Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

stIlI Another Tariff BiIl-No More Taxes
 On Articles of Food.
 WASHINGTON, May 12.-Belew is given the full text of the bill introduced into the House to-day by Representative O'Neil, of Missouri, proposing to abolish the tariff taxes on ar- ticles of food:
 Whereas, the existing tariff laws on articles of food increase the cost of living to people and create large surplus of revenue;
 Therefore, be it enacted etc etc: From after the first day of July, 1884, the duties imposed on the following named articles be and are hereby abolished, to witt Sugar, malasses, salt, rice, barley, rye, potatoes, oatmeal raisins, entrants. prunes, peas, beans, butter, cheese, live animals, vegeta- bles and chicory.
 MT. O'Ne1ll estimates that the passage of his bill will reduce the revenues $57, ,0oO, GOO annually. Representative O'NeiIl will in troduce another bill which he says if adopted will still further decrease the revenues about SIP, COG, 900 per annum. In this measure he will propose to place the following articles upon the free list: Caustio soda, soda ash (not made in the United States), bituminous coal, seeds, tin plates (not made in the United States), jute (not grown in the Unit cO OJdtC6J hGO DIoaCucu uu6A.
 Hewitt's New Tariff Schems-The Main
 Features of the New Bill.
 WASHINGTON, May 12.-The bill introduced by MT. Hewitt, of New York, to-day attracts but little attention, probably owing to the fact that there is slight possibility that any tariff bill will be considered at the present session. A clause in the bill authorizing the funding of duties to manufacturers of fence wire and baling ties and the duty on iron and steel wire rods used in manufacture is much criticised. The greater part of the bill was prepared at the Treasury department and proposes to amead existing laws in 8 way to simplify the collection of duties without reference to rates. It proposes to reduce the tax on fruit spirits to ten cents per gallon, which is the only item of internal taxation em- braced in the bill. It provides that no arti- cle in schedule IT," cotton and cotton goods shall pay a higher rate of duty than forty per cent. ad valorem that no article in sched- ule ''J, hemp, shall pay higher duty than thirty per cent; that no article in schedule s'U," wool and woolens, shall pay higher rate than seventy per cent and carpets and carpeting no higher than thirty-ave per cent. ad vaIerem. On all articles in schedule "A. " chemicals; 'D," wood and woodenware; e." provisions; "M," books; ss'N," sun dries, and "E. :" sugar, but ninety Der cent. of the present duties are to be collected On schedule sF," tobacco, but eighty per cent. is to be collected. Still wines in casks are taxed forty cents per gallon. In sched ule ''C'' the bill proposes to strike out iron or steel rivets, screw nails and fence wire rods, round coils or loops valued at 8 1-2 cents or less per pound 3 6-10 of cent per pound and insert in Iiep thereof tine following: "The Secretary of the Treas- ury is hereby authorized and directed to re- fund to any manufacturer of fence wire or baling ties the amount of duties which may have been paid on iron steeeI rods actually used in the manufacture of such fence wire or baling ties after the passage of this act under such rules and regulations $ the Sec retary of ths Treasury may prescribe from time to time iu order to prevent frauds on the Treasury"