The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
y The Progeny of lha noup,niu,

WASHINGTON, February i.-Representa-
tive Morrison completed his tariff bill this
morning, aud during lie call Of States in
troduced it in sha HOUSE. The bill was PIE.
pared last week, and with the exception Of
placing Il few articles on the free list, con-
cerning which Mr., Morrison was undecided,
q reduction OF 20 percent is made on the
numerous articles, whils in few cases the
relnc.ion is greater or less than this rate.
A provision prevents any reduction to q
rats lower than in tbs Nolril act Of 1881.
The title Of the bill ip, IAN act to reduce
import duties and war tariff taxes" It
Lrovides that on and alter the first day OF
July, 1864, in lieu Of the duties and rates
Of uuty imposed by The law on importa-
tionH, goods, wares and merchandise,
mentioned IN the several schedules
OF "An act 10 reduce internal reye-
nue. taxation and for other pur-
poses" approved March 3, 1883, and
hereinafter enumerated, there shall be lev
led, collected and psii so percent Of the
several duties and sgs duty now imposed
on said articles severully, that is 10 say, on
oil articles mentioned in Echedule ~" cot
ton and cotton gocdt; schedule ~" hemp,
iute and fix goods, other than jute butts;
schedule X" ," wool ard woolsn ;,caedule
~" metals other than oree; schedule IN"
book, papers, ETC.; schedule "E," sugar !;
schedule "F," tobacco schedule ID" wood
and woodcnwafe, eScept as hereinafter
provided. All articles .su6ie5t te sd va
loren duty ia schedule '"B," earthea4sre
and glassware, schedule 'G," provisions,
except as hereinafter provided;: schedule
IN" sundreB other than precious stonee,
Ralt,: coal, bristles and lime; schedule "a"
chemical products, except as hereinafter
provided. No duiy or rate Of duty shall
alter the Grst day Of July, 1854, bs levied,
collected or. paid, in excess oil 40
percent ad valorsm, or itB equivalent, on
cotton or cotton goods, so perceutum al
valoren or its equivalent on metals, and
60 percsntnm al yalorem on wool ard
wooden goods; provided that nothing in
this act ehall operate 10 reduce the duty
above imposed on any article below the
rate at which the esld articles we're
severally dutisble under IAN act to provide
for the payment Of outstanding Treasury
notes, 10 authorize loan, 10 regulate and
fix the duties on imports and for other pull
pos,s," approved March 9, lsGl, commonly
called the morrill, tariff, on all unpublished
cylinder, crown and common window
gInss or cast polished plate glaes. unsilvered,
excesding24 q by GO inches square, on salt in
bpge, sacks, barrels or other packages, or in
bulk. stta
Section 9. On and after the first day OF
July, 1854, the importation OF the articles
enumerated and described in this section
shall be exemp: from duty, that is to s1y,
iron ore, including msnganiierous iron ore,
the Gross or rssiduum from burnt pyrises
and sulphur ore, copper imported in the
form Of ores, lead ore and droes, nickel in
ore mat e,scbr0mate Of iron or chronic
orr coal, slack or culn; coal, bituminous
or shalt; timber, hewn or sawed, and TIM
Der used Tor spa,s and ia building wharves;
wood, manufactured and not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act;
hoy, chiekery {ground or upgeound} burnt
or prepared, acorns and dandelion root,
raw or prepared, and all other articles used
or intended to be used as coffee, or ss sub
s,itutes thereof not specially enumerated or
provided for in the act; jute butts, bris-
Ties, beeswsx, lime, glycerine, crude,
Il III glue or isinglass, starch, gum, aubsti.
,ute British gum, extract Of hemlock aud
other bark used for tanning not otherwise
enumerated or provided for in this act; in
digo, 'exsrscts OF and carmined, tart9rs
partly reGaed, inclGding Lees Crystal
cement, Roman, Portland and all oiherr.
whiting and paris white dry. wood tar,
coal tar crude, coal tar products Of, such as
nap.ha, berziue, be.zole, dead oil and
pitch and all preparations OF coal tar not
co!o,s Or dye no! specifically enumerated
or provided ior in this act; logwood
and other dye wocd, extracts and
decoct:ons Of cchrs and ochery
eatlhs, umher and umbtr earths,
aud sienna md sienna ,arhs, all
eatths or c,a!e, unwrnueht or ue uemsnufac.
tured, not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for in this act; all barks, beans, bcr-
rirp, baleems, huds, bulbs. aid dubious
roots and cxc.c1ceEcts, such ns Eut gals,
ftui'', anweY, dried flores, glaits, gums,
and gun resins, herbs. leaves, l;ct ems,
mc:ses, nuts, rno,a at,d AZ Inv; spices, vcge-
tables, reeds. lsroua.i', net ysrsirn eeeds),
and seeds Of morbid growth, woods used
especially fof j! eli !, ,and dried insects,
any OF foreign which rre Dot edible but
which have been advanced in value or
condition by refining or grinding, or by
other processes Of manufacture, and not
specially enumerated or provided for in
this act. I 7