Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-05

WAmuoroN, Feb. 4.-Rsprsseutativ,
Morrison completed his tari6 bill thi.
morning, and during the call Of Htatel
introduced in the House the bill a. ure
pared last week, With she exception OF
placing = few articles on ths free Iist.
concerning which Morrison il undecid.
Cd. A reduSti0n Of 70 peF oens. u made
on numero0s articles, while in a fev
cases the reduction II greater or len
than this rate. A provision prevents a
reduction n 4 rate lower thsn the Nor
riil act Of 1861. The title of the bill h
An Act TO Reduce Import Duties and
War Tariff Taxes" Il provides that ON
and after the 1st OF July, 1854, in lieu of
the duties and rates Of duty imposed by
taxation ON the importation of the
Goods, wares and merchandise men,
iioa Cd In the several schedules Of an act
70 reduce tho internal revenue taxes,
and for other purposes, approved March
., 1883, there shall be levied. collected
and paid 50 per cent. Of the several d.
ties and rates OF duty nov imposed on
said articles ssveeaIly; that is 10 cav, on
al srticles mentioned in schedule l, !"
oJsssn and cotton goods; eoheduIe !" :.
hemp, jute. and hax goods other
1850 1Oe0 O0ee0 Do0000b0 hS WOO4
and voolens schedule &C." metal
papers, eto.; sohsdu'e z, sugar sche1-
wooden VIE, exoopt - heesinafter peo-
than prevsoualy enumerated, stones,
salt, coal and limo schedule A, chemi-
o! peodooee, except - heroinaftef pro
vlded. No duty OF rate Of duty shall,
AFTER said hrst day Of July, 1884, be lev
isd, collected or paid in except 70 per
cene. 0d v0t0rsm, or its equivalent, ON
cotton and cotton goods, 81 per esnt. ad
UoIoreDs. or it, equivalent, on metal, and
u per cont. ad vdi0rem ON wool and
wooien goods, provided that nothing in
this cot shall operate 20 reduce the duty
above imposed on any article below the
rate Ss which the said articles were sev-
orally dutiable under the Morrill, act.
Sec. 2. The importation Of the A.
ticies enumerated and described in this
section shall be exempt from duty
Iron ore, including manRanifsr0us iron
or the dr0ss OF residuum from burnt
pyrates and sulphur ores oopper i'm
ported 10 the form Of ores, lead ore aud
lead dr0ss, nickel In ore, chromate Of
iron or chronic ore, coal, coal slaok,
timber hewn and saWn and timbers
used for spsrs and in binding wharves,
when manufactured, not specially Gnu
meratsd or provided for In this aot
root. ground sr unRround, ,burnt
or prepared acorn and dandsli0n root,
raw OF prepared; and all other articles
used or intended 70 Be used - coffee or
substitute therefor not specially emu
or provided for in this act;
jute butts, bristles. beesvax, lilne, ely
cerins. crude and 6sh glue or isinRlass,
sponges, dextrine, burnt starch, gum
substitute OF Brisish gum, extract Of
hsmlOok and al other barks used for
tanning not otherwise provided for In
this act; indigo; oemens, Roman, Port
land and all etheTs; whiting and Paris
dry wood tar; coal tar crude
and coal tar, and products Of such, a.
usptha, beuzine, benSole, lead, oil
and pitch, and preparations of
coal tar not colors or dye
not specially enumerated or provided
for in this aot. logws0d and other dye
wood extracts and dsoocti0ns, 0ohres,
earths, lumber and lumber earths, and
1ionaa and sienna earths; oil earths or
dyes unwrouQht or runmsnufacsured.no mot
specially enumerated or provided for
In this act; all barks, beans. berries,
buds, bulbs aud balbous roets,
sto.. such - mt gals, fruits, flowers,
dyod dbfos, grams, gums and gum re-
Iins. herbs, leaves, liohsns, m0ssss. roots |
md stems, spaoss, seeds aromatic, not |
sarden seeds, and seeds Of morbid
growth, weeds, wood used expressly for |
lyeing, and dried insscts, and any Of the