St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-10

u'te OF the &2d gives the following summary OF
| the Senate Tariff bill:
The b IL repeats all acknowledgements taxes
except the whisky and beer tax and the tax up
| on bank circulation, making a total Internal
r reauc IL compared with last years busi
The tariff portion Of the bill abolishes ALI
cnal ges for what are known as packages and
the cost OF inland transportation. This. it ia
estlmated, Will reduce the expenses of impor-
| tation under the existing law about five per
cent. The general changes made by the Sem.
a ate o. compared with the existing law are IT.
the direction of lower rates. To this there are
comparatively few exceptions. There are
even fewer exceptions it the COMPARE
son = made with the bill reported by the
mum ser of articles added 10 the free list.
| The principal changes in the various scheG-
| 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 s made by the
| Senate have been in the direction of further
reduc ion. Phosphates and fertilizers have
have been made upon nearly all drugs and
dyes. The only exception is the Increase made
upon the extract OF sumaG, to satisfy the vir-
creases in the schedule are the restoration Of
lead products, zinc and spelter to the old rates.
The restof the chemical schedule was reduced.
Bi-chromate of potash was red iced to three
cents, and aniline dyes to thirty-fye per cent
ad valorem. These changes are important to
nye .,1sa and nd cotton M, manufacturers large
upon the free list by the riff Commission,
and this number was considerably increased
by the Senate. There was, however. an in
crease OF the duty on saltpeter of one-half
cent pound. ar=F
SCHEDULE B-EARrHENwARE AND, GLASS
WARE.
The rates remain pract cally as reported by
the Finance Committee. with the exception
that common window-glass was reduced half q
cent q pound. The rates of the committee
cent.
reported by the Tariff Commission, and were
intended 10 be equivalent to the present rates.
Inc Tariff Commission increased them on ac-
count of the abolition OF the duties on pack
ages and inland transportation. The, Tariff
commission increase WIS 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 OF duty about five per cent. less
tlrely IN the effect of the abolition of the duty
on packages and inland transportation.
SCHEDULE C-METALs.
3 The rates adopted by the Senate are, in soma
important particulars, considerably lowerthan
the rates reported by the Tariff Commission.
Iron-ore remains 1T the same rates-50 cents a
IS about the present rate, Pig-iron. wrought
and scrap iron are reduced from ST to S6.5 per
TON; wrought scranton from % to $780, steel i,
pa1ls from SIS to S15.62 per ton; bar iron is re-
duced on the average about one-quarter cent
per und; Russia sheet-iron is reduced from
tire; cents to two cents per pound; sheet-iron
per pound; tin plates are reduced from one
and one-tenth to one cent per pound; cotton
ties remain unchanged; wire rods iron and
etantially tunchanged; wire, steel and
iron reduced an average of one-quarter of
cent per pound. The rate on all steel below
hVe cents per pound in value is fixed at 40 per
cent. 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 ''stee not otherwise divided
for" This statement of the increase, howev-
er, REQUIRES expl nation The Treasury De-
partment has assessed As par cent. on this class
of steel rs manufactures of steel not other
wise provided for; the I'm ted States Circuit
Court in New York has decided that this steel
provided for. at 80 per cent. ad valorem. The
increase of 10per cent therefore, in the Senate
b IL is reduction of five per cent. on the
five per cent. over what the United States
Court says the law is. This, really, is a
practical decrease over the existing law, the
cent per pound on all enumerated steel valued
at less than seven cents per pound. The rates
on steel above i've cents per pound, and not
above seven, are as under. the present law
On steel valued at seven to nine cents per
pound there is a reduction Of three-fourths of
cent per pound over the present law; above
one-half q cent per pound. Steel in forms not
spec ally provided for remains at 80 per cent.
I'D valorem, the present rate; The nom
enumerated classes of manufactures of iron
and steel are fixed at IS per cent. On all vari-
Gus enumerated forms of manufactures of
iron and steel the rates adopted by the Senate
are substantially those of the Tariff Commits
sion, which are an average reduction of 20 per
cent. below the present rates.
SCHEDULE D-woop AND woODEN-wARE.
This schedu e remains about the same as
the existing law. This schedule, in which q
reduction would havoc benefi ed the farmer, is
maintained at existing rates for the benefit Of
SCHEDULE E-sUGAR.
The reduction of sugar below No. IS Dutch,
standard in color is about y per cent. or 45
the revenue from sugar of So, 443. 0Uo Thesre-
duction on sugar above No. l3 Dutch stdhd-
ard is about - per cent. of the present rates.
below.
II 6l1t5 SCHEDULE F-ToBACcO. 3t
The notable change in the tobacco schedule
is the increase on tobacco used exclusively
for wrapping, known g. the Sumatra tobacco,
from IS cents to 81 per pound.
SCHEDULE GA--PROvISIONS.'i5
Most of the articles in this schedule remain
cents bushel. i Rice is raised a quarter of
oranges and lemons, and bananas are put ON
the free list. There is, large reduction in
dried fruits, figs, raisins and swestmeats. Oat-
meal is reduced onehalf Gent jper pound.
Chocolate and chicory are reduced
t&s*fA SCHEDULE H-L1QUORS.
The notable change is an increase of the duty
correspond ng increase In pints.
SCHEDULE ITCOTTONS.
There IS REDUCTION OF an average OF about
8 per cent. ad valorem on the present rates.
There is a general reduction upon all articles,
excepting fine hosiery, cotton laces, embroid-
cries, insertings, lace window-curta ns, and
cotton velvet. These articles are all increased
from IS to 40 per cent cd yaloreu.s Il,
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 arc re-
duced about 10 cents on wool below 30 cents
Carpet woos are reduced one-sixth of the
amount Of the duties from three cents to two
and one-half cents for wool below u cents In
above the specific duty. Wooden goods aad
all manufacturesof WOODEN are reduced on an
average to IS per cent. ad valorem. The re-
f3,,nt ID af least IL