Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-10

olse "OuhO Do cOlLalueu III tnlS lHuOceNt lOOAl
schedule presented by tho tariff commissic
The error or device Was tho very simple one
putting low duty upon articles Of such weig
and dimensions as are not imported at all,
placing a prohibitory tariff upon tho ola
which is almost exclusively imported. ?
classification, combined with the detir~
ton of steel as given, would no dou
have been brought forward quick
enough by iron manufacturers for constru
ton at the treasury department. which won
have insured monopoly for our manufactu
ers able to set competition at defiance. 1t b
been decided by tho leaders Of the senate
the Republican side 10 call the tariff bill
next Monday
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The finance comm
toe of the senate to-day virtually completed
tariff bill, which will be reported to tho sens
tomorrow. Two or three items remain to
acted upon, among them thrown silk not mo
advanced than singles, and silk threads
yarns of every description. purified or drie
The tariff commission recommended upon t.
former duty OF $3.50 per pound, and upon ts-'
latter So. 80. These figures have been reiuc
by the commission to 81 and 81. rs rcspe civel
subject to final action More importa
changes made by the commission in Jario
tariff schedules and rates of duty are as 4
lows:
In schedule A, chemical products. the duty
cents per pound recommended By the tariff COL
mission on chromats and bI-chromato of potas
has been reduced to 3 cents per pound Up
white lead, when dry or in pulp, aud when Grou =
or mixed in oil. the commission recosninended
duty of 9 and pig cents, respectively: The col
mittee advance the duty 70 212 and cents.
schedule B. sarshenwaro and CIV
bisuue ware, including plaques, ornaments, charm
vases andstatuettes decorated or ornamental in al
manner freed at 60 per cent ad valcrenl, instead
IS per cent as rec commended by tho tariff coz
| mission; the same not ornanerted Or decorate
SIS per cent instead Of 90 per cent all other earthe
| stone OF crockery ware not specially enumerated
per cent. Casts OF polished plate glass no: excee'
! ing 24xGO inches square. 20 per cent instead Of
per cent; all above that size 40 per cent Instead
50 per cent. In schedule metals
PIG IRON
is lived at Sc per ton, instead Of 81, the pEese
rate. or $6.7O proposed by the commission.
| providing for steel ingot, the committee stri
out all limitations in regard to weight, and fix
duty at cents per ponnd on all steel. except cru
bic steel. instead Of cents as recommended by I,
! commission. Iron ore so cents per ton. the sen
rails and iron or steel fiat rails, % cent per pouD
instead or 2 cant as proposed by the conllnissie
This includes fiat rails for horse railroads. nrmo
ohes plate iron or or nn es5 h
aud one-half inches thick, y cents per pound !
stead of o!s as proposed by the commission; boil
or other plate iron thinner tnan slr re
whether put up in boxes or oui:dses, 1 SIG cer'
per pound instead OF l 90; shee: iron or she
steel. Pig cents ~ instead eaats ct per e eon'
Instead ;ln plates ef s =. ns sss;
vs asa ana sS"s '
cents, cents per pound; above . cents al cen
instead Of 2 cents, 2;is GEMS ard SIG cen's; r.
wheels for railway purposes, iron or steel ral1Ws
ties. iron or steel ingots blanks for the same.
cents pound instead OF 2ai cents; steel and wi,
rods of all descriptions, cent per per Po sne
in length, 6 cents: over inch aud less than 2,
ccntss inch to inch 10 cents less - aai ipo oae
steel wire, from 10 to smaller than 20. the tar
commission recommended q duty OF "a, ~, -
and cents respectively. The committee mako
grade Ola copper old brass. and all ecmp0sito
metal of which cope. is the the con. com
poueat material Of chief value, ~ sent
pirs and bars, old scrap lead, and lead III sheets
pipes or shot. the duty is fixed as at present 70
saectively nickel or ingots iron or otnss .oIln
Of any metal plated with nickel, 2oc. instead
CSC In Schedule e
the microscope test. is arranged and duty axe.
| on all sugars from No. IS. poloroscope tes'
sacharine strength, to No. " Dutsn sta M
20. Dutch standard, &c. instead Of sac; all sugar
above No. %, Dutch standard. 3,sc instead OF &c
! moasses 5 cents per gallon Schedule =, tooacco
| On all lo1aclO valued 40 cents per pounu anu up
! ward rs cents per pound On cigars, cheroo{s
cigarettes, etc.. the duty is retained Schedule q
! Provisions: Rice and barley 10 cents pei, bushs
instead of Is; barley malt 20 cents instead OF -
| rice 20 per cent ad valorem. In sc aada
| uis Il, liquors. no charges are maoe
Iu schedule I, cotton and cotton ! ge1as,; an
changes are made in tae ,S Way o re-
mort. In schedule J,hemp, jute aud flax goods, tn
principal change is fixing the duty on ]n1o Du.'s
Sc per ton. In schedule X wool sEa w6oen 1oo u!
! removed and tho duty fixed at th
| same rate as that upon washed wool by th
! present law. On wooden rags, shoddy ana VASE
| The duty is fixed at 10 Instead Of IL cents pc
pound. Upon WOODEN cloths of all grades the out
is fixed ct 40 cents per pound. In the scheduie
books the committee fixed upon all BOOKS periooi
etchipes. illustrated books. mars. etc.. 20 per cen
| ad yalcren Instead Of u. as recommended BY III
Tue above embrace all the more imrortan
changes proposed by the hnsnce cohn'l'. Z y
| After SOME further slight amendments, the bi
will Tomorrow be reported to the sonata for /:
| consideration. The committee on ways an
| means to-day stopped work on the ta1ln com
MISSIONS report at the free list IL passe'
over, however, fc: further inquiry tbs schedui
! of books, papers, ETC., and part OF the scheoul
Of sundries.
BAUM ESTIMATES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-Commissioner Raum
| in replying to the resolution Of the senate ask
! ing for an estimate Of the amount to De re
| a,iired to refund taxes collected on stocks Q
| tobacco, cigars, matches, esc., now on hand, Il
case OF reduction OF taxes, fixes the amour
| at 1876, OSO,7lG. The communication o
the secretary Of the treasury, transmltt'n
| to tho senate the estimatss of the commission
and notes the difficulty of arriving at any &C
| curate estimate, saving there are 304, o.
dealers in manufactured tobacco, 1928 rect
fors Of distilled spirits, q, 24l wholrsaie deal
ers in distilled spiri's, and l6S,|1O reta
LIQUOR dealers in the United States He is Q
onirion, however, that there arc 70, COZ, OO
Gallons of tax-paid distilled spirits i
tho hands of tie trade, the tax upo
which is :b22, 500, 900; tax-paid 1nanulacture
| tobacco in the hands OF dealers, lO.S2l, Z2
pounds, the tax on which is ~. 2So, III: nun
Der OF cigars and cigarettes, 7S2, 224, lO7, III
| tax on which is 81, 2ui, 2l2; tax on matchc
| in the hands Of dealers, 81 ,030, 1853; tots
amount OF taxes to 10 refunded, 1886, OSo, Ut
A considerable proportion Of the articles aooV
mentioned are now i'll broken packages
BOSTON, Jan. 3.-The legislature organized
| electing George c. Croker RapI president Of til
senate and Edward A. Mclaughlin (Dem.] speakt
| of the house. Mclaughlin has been clerk OF Il
| house the past nine years
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3:-The Democratic caHcr
| tonight made nominations follows: Speaker
| the house. w. D. Byrum Of indianapolis: clerk