New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-05
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
n,,1 prpoRTrD TO THE SENATE.

A RIII. REPORTED TO THE SENATE.
Spw SCHEDULE ADDED BY THE SENATE COMMIT
:. TEE AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERNAL REV
ENUE BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan 4.-The Finance Com
r,tee complcted It's work to-day upon the Tariff BILL
which was subsequently reported TO the Senate by Mr.
Morrill, aud Immediately sent to the printer The MAN
featnres OF the bin are indica cd in the dispatches
published with the exception OF the cotton and
silk schedues An entirely schedule for cottons-
the same which adopted by the Ways and Means
Committee on Tuesday and published in The TRIBUNE
yesterdaywas substituted without change or alteration
whatever by committee for the schedule previously
prepared by them In the silk schedule the DUTY on
thrown silk which had been reduced from ~ oo per
pound "A recommended by the commission, 10 $i anu
the duty elk, threads yarns OF every oeSoip
reduced from 50 so TO 81 u.s. pace at 80 per cent
adj valorem In each case Other miner chapses "eie
made but the above are the more Important
The hill comes 10 Senate as the lnternai Revenue
h (which passed the House az the last SESSION. with
amendments including the tariff schedules adopted ny
the committee and the bill introduced by Mr. Morrl az
the last session. To provide better system ior tue
trial of customs cases. and the bill INTRODUCED
nv Mr. Sherman on the 2Ist Of December, to regulate
the collection of customs duties" The Internal Revenue
mn, which forms the and the first four sections OF
the new hill IA amended in It's title to read !:
"An act 10 reduce taxation" Section one OF
this bill is amended 10 read: "That the taxes
herein specified imposed by the laws now In force be-
and the same hereby repealed as hereinafter pro-
yided namely: On capital aud deposits OF banks and
bankers except such due and payable
and on and after the LIST of July 1888 the stamp tax on
bank checks drafts orders and vouchers and the tax
on matches, perfumery. medicinal preparations and
other articles imposed by Schedule A, following section
3.437 OF the Revised Statutes provided that no draw
back shall be allowed upon articles embraced IN SAID
ecaedue that shall be exported oH and after July l.
V..vt.faA fnrth shQf ND n
1853 matches may he removed by manufacturers
thereof from the place OF to
IS may be prescribed BY the Committee of Internal
That from and after July l. 1885, the tax snuff and
Sections 2 and OF the Internal Revenue bill it
passed the House. embracing the special license taxes
era and peders and tao on cigars aud Gig ar.
ettes together with the rebate provision are retained
without cuangs amendment and constitute CORE
spending sections OF the bill Toe tariff schedules
ore introduced section Of the new bill as follows
That from and after July 1888 In leu OF title 33 OF
the Revised the Uuited States the following
sections shall constitute title 3S of the laws OF the
ne following Is complete list of the items in the com
rates Of duty Ied by the existing law the present
rates on all articles not named In the hst are
retained without alterationl The rates OF duty below
given specific unless 1t expressly saed that the
duty 10 ad yalOrem.
SCHEDULE C.-METALs.
Iron ore including mangsniferous iron ore, also the
ho
pytes suphuret OF iron IN It's Natural state contain
ing less than fifteen per cent OF silica, per
ton so cents. Ano in addition thereto for the
copper contained therein, per pound, zig cents
Iron III pigs iron kentedge sp.eSeetsen wrought and
scrap ron scrap steel Of every description including
old irvL and old steel railway bars steel filings borings
turniDgs see railway bars crop ends. none Of which
sball exceed twenty-four inches IN length !,
soSge ineot' on si0omt s Rnc, and ISau billet
IA
nothing shall be deemed scrap iron steel except
waste refuse iron steel that has been IN actual
rolling.
Steel ingots cogged ingots blooms and slabs made by
siemens-Martn, Open Hearth by any other process
except the cruciDle process, pound $40 OF cent
pounds the yard, per pound, 7-l0 of cent.
Steel railway bars and railway bars made in part Of
psf Of TO the
Bar IRON rolled or hammered comprising ats not lees
than inch wide, less than threeeig of Que
inch thick, per pound, sl0 OF cent;
Comprising round iron not less than threefourths OF
one inch in diameter and square iron not less than
threefourths OF one ineh square. per pound. cent
three-eghths of inch thcki round less than
threefVurhs Of inch and not ess than
Of inch in diameter and square iron less than
three-fourhs OF inch square. pound. 2IO
Provided that all iron in slabs, blooms loops. other
forms finished than iron in bars and advanced
than pig iron, except castings snail be rated iron in
bars and pay DUTY aeSordt1g aud none OF the above
valoren.
steel Il rails, weighing not % pounds
the yard and iron or steel ha rails punched per pound
clio VI cent.
Round iron in coils or rods less than 78 Of one inch
IN diameter and bars or shapes of rolled iron not sp
IL cents. " " ~ ''N'''
A'-1 semoi%ssSs l'' p4tS Iron and steel ssi.
pound L Boiler, other plate iron ehearcd
unsheard skep iroD sheared rolled in grooves and
one hall and not thinner than No 20 wire gauge per
pound, $40 cents. Thinner than No. 20 gauge,
.uhn. fuittu No ira NAM T.
Thinner than No. 20 wire gauge and thinner
than No 20 wire gauge per pound, 40 cents THIN
known common or black .Gassers iron, whether put
PpsheS panshed or glanced pe sheet IRON Hen Or
sheet steel, by whatever name designated. per
Eager, by wGaeve T"t name sI snss
other than the polished, paushed or glanced herein
provided for which has been picked By ACID
or by any Othcr material or process or which is cold
rolled, or single rolled, or smootned by rolling, shall
pay onehsI cent per pound more duty than the
spending gauges OF common or black sheet Taggers
iron.
steel sheets plates, Taggers iron, coated
with tin lead, with mixture Of which these
a component part, by the dipping any pro-
aud Taggers tin, per pound, Lilo cent?.
Corrugated crmpUd sneetiron steel, per pound,
slO cents. Provided that all shapes or blanks OF
sheet plate, or skepirOn, II not specially
provided Tor in this ACT shall q per pound
more duty than ls imp sed npon the material Of which
such shapes or blanks arc made
Hoop, band, scroll, other ircn without refer
ence TO length, ahd by whatever name called inches
or less IN width ana NOT thinner than No. 10 wire
gauge, pound, 2-1O cents. Thinner th0n No. 10
wire gauge and not thinner than No II wire gauge,
per pound, 4 10 cents. Thinner than No. II wire
gauge, per pound Clio cents. Provided. that all ar
tcies not specially enumerated or provided for this
act whether wholly partly manufactured made from
the hoop band scr herein provided for or Of
which such hoop band or scroll shall be the mate
rial of chief value, snail pay Il OF per pound
more duty Than that imposed iron from which
they are made or which snail be such material Of
value
Iron and steel cotton Ties or hoops, for
bang purposes not thinner than No 10 gauge per
pound 7-l0 cent.
4 irou nfpa ~ daao 4nttn
Castings Of irOn not specially enumerated provided
for IN tbis act, per pound, Ia cent.
Cut nails and spikes, OF iron steel, per pound ! il
cent
Iron steel railway fish plates or splice bars per
pO.nd, Ia cent
MaleaDle IRON castings, not specially enumerated or
PROVIDED for c this act, per pound 2 cents.
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