Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-09
THE TARIFF BILL AS PASSED BK
49, i THE SENATE tI4N

i 2, VI
Washington special 10 the Chicago TsIb-
uns of the ed gives the Following summary OF
The bill repeats all internal-revenue taxes
| except the whisky and beer tax and the tax up
! on bank circulation, making total internal
reduction, compared with last years bust
| ness, of H1,5B,295.g fsffl .oflik2 ,sAtstf9
The tariff portion OF the bill abolishes all
J charges for what are known as paclnges and
| the cost of inland transportation. Inis, IL Is
estimated will reduce the xpenses of impor-
! tation under the existing law about hve per
cent. The general changes made by the Sem
ate "a compared with the existing law are in
| the direction OF lower rates. To this there are
comparatively lew exceptions. There are
| even fewer exceptions IL the compari-
son is made with the bill reported by the
Tariff Commission. There have been a large
number of articles added to the free iist
Or the fourteen schedules composing the
! bill, four-viz.: "Sifk, tobacco, "hemp and
fax" and liquors are practically unchanged
as compared with the existing law. The excep-
tons in these schedules are: An increase in the
DUTY on champagne: on leaf tobacco use1 t ex,
duty on raw Jute; and the placing OF lute putts
on the free list
ules as compared with the existing law are as
| 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
been placed upon the free list: Reductions
have been made upon nearly all drugs and
dyes. The only exception is the increase made
upon the extract of sufnac, to satisfy the Vir-
glnia sEmac industry. The exceptional in
creases in the schedule are the restoration of
lead produ is, zinc and spelter TO the old rates
| The rest of the chemical schedule was reduced.
Bl-chronate of potash was redieed to three
OreI. l. 81
aid vaotem. These changes are important to,
cyers and cotton manufacturers. A large
number of chemicals now d1tiable are placed
upon the free list by the T rif Commission,
aud this number was considerably increased
by the Senate There was, however. an In
! crease o. the duty on saltpeter Of one-half g
cent pound.
SCHEDULE B-EARTHENwAKE AND GLASS.
The rates remain pract cally as reported by
the Finance Committee, with the exception
| that common window-glass was reduced half 81
cent a pound. The, rates of the committee
| were about i've per cent less than the rates
| reported by the Tariff Commission. and were
intended 10 be equivalent to the present rates
Inc Tariff Commission increased them on nc
| count of the abolition of the duties on pack
titIges and inland. transportat on The Tariff
|, commas on increase w 10 per cent ad valo-
rem. The Senate reduced it to 10 per cent.
and abolished the charges and inland trans
| poi tation which, the committee claimed, will
| make the rate or duty about FIVE per cent less
THANH the existing law, the reduction being en-
tirely in the effect of the abolition of the duty
/ .tf ,rj SCHEDULEf C--METAIS. An
! The rates adopted by the Senate are, in some
important part cuiars, considerable V lever thar.
! the rates reported 10y the Tariff Commission.
| 1ron-ore remains 1T the same rates-<S0 cents u
! tomas fixed by the Tariff Commission, which
is about the present rate Pig iron. wrought
ana scrap iron are reduced from 81 to $3.50 per
ton wrought scrap-iron from * to $3.50; steel
rails from S@S to Sl5.62 per ton; bar iron is re-
! duced on the average about one-quarter cent
! per p und: Russia sheet-ron is reduced from
thre, cents 10 two cents per pound: ri eet-iror
| is reduced on an average of 81 e-quarter cent
| per pound; tin plates are reduced from one
ana onc-tenth to one cent per pounds, cotton
ties ties, remain ma, unchanged: wire rods iron and
stantially unchanged; wire, steel and
iron r1duc ID an average of one-luarter OF a
cent per pound Thu rate on all steel below
1 hve cents per pound in value is fixed at 40 per
cent. ad valorem. This T. an advance of 10 pei
| cent. on Bessemer blooms and on all the lower
griueS OF steel which under the present law
are admitted az steel not otherwise p divided
Tor. Ibis state nent of the nclease, hOwev-
er, requires eXpl nation The treasury De-
partment has ass ssed 45 n cent on this class
or steel as manufactures Of steel not other
wise wise Provided for; the Un ted States Circuit
must come in simpy as steel not otherwise
provided FOR, at 81 per cent. al valorem. The
! increase of l0per cent therefore in the senate.
b IL - a reduction of fve per cent. OH the
| prict ce of the Treasury, but an increase of
Court says the law is THIS, really is a,
| practical decrease over the existing law the
! present rate beng two and one quarter per
Il
at less than seven C ents per pound. The rates.
