The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-02
THE TARIFF BILL AS PASSED BY
M THE SENATE.

ness, of $4l, ,295
The tariff portion of the blu abolishes all
charges for what are known as packages and
the cost OF inland transportation This, it is
estimated, will reduce the expenses of impor-
| tation under the existing law about five per
| cent. The general changes made by the Sen
ate as compared with the existing law are ii
| the direction of lower rates, To this there ar,
comparatively few exceptions. There ar.
even fewer exceptions if the compart
son is made with the bill reported by the
Tariff Commission. There have been a largs
number of articles added to the free list.
Of the fourteen schedules composing the
bill, four-viz.: silk tobacco sshemp and
fax, and Liquors are practically unchanged
as compared with thesexisting law. The excep-
tions in these schedules are: An increase in the
! duty on champagne; on leaf tobacco used ex-
cluslYeiy for wrapping; a reduction of the
duly 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
| Chem Gals were reduced by the Tariff Con
| mission from twenty-five to thirty per cent
oyerexlsting rates. The chang S made by the
| Senate have been in the direction of further
| reduc jon PhosphateS and fertilizers have
| been placed upon the free list. Reduction
nave been made upon nearly all drugs ami
uy SS' NE only is the increase InaQt
| upon the extract of sumac, to satisfy the Vir
| g Mia 81 mac industry The exceptional in,
| crea e5 in the schedule are the restoration of
Lead products, zinc and spelter to the old rates
| Inc rest of the chemical schedule was reduced
-Bl-chromate of potash was reduced to thre
cents, and aniline dyes to thirty-five per cent
al yalolem. These changes are important to
| dyerS and cotton manufacturers A large
number of chemicals now dutiable are placed
| upon the free list by the Thrift Commission,
and this number was considerably increased
by the Senate There was, however, an III
| crease of the duty on saltpeter of one-half
cent pound.
SCHEDULE B-EARTHENwARE AND GLASS
WARE
The rates remain pIact cally as reported BY
| the Finance Committee, with the exception
| that common window-glass was reduced halfa
cent q pound. The rates of the committee
| were ABOUT five per cent. less than he rates
| reported by the Tariff Commission, and we've
| offended 10 be equivalent to the present rates
| Inc Tariff Commission increased them on ao
| count of the abolition of the duties on pack.
ages and inland transportation. The Tariff
CommlsSion increase VS. 10 per cent. ad ValO-
| rem. The Senate reduced it to 10 pc" cent.
and abolished the charges and inland t ans
| polIatlon, Which, the committee claimed, will
| make the rate of duty about five per cent. IS
| than the existing law the reduction being en-
tirely in the effect of the abolition of the duty
on packages and inland transportation.
| SCHEDULE C-METALS.
| The rates adopted by the Senate are, in some
important particulars, considerably lowerthan
/
| 1ron-ore remains at the same rates-50 cents a
| tomas fixed by the Tariff Commission, which
IS ABOUT the present rate. Pig-iron, wrought
| and scrap iron are reduced from 81 to S. so per
ton; wrought scrap-iron from IS to $3.50; steel
rails from SZS to $15.62 per ton; bar iron is re
| duced.on the average about one-quarter cent
| per p und; Russia sheet-iron is reduced from
| three cents to two cents per pound; sheet-iron
| is reduced on an average of OF e-quarter cent
| per pound tin plates are reduced from one
ana one-tenth to one cent per pound; cotton
i'm
| steel, the bass of barbed-wire are sub
! Stantlally unchanged; wire, steel and
| iron reduced IN average of one-1uarter of
| cent per pound. The rate on all steel below
hye cents per pound in value is fixed at 40 per
| GENT. ad valorem. This is an advance of 10 per
cent. on BeSSemer blooms and on all the lower
| grades OF steel which under the present law
! are admitted as steel not otherwise d divided
Tor. This statement of the increase, howev-
| er, requires eXDl nation The Treasury De-
partment has assessed 40 per cent. on this class
| OF steel as manufactures of steel not other
| wise provided for; the Tn ted States Circuit
| Court in New York has decided that this steel
| must come in simply as steel not otherwise
! provided for, ut 80 per cent. ad valorem. The
increase of 10 per cent therefore, in the Senate
| o IL is a reduction of five per cent on the
| practice of the Treasury, but an increase of
five 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
|
| On steel above five cents per pound, and not
| above seven, are as under the present law.
| On steel valued at seven to nine cents Ter
| pound there is q reduction of three-fourths of
a cent per pound over the present law; above
nine cents per pound in value, a reduction of
one-half cent per pound. Steel in forms not
spec ally provided for remains at 30 per cent.
| al valorem, the present rate. The nom
enumerated classes of manufactures of iron
| and steel are fixed at 35 per cent On all yar-
| Gus enumerated forms of manufactures of
| nd Of pif hn rafn lfad bvyt hn
are substantially those of the Tariff Commits
sion, which are an average reduction of 20 per
cent. below the present rates.
