New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
REVENUE CHANGES.
OBJECTIONS TO THE TARIFF BILL.

DISSATISFACTION EXPhEssED IL MANY CLASSES or
TRADE-CoMPLAINTs OF THE CHEMISTS, METAL
DEALERS TOBACCO MERCHANTS AID MANUFAc-
TURERs AND SUGAR IMPORTERS.
Reprl scntatves of several manufacturing IN
presented their views OF the proposed new tarh
bill Yesterday freely but with considerable expression OF
dissatisfaction one gentleman remarked that the Com
mttee on Ways and Means hal fulfilled its promise to
give the country something whchit had never seen be-
fore and had shown that it not at all conversat
with the subject before it. Several ofthe Representa-
tyes OF the Produce Exchange declared that unless the
proposed tariff went into Immediate operation the bs
ness Of the country would become unsettled.
The manufacturing chemists stated that among the
articles which had been manufactured by them hereto
FORE and which 1t proposed to admit free were
medicinal preparations made from alcohol. on these
ether and chloroform were particularly mentioned
Alcohol formed the principal component part and while
il paid duty OF 81 so cents gallon, its products were
admitted free Borax was Large industry ID Cao' ma
and IL there was protective tariff the English could
bring in their fine goods and thus destroy THIS trade
The proposed duty crude camphor OF cents pound
while fine camphor admit ed free, another cause
of complaint. The proposed duty OF - a pound on
opium, was objected to- mOrphine was 10 De admitted
free Tartac acid another important article from
which the tariff Of - per cent was taken on Whlie
arcols from which II was made, to pay duty or
flOm 3 to cents pound Peruvian bark, when had
heretofore paid duty OF 10 cents pound was 10 pe
admitted free while the duty on quinine its product
was reduced from 20 10 per cent Another objection
was that the duty lmeuico should be retained while
its product cric acid was admitted free. One B1t-
more interest. it alleged, was particularly favored
I'm that bichromatc potash, rssate OF potash ana
chromate Of potash retained the duiy. .,,,..,..,
law framed fo defe IT. ana that there must have been
great Western influence brought 10 bear upon me com
mttee They AID the Western manu- aCtnrtr- were
situated where the material was produced and cond
ucc.ssfuy compete with f0Glsn make, than ,lr
! Eastern manufacturers The Eastern manufacturers
unless they could obtain cheap raw material woua fn
II impossible TO compete successfully win lhe west
What the Eastern manufacturers wanted was cheaP
InarAet for raw material which world give
I~ad and lead ore were put up too high.
The OF duty on spelter from l2 TO - cents
pound was also too Giuch largely made IN the
Ncst where coal and ores TneTe close at hand The IN
crea~ OF duty on Tin was also objected TO- a. ine ii
csts IN that metal IN the United STATES particularly
in Connecticut Pcm lNana. and NcW-lOrk, were very
-, and n was made largely tor xport to those couI
r wIIcH now cet il Tree Of duty several hardware
/ in,t u wo,i,d opcrnte seriously against them.
Great uueasness expressed by the importers OF
leaf tobacco. They claim that tney have To pay Tie
hrbcs prccs for Huvana tobacco that growers de
mand ana that the manufacturing interests have grown
50 enormously by the introduction OF spanish capital aud
Hps,sH Hppsmt Nil be Destroyed stTaiton Il storm
| manufacturers said that the bill, If passed. would
! provo beneficial TO trade. IL would not mate
rally increase the revenue, but would enable
! the G0veu ncnt to collect the ddtes better
The home manufacturers wouid not be materially btne
nted because the domestic cigars would not De
changed IL the were Reduced on Imported cigars
sHt iujgrc tue large importers one OF the largest
cigar importers said That the proposed tariff In as tar
IL concerned the tobacco ta.c aimed DIOW AT the I'M
porting branch II clear that the lower grades OF
Havana cigars. upon which the importers depended
mnnly fits. could not possibly be Imported
sugar dealers generally look with disfavOr on the pro-
posed Tor regulating the duties on sugars rariIc
grly upon the Introduction OF the polarization test
which, claimed Will make II necessary for every llu
porter aad jObbor % become chemist Al the Special
Treasury Agents Oce the opinion Is expressed that the
attempt 10 consolidate the Dutch standard with tests 10y
polarization nil lead TO confusion One oi the heaviest
importers saId yesterday that the proposed tar would
opposed generally by all classes OF sugar detIers by
uuuJIfcfs because u imposed unnecessary restrictions
and introduced entirely foreign ana unfamiliar Test,
and by rrncrs IL Ueprt cd them almost entirely
OF dlwbAcks which alone made expectation profitable.
An lnteutiOn expressed 10 CAL meeting ot the trade
TO rcmOaslratc against the proposed tarn