River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
THE TARIFF.

MORRISON FINALLY INTRODUCES HIS BILL
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-Representative Nor
rison completed his tariff bill this morning,
and during the call of states introduced it.
1t was prepared last week, with the exception
of the placing of few articles on the free
list, concerning which Mr.. Morrison was un.
decided reduction of 20 per cent is made
ia numerous articles, while in n few cases
the reduction is greater than this rate.
provision in the bill prevents the reductions
to rates lower than iii the Morrill, bill OF
1SGi. The title OF the bill is san act TO re
duce import duties and war tariff taxes" II
provides that
On and after the first of July, 1854, that in
lieu of the duties and rates OF duty imposed by
Jaw the importation of goods, ware and mer.
ohandise mentioned in the several schedules OF
an act to reduce internal revenue trXeS and Tor
purposes approved March 3, 1888, and herem-
after enumerated, there shall be levied, collected
and paid so per cent of the several duties and
rates Of duty now imposed on said articles sew
orally
That is to say, on all articles mentioned in
Schedule Cotton and cotton goods, hemp
jute and flax goods other than butts.
Schedule K--Wool and woOlens.
Schedule Metal other than ores.
Schedule M-BoolSs, papers, etc.
Schedule ESugar.
Schedule F-Tobacco
Schedule D-Wood and wooden ware, except as
hereinafter provided ON all articles subject to
adj valorem duty
Schedule B-Earthenware and glassware.
Schedule G--Provisions, except as hereinafter
Schedule N-sundries, other than those in
previous schedules, stone, salt, COAL bristies and
lime.
Schedule A-Chemical products, except as
hereinafter provided no duty or rate
No duties shall. after said LIST day of January,
1881, be levied, collected, or paid in excess Of
per cent adj yalorem, or its equivalent ON cotton
and cotton goods; 80 per cent ad valorem, or Its
equivalent, on metals; go per cent al valorem
on woods or wooden goods, provided That
nothing in this ACT shall operate to reduce the
duty above imposed on any article below the
rate at which said articles We're dutiable undel
an act to provide for the payment OF outstand-
ing treasury notes, to authorize loan, TO regl-
late and fix duties on imports and for other ptr-
poses, approved March :, 1861, commonly called
the Morrill, tariff, on all unpublished cylinder,
crown and common window glass or cast pol
ished plate glass, unsilvered, exceeding 20x60
inches square; on salt in bags, sacks, barrels
or other packages, or in bulk.
Sec 2 On ond after the LIST of July, 1881
the importation OF articles enumerated and de.
scrihed in this section should be exempt from
duty, that is to say, iron ore, including mangan.
ferrous iron ore, the dross residuum from burnt
pyTites and sulphur ore, copper imported in the
form OF ores, lead ore and lead dross, nickel II
ore. chromate of iron chronic ore; coal, stock
camel; coal, bituminous or shell; timber.
heygn and sawed, and timber used for spars and
in building wharfs; wood manufactured and moi
specially enumerated or provided for in this act
hay, chicory root ground or ungTound, burnt OF
prepared acorn and dandeilon root raw or pre-
pared, and all other articles used intended te
be used as coffee or substitutes there
for n0ts specially enumerated or provided
in this aet-jute butts, bristIes beeswax, lime.
glyeeriue, crude fish oil, glue or isinglass,
sponges, dextrine. burnt starch, gum substitute
for British gum, extract of hemlock and other
bark used for tanning not otherwise enumerated
or provided for in this act, indigo, extracts Of
and carnine tartared, partly refined, including
Lees crystals: cement, Roman, Portland and all
Others whiting and Paris white; dry wood, tar
coal tar, crude coal tar and products Of SUCH as
naphtha, benzine, benzoIe, dead oil and pitch.
and preparations of coal tar, not eoIors OF dye
not specially enumerated or provided for in this
act: logwood and other dye wood, extracts ane
decoetions, oehre and eehrous earths, lumber
and lumber earths and sienna and sienna
earths. and all earth or clays unwTought or an
manufactured not specially enumerated or pro.
vieied for in this act; all barkS, beans. berries
baisaTns buds. bulbs and bulbHous roots, anf
exerescences, such as nut-galis, fruits. flowers
dried fihres, grain gums and gum resins, herbs.
leaves. fichens. vegetable seeds, aromatic, not
garden seeds. and seeds OF morbid growth
weeds, woods used expressly for dyeing and dried
insects and any of the foregsing which are not
edible but which have been advanced in value o.
condition By refining or grinding, or by other pro-
cess of manufacture, nd are not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act.