St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-05
"A NEW TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Converse Proposes a Substitute
for the Morrison.
Bill.
Which is Wisely Calculated to Benefit
Less Than Hundred.
People.

Converse has prepared the following
amendment, which he offers as a
substitute for the Morrison bill. He made
an attempt in the house Saturday to have it
printed in the Record, but Morrison inter-
posed objection.
"Strike out all after enacting clause, and
insert as follows
Section THAT sections 2, 8, 4, and of
the act to reduce internal revenue taxation,
and for other purposes, approved March 3,
1888, be, and the same is hereby repeated.
Sec. 2-That the manufacturers of chemi-
Gals, and chemical and pharmaceutical prep
arations, shall be allowed to withdraw alco-
hol from bond in quantities of not less than
ten barrels, without payment of the internal
revenue tax. for manufacturing purposes,
under such regulations as may be prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury, and like
privilege shall be extended to persons de-
string alcohol for mechanical purposes.
Sec. 3.-There shall be reduction of
ten per cent. of duties which now are or
hereafter may be provided by law on all mer
chandise imported into the United States
from any foreign country, in vessels Of
American registry, for period of not less
than ten years from the taking effect of this
act, and until otherwise provided by law.
Provided, That the provisions of this section
shall not be in operation till such time as
requisite notice shall be served on foreign
governments, under treaty stipulation, which
the executive is hereby requested forthwith
to serve, and until such period has elapsed
after such service as is provided for in such
treaties, at which time, as the case may be,
the president shall issue his proclamation,
giving notice of the taking effect thereof
Sec. THAT the rate of duty on the three
several classes of WOOL hair, from the Alpaca
goat, and other like animals as now classified
by law, shall be restored to what it was on
the three corresponding classes at the time
of the passage of the act to reduce the intern
al revenue taxation and for other purposes,
approved March 8, 1888.
Sec. 5-That sections 2,927 and 2,92S of
the revised statutes be and the same are
hereby repealed, and hereafter there shall be
no abatement of duty on account of damage
from any cause whatever.
Sec. 6-That schedule "C'' of the act s'to
reduce the internal revenue taxation, and
for other purposes, be amended and chang
| edin the following PARTICULARS Boiler or
other plate, iron, sheared or unsheared,
| skelp iron, sheared or rolled in groves, II
cents per pound; sheet iron, common or
black, thinner than one inch and half, and
not thinner than number 20 wire gauge, one
and one-tenth of one cent per pound; thin
ner that number 20 wire gauge, and not
thinner than number s5 wire gauge, ~
cents per pound, thinner than
number 25 wire gauge, and not
thinner than 30 wire gauge, one
and seven-tenths of one cent per pound;
thinner than No. 20, and all iron CONNER
| cial1y kro as ommon or black taggers
| iron, whether put up in. boxes or bun
dies, or not, one and nine-tenths cents per
pound; and provided that on all such iron
and steel sheets or plates aforesaid, excepting
on what are known as tin plates, terne plates
and taggers tin, and hereafter provided for,
when galvanized or coated with zinc or other
metals, or any alloy of those metals, three
quarters of a cent per pound additional; pol
ished, planished or glanced sheet iron or
sheet steel, two and one-half cents per
pound; provided that plate, or
sheet or taggers iron, by whatever name des-
ignated other than polished, planished or
glanced herein provided for, which has been
| picked or cleaned by acid, or by any other
material or process, and which is cold rolled,
shall pay one-quarter cent per pound more
duty than the corresponding gauge of COM
mon or black sheets or taggers iron; iron or
| steel sheets, or plates or taggers iron coaled
with tin or lead, or with mixture OF which
these metals are component parts, dripping
or any other process, and known as tin
plates, terne plates and taggers tin two and
two-tenth cents per pound; lead ore and
lean dross one cent per
pound; lead in pigs and bars
molten and old refused lead run into blocks
and bars and old scrap lead, one and one
half cents per pound lead in sheets, pipes
or shot two and one-half cents per pound;
iron or steels rivets, screw, nali and fence
wire rods, round, in coils and loops, not
lighter than No. wire gauge, valued at
three and one-half cents, or less per pound.
Sec. THE following articles, when i'm
ported, shall be exempt from duty: Phos-
phorous, magnesla, sulphate of or epson
salts, potash, chlorate or nitrate of ammonia,
baryeta, sulphate of barytes, unmanufactured
baryeta, sulphate of or barytes, manufactured
soda, soda ash, soda sal or soda crystals, hy-
drate or caustic sulphate, known as salt cake;
crude or refined Salts soda siicate or other
alkalines, crude borax and nitrate of stron-
tiar, muriate Of currants, zante or others.
Sec. S.-An dutiable material imported
into the United States for manufacture, and
afterwards exported in manufactured goods
or merchandise to be entitled to a rebate of
the duty so paid, except 10 per cent, under
such rules and regulations as shall be pro-
vided by the secretary of the treasury.
Sec. 9.-All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed. This act shall take effect
| on the 1st July, 1884.