National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05
TOWARD FREE TRADE.
Mr.. MorriSOns Proposition Looking TO a
Sweeping Reduction in the Tariff.
HIS Bill Provides for II "IIorlzonta1"
Cut OF Twenty Per Cent.

During the call of states in tho house yes
terday Mr.. Morrison introduced his tariff
bill. Tho bill was prepared last week, with
tho exception Of placing few articles on the
FREQ list, concerning which Mr.. Morrison was
undecided. A reduction of 90 per cont 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 rate lower than in the Morrill, act of
1861. The title of the bill is AN Act to Ro-
duco Import Duties and War Tariff Taxes"
IL provides that on and after tho first day of
July, 1881, in lieu Of the duties and rates of
duty impOsod by law on tho importation of
tho goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned
in the several schedules of "An Act to Re-
ducO Internal Revenue Taxation and for
Other Purposes" approved March 3, 1888,
and hereinafter enumerated, there shall
DO levied, collected, and paid so per
cont Of tho several duties and rates
of duty now imposed on said ar
ticlcs sovcrally that is to say,
on all the articles mentioned in schedule ],
cotton and cotton goods. Schedule j,
homp, iute, and flax goods, other than lutte,
butts. Schedule X, wool and woolens. Sched-
ule c, metals aud other ores. Schedule M,
books papers, &c. Schedule Il, sugar. Sched-
ule +, tobacco. Schedule ID. wood and
On all articles subject to ad valorem duty in
| schedule b, earthenwaro and glassware.
Schedule G., provisions, except as hereinafter
provided. Schedule N, sundrios, other than
precious stones salt, COAL bristles, and lime.
Schedule A, chemical products, except ns
hereinafter; provided. No duty or ratio of
duty shall after said first day of July, 1884,
be 10 ed, collected, or paid in excess of 10
| per cont ad valorem, or its equivalent on
cotton and cotton goods; so per cent. ad val
orem, or its equivalent, on metals, and 90
| percontum advalorum on wool and WOODEN
goods: Provided, That nothing in this act
shall operate to reduce tho duty above i'm
posed on any article below the ratio at which
said articles were severally dutiablo under
ian act to provide for the payment of out
standing treasury notes, to authorize loan
| to regulate and fix the duties on imports and
for other purposes" approved March 2, 1861,
commonly called the Morrill, tariff; on all
unpublished cylinder crown, and common win
dow glass; or cast polished plate glass, UNI
silvercd, exceeding twenty -four by sixty
inches square on salt in bags, sacks, barrels,
or other packages, or in bulk.
SEC. 9. On and after the first day of July,
| 1884, the importation of tho articles enum-
Grated and described in this section shall be
exempt from duty, that is to say, iron ore,
including mangauiferOus iron ore, the dross
or residuum from burnt pyritos, and sulphur
orc; copper, imported in the form of ores
lead ore, and lead dross nickel, in ore, matte
chromate Of iron, or chronic orc; coal, slack
or culm coal, bituminous or shale; timber
hown and sawed and timber used for spars
in building wharves wood, manufactured,
not specially enumerated or provided for in
this act; hay, chicory root, ground or un'
ground, burnt or prepared aCorns and dan
delion root, raw or prepared, and all othel
articles used or intended to be used as coffee
or substitutes therefor not specially enum
Grated or provided for in this act; iutC
butts, bristles. beeswax, lime, glycerine
crude; fish gluo or isinglass
sponges; doXtrne, burnt starch, gum substi
tute, or British gum extract of homlock ant
other bark used for tanning not otherwise
enumerated or provided for in this act in
digo, extracts of and carminod; tnrtars
partly refined, including Lees crystals; CO
ment, Roman, Portland, and all others
whiting and Paris white dry; wood tar; Goa
tar, crude; coal tar, products Of, such a
naptha, benzine, ben2ole, dead oil, and pitch
all preparations Of coal tar not colors or dy
not specifically enumerated or provided for il
this act logwood and other dyewood extract
and decoctions of Ochre and ochery earths
lumber and lumber earths and sienna an
sienna earths all oarths or clays uuwrough
or manufactured not specially enumorato
or provided for in this act all banks, beans
berries, balsams, buds, bulbs, and bulbou
roots and cXcrescences such as nutgalle
fruits flowers, dried flbers, grains gums ant
gum resins herbs, leaves, lichens MOSES
nuts, roots and stems, spices, vegetables
seeds aromatic, not garden seedsl, and seed
| of morbid growth; weeds, woods used OK
pressly for dyeing, and dried insects any o
Tho foregoing of which are not edible bu
which have been advanced in value or con
ditiOn by refining or grinding or by othe
, process of manufacture and not special,
enumerated or provided for in this act.