New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-05
TEXT OF THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL.
A REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT MADE IN
MANY ARTICLES.

A REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT MADE IN
MANY ARTICLES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-RepresentGtiye Nor
risou completed his taI1 bill this morning and during
fe call Of States. introduced 1t in the House The bill
was repared last week. with the exception of placing
few articles on free ls concerning which Mr. Mor-
eon was undecided reduction Of twenty cent Is
made in numerous articles while in few cases the re-
ducon is greater, less, than this rate provision
prevents any reduction rate lower than in the Morrill,
Act az 1861 The title OF the bills IAN Act TO reduce
Import Duties aud War Tariff Taxes" rprovides:
src l. On and after the rs day of July, 1884 in lieu
of the duties rates OF duty imposed by law on the l-
Yoriation Of the goods. and MERCHANDISE men
foncd in the several schedules Of An Act To Reduce IN
ternal Revenue Taxation and Tor other purposes ap-
proved March B. 1888, and hereinafter enAtatcI luee
Shall be levied, collected and paid 80 per cent 81 'he T
eTal duties and rates Of duty now llpo>'q OH SUI a.
seveIallythat is 10 say, on an the atcles ~
hemp jute and lax goods other tha lule puts ceVe
Ak" wool and wOOlons; Schedule &, metals o5nSSr
H. sugar; Schedule r., tobacco; Schedule ~ "o0u
and wooden ware, except as hereinafter PROVIDED W
Gil articles subject 10 au na'ol l %S ~ " nTVjsions
earthcnwale ana glassware SchtGue ~ y i
except hereinafter provided; Schedule y, sihdrles
other than precious stones salt coal brlslts ana hlo
Schedule A. chemical products except as hereinafter
provided ,o 81, a, ,,, ,etor s,;d , Il doc NJ J,lv
1854. be levied ad yaOrem or its equivalent on cotton
cotton goods; 80 per cenn ad yaorem or = eluNa
lent value on metals; ana ~ per oe'h al '"o'oH vi
"ProSIied niat Rolling i'm This act shall operate
duce the duty imposed any articles below the
rate al which said articles seyeraly dutiable under
San Act TO provide for the payment of outstanding
The duties imports and for other purposes approved
March . 1861 commonly called the Morrill, tailn; on ali
unpublished cylinder, crown and common window glass
or cast polished plat, glass unsilyered. exceeding
fwenty-for 10y sixty inches squares; on salt III bags,
eacks barrels or other package, or in bulk
On and after the lSt day OF Jny 1851 the I'M
portatOn of articles enumerated and Described IN
ibis section shall be exempt nom duty; tht Is 10 say
iron including manganifercs IRON ore the dFoos or
fesiduum from burt pyTlteS and sulphur ore -
Copper imported IN the form of Ores Lead ore ana ead
dross Nickel matter chromae of iron or chronic
ore. ,, 49,, .,,
Timber hewn and sawed, and timber Used Tor Spars
and in building vhaINes.
Wood manufactured not specially enumerated or pro
yided fOr IN this act.
Hay chccOIy IOOt, ground OF ungTounu' purHU VI nv
pared. - - , d oil
other articles intended TO he used cOee or Is
substitutes therefor, not specially enumerated or pro
JTfa butts briste beesTnx lime glycerine (crude),
FISH glue isnglass eponges, deXtriue burnt stafc,
gum substitute, or British gum extract OF helnock anu
other bark used for canning not otherwise enumerated
mined Tarars partly refined. including Lees crystals
cement Roman, Portland, ana all 0lher WhiuhS ana
Paris white dry wood tar coal tar, crudei coal TAR pro
duets Of such naphJha. DenZlne, beLOie dead OIL anu
mitch all preparations coal not cOlOls or dye not
siecoallY enumerated provided Tor III TINS act; lpg
wood and other dyewOOd, extracts ana decoctiOns oi
pohre and Ochre earths, lumber ana lumber tafths hu
sienna and sienna earths all eaIts OF clas hWIoHSni
or manufactured not specially enumerated or PROVIDED
for in this act All barks, beans berries baisaS hu
bulbs Dubious roots eNcTtscenccS such hut-
CELLS fruits flowers dried hhres, grains guns ana gum
resins herbs leaves, chcns, nosses, nuts roots an:
ktens, spices, vegetables seeds aromaiic moi saiuo
ex,lressly for dyeing and dried insects, any OF the lore
going of which are edible, Aut which nave been a-
yRnced in value condition by refining or gilhds OF
by any other process OF manufacture, ana NOT slccy
enumerated or provided Tor III TINS act