The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-14
REVISING THE TARIFF.
A Brief Abstrac! Of Mr. Morrison's
Revenue Bill.
what II Proposes to Accomplish-Aver.
age Reduction.
ETC, rTo., Erc.

Washington Special to Chicago Times.1
Great interest was manifested BY Repre-
sentatives In the Morrison tariff bill while u
was being read to the House. Yet when tho
members were afttrward asked for thef
opinions they replied In guarded words, ana
not for publication, because, rs they said.
they had not had time to consider tho erect
of tho bill. The prevalent opinion amOhe
tariff reformcrs appeared To PC that !. Wv
81 eciny drawn In manner thar wOuld WIN
votes from low tariff men OF 10th parties.
and II enacted into law would enccs Y
large reduction IN the revenues OF toe
Government, and compel the connAAuanc0
OF the intcrnairevenue taxes on whisky
and tobacco. Low-tariN men whose inter-
eats Ii proposes to touch hold that "
does not make equitable reductions, and tnat
no fair adjustment Of duties can be made Dy
q bill that applies the cast iron rule oil q hOri-
zOnfal.cutting Of tnriff rates. The Just pro-
portion OF reduction us between articles III
different schedules, and as between raw ma
tcrinls and manufactured articles cannot DC
determined by the plan adopted by Mr.. Nor
rIsoE, but by considering each case with the
facts bearing upon II. Some OF the wool
men complain that he would mako matters
worse for them, instead OF aHording even
partial relief. by lowering the duties o. man
ufacturcs to a point commensurate with ne
reductions made by the last ongrcss on raw
wool. Among the protcctsonits the bii! y
II
would be. They say 1t would ruin the manu-
featuring interests OF the In tern ana
Middle States, and throw thousands
OF laboring men out OF employment.
II may lie stated. however, ihat the view
taken generally by the best Informed men,
without regard to their differences on the
tariff question, Is that Mr.. Morrison, as the
official leader OF the tariff refe rme-s. has
drawn this bill simply ~ u basis for the Ways
and Means Committc, 70 operate upon, ana
to give the tariff reform movement formal
Inauguration In this Congress- Crude opln-
ions as to its effect, given without time for
reflection. may be modified when II comes 70
be carefully considered
4 reduction Of 20 pcr cent. Is made IN num-
erous articles, while in Il few cases the reduc-
tion II greater or less than this rate. A pro-
vision prevents any reduction To Il lower rate
than IN the Morrill, act OF lsdl. The title OIL
the bill Is: An NC. to reduce import duties
aud war tariff taxes" II provides that on
and after the lst Of July, 1884. In lieu OF tho
duties and rates OF duty imposed by law on
the importation OF goods, wares, AMI mer-
chandse. mentioned in the several schedules
of ..An act to reduce internal revenue taxes,
and for other purposes" approved Marcn y.
lss3, and hereinafter enumerated, there shail
be levied, collected and paid 20 PER cent. Ol
the several duties and rate OF duty now I'M
posed on said articles seyerally-that Is to
say, on all articles mentioned In schedule
IL" cotton and cotton goods; schedule y,
hemp. jutc, and fax goods other than juto
butts: schedule * wool and woole rs:
schedule &C. metal and other ores: schedule
M. books, paper. ETC.: schedule 'F, sugar:
schedule r." tobacco: schedule ID. wood
and woodenware. except rs hereinafter pro-
vided: on all articles subject II ad snorem
duty in schedule III" earthenware aud glass.
ware: schedule .'G, prov. .sions. except as here
matter provided; schedule n. sundrics-
o her than precious ss.ones-salt coal, bristlc,
ard lime: s. helule "A" chemical products,
except as hereinafter provided. No duty or
rate of duty shall, aft r said first day of July.
1854, be lcyiei. collected. and paid in, except
40 per cent al vaiorcm or is equivalent on
cotton and cotton goods: ID Icr cent nd vaio-
rem or its equivalent on metal. and w per
cent al va orem on wool and Moolcn goOae:
provide d that nothing in this act shlll opcr-
ate TO reduce the duty Il owe impose on any
art Gle below the rate OF which said articles
were severally dutiable under An act to pro-
vide for the payment Of outstanding treas
ur, notes, to authorize loan. 10 regulate
and fix duties on Imports. and for other pnr-
loses," approved March >. ISL. commonly
called the Morrill, tariff. and on all unpublished
cylinder, crown, and common window glass,
or east polished plate glass ensilSered, ex-
ccedinx 24xsU inches square. an en- salt in
bags, sacks, barrels, or 9th r packages, or IN
buk.
TN ana after the LIST OF JUL. 1854. the i'm
poriatiOn OF articles enume ated and de-
s6ribed in section shall be exempt from
duty. That il to say. iron ore. including
marganiferous iron ore. the dross or residuum
from burnt ps rites. AMI sulphur ore, copper
imported in the form OF ores. lead ore, and
lead dross, nickel IN ore or teschrcmate or
iron and chronic ore, coal slack or cu III coal.
bitnminous or hale timber hewn and sawed
and timber used for spars and in bull Ing
wharves. wool manufactured. not specially
enumerated or provided for n this act, hay,
caicory root, ground or unground, hu mt or
prepared. acorn and dandelion root, raw or
prepared, and nll otEcr art.,l les u ed or In
tended To be used as CO e. or substitutes
tlercfor not specially snumerascd or provided
for in this at, jute butts. hri>ilcs, lcesaaN,
lime. nlyc.rine. crude fish glue or Is ne lass.
sponges, dcXtrine, burnt arch. gum substi-
tute or British gum. extract of hemlock and
other harks Gsai for tanning not otherwise
enumerated or provided tor in this act.
indigo extracts partly refined including Lees
crystals, cemcnt.-ROman. Portland. and all
others.-whitlng ard Paris white. dry wood
tar, coal tar, crude coal-tar rproducts-such as
naphtha, benzine, henxOle. Il 'ud oil and pitch.
and preparations of coal tar no; colors or
dyes not specially enumerated or T 'vided Tor
in this act: iogwoad and other dyewoad cx.
tracts, and decoctionS; oehre aud ochcry:
earths lumber and umber carths, and Sienna
and SIENNA earths; all earths or clays un-
wrought or manufactured not specially
enumerated or provided Tor in this act. NIL
harks, beans, berries, halsams. buds, bulbs.
and bulbous roots and cxcrescenccs, such ~
nutsalls. fruits. flowers, dr,ci tibers. grains,
gums and gum resins, herbs, leaves. Ichens.
mosses, nuts, roots. aud stems. spices Nege
tables, seeds taromatie, not garden seetsl.
und seeds OF morbid growth. weeds, wood
used expressly for dyeing. and dried insects;
any Of the foregoing which are not edible.
but which have ben advanced in value or
condition by refining or grinding, or ty other
processes of manufacture. and net specially
enumerated or provided for in this act
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