided for, 45
per cent ad valOrem except that boiling cloths shall be
Cigars, cigarettes made In part in whole OF paper.
or any other substances aud tobacco and cleroOts OF all
kinds 50 80 per pound Tobacco In leaf, unmanu-
featured and stemmed 80 cents per pound Tobacco
stems is cents per pound Tobacco manufactured Of
ali descriptions, and stemmed tobacco not otherwise
provided for cents per pound Snuff and snuff four
nanulac ured OF tobacco. ground, dry or damp and
pcked scented OF otherwise, OF all descriptions, 80
wise provided for, 80 per cent al valorem
The committee have abolished the classification
of woods, and admit all kinds at q duty of 80 per
cent ad yalorem. Woollen goods as follows
WooIlen cloths woolen shaws and all manufactures Of
wool every description 50 cent al vaorem All
and worsted chain Venetian carpets and yarn,
Venetian and twopy ingram carpets which are AZ per
cent al valorem
The other changes in the original bill have here.
tofore been published.