New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-20
AMENDING THE TARIFF.
CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on
WAYS AND MEANS.

w WASHINGTON, Dec. lJ.-ln their cOnSl0era-
ton Of the Tariff Commissions report this morning
the Ways and Means Committee finished all Items under
the head OF iron and steel and made only changes,
viz: by fixing the rate on wire aud iron strand the
iron steel wire OF the gauge G. cents
per pound instead OF the rate thai upon the
wire OF which the rope is made. and by increasing the
rate steel In any form otherwise provided for from
cents to gig per pound The rate on copper cement
was changed from zig to 3l2 cents per pound. the
changes made at the afternoon session Of the committee
are:
Lead ore and lead dross from cent per pound to ii2
cents lead la pigs bars, ETC. from y cents per pound
per pound TO 2 cents
Zinc Ia ocks or pigs aud old zinc from IL cents per
pound t. Z cents and zine III sheets ron cents per
reaknives and pocket knives from so per centum ad
vaorem 10 30 per centnn sd valoren;
Iron steel wire, smaller than No. 10 wire gu1ge,
"a cents per pound smaller tnan No 10 and not smaller
s1ialler tnan No. Is and not smaller tlan 80. 26,
81 cents pound; smaller than 20 wire gauge GEMS
per pound Pr0Vid d. tnaG IRON or steel wire covered
with cotton, silk otner material aud wire commonly
known rs cnOne, corset ana hat wire shall pay four
per pound addition going rates. And
provided further that article made from iron or steel
WIRE, OF which iron or steel wire Is CON onent part
OF cne value san pay less rate oil day IMAM the ron
ur steel from when it Is made. either wholly or IN
part ana provided urther. that iron or steel wire
cloths and iron VI steel wire MEETINGS made IN meshes
any IOrln and wire rope aud wife strand OI any form,
snail pay duty eqcal in amount to tnat imposed ON
iron steel wire or tue same gau-e and cents per
pound 10 addition thereto; PROVIDED. that on all OF me
y
or s'ee heielhoeiore IN hS bot enueraieI "nen gar
Vanzed cO0sd with any meal or compound, alloy or
lA lure OF me- els Dy an process whatsoever, 10 De
classified according tue sizes ana gauges OF h coated
irDu steel snail paid excepting what are
tagters tin ana hersinbsiore provided ior cent per
pound IN addition to the rates provided In this act
metal oro ,ncti t,,o ron ~ is ORES when IA cs and
maeaDle, OF description form, without re-
gard 10 percentage carbon contained therein,
whether produced py cemenGation or converted cast
"a IN Ia
Bessemer pneumatic, Iaonas GnehFist, Basic,
Slemens- Martin Open-he arth process, or by The
equivalent either By JmDnation Of two or more
OF processes their equivalents or by ahy fusion
oncr process wnicn pro from iron i1s
eltuer granular hOrOus in structure, winch Is
malrabe, excepting wnat Is known as IN Iledolo
castings stall Oe casse1 auu denonlhated as AteeL No
allowance or reduction o. duties Tor partial loss or dan-
age consequence Of rstor discOorauon snal be mace
upon any descrP Jn OF lIon or see OF upon an! Pay
manufactured aruce 81 IRON OF s'eel or upon any manu-
1aclurc OF IRON aud steel
On Ill iron or s'eel ana on all manudctues, wares
utensils vessels, aud articles Of iron or Steel
Or VI winch sucn metals or either OF thell snalI
be component part OF chief value, whetnor Whoiy
~ manufactured, there shAI De levied collected
anu pAld duty .han tue inquest duty or
rae ot duty imposed upoI Any PArt Oh siI soous IN any
forms IN wllcn 10 or they e1steI pro. 10 or dur
turr passage ito the Orm or article IN whIcu tno
duty be levied provided tLat tia snd not apply To
nor la " an ct aricles spocaiy onunr-
provid for IN ms act Du, saali apply t. all
other Of iron OF s.eel' or OF "hicn IRON or
snail De the cOmpOueat matcrit or part OF cAiet
20 any imported article ~ sHaA De CLASSIFIED Tor duty
under the highest OF such rates.
Argentine. alDdt4 or Goruian silver manufactured
25 per ceutum al yaOrem.
cens 0n escn pound of line copper contained therein
eguIus OF coarse copper and copper ocncnt
-. aud on--naf ccus o. each ,und 0l 1ne culper
con aIued tueoiu; Od copper, AZ Uhy IOr mauuiaelur
ca n,,oins from mr. "a or Dn.e metal al ali
com posItlon metal wuicn copper Is a cOHp0nenC
mat lia value. three aud One-hah cehts per
pound copper IN places oars ngot Cni1 or Otner plss
and III olhe not mendIac ured or eHumcraed IN
Its per pVuhu copper III fOLed pdtes,
called Urazers copper, sucets, pipes copper
uO.t ylus I'D AL Il
copper component OF cnlef yaue uOt specially
enumerated prOyed Tor IN this act 80 per cenEum
Lead ore aud lead dross one and hnf of one
per pound Lead IL pigs ana baIs molten ana Ola refuse
lead aud bars, ana old scrap lead nj only
10 De remanufac ure4, two cents per pound Lead In
sheets, pipes OF s"o Two c7Ats PoI punt NlcAcI III
ore mate other crude form not ready for cOnsuinp
Ia arts, nlteen Genus per pound ON the nicAe
cDItaued therein. SIcAcl O1Is alloy any KIND
m when nickel the eeAent Of cuiet value twenty-five
cents per pound. .
Il c, sp .er. or tuteneeue in blocks pigs and old
worn out zinc nt Ony to be inufacturcI, one and
one-nan per pound ENC speiter or utcnegue IL
saeets Two ana Oue-nII VI one cuut per pound
sueaIniug, or yellow metal, no wholly o. copper nor
wholly nor pat OF non, uhgalyanlzed, III sueeis
foryr gnt inches long and iOurtcen nclts Nlde' ana
weighing fourteen 10 thrty-Iour ounces per square
Antlmony, fesIlus metal, 10 per centum ad va
Bronze powder, 10 per centum nd vaoren.
cutlery not specially enumerated or PROVIDED Tor In
this dci, 80 per crntuin al yalOrcm.
Dutcn or bronze metal, IN lear 10 per eentum al va
steel plates engraved stereotype plates and new
types % per cen lln I'D valorem: ~
Gold leaf, II 80 per package Of 500 leaves.
follow ware, ed, glazed or timed. cents per
MusSets. rifles and other firearms, 2j centum al
valJrem.
Needles for kuittng sewing machines 80 per centum
ad yaIOrem. , .
Needles sewing darning. knitting and all others not
sp c enumerated provided for IL this act. 70 per
centum VHlOrem. ~
Penknves pocketknives OF all kinds, 80 per centum
ad valOrem.
swords swordblades and side-arms, 80 per centum
ad ValOrem.
The committee returned to consideration of the
chemicals schedule and made the following changes
Acetate OF lead brown from 10 3i9 cents per pound
while, from 10 Sig cents per pound.
Wui'e lead, when dry pulp, from to 2l9 cents
per pound when ground or mixed III oil, from 22 to
GEMS per pound.
Lib rye from 9 to zig cents per pound.
and rcd LEAD 2la 10 Cents