Mohave County miner., 1884-02-17
REDUCTION OF THE TARIFF.
THE BILL REPORTED TO rift HOUSE BY
 REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON.

the call of States, introduced m thu
 House the bill prepared last week
 With the exception of placing a fef
 articles on the free list, concerning which Morrison is undeclded, re
 duction of 20 per cent IS made il numerous articles. While in few
 cases is the reduction greater or les' than this rate, a provision prevents
 a reduction to rate lower than If the Merrill Act of 1861. The title ot the bill is, "An Act to reduce import dnties and war tariff taxes"
 Section 1 provides that on and after the 1st of July, 1884, in lieu oi the duties and rates of duty imposed by taxation on the importation oi goods, wares and merchandise meu- toned in the several schedules of an act to reduce internal revenue taxes snd for other purposes" approved March 8, 1883, there shall be levied, collected and paid 80 per cent of the several duties and rates of duty now imposed on said articles seVerallyi that Is to say.
 On all articles mentioned in
 Schedule I-Cotton and cotton goods.
 Schedule J-Hemp, jute and flax goods, other than jnte butts.
 Schedule K-Wool and woolens.
 Schedule L-Metals, other than ores.
 Schedule M-Books. papers, etc.
 Schedule E--Sngar.
 Schedule F-Tobacco.
 Schedule D-Wood and wooden ware (except as hereinafter provided on all articles subject to ad valorem duty in Schedule B). earthenware and glassware.
 Schedule G-ProYisions, except as hereinafter provided.
 Schedule N-Sundries, other than precious stones, salt, coal bristleb and lime.
 Schedule A-Chernical products, except as hereinafter provided.
 No duty or rates of duty shall af ter said 1st day of July, 1884, be levied, collected or paid in, except 40 per cent ad valorem or its equivalent on cotton or cotton goods, 50 per cent ad valorem or It's equivalent on metal and 60 per cent ad valorem on woolen goods; provided, that noth ing in this Act shall operate to re- duce the duty above imposed on any article below the rate at which said articles were severally dutiable un- der the Morrill, tariff.
 On all unpublished cylinders. crown and common window glass, or cast polished plate glass, unsllvered, ex- ceeding 24x60 inches square; on salt in bags, sacks, barrels or other pack ages, or in bulk.
 Sec. 2. The importation of the ar ticles enumerated and described in this section shall be exempt from duty: Iron ore, including manganif- erous iron ore; the dross or residuum from burnt pyrites and sulphur ore; coF per imported in the form of ore; lead ore and lead dross; nickel in ore, matte, chromate of iron, or chronic ore; coal slack; timber, hewn and sawed and timbers used for spars and in building wharyes; wood manufactures, not specially enumer- ated or provided for in this Act; hay; chicory root, ground CT unground, burnt or prepared; and acorn and dandelion root, raw or prepared, and all other articles used or intended to be used as coffee or substitutes there for, not specially enumerated or provided for in this Act; jute butts, bristles, beeswax, lime, glycerine: crude and fish glue or isinglass; sponges; dextrine; starch. gum sub stitute or British gum; extract of hemlock and all other barks used for tanning, not otherwise provided for in this Act; Indigo extracts of and cream tarter, partly refined, includ- ing lees and crystals; Roman, Port land and all other cements; whiting and Paris white; dry wood tar, coal tar. crude, and coal tar products, such as naphtha, benzlne, benzole, dead oil and pitch and preparations of coal tar not colors or dyes not enumerated or provided