New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-14
TARIFF MATTERS.
TRYING TO sTRAIGHrEN OUT MR.. WOODS BILL


THE PROPOSITION OF THE MARBLE MIN.
WASHINGTON March 13.-The Committee on
Ways and Means made the following changes in the
Tariff bill to-day:
Barytes. suphatc Of cent per pound nitrate Of, 90
per cent aC Val"rem.
pond
hair Of which har is component OF chief va uc not
otherwise provided or 80 per cen: al vaiorcm huuan
featured. 40 per cent ID vaorcm.
Combs of all kinds, 80 per cent ad valorem Mannfac.
valOfem.
and ali explosive substances used for min
ing, blasting, artillery. or sporting purposes, when
valued al 20 cents or less cents per pound; when
valued above 20 cents, 10 cents per pound.
Hater's furs the skin and dressed fuTs the
skin, increased from 10 to 20 per cent 40 vaorem ~
teIs wool solely for os use 20 rsI fg fer baier
Use, whether composed Of six or cotton OF party OF
eaga nGreased from 10 TO ffeSa fdf5ca4rd
wholly Of OF which India rubber the component OF
chief value not otherwise provided for increased nom
sHk manufactures Of, manufacturer Of India
rubber and -k aud other materials, Increased from 80
10 40 per cent, ad yaOrem. manufactures OF
ivory reduced from 80 to 80 per cent. ad valofem
Lemon and meulce tree Lseed - o. Tms
Dissolve 81 per gallon hnsced or haxse,d. 80 cents
e gallon sa'OH' '''
THE TRIBUNE stated yesterday in its special dis
patches that delegation Of gentlemen were in the city
to counsel the committee in regard to The duties on
marble. In addition TO the objections OF tOese gen
tIemen against the schedule Of duties prepared by
Mr. Wood already named opposition Ia manifested TO
that clause OF the bill which provides that
sawed dressed, or polished marble, marble In slabs
and marble paving tiles shail pay 80 per cent al
valorem If than two inches in thickness 30 per
cent ad vaore but exceeding six inches III thickness
such marble shall DO subject to the duty on blocks The
specific rate proposed on block marble being
equivalent to 67 per cent ad valorem they
make the point that the ratio OF 20 cents
per cubic foot on this raw material Is more than
double the proposed on marble sawed dressed or
polished inevitable effect Of this incongruty they
declare would the erection IN Italy OF
new estab for the manufacture OF marble 10
spnuy this country with class OF work which Is now
done here and that this would not only De fan 10 the
interest Of the marble industry OF THIS country Dut
would largely reduce If It did not completely Destroy
the revenue received from block marble ln view oi
these facts the marble men will ask that what
ever may he the tariff specific, or al vaoren
ON veincd marble and marble OF all other descriptions
NOT otherwise provided in block rough or squared
the tariff upon sawed, dressed or polished marble mar
bic slabs and marble paving ties shall be relatively
higher.
the process OF saving slabs from the blocks IN inns
country there IL waste OF 1922 per cent upon which
waste the Government collects duty, and The Imported
slabs escape This duty. 49, -, =, Ar.
Alter consultation with representative OF al the
different OF the marble Interests the ioiownng
has been adopted. to be submitted 10 the commit
roc as a substute Tor the whole section on marble:
Etatuary, brocaclle, Sienna ana vera antique IN
h,ocl rouph or sawed rs cents per cubic foot Vened
marble and all other descriptions not otherwise pro
yIded for IN blocks rough sawed 40 cents per CUBIC
foot Sawed or dressed marble marble slaDs ana inaTpo
paving tiles II cents per square foot' not e1ceeons
| one inch in thickness. 49, ..,,..u
more than inch in thickness 10 cents per square
foot In above rate FOR eacn mon or
part thereof in excess OF lnch All pohsheu haIuic
slabs and other manufactures Of marble not otheIWse
uroyided for rs Ter ad vaOrem. marble III pock
may in tho discretion OF the stcfelary NC pohueu ~
Omen yards under OF an oicer Oi cusOs III TIC
! expcnse OF tle owner or importer" .,
Tie tariff 40 cents per cubic foot when 'hey pro
ycinCd marble, and marble q! all "ef uchcIP
Ions not idcd instead OF 20 cents per
cubc foot 10 IS cent al yaOrem on tue
invoices. They say that while this rate Is nolnln"'ly
! 40 oenis per foot, 1t is, when the waste OF
liz equal 10 462s cents q foot, or A per
cent ad valorem, and viii contribute TO the revenue
lsrr.r pcr centage than obtained from any ohcr ia"
! materials, from many fabricated afucies; 1900,
Ihev striae OUT the following words: But exceed
ina N inches III thickness such marble shall be SUD
iect 10 the duty block. ior tne reason tn Ia,
under the operation OF tins provision IN thc farm BIZ
| now In force, a large quantity vi haipo cAcoc1ns
inches in thickness sawed dressed Dut moi 20 ii
yanccd as 10 be designated as manufacturer DaIoe III
annually imported, availlng OF the uu! iiposo up
block MARBLE thereby njuriousy anecung 'no
OF dealers aud rs well as tne oo'o'n
| neut. -, ,,-.u, ,,.,
These gentlemen represent that though vcrInont ma,
bic AOInething similar the Italian, does no, coc
into competition with, being used Tor olneent pui
pOses italian marble plays very mpOtaht Pai. an
| ballast for vessels bringing rags from l'"! =" '"''
| country.