The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-08
THE TARIFF BILL AS PASSED BY
THE SENATE.

the Senate Tariff bill:
The bill repeats all internaLrevenue taxes
except the whisky and beertaX and the tax up
on bank circulation making total intern ?
reduction, CONF aref with last Selr's bus
ness, Of Sil,5 1926.
III tariff port on Of the bill abolishes all
ch uges forwhlt arc known as packages aEd
the cost Of inland trauspOrtati' n. This II IS
estimated, VIII reduce tn expenses of impor-
tatiOn nler he G listing law about five per
cent. The gen raj changes md by the sen
ate a cOmplred with the sting law are II
the direction OF lower rates. To this taCrc arr
comparatively y lew exceptions. n re are
even fewer exceptions il the COnpari
son is made with the bill rep ,rtcd by the
Tariff c, mmiss:on. There have been lIrao
mum er of articles adde TO TIC FREE list
OF the fourteen schedules IMPOSING the
bill, four-yiz: Isl k -'toba, co +" 'hcmp and
fax uad "lisucr3 ar pruct Ally TN hanged
rs con pared w tn III +. ing law. 7 he cXcep-
ii ms in tn Is schedules are An inc eass int @
i: NV o ich m asnci on lear taIact o use tN-
cluSINoly iQr wrIppinT: 81 rcd tCtiOl of iha
" on Ta" Juty; and the placng OF Jutr butts
on the free .ist.
The pr-:l .ipul changes in [ G various sehod-
ules as con pared with tue cX st NJ law ar as
SCHEDULE A-CHEMIcALs.
Chem Gals were r du" d 10y the Tariff ON
ms .ion from twl nty-hNe to thirty per cehL
over eNfstir@ rates. The chang m e y tho
Senate have b en- in h direction of further
icIu4 ION. HnosI hates an icrt Il. : ave
Q zen place up N the free st. Reduction
have be, II made upon ne T Y all drugs aud
dyes The only exec p ion is the lcreas mad
upon the extract of sjImuc, to satiS'y the Viz
z Ma mac dus ry. he eX- tpt o, u I'M
Crca eS in Tho SchrduI-, are the ne "a, ration O.
lead prOCu S, zinc and 81 c'ter q the ol rit 5
IN rest of tie Oh mical schGduleWas redJ w.
Bi-chromate potash was rsd cod t. thte
cents, ana UHiiine dyes to thi ty-tye pc c n.
al Na!O @ "a. ECSe changes arc important TO
yrr5 aud cotton mdnufuctur rs. A large
imber OF Chemicals ftiable arc placed
u. On the fir c ii~t by The T ri {, ,mmisson,
and this numbe- WIS cons dc ably inc' caSed
hG Son tfla hfha i'm
crcas o the duty on saltp ter of one-h'lt a
cent IOund.
SCHEDULE L-EARTHENWARE AND GLASS
WARE.
- me rat s main pract ca y as r'por'c - bS
the Finance COmnittee, with the exception
that common W ndOw-g glass VS. re iuced hall a
cent pound. The rates of the o nml tie
were about II g per cent less than he IA e
ported by he II Il e mmis' sion ana were
intended o be @ u iv dent to the p escnt ra cs.
The Tariff onm.s on increased them on ac-
count OF the abolition OF m duties II pack
ages and inland transpOrtat on. The larih
Cpmmiss on incr ase W Is Ier cent al valo-
rem Tie Scna+e rcduf G il to 10 pc" cent.
ana abolished the charg IS and inland ans
20 tatte which, the committee claimed, W !.
than tn existing INV, the red ictlOn being en-
ttrcly I the effect of The alb )itiOu of the duty
on packages and inland ansp 'rtation.
SCHEDULE C-METALS.
The rates adopt by the Senate are, in some
imp 1rtant Tart Gu ars, considerably lower than
Iron, r. rem aims the same rates-50 cents y
ton fixed by the Tariff Commission, which
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and scrap iron are reduced from 81 to $3.50 per
ton; wrought scraD-iIOu N from IS to $3.50; steel
rails from IS t. S15.62 per ION; bar iron is TO
que q on Inc aVerag9 abOu5 One-qudrter cent
per p uud; Russ a shcet-irOn is iuCed from
ibre cents to two ceI Is per pound; sheet~lrbn
Is reducrd on an average OF oEe-quarter cent
per pound; tin plates are reduced from one
ana ouc-tcnth t. one cent per pound; cotton
JeS remain unt hanged wire rods, iron ana
STEEL tn has OF barbed-Wire are sub
stant ally unchanged; wire, steel and
iron r,duc d an average of One-Juarter Of a
below
hVe cents 2 7 pound in value is fixed at 40 per
cent. on BesSomcr blooms and on all the over
arc admitte a steel not otherwise D divided
for" This state neut of the incI ease, hOwev-
partmcnt has ass ssed IS d r cent on this class
of steel as manufactures of steel not other
WSe provided for; the Tn ted states Circuit
Court in New Yorh has decided that this steel
must come in simply as steel not otherwise
provided for at 81 per cent. ad vaOrem. The
increase of 10 per cent therefore, in the senate
i've DeI. cent over what tba Tn -tef States
Court says the law is Th s, really, is
practical decrease over the existing law, the
present rate being two and one quarter per
cent. per pound on all enumerated steel valued
at less than seven cents per pound. The rates
on steel abOS @ five cents per pound, and not
above sew n, are as under the present law
On steel valued at seven t. nine cents O.
