New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05

upon the independence and constitutional
powers of the Executive by providing an easy STu
effective way Of copstraininG Executive dlscreIoh.
Although of late this practice has been resorIed 70
by oil political parties when clothed win p0wt! ~
DID tho 5 a0 fy yfsFs IS beo
that it is condemned by the enlightened ludgnend5
of the country. The States when nave of
new constitutions during the last qnarter VI ia a
| century have generally provided remedles LOT tue
evil. Many of them have enacted tlnt 10 y, NV LO
shall contain more than one subject, whlcn ; s, F
plainly expressed in its title. The CONSTITUTIONS VI
more than half the States contain suOStantaly lla
provision or some other of like intent ana meaning.
The public welfare will be promoted an IN anS wS
by return to the early practice OF the a4
and the rule of legislation, which Is
| measure should stand upon its own merits: ,;,,u
! am firmly convinced that appropriation "a pl!ls ~
ought not to contain any legislation not IeeHalu w
the application expenditure OF the money tuoIGUS W ~
appropriated and that BY strict adherenGe 10 oo9
principle an important and much-Gceueu leloiin
| will he accomplished. .,, ~. s.,,o
| Placing my objection to the bill on tins feature
of its frame fOrbaar any comment npon the III
pOrtant general and permanent legislation whlcn
Il contains as matter for specific aud independent
'Olrt,,St Executive WansiOn, May 4, 1880.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE TARIFF
REPORT OF THE WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
A BILL THAT WILL DECREASE THE REVENUE
$1,000. 600 ANNUALLY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Subcommittee, con-
FRYE and Dunneu which has been at work for two
weeks preparing a revision of the tariff reported
this morning to the full Committee of Ways and
Means Their rcpnrt was in the shape OF blll
making many and radical changes in the present
tariiflaws
The following named articles are made exempt
from duty and placed upon the free list:
Salt in ali it, forms, which now pays duty of and
munpO waste and flocks. which now pay /" cente per
pound bunting which rays specnc HuE % o. Eo o ce cof
ad valorcn; bucks and all printed matter rdE en,
%9P % cSyer eaI OIL 'SS mCW payS % crnd
90 per cent ana refined 40 per cent; chrome ore now
20 per cent preserved or eo1epSe1 nnr c cnt o"
hcmOck now 20 per cent; types ana type & n9' ,,9
now % per cent; cut nails and SPIKES WhcH now way
surcilc duty of a cents per pound. castron bolts
ana hinges. which now pay 1ls cents per pound
The revenue collected last year upon these arti-
cles which it is proposed to place upon the free
list, amounted TO 81 .2S3, ,03G %.
The second section of the proposed bill provides
that the duty upon all articles named IN schedule
A. of the existing law shall hereafter be 80 per cent
ad valorem. This includes all manufactures of cot
ton. which now pay both specific and ad valorem
duty. The proposed rate is reduction Of about 80
per cent from that fixed by the present law, and
fine loss TO the Government III will be about
$5OO000.
The duty upon classes one and two Of schedule L
of the existing law is reduced to 80 per cent al
valorem. This includes all SORTS Of unmanuiactured
wools from tho sheep, alpaca, goat and other like
animals, which now pay from 10 to 90 per cent.
This means a reduction Of about half n million
dollars in the revenue.
The duty on all manufactured woollcn goods en-
braced in class three, Of schedule L. is placed at 80
per cent ad valorem. THIS includes carprtS shans,
blankets, hanncs, and all sorts ot w09llen, wllch
| now pay from 26 to 100 per cent. Inns means
reduction of about 100000 in the revenue. ,, g..
Upon all other articles III schedule l., the duty is
! reduced to 40 per cent ad vaOTen. 1T now ranges
from 90 to so per cent The reduction IN duty Will
cause loss OF about seven million dollars TO the
The reduction Of duty upon iron and other goods
as proposed by the new bill Is as follows:
Upon steel railway bars, from Iii TO gent per pound
upon locomotive tires. from cchis to cent i
per pound; Upon anchors, from 24 to lh
CHAINS Of all sorts, from 2ia 10 ii cents per pound
horseshoe nails, 2ls cents per POUND screws
u cents per pound mill iron aud iron steamships
ana 80 GsE Gs2t sd vnlcrGm 6ro Ga'iSy
hiciromaic of potash, from 4 TO cents per
p"nn upon ave ana In6 ore ma1 ar5 caG iron m
stes pipes shot pigs bars, from 80 per cent to 30
cent; upon percussion caps, between 80 and A. ier
cont upon wood pulp, from 20 10 10 per cent; fax OF
from 20 70 IS Gcr cent ana On manufactlrcs of paper
from 80 to p per cent? up9n aSrienitural ienehis
| 80 TO % per cent.
| The loss of revenue that will come from this
change amounts to about 81 100000.
The sugar schedule is fixed as follows:
On MaladO, 1.S7l2; not above No. Du'ch standard
and not testing above 8Jo PISA; above No aud not
above No. 13. aud testing not aDOvo 92e 25O above
13 and above 16 and all testing above 02o,
80 above No. 16 and not above No. 20, By; above
Ihc duty on opium is increased from SO to $40 per
pound.
The aggregate decrease of revenue that will fol-
low tho changes contemplated by the bib will
amount to about $11 900, 900 annually.
The full committee will consider the bill to-mor-
row. and have agreed to vote upon it at hafpast II
Thursday morning. There is said to be a majority
of the committee who favor the bill 1t will receive
all of the Democratic votes and that of Mr.. Dun
nell, a Republican. The high tariff men conccdc
that the bill will DO reported favOrably to the
House.