The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-31
PROPOSED TARIFF CHANGES.
sBE mn DRAWN rP ~ THE W1fS
AND MEMS NUB- COMMITTEES.


pu,iabIe Articles Generally Lighter Du-
ties-Five Per Cent. Added In Lie" "f
Chs,x.s aud Commissions- Other Changes.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 3O.--The Sub-Commit-
tee of Ways and Means will tomorrow report
its thrift bill TO the full committee for consdera-
ton and action. 1t provides that on ana
after Jan. /. 1879. all articles not named in
the bill shall be free Of duty. II makes
heavy reductions in tho number OF articles
and some in the rates Of duties. Ii abol-
ishos the charges and commissions in ascer-
tanning dutiabe values under tho present
law, and adds five per cent TO make the duti-
nllc value nt the last foreign port ot eNporta-
tIon. 1t discriminatcs ten per cent against the
products of all countries discriminating in
duties against US. This will add ten per cent.
TO all imporlations from France and sevcrnl
other countries 1t gives free raw materials to
manufacturers for export; prohibits the impor-
,ation OF obscene articles or books; protects
trade marks tries to prevent the importation
Of diseased live animals; limits wearing op-
uarcl to $500: admits steam ploughs and other
steam agricultural machinery free extends
the free importation Of articles imported by re-
ueious, educational. scientific. and artistic ns-
socatons encourages the importation OF SUI
perior breeding animals and Of foreign inven-
tons admits life-saving apparatus free. and
all foreign materials used in ship building.
makes further provision for carrying out the
.reaty OF Washington: abolishes all customs
districts whore ii costs more than half TO collect
the revenue. and admits free all articles intend
Ell for Government uses. The following are the
oates Of duties:
On all manufactures Of cotton. with the usual
exceptions. uncolorcd. and not exceeding 100
threads to the square inch. counting the warp
II. a
anu "ii"N' "'' - ~ " '~
per sauare yard cents cents per o" square e. y%ra na
o",,,,h,ar ,o,ds otl,le doscr,n,ion 900 Threads
or hRh'er Hoous vi hAe ucscr ,p''on' Ao' 'nio"u''
unbeached. 81 cents bleached. cents !:
colorad Az cents On goods of like de-
's,,,;n, axcoo5,n, ooo ,hrerds unhIaocbed
4 cents bleached. 4s cents: colorcd. 81
cer,s n, nil cotton ieans Ne 100 threads
~ souore inch md cxrccding Ave ounces
10 the square yard. pa cents bleached.
three-colored. 4 cents the square yard. On
finer or lighter goods of like description. un-
hleached cents per square yard: blcached
1escription ~xccedinr two hundred threads.
unblenched. cents; bleached & cents: colored
Z cents All other cotton goods the value Of
which shall exceed 25 cents pcr square
yard. 80 Dor cent No cotton goods having
more than two hundred threads TO the
square inch. counting warp ana filling, shall
be admitted tn less duty than IL provided for
Cotton thread yarn warps orwarp yarn valued
at not exceeding 40 cents per pound. 10 cents
per Mound. over AZ cents and not exceeding 80
cents per pound. 20 cents: not exceeding 50
cents, 35 cents: over 80 cents co cents per
pound. Spool thread II cotton. & cents per
hundred yards. 7 cents. All manufacturers Of
cotton or Of which cotton shall be- "a compound
Of chief value. 20 per cent u.
length and width. cent per square foot ex-
ceeding that. 2 cents. Cylinder and crown
glass 2. 81. 5. Is. and 3j cents per square foot
ing crown. cylinder. or common window glass,
- cents per 100 square feet. 4 OF cent. |, and
a.. cents per square loot. SiiNnrrd. nn nd
ultonal uuty oi 20 per, cent Az plate glass
welghing over lop pounds per lou square ieet
thall pay an auu.tlohiu huiy, on 'hs EXCESS NJ
the same rates. CAST polished plate glass.
unsllvrred. 10 Inches SQUARE. r. cents per
SQUARE 1901 not & eNceruihs M 10 ny a. no,
i i'u'Bs cn ~ - ~ oo, ~ th n' ,N ,s -
by oO 70 'enis ~ ap3Ne tnh,, o1 .en,s pr
sluare io9t Looelng pl,s'rs @ nov M o.
