The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-05
Provisions of the Bill.

To the Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON Feb. 4.-Mr. Morrison, chair
man of the committee on ways and means com
pleted his tariff bill this morning, and during
the call of the States introduced it in the House.
The bill was prepared last week, with the ex-
ception of placing few articles on the free list,
concerning which Mr.. Morrison was undecided.
reduction of 20 per cent. is made in numerous
articles, while in few cases the reduction is
greater or less than this rate. A provision pre-
vents any reduction to a rate lower than that in
the Morrill, act of 1861.
The bill is entitled "An act to reduce the i'm
port duties and war-taritf rates" Following are
its provisions
On and after the 1st of July. 1884. in lieu of
the duties and rates of duty imposed by law on
impertations of goods, wares and merchandise
mentioned in the several schedules of IAN act to
reduce internal revenue taxation and for other
purposes" approved March 3, 1888, and herein
afte enumerated, there shall be levied, collected
aue4 4aid so per cent. of the severs' duties and
rates of duties now imposed on said articles,
severally that is to say on all articles mentioned
in schedule 'I"-cotton and cotton goods; sched-
ule "J"-hemp, jute butts; schedule "K"-
wool and woolens; schedule "C'-metals other
than ores; schedule ''M'-boOks, paper etc:
schedule 'E"-sugar; schedule "F"-tobacco;
schedule 'D'-wood and wooden ware, except
advalorem duty; schedule 'B"-earthenware and
glassware; schedule "G"-provisions except as
hereinafter provided; schedule "N"-sundries,
other than precious stones, salt, GOTTA bristles
and lime; schedule "A'-chemical products ex
cept as hereinafter provided
No duty or rate of duty shall, after
the said first day of July, 1884, be levied,
collected OF paid in excess of 40
per cent ad valor9m, or its equivalent, on cotton
and cotton goods; so per cent, ad valorem, or its
equivalent on metals, and 60 per cent. ad
valorem on woolen goods. Provided that moth
ing in this act shall operate to reduce the duty
above imposed on any article below the rate at
which the said articles were severaliy dutable
under IAN act to provide for the payment of out
standing treasury notes, to authorize a loan to
regulate and fix the duties imports and for
other purposes" approved March 2, 1861, com
monty called the ''Morrill tariff" on all unpol-
ished, cylinder, crown and common window
gass.>or cast-polished plate glass; unsilvered,
exceeding "a by 60 inches square; on salt, in
bags, Sacks or barrels, or other packages or i'll
bulk
Section g On and after the 1st of July. 1884,
the importation of articles enumerated and de-
scribed in this section shall be exempt from
duty-that is to say: Iron ore including man
ganiferous iron ore, the drOss resduum from
burnt pyrtes and sulphur ore; copper, imported
in the form of Ores lead and lead dross;
nickel in ore; matte chromate of iron; chronic
ore: coal slack or culm coal, bituminous shale;
timber, hewn and sawed. and timber used for
spars and in building wharves; wood manufac-
tured, not specially enumerated or provided for
in this act; hay; chicory root ground or un-
ground, burnt or prepared acorn and dandelion
root, raw or prepared: and all articles used, or
intended to be used as coffee, or as substitutes
therefor not specially enumerated or provided
in this act; jute butts, bristles beeswax, lime,
glycerine crude, fish, glue isinglass sponges,
deXtrine, burnt starch. gum substitute or Brit
ish gum, extract of hemlOck and other bark
used for tanning, not otherwise enumerated
or provided for in this act; indigo; ex-
tracts of and creamed tartars, partly
refined including Lees crystals, cement, Roman,
Portland, and all Others whiting and plaster Of
paris while dry; wood tar, coal tar, crude coal
tar, and the products of such, as naphtha, ben
zine, benzole, dead oil, and pitch, and prepara-
tions of coal tar not coors or dye, not specfcal-
ly enumerated or provided for in this act; log
wood and its decoctions ocher and ochery earths,
umber and umber earths. and sienna and sienna
earths all earths clays unwrought or unmanu-
factured not specifically enumerated or provided
for i'll this act all barks beans, berries, balsamS,
buds, bulbs, and bulbous roots and excrescences,
such nutgalls fruits, flowers, dried ibers,
grains, gums, and gum resins, herbs leaves,
lichens, mosses, nuts, roots and stems, spices,
vegetables, seeds (aromatic, not garden seeds),
and seeds of morbid growth, weeds, woods used
expressly for dyeing, and dried nsects-any of
the foregoing which are not edible, but which
have been advanced in value or condition by re
fning or grinding, or by other process of manu-
facture, and not specifically enumerated or pro
vided for in this act.