pound there is a reducti5 n of three-fourths of
cent per pound over he present law; above
nine cents per POUND in value, reduCt on OF
one-half C mt per pound. Steel in forms n It
spec ally provided Tor emaInS at 80 cent
n 4 yalorem, the present rate. The nom
mcented class IS of manufactures Of iron
and steel are fixed at 50 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 Comm
sion, VIII ch ara an average reduction of - per
cent. below the PFcsentr ties.
SCHEDULE D-Woon ND WoODEN-wARF.
This Schcdu @ remains about the same as
the existing law This schedule. in which n
reduction would have bencf ed the farmer S
maintained at existing rates for the benefit of
n
sCHEDULE E-sUGAp.
The reduction Of sugar below No. 13 Dutch
standard in color is about Is per cent. Cr 45
cents pound This would be Ic luct onsOf
the revenue from sugar of SS,4E}OOD The re-
ductiOn on sugar above No I3 Dutch stand
aTd is alb ut . per cent. of the present rates.
This is a larger reduction above than on those
below
The notable change in the tobacco schedule
IS the Increase on tobacco used exclusively
for wrapping, known a the Sumutra Tobacco,
from IS cents to 81 per pound.
SCHEDULE G-PROvISIONS.
Most of the articles in this schedule remain
unchanged. Barley and malt are reduced five
cents a bushel Rice is raised n quarter of a
cent a pound J here IS slight increase on
or nges and lemons, and bananas are put on
the free list. There is n large reduct on in
DIR ed fruits, figs, raisin and sn eet-meats. Oat-
meal is reduced one-half -celt per pound.
Chocolate and chicory are reduced.
SCHEDULE II-LTQUORS.
The notable change IS an increase of the duty
on champagne of 81 per dozen quarts, and
correspond ng increase in pints.
SCHEDULE LOTIONS.
There is a reduct on of an average of about
- per cent. ad valOrC IN on the present rates.
excepting fine hosiery, cotton llces, embroid-
cries, insertf1gs, lace window-curtI rs, and
Q yItOn velvet. These articles are ali increased
from % to 40 per cent ad yalorem.
sCHEDULE I-HEMP, JUrE AND FLAX.
Raw hemp Is increased from Sl5 TO so per
ton and jute-butts put on the free list.
SCHEDULE K-WDOLENS.
The clothing and COmbing WOODS are re-
duoed about IL cents on wo}l below 80 cents
in vgIue and II cents on woods above 30 cents.
Carpet woOs are reduced One-st1tE Of tho
am unit of the duties from three cents to two
and one-hlH cents for wool below II cents in
value and from SIX to five cents for WOODS
above the Sp ecitic duty Wooden goods and
all manufactu res of wooden are reduced on an
average to 81 per cent. ad valorrm The re-
du1 tion on carpets is at least per cent. over
the present rates. All wool dress goods arc
given new description, and The rates are in
creased one cent a yard above present rates
Tn is the only increase in this schedule. Its |
made os ensibly to encourage the manufacture
of this class of goods as a new industry.
SCHEDULE L--sILKS.
The rates are reduced TO 80 per cent. ad
valorem from 20 per cent, the existing rate.
sCHEDULE M--BDOKS.
Books are reduced from % to l5 per cent. ad /
valorem. Books in foreign languages are put
on the free list. Blank bCOs IS and paper are
reduced to 20 per cent al ValOrem.
SCHEDULE N-sUNDRTFS-
The reduct Ons generally average p PR
cent Coal was Tut at IS cents Per ton, the
existing ate; salt re iuccd 20 per mt below
in packing meats and FISH shall be free and
tn" duty shall be remitted on sat used Tor
{ tlIl " pit poses Ms makes SttlI HINO@E IFC,
exc, pt liable salt The rate on hats ana bon,
nets IS reduced about 3}35 PER cent
IN C0NCLUSTON.
The reduct Ons in the bill, it is estimated by
the Finance Committee. will reach 50 per cent.
This reduction of 30 PER cent. does not indi- |
cate, IN any degree what the effect upon the |
revenue viii he.
A BROOKLYN boarding-house keeper has
brought a suit Of thirteen thousand dollars |
for forty seven years board furnished an old
hao oIaIC hD
e27OO00. He left her a legacy Of five thou
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