Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-03-01
THE TARIFF BILL AS PASSED By
THE SENATE.


except the whisky and beertax and the tax up
on bank circulation, making a total Internal
reduction, compared with last years busl-
ness, of $4l,596 ,295.
The tariff portion of the bill abolishes all
ch1rges for what are known as packages and
the cost OF inland transportation This. 1t is
estimated, will reduce the expenses of impor-
tatiOn under the existing law about five per
cent. The gensral changes made by the Sem
ate as compared with the existing law are in
the direction of lower rates. To this there are
comparatively few exceptions. There are
even fewer exceptions If the eompari-
son is made with the bill reported by the
Tariff Commission. There have been large
number of articles added to the free list
OF the fourteen schedules composing the
BILL four-Viz.: 'tSfIlx'' tobacco .'shemp and
fax" and ''hquOrs'ar practically unchanged
as com pared with the existing law. The excep-
tons in these schedules are: An increase in the
duty on champagne; on Leaf tobacco used ex-
cluSlVely Tor wrapping; reduction of the
duty on raw jute; and the placing of jute butts
on the free list
The principal changes in the various sched-
ules as compared with the existing law are as
follows:
SCHEDULE A-CHEMICALS.
Chemicals were reduced by the Tariff Com
mission from twenty-five to thirty per cent.
over existing rates. The chang made by the
Senate have been in the direction of further
reduc ion. Phosphates and fertilizers have
Deen placed upon the free list. Reductions
ayes. The only exception is the increase mad
upon the extract of sunlac, to satisfy the Vir-
ginia sCmao Industry. The exceptional in
creases IN the schedule are the restoration OF
lead produ its, zinc and sp6lter TO the old rates
Inc rest OF the chemical schedule was reduced
Bl-chrOmate of potash was ned iced to three
cents and aniline dyes to thirty-five per cent.
ad valorem. These changes are important to
dyers and cotton manufacturers. a large
number OF chemicals now dutiable are placed
uFon the free list by the Tariff Commission,
ana this number was considerably increased
krWETF IN
crease OF the duty on saltpeter of One-half
cent pound.
SCHEDULE B-EARTHENWARE AND GLASS
WARE.
The rates remain pracc cally as reported by
me finance Committee, with the exception
InaC common WrndoW-gLaSS was reduced malt
cent a pound. The rates of the committee
were ABOUT i've per cent. less than he rae
reported by the Tariff Commission, and were
intended 70 be equivalent to the present rates.
The Tariff Commission increased them on &C
count of the abolition of tho duties On pack
ages and inland transported on. The Tariff
CommIss on increase WIS 10 PER cent. ad valO
rem. The Senate reduced it to 10 per cent.
ana aoolShed the charges and inland Trans
poLtatioa which, the committee claimed, VII
make the rate OF duty about five per cent. i g.
IMAM the existing law, the reduction being en-
Ilrely Ia the effect of the abolition of the duty
on packages and inland ttansp Jrtation.
SCHEDULE C-METALS.
Inc rates adopted by the Senate are, in some
important particulars, considerably lower than
the rates reported by the Tariff Commission.
Iron-ore remains It the same rates-5O cents
tomas fixed by the Tariff Commission. which
IS about the present rate Pig-irun. wrought
and scrap iron are reduced from 81 to $3.50 per
rails from SIS to Size per ton; bar iron is
duced on the average abouC One-Quarter- cent
Per lunu; russia sheet-1fon Is re luceu from
tnre75 cents 10 TWO cents per pound; sheet-iron
Is reduced on an average of OF e-quarteF cent
per pound; tin plates are reduced from one
ana ohe-tenth to one cent per pound; cotton
ties remain unchanged; wire rods iron and
steel, the basis of barbed-wire are sub
stanttally unchanged; wire, steel and
a q n rfa n
cent per pound. The rate on all steel below
hve cents per pound in value is fixed at 40 per
cent al yulorem. This IS an advance of 10 per
cent. on BessemeF blooms and on all the lower
grades Of steel " hich under the present wv
are admitted AZ steel not otherwise p divided
Tor. Th1s statenent of the increase, howev-
eri requires expl4 nation The Treasury De-
partment has ass .ssed 45 per cent. on this class
OF steel as manufactures of steel not other
wise provided for; the Tn ted States Circuit
Court in New Yor& has decided that this steel
mast come in simply steel not otherwise
provided for. at 80 per cent. ad valorem The
increase OF III per cent. therefore, in the Senate
b u IS reduction of tive per cont on tn %
practice of the Treasury, but an increase of
i've per cent. over what the United States
Court says the law is THIS, really, is a
practical decrease over the existing law, the
present rate being two and one quarter per
cent. per pound on all enumerated steel valued
at less than seven cents per pound. The rates
on steel above nVe cents per pound, and not
above seven, are as under the present law.
