The Dickinson press., 1884-02-09
THE TARIFF.

MORRISON FINALLY INTRODUCES Els BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Representative Nor.
rson completed his tariff bill this morning
and during the call Of states introduced it
1t was prepared last week, with the exception
of the placing of a few articles on the free
list, concerning which MI. Morrison was un-
decided A reduction of 20 per cent is made
in numerous articles, while i'll q few cases
the reduction is greater than this rate. A
provision in the bill prevents the reduction
to rates lower than in the Morrill, bill Of
1861. The title OF the bill is IAN act to re-
duce import duties and war tariff taxes" It
p1 ovides that
Q On and after the first Of July, 1884, that in
lieu of the duties and rates of duty imposed by
law on the importation of goods, ware and mer-
chandise mentioned in the several schedules of
purposes approved March 3, 1888, and herein
after enumerated, there shall be levied, collected
and paid so per cent of the several duties and
rates of duty now imposed on said articles sew
orally.
That is to say, on all articles mentioned in
Schedule Cotton and cotton goods, hemp,
jute and flax goods other than butts.
Schedule K-Wool and woolens.
Schedule L-Metal other than ores.
Schedule M-Books, papers,, etc.
Schedule Tobacco.
Schedule D-Wood and wooden ware, except as
hereinafter provided on all articles subject to
Schedule B-Earthenware and glassware.
Schedule G-Provisions, except as hereinafter
provided.
Schedule N-Sundries, other than those in
lime.
Schedule A-Chemical products, except as
hereinafter provided, no duty or rate.
No duties shall, after said LIST day Of January,
1884, be levied, collected, or paid in excess of I
per cent al val9rem' or it's equivalent. on cotton
equivalent, on metals; 60 per cent ad valorem
on woods or WOODEN goods, provided that
nothing in this act shall operate to reduce the
rate at which said articles were dutiable under
an act to provide for the payment of outstand-
ing treasury notes, to authorize q loan, to regu-
poses, approved March 2, 1861, called
the Morrill, tariff, on all unpublished cylinder,
crown crow ana common window glass or cast pol
inches square,; on salt in bags, sacks, barrels
or other packages, or in bulk.
Sec. =. On ond after the LIST of July, 1884,
the importation of articles enumerated and de-
scribed in this section should be exempt from
duty, that is to say, iron ore, including mangan-
ferrous iron ore, the dross or residuum from burnt
form Of ores, lead ore and lead dross, nickel in
ore, chromate of iron or chronic ore; coal, stock
or camel; coal, bituminous or shell; timber,
hewn and sawed, and timber used for spars and
in building wharfs; wood manufactured and not
specially enumerated Or provided for in this act;
hay, chicory root, ground or uneround, burnt or
plSlAASo dSOlA dl4u utl1OcllOu IOOU raw E DTS.
pared, and all other articles used or intended to
be used as coffee or substitutes there
for notFSspecially enumerated or provided
in this act-jute butts, bristles, becswax, lime,
glycerine,, crude fish oil, glue or tsinglass,
ssp s 8 s9s d%cxtrine, burnt starch, gum substitute
for British gum, extract OF hemiock and other
bark used for tanning not otherwise enumerated
or provided for in this act, indigo extracts of
and carmine tartared, partly refined, including
Lees CRYSTALS; cement, Roman, Portland and all
others; whiting and Paris white; dry wood, tar,
coal tar, crude coal tar and products of such, as
nap3htba, benzinc, benzole, dead oil and pitch,
not specially enumerated or provided for in this
act; logwood and other dye wood, extracts and
decoctions, ochre and ochrous earths. lumber
and lumber earths, and sienna and sienna
carths, and all earth or clays unwrought or un.
manufactured. not specially enumerated or pro.
vided for in this act; all barks, beams, berries,
balsams, buds, bulbs and bulbuous roots, and
cxcrescences, such as nut-galls, fruits, flowers,
dried tibres, grain gums and gum resins, herbs,
leaves, lichens, vegetable seeds, aromatic, not
garden seeds, and seeds of morbid growth,
weeds. woods used expressly for dyeing and dried
edible but which have been advanced in value OF
condition by refining or grinding, or by other pro-
cess of manufacture, and are not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act.