! on steel above tlve cents per pound, and not
slbove seven, are as under the present law.
! On steel valued at seven T. nine cents per
! pound there Is a reduction of three-fOurths of
u cent per pound over The present law; above
! nine cents per pound in value, reduction of
one-half cent per pound. Steel in forms not
/ spec ally provided Tor emains at so per cent.
enumerated class IS Of manufactures &c Of iron iron.
/ AND steel arc fixed Mt 50 per cent On all vari-
! GUS enumerated forms Of manufactures of
pf.t hU ha
| are substantially those of the Tariff Commits.
zion, VII CD are an average reduction of 70 per
cent. below the present + ties.
SCHEDULE D-woOD AND wOODEN-wARE.
=, ms schcdu o remains about the same as
! ire existing law. This schedule. I'm which a
reiuction would have bench ed the farm er, iss
maintained at existing rates for the benefit of
tie lumber tarons. p ,-Ai lf
SCHEDULE E-SUGAR-
/ The reduction Of sugar below No. - Dutch
! standard in color is about Il per cent or a.,
! cents pound. This would tie a ieduct on of
| the revenue from sugar of SS4F3O0O The re-
| duction on sugar above No. u Dutch stand
ard IS ab ut . per cent. OF the present rates
! below. a
SCHEDULE F-ToBACCO.
The notable change in the tobacco schedule,
! Is the Increase on tobacco used exclusively
| for vIapi ing, known aithe Sunatra tobacco
! from % cents 10 81 per pound.
! SCHEDULE C-PROvISIONS.s Fff
! Most or the articles in this schedule remain
unchanged; barley and malt are reduced five
! cents Il bushcl. Rice is raised a quarter of 81
cent pound. There is slight increase ON,
! or nges and lemons and bananas are put on
the free list. There is a large reduct on i'm
dr.ed fruits' igs, raisfn and sw oet-meats. Dat
meal is reduced one-half cent per pound
( Chocolate and chcOry are reduced.
SCHEDULE H-IIOUORS
The notable change Is an increase of the duty
! on champagne of s per dozen quarts and a
! correspond ng increase in pnis.
s.-L ..t SCHEDULE I--COTrONS., 81
There is q reduction of an average of about
/ 80 per cent. al valoram on tn pre- sent rates
4 Their Is general reduction upon all articles
] Cotton ON
| cries, insertings, lace wIndow-curt,alrl rs ana
! cltton velvet, These articles are ali Increased
| from IS to 10 Per cent. ad valorem.
| SCHEpULE HEMP. JUrE AND FLAX
! Raw hemp il increased from SIS to $50 nor
ton and jute-hutts put on the free list.
SCHEDULE K-wooLENs tffn
Tho clothing and oombing woods arc re-
4 duced about ID cents on wool below 30 cents
In value and II cents on woods above 31cenTs
Carpet WOO are reduced one-six tn Of the
am lunt OF the duties from In zee cents TO two.
ana one-haf cents for wool below 12 cents i'm
vatue a7d from SIX to five cents for woods
| above the specific duty Wooden goods and
! all manhfactu res of WOO en- are re Irced ON ar,
average TO % per cent. nd vaIor III. The re-
duction on carpets is mt least 3 per cent. over
the present rates. Z All wool Il -ess ,go,ds are
given a new description. and the rates arc in
creased one cent yard above present rates.
! Tn Is the only increase in this schedule Ills
made os ensibly t. enco drage he maoufacture.
OF this class OF goods az new industry.
~ 1-tfi@ ~ SCHEDULE ir-<IBks. 5-AI.F
The rates are reduced TO 30 per cent ad.
vaiorem from 90 per cent. the existing rate.
/ 3 -jee-l4gF fsCgEDULE M-BNOKS.f s-ref
Books are reduced from 25 to Is per cent al
| valorem. Books in foreign languages DIRE put
on the Tree list. Blank boo<s aud paler ara
reduced to 20 per cent al valorern. VII
SCHEDULE N-sUNDRIFs.f.er
Inc r5duct ons generally ayerlpa 25 mr.
h rent. Coat was rut at 70 conts Ier ton. the
I sxfsting rate; salt reduced 20 per Int heoyv