The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(from Our Regular Correspondent


House Committee on Ways and
Means yesterday acted favor
ably upon the Morrison Tariff bill.
AS agreed upon it places salt, coal
and lumber on the free list. A
proviso with respect to coal is to
the effect that it shall not apply to
Canada until that country places
our coal On the free list. The
agreement to report the amended
bill favorably was reached by a
strict party vote of seven to five.
Mcssers. Morrison, Mills, Blount,
B'ackburne, Herbert, Hurd, and
Jones voted in the affirmative, and
Mcssers. Kelley, Kasson, McKins-
ley. Hiscock, and Russell in the
negative. Mr.. Hewitt was not
present when the vote was taken,
but it is known that he agrees
with the aiority and would have
voted in favor Of the report had
he been in the committe room
Mr. Morrison will make the Ma jori-
ty report on the bill On Monday
next.
The bill provides that on and
after the 1st of July 1884 the rates
of duty to be levied, collected and
paid on the importation Of goods
wares and merchandise mentioned
in the tariff act of March 3, 1888,
shall be as follows: On all the
articles mentioned in schedule |
which includes al cotton and cot
ton goods; in schedule J, which in
cludes all hemp; jute and fax
goods; in schedule X, which in
cludes all wool and woolcns: in
schedule C, which includes all
metals; in schedule NJ, which in
cludes all books, papers and other
articles Of this character; in sched-
ule e. which covers sugar, molasses
and articles of like character; in
schedule f, covering tobacco; in
schedule d, which includes wood
and woodenware Except as other
wise providcd); in schedule G,
which includes provisions; in
schedule n, which includes sund-
ries other than precious stones, and
salt, coal and linsecd Or fax-sccd,
and in schedule H, which incltdes
all chemical products eighty per-
centum of the several duties and
rates of duty now imposed on said
articles severally. 1t provides
howevor that none Of the articles
included in schedule |, shall pay
a higher rate Of duty than forty
per centum, advalorem, in sched-
ule X, higher than sixty per cent
um, and in schedule C, higher than
fifty per centum. 1t provides that
the rate of duty on cast, polished
plate glass, unsilvered, exceeding
twenty -four by sixty inches square;
on green and colored glass bottles,
vials, demijohns, and carboys (cov-
cred and unco7ered) pickle or pre-
serve jars, and other plain, moulded
or pressed green and colored bottle
glass, not cut, engraved or painted,
and not specially enumerated or
provided in this act; and all the
articles subject to advalorem duty
in schedule B, which includes
earthenware and glassware, shall
be eighty per centum Of the sever
all duties and rates of entry now
imposed on said articles severally.
1t provides however that nothing
in this act shall operate to reduce
the duty above imposed on any
article below the rate at which
said article was dutiable under can
act to provide for the payment of
outstanding Treasury notes, to
authorize a loan to regulate and
fix the duties on imports and for
other purposes" approved March
2, 1861, commonly called the "Mor-
riI tariff and that when under ex-
listing law, and Of said articles are
grouped together and made dutia-
ble AT one rate, then nothing in
this act shall operate to reduce
the duty below the highest rate at
which any article in such group
was dutiable under said act Of
March 2, 1861.
1t further provides that after the
1st of July 1884, the rate of duty
to be paid on all unpublished cyl
inder, crown and common window
glass; on iron or steel sheets or
plates, OF taggers iron, coated with
tin or lead, or with a mixture of
which these metals are a compon-