The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-07
THE TARIFF.

The Changes Proposed by this Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The committee on
ways and means passed over the most of thu
remainder of the tariff bill this morning, but
did not quite finish voting on the different ar
ticles, and adjourned until Saturday at 10 A
NJ, when it is expected the bill can be compile
ted. On the free list it has been agreed to
place Quila, Peruvian, Lima, Calisaya and all
Cinchona banks: Canella Alba, Pomegranate
Croton, Cascarilla and all other barks not
otherwise provided for, wherever grown or
produced; extract of hemlock (now paying 20
per cent? cut nails and spikes (now pay duty
of Il cents pound or A per cent. ad yalorem),
cast iron butts and hinges (now taxed II cents
pound), types, new, and type metal, 10 per
cent; on all articles embraced in Schedule l.,
of the same section, as classes one and two, 80
Der cent ad valorem; on woods of class three,
20 per cent; on carpets druggets and backings,
printed and colored, and carpets and carpet
ing of wool, flax, cotton, or of other material
not otherwise specified. and on mats, in sched-
ule 1888, screen, covers hassocks and other
portions of carpets or carpeting of like charac-
ter or description, duty of 20 per cent.
ad valorem; on fiannels, blankets, hats of wool
and knit goods 40 per cent. ad valOrem. The
sub committee fixed on 80 cent, and the pres
ent duty is much higher On all other articles
in Schedule L. 40 per cent. instead of 40, as
recommended by the subcommittee. Buffalo
robes of all kinds 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Steel rails cent pound; present duty II
cents pound. On anvils II cents; ON iron
cables or bable chains, cents pond, and in
crease of a quarter of a cent over the sub COM
tees rates; present duty % cents; on chains,
trace chains, halter chains and fence chains,
made of wire or rods, not less than quarter of
of an inch in diameter, II cents per pound,
less than quarter of an inch not under num-
Der nine wire gauge, q cents per pound; I'M
der number nine, 30 per cent. ad valorem. On
horse shoe nails p cents a pound; on bed
u0ht lc
spikes. riyets and bolts, cents pound; on
mill irons and mill cranks of wrought iron and
wrought iron for ships, steam engines and To-
comotiveS Or parts thereof, each % pounds or
more, 30 per cent. ad valorem; on blacksmith s
hammers, sledges, hand saws, bucksaws, files,
file blanks, rasps and floats, knitting needles,
sewing machines, cutlery other than PEN
knives, jackknives, socket knives % per cent.
ad valorem; and screws of all descriptions 5
and cents per pound, instead of IS per cent.
ad valorem as recommended by the sub-com-
mittee; on chromate and bi-chromate of pot
ash cents pound; on aniline dyes 30 per
cent; on hatters' plush 10 per cent On lead
ore in sheets, pipes or shot, bars, &c., 30 per
cent. On copper ore, matter, regulars, copper
plates, &c., % per cent. On brown earthen-
ware, stoneware, gas retorts, &C., 20 per cen t..
On all other ware 80 per cent. On percussion
caps IS per cent On opium 81 per pound. On
opium for smoking and all other preparations
of opium not otherwise provided for, $40 a
pound. The clause relating to sugars was
stricken from the bill, with the understand
ing that it is to be considered as a separate
bill.