I SCHEDULE D-wOOD AND WOODEN-WARE,
This schedu Q remains about the same as
che existing law. This schedule, in which q
reduction would have benefi ed the farmer, is
| 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 As
| cents pound. This would be reduction of
| the revenue from sugar of $S,443,000 The re-
| duction on sugar above No. 10 Dutch stand
| ard is alb ut Is per cent. of the present rates.
This is larger reduction above than on those
| below.
| SCHEDULE F-ToBACCO.
! The notable change in the tobacco schedule
! d the Increase on tobacco used exclusively
/ for wrapping, known a the Sumatra tobacco,
/ from IS cents to 81 per pound.
SCHEDULE G-PROvISIONS.
| Most of the articles in this schedule remain
|
| cents bushel. Rceis raised a quarter of a
cent a pound. There is a slight increase on
/ oranges and lemons, and bananas are put on
1 the free list. There is large reduct on in
dried fruits, figs, raSin and Sweet-meats. Dat
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 ST. per dozen quarts and
/ correspond ng increase in pints.
| SCHEDULE LOTIONS.
4 a rn0nptiOn orr of
| 35 per cent. ad valorem on the present rates.
| There is general reduction upon all articles,
| excepting fine hosiery, cotton laces, embroid-
| cries, 1nsertings, lace windOw-curta ms, and
| cotton velvet. These articles are all increased
| from 30 to 40 per cent. ad valorem.
| SCHEDULE J-HEMP, JUTE AND FLAX.
| Raw hemp is increased from SIS to $40 per
/ ton and Jute- butts put on the free list.
| SCHEDULE K-WOOLENS.
The clothing and combing woods are re-
duced about 10 cents on wool below so cents
/ in value and IL cents on woods above 30 cents.
| Carpet woos are reduced one-sixth of the
| amount of the duties from three cents to two
1 and one-half cents for wool below IL cents in
| value, and from SIX to five cents for woods
/ above the specific duty. Wooden goods and
| all manufactr res of WOODEN are reduced on an
/ average to So per cent ad valorem. The re-
| due ton on carpets is at least per cent over
/ the present rates. All wool dress goO7s are
| given new description, and the rates are in
/ creased one cent yard above present rates
Tn is the only increase in this schedule. Its
| of this class of goods as new industry.
| sfti SCHEDULE I--SILKS.
| The rates are reduced to 80 per cent. ad
| valorem from 30 per cent, the existing rate
| ~ SCHEDULE M-BCOKS.
| Books are reduced from 25 TO Is per cent adj
/ Valorem. Books in foreign languages are put
| on the free list. Blank boo IS and paEer are
| reduced to 20 per cent a | valorem.
/ SCHEDULE N-SUNDRIFS.
/ The reductions generally average d per
cent. Coal was rut at 20 cnnts. er ton the
| existing rate; salt reduced 20 per mt below
| the present rates. with proviso IL a. salt use1
| in packing meats and fish shall free and
| the duty shall be ri mitted on sat used for
| curing purposes. This makes salt almost free
| except table salt. The rate on hats AMI bon
nets is reduced about 3S15 per cent.
| IN CONCLUSION.
| The reductions in tire bill, it is estimated by
| the Finance Committee will reach 80 per cent.
This reduction of 30 per cent. does not indi-
cate, in any degree, what the effect upon the
revenue will be.
| BROOKLYN clearinghouse keeper has
brought a suit of thirteen thousand dollars
for forty-seven years board furnished an old
bachelor who died recently with fortune of
| s27O,O0O. he left her legacy Of five thou
| sand dollars, and directions that she should
| charge him eight dollars week for the time
| he bad lived and roomed with her after de-
fiucting eight dollars month for the rent of
| the house which belonged to him. He in
tended TO marry her but nut 1T off Until he