On steel valued at seven to nine cents Der
pound there is a reduction of three-fourths of
cent per pound over The present law; above
nine cents per pound in value, a reduction of
One-half a mt per pound. Steel in forms n Il
spec ally provided tor remains at 30 per cent.
al valOrem, the present rate. The non
enumerated classes of manufncturQs of iron
Gus enumerated forms Of manufactures Of
iron and steel the rates adopted by the Senate
sion, which are an average reduction Of 20 per
cent below the present Rites.
SCHEDULE D-wOOD ND wOODEE-wARE.
This Schedu g remains cbout the sane as
the existing law. This 81 hedule, in which
reduction would have benefi ed the farmer, g
maintained at existing rates for the benefit of
the lumber tarOnS.
SCHEDULE E-sUGAR.
The reduction Of sugar below No. 10 Dutch
standard in color is about Is per cent, or IS
cents pound. This would be a reduction of
the revenue from sugar of s., OO0 The re-
ductiOn on sugar above No. Is Dutch stand
ard is about . per cent. of the present rates
This is a larger reduction above than on those
below.
The notable change in the tobacco schedule
is the Increase on tobacco used exclusively
for wrapping, known the S1matra tobacco
from IS cents TO 81 per pound.
SCHEDULE G-PRovIsIOSS
Most Of the articles in this schedule remain
unchanged. Barley and malt are reduced five
cents a bushel Rice is raised a quarter of
cent pound. There is a slight increase on
orgngeS ana lemons, and bananas are put on
the tree list: There Is a large reduct on in
,dred fruits, hgs, raisin1 and ~ eet-meats. Oat-
meal is reduced one-half cent per pound.
Chocolate and chicory are reduced.
SCHEDULE H-LIQUORS.
The notable change IS an increase of the duty
on champagne of 81 per dozen quarts, and
correspond ng increase in pints.
SCHEDULE LOTIONS.
There is a reduction of an average OF about
IS per cent. ad Valor6m on the present rates
There is a general reduction upon all articles
excepting fine hosiery cotton Iaces, embroid-
cries, insertings, lace Window-curta4ns, AMI
cotton velvet These articles are all increased
from 30 to 20 per cent. ad Valorem.
SCHEDULE J-HEsdP, JUTE AND FLAX
Raw hemp i5 Increased from SIS to so per
ton and jute-DuttS put on the free list.
SCHEDULE K-WOOLENS.
The clothing and combtng woods are re-
duced about 10 cents on wool below 50 cents
Carpet WOO s are reduced Oue-siz tn OF the
amount of the duties from three cents to two
and one-h99 cents for wool below u cents in
value and from SIX to i've cents for woods
all manufactures OF WOODEN are reduced on an
average to 80 per cent ad valoreBl. The re-
duction on carpets is at least 3 per cent over
the present rates. All wool dress goods are
given a new description, and the rates are in
creased one cent yard above present rates i
Th is the only increase in this Schedule ITS
made os ensibly to encourage the manufacture
of this class of goods as new industry.
SCHEDULE .L-SILRS.
The rates are reduced TO so per cent. ad
valorem from 90 per cent, the existing rate
SCHEDULE M-BOOKe.
Books are reduced from Is TO Is per cent ad
Talorem. Books IN foreign languages are put
on the free list Blank boOks aud paper are
reduced to 20 per cent al valGrem.
SCHEDULE E-SUEDRIFs.
The reduct' OnS generally average Is p-F
cent Coal was put at % Cents FER ton, the
existing rate: salt 70 1uced 20 Per C Mt below
the present rates, with proViSo that salt use
in packing meats and fish shall b free and
the duty shall be RENTED salt used for
exec pit liable salt. The rate on has and bon.
nets is reduced about 331< Der cent