M III by 10, cents 10 oy "a cents "a ny ~,
oin's per slunIe i%o' anu an 9'l[ n,nn atnvI's %
eHss unproNidra lor, Az pr '"n,; @ @bnt,nen il anu
~ & &her crh,' a, hocl.lod or drossed en- NOR 70,
,in IN NO 90 nIvhu n Vi s59 ss59 @ @per ~, .on
ncHisH, i ~ s9o nr,np' MANIA, n s-V nn per tun @
siSa, g,sss l, ~ ~, ~ per ion cer,s mar nornd
eoton bsg g'or Snd baern @ % nsr cent
e@' cents per eI bound o 6aegng far cotton % and and
V'lr.9 p'I p"uniu, pio o.. oo,,s ,,o- ,,o,Dd. $40
,orr.d nani, ,er,s nm o,ber r"niarr,5 p' q
nd ham uNpa A aattta ...r
Mound saines cents nar 1"nni. sail Itck or
s,,',',s f,r lis on rir ...nt ',rass ilotb ma
y,r ~ % ,r ~ ,,i h,i,s az ner ,n "'r
M ! IN ',, ,n,,,s,,,,,ir ~ ~, ~ ~ ~, a. v,n "a
,,,ant - - '' mp "N' '"'o' "-'' ~
,1'-',,la D-Tiouors s-S,ill.yvines valued M
.,ei.ii,1, Al r'nts ,nr f,a'in, 9i c,'nt. ,,,'r
r.nr a. tra'n" m =, a - .,niI,,r co % ".,,,,
svar II nor ,,oiinn "a Il, n,.r eniinn Win.s -
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vinn. in,nnrtnd canininiuc rmnra - "a ,.r
cen, ~ 'ninnhnl shsii he forfeitnd nrn
y'Jal also tLn, i,rsatnoa of Z nor ,..rt
il oiioweJ ~ etf.r,.',r.-.iu,, VIM ,hntr
,.g,,, ",,t oil otber ,nri Int, ,,,i,', IL, MIN
JTsr J"1an onart hn,ilns Er,ndv mi 'ther
s,ri,s a. nar rr"of ',ailnn IIe st,rdn,d fnr
aiarn,ini, ia, ,''rnos r vim. and n,n"r. ~ an,
fri u,r. .L"ii M ~, ca,,. o. ,Lnt jnu"1
IN IN" Irieruai R"v.nn. Inv Iii mamma.
lions ~ y,ti - jis'ai ,ra ,hi ~ ,,,',i,,a
m.ssr,,. di,,, a. an Isfiii.I enirits crrI'ni.
a. ~ tnr troof ,,i,ilon Ale nnrtnr nnd h.er
m L1f,n. 35 r.,ts ,nr o,iloon o,hccrwise Oh
cents n.r ,,'1iln, Via.rn,'iH sa,ne I,,,v ss an
vnoe = la,,. 49,, En.ai III 40 - ,,'.li,,,,
Sch.dul. EmNatai. IIrmn ni,s Ak n,.r Tan.
ore ana u'.r,t Al St,t 10, M 81 ,x,r ,,.',(, ~
bofI a,.nt ~ nnun,I, o5 - ~ / cont ,rinnr.
than 15 erut ,,.r I,nnG Tar,ars ron / con,
Der uound smooth nr ,oiishsd shaet iron /
cent r.r nnunI Staol rn,Irnv mrs cont n.r
pound Irnn ana eteni md manufnrtur.s
terenf unnrnviHd fr -" rbinn iron rr
Steel ia rflrf vaiua '95 nor cent nad
ore. l., cents r"r noInd ManufactureI
q. cents rigs hars ana sarar 0 cants onick
sflYar 80, - y