National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-05
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Amendment Which MIR. Converse
Proposes 90 Offer as Il Substitute Tor the
Merriam RtII.

The Amendment Which MIR. Converse
Proposes TO Offer as d Substitute for the
Morrison Bill.
Representative Converse, of Ohio has pre-.
pared the following amendment which he
will offer as q substitute for the Morrison bill
He made an attempt on Saturday to have it
printed in the Record, but Mr.. Morrison
interposed an objection.
Strike out all after the enacting clause and
insert as follows:
SEC. /. That sections q 3, 4, and of the act to
reduce internal revenue taxation and for other
purposes approved March g. 1883, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
SEC .. That manufacturers of chemicals and
chemical and pharmaceutical preparations shall
be allowed to withdraw alcohol from bond in
quantities not less than ten barrels without the
payment of internal revenue tax for manufactur-
ing purposes under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the secretary OF the treasury, and
like privilege shall be extended to persons desir
ing alcohol for mechanical purposes.
SEC. s. There shall be a reduction of 10 per
centum OF the duties which now are, or hereafter
may be, provided by law, on all merchandise i'm
ported into the United States from any foreign
country in vessels of American registry for a
period Of not less than ten years from the taking
effect OF this act and until otherwise provided by
shall not DO operative till such time as the requi-
site notice may be served upon foreign govern
ments, under treaty sipulations, which the eX-
ecutive is hereby requested forthwith TO serve,
and until such period has elapsed amer such SER
vice rs is provided for in such treatise, at
which time or times us the case may be, the pres
dent shall issue his proclamation giving notice of
the taking effect thereof.
SEC. A. That the rate of duty on the three sew
eral classes of wool, hair from the alpaca goat,
and other like animals, as now classified by law,
shall be restored to what 1t was OH the three cor
responding classes at the time Of the passage OF
the act ITO reduce internal revenue taxation and
for other purposes" approved March 8, 1883.
| SEC. 8. That sections 1927 and 292S revised
statutes be and the same are hereby repealed, and
| hereafter there shall he aba ement of duty
account of damage from any cause whatever.
| SEC. 6. That schedule of the act 80 reduce in.
| ternal revenue taxation and for other purposes,
be amended and changed IN the following par
Boiler or other plate iron, sheared or unsheared
skelp iron, shenred or rolled III grooves, ono and
one.fourth cents per pound sheet iron, common
| or black, thinner than one inch and one-half and
| not thinner than No. 20 wire gauge, one aud one
wire gauge, and not thinner than No. 20 wire
| gauge, one and five-tenths of one cent per pound
thinner than No. % wire gauge, and not thinner
than No. 20 wire gauge. one and seven-tenths Of
one cent per pound: thinner than NO. ~ wire
gauge, and all iron commercially known as com
| mon or black taggers Iron, whether put up IL
| boxes or bundles or not, one and nineteenth cent
per pound: And provided, That on all such iron
and steel sheets, or plates aforesaid, excepting
on what are known commercially as tin plates
terne plates, aud taggors tin and hereafter pro
vided for, when galvanized or coated with zinc o
spelter other metals, or any alloy OF those met
ais, three-fourths Of one cent per pound addi'
| tional.
Polished planished, or glanced sheetiron o
cents per pound; provided that plate or sheet o
taggers iron by whatever name designated othe
than the polished planished, or glanced hereir
provided for, which has been picked or cleaned
by acid, or by any other material or process, ant
which is cold rolled, shall pny q cent per pounc
more duty than the corresponding gauges OF com
mon or black sheet or taggers iron.
Iron or steel sheets, or plates, Or taggers iron
which these metals Is Il component part, by tn,
dipT or any other process, and commercial
knC wn as tin plates, terne plates, and taggers ur
two and two-tenth cents per pound; corrugated o
ped shcet.iron or steel, two aud ye-tenths c
lead ore and lead dross ! cent per, pound
Lead In pigs and bars, molten and old refns
il adj round blocks and bars and old refuse scra
lead, fit only TO DO manufactured, ~ cents pc
pound, Lead in sheets, pipes, or shot, 2I5 cent
Iron or Steel rIvet, screw, nail and fence wire
rods, round, III coils and loops, not lighter tina
number five wire gauge, valued at Sl9 cents q
less per pound, cent per pound Iron or stee
HAT with longitudinal RIBS for the manufacture {
fencing cent per pound.
SEC. Z. The following articles, when importo
shall be exempt from duty: Phosphorus mag
nesia, sulphate of EPSON salts, potash, chlorai
OF, and nitrate OF ammonia. murate of sal almC
MAC. Baryta, sulphate OF, or barytes manuiaI
tured Soda. Soda, ash. Soda, sal or sod
crystals, Hydrate or causlie. sulphate, know
soda, silicate Of or other alkaline slloate. Crud
boraX and tillcal strontlan nitrate of Srontiai
mutIate Of Currants Lantc or others. .
, ! SEC s. All du,iable material, imported into II
United States for manufacture, and atterwart
| exported In manufactured goods or merchandi
shall be entitled 10 rebntc OF Wuty SO paid, eN
Gept 10 per cent, under such rules ana regulatol
as may be provided Dy the secretary OF u
treasury,
SEC .. All acts or parts OF acts inconsistent vii
the provisions OF this act are hereby repeale
! This act shall take effect on the LIST day ofJul