The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-08
Morrlson's Tariff Bill.

Representative Morrison has COM
pleted his tariff bill, and it was in.
troduced in the House on Monday
morning.
The bill was prepared last week,
with the exception of placing few
articles on the free list concerning
which Mr.. Morrison was undecided A
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 prevents any reduc-
ton to a rate lower than in the Morrill,
act of 1861. The title of the bill is,
can act to reduce import duties and
war tariff taxes" 1t provides that on
and after the first day of July, 1884,
in lieu of the duties and rates of duty
imposed by law on the importation of
the goods. wares and merchandise men,
toned in the several schedules of San
act to reduce internal revenue taxation
and for other purposes, approved
March 3, 1883, and hereinafter emu
merated, there shall be levied, collected
and paid 80 per cent of the several du.
ties now imposed on said articles sew
erally-that is to say on all the articles
mentioned in schedule 81, cotton and
cotton goods schedule "J," hemp, jute
and flax goods other than jute butts
schedule "K," wool and woolens
schedule &C." metals others than ores,
schedule en- books, papers, etc.
schedule 'E," sugar schedule "F," TO.
bacco schedule 3D." wood and wooden
ware. as hereinafter provided.
On all articles subject to ad valorem
duty in schedule "B, earthenware and
glassware. Schedule ''G," provisions
except as hereinafter provided. Seized.
ule "N,' sundries, other than precious
stones, salt, coal, bristles and lime
Schedule "A" chemical products, ex,
cept as hereinafter provided.
COTTON AND wooLEN GOODS.
No duty or rate of duty shall after
said lst day of July. 1884, be levied,
collected or paid in excess of 40 pei
cent. ad valorem, or its equivalent on
cotton and cotton goods 60 per cent.
ad valorem or its equivalent on metals,
and 60 per cent ad valorem on WOO
and wooden goods. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall operate to re.
duce the duty above imposed on any
article below the rate at which said ar.
ticles were severally dutiable under
can act to provide for the payment of
outstanding treasury notes, TO author
ize loan to regulate and fix the duties
on imports, and for other purposes,
approved March 3, 1861, commonly
called the Morrill, tariff on all unpol
ished cylinder, crown and common
window glass, or cast polished plate
glass, unsilvered, exceeding "a by SG
inches square on salt in bags, sacks,
barrels, or other packages, or in bulk.
ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM DUTY.
SEC. 2. On and after the lst day ol
July, 1884, the importation of the arti
cles enumerated and described in thii
section shall be exempt from duty
that is to say,siron ore, including man
ganiferous iron ore, the dross or resid
um from burned pyrites and sulphur
ore ; copper imported in the form O.
ores, lead ore and lead dross nickel il
ore, matte chromate of iron or cl,rom
ic ore coal, slack or culm coal. btu
minous or shale timber, hewn anC
sawed, and timber used for spars anC
in building wharves wood, manufact
ured, not specially enumerated or pro
vided for in this act; hay, chicory root
ground or uuground, burnt or prepared
and all other articles used or intended
to be used as coffee or as substitute
therefor, not specially enumerated o
provided for in this act jute butts
bristles; beeswax, lime, glycerine crude
fish, glue or isinglass sponges, dex
trine, burnt starch, gum substitute o
British gum extract of hemlock au'
other bark used for tanning, not other
wise enumerated or provided for il
this act.
| OTHER ARTICLES NOT TARRIFFED.
Indigo, extracts of and carmined
tartars partly refined, including Lee
crystals cement, Roman, Portlan'
and all others; whiting and Paris whit
dry wood tar coal tar, crude Goa
tar, products of such as naptha, benzinC
benzole, dead oil, and pitch, all prepal
ations of coal tar, not colors or dy,
not specifically enumerated or prov
ded for in this act logwood and othe
ldyewood extracts and decoctions c
ochre and ochrey earths, umber an
umber earths, and sienna aud sienn
earths all earths or clays unwrougl
or unmanulactured, not specially enr
merated or provided for in this ac
All barks, beans, berries, balsams, bud
bulbs aud bulbous roots and excresceI
ces, such as nut gals, fruits, flower
dried fibres, grains, gum, and gun
resins, herbs, leaves, lichens, mosse
nuts, roots and stems, spices, vegetable
seeds (aromatie, not garden seeds), an