The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-05
TELEGRAPaIC
The TarifBIlI.

Washington, 3.-The finance commit
tee Of the Senate. to-day, virtually COM
pleted the tariff bill, which will be re-
ported to the Senate tomorrow, two or
thre5 items remain TO be finally acted
on. The more important changes made
by the committee on various tariff sche-
dulles and rates of duty was as follows:
In schedule A, chemical products, the
duty of 4c. per pound recommended by
the tariff commission on chromate and
bi-chromate potash has been reduced to
&c. per pound upon white lead, when dry
or in pulp, and when ground or mixed in
oil, the commission recommended a
duty of &c. and 215c., respectively; the
commission advance the duty to 212c.
and &c.
In schedule B, earthenware and glass
ware, the duty on china, porcelain,
parian and bisque ware. including pls-
ques, ornaments, charms, vases and
statuette', decorated or ornanented in any
manner, has been fixed at so per cent.
advslorem, instead of 65 as recon-
mended by the tariff commission; the
same not ornsmented or decorated, So
instead Of 60; all other earthen, stone or
GROCERY ware not specially enumerated
or provided for this act. 80 instead Of %
per cent; cast, polished, plate glass, not
exceeding "a by 60 inches square. 20 per
cent, instead Of %; all above that size,
40 per cent, instead Of so.
In schedule G, metals, pig iron is fixed
at Sc ton instead of So, the present
rate. or So 20 as proposed by the COM
mission, In providing for steel ingots
the comm ssion strike out all limitations
in regard to weight and f the duty at
6 cents pound on all steel except cruel
| BILE steel, instead of 2 cents as recon-
mended By the commission; iron ore, 80
| cents per ton, the same rate ss proposed
| by the commission; iron or steel rails
and iron or steel plate rails, 30 Of per
cent. pound instead Of 1910
as proposed by the commission;
This includes fiat rails for horse railroads.
| The committee make rec uction of q
cent upon each grade of old copper, old
brass, and all composition metal OF
which copper is the component material
of chief value; ~ cent per pound 10
stead of32 upon lead ore, lead in bags
and bars, old scrap lead ard lead in
sheets, pipe or shot. The duty is fixed
as at present, respectively, on nickel in
COTS, iron or other forms, plated with
nickel, 20 cents instead of %.
In schedule e, sugar, the polarioseopC
test is retail ed, md the duty on ali SUI
gars is fixed at % ceHts, polariOscopC
test; sachsrIne strength to No IS Dutch
standard, at Il cent per pound instead Of
IL; from No. 16 10 No. 20, Dutch
standard, cents instead Of 81; all above
20, Dutch standard, 81 instead OF Al
| mOlasses, cents per gallon.
Schedule f, tobacco on all tobacco:
valued at 40 cents per pound and up
ward, 70 cents pound; on cigars. che
roots, cigarettes, ETC., the present duty Ii
retained
In schedule e., liquors, no change.
In schedule l, cotton and cotton goods
few changes are made in the way o
reductions 10 20 cents below the com
mission.
In schedule K, wool and woolens, tn,
distinction of washed and unwashed il
removed, and the duty fixed the same a
that imposed on the washed wool in tn
present law.
In the schedule Of books the commit
tee fix the duty at 20 per cent. Gd vaLo
rum, instead of Is, as recommended b,
the commission.
The above embrace all the more i'm
portant changes proposed by the fnanc
committee. After fome further Sigh
amendment, tomorrow the bill will b
reported to the Senate for consideration
Washington, 4.--The main features O
the tariff bill reported to the Senate b.
Morrill,, are the same as heretofore pub
lished, with the exception Of the cotto
and silk schedules. That Cor cotton is
| duplicate Of the schedule adopted by tn
ways and means committee or Tuesday
In the silk schedule the duty on thrown
silk and on silk threads or yarns Of ever
description, is placed at 30 per cent. a.
YRlorem.
The ways and means committee agree
to recommend rate Of Is per cent q
valcrem on wood pulp.