The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-04
THE TARIFF.


WAsHINGroN, Jan. 3.-The Finance Com
mittee of the Senate to-day virtually
completed the tariff bill, which will be re-
ported to the Senate tomorrow. Two or
three items remaia % be finally acted upon,
and among them silk which is not more
advanced than singles, and silk thread or
yarns Of every description, purified or dried.
The Tariff Commission recommended upon
the former, duty of $3.50 per pound, and
upon the latter $3.50; these figures have
been reduced by the committee to 81 and
75Srespectively subject to final action.
The rhore important changes made by the
committee in the various tariff schedules and
rates of duty are as follows:
In schedule A, chemical products, duty
of cents a pourd is recommended by the
TariffCommissior. IN chromate and bi-chrom-
ate potash, which .ss been reduced to cents
a poFnd; upon w'hte lead, when dry or in
pulp and chen gtound or mixed in oil, the
| Commission recommended duty of TO 214
cents respectively, which the committee ad-
vanced to y and cents.
In schedule B, earthenware and glassware
the duty on china, porcelain, parian and bisque
ware, including plaques, ornaments, charms
vases and statuetteS, decorated or ornamented
in any manner, has been fixed at 60 per cent
ad vaorem, instead of 65, as recon-
mended by the Tariff Commission;
the same, not ornamented or decorated 50
instead OF go; other earthern, stone or crock
cry ware, not especially enumerated or pro-
vided for in this act 80 instead of 55 per
cent; cast polished plate glass, not exceeding
"A by 60 inches square, 20 per cent, instead
OF 25; all above that size, 40 per cent. instead
of 80.
In schedule c, metals pigiron is fixed at
So a ton, instead of 81, the present rate, or
$670 as proposed by the Commission. In
providing for steel ingots, the committee
strike out all limitations in regard to weight,
and fix the duty at cents pound on all
steel except crucible steel, instead OF cents,
as recommended by the Commission.
rate proposed by the Commission. Iron or
steel rails, and iron or steel fiat rails 9-1O
of one cent per pound, instead 1.2-1o as pro-
posed by the commission; this includes fiat
rails for horse railroads. Armor or other
plate iron or steel, or combination of iron
and steel, finished or unfinished not less
than y inches thick, l = cents per pound,
instead OF 22, as proposed by the commits
sion. Boiler or other plate iron, thinner
than No, 80 wire gauge, and all
iron commercially known as common IRON
whether put i'll boxes or bundles, 1.S-l0
cents per pound, instead of 1.9 10. Sheet
iron sheet steel, ~ instead of cents
Tin plates, LILO cents per pound instead of
.2-10 Crucible cast steel ingots of all
descriptions, valued at cents per pound or
less, y cents; above . cents and not above
8 cents, 3 cents per pound; above cents, 2M
cents, instead of cents, 2M and 81 cents
respectively, as proposed by the commission
Steel wheels for railway purposes iron or
steel railway tires, or iron or steel ingots, or
blanks for the same, ~ cents per pound,
instead of 2A. Steel and wire rods of
all descriptions, l cent per pound.
Iron or steel screws commonly called wood
screws, two inches or over in length cents;
over one inch and less than two s cents; one
inch to one-half inch 10 cents; less than one
half inch, u cents. On several grades of
iron or steel wire, from No. 10 to small
than No 25, the tariff commission recon-
mended duty of 2H, 2s4, 81 and cents
respectively; the committee made reduc-
tion of three-fourths of a cent on each
grade Old copper old brass and all
ponent material of chief value, Z cents per
pound, instead of 81. Upon lead ore, lead
in pigs, old scrap lead and lead in sheets,
pipes or shots, the duty is fixed as at pres
ent respectively. On nickel or ingots of
iron, or other forms of any metal plated with
nickel, - cents instead of 25 cents.
In schedule e, sugar, the porlarscopic test
is retained, and the duty is fixed on all
sugars from 70 degrees (porlariscopic test
saccharine strength, to No. 16, Dutch stand
ard, at n cents per pound instead of ~
from No. 16 to No. 90 Dutch standard, 3
cents instead of 81. All sugars above 20
Dutch standard, 81, instead of Az. Molasses
5 cents per gallon.
Schedule f, tobacco-On all tobacco
valued at 40 cents per pound and upward,
rs cents per pound on cigars, cheroots,
cigarettes, ETC., the present duty is retained.
Schedule G, provisions, rye and barley, 10
cents per bushel, instead OF 15; barley malt,
20 cents, instead OF 25; rice, 20 per cent. ad
vaorem
In schedule H. liquors, no changes are
made.
In schedule I, cotton and cotton goods, a
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