Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-08
THE TARIFF.
Representative Morrison Presents
His New TarIff Bill to the
House.
Incorporating the Views of tho Revenue
Reformcrs-A Twenty Per Cont.
Reduction All Around
Made.
SYNOPSIS OLE n1r1


WARRINGTON, Feb. 5.-Representative
Morrison completed the tariff bill this morn
Ing, and during the call of States introduced
II in the House, The bill WINS all prepared
with the exception OF placing few articles
on the free list, concerning which Morrison
was undecided. A reduction of twenty per
cent is made in numerous articles, while In
o few cases the reduction is greater or less
than this rate. A provision prevents
any reduction to rate lower
than In the Morrill, act Of 1861.
The title of the bill Is IAN act to reduce
imp0st duties and war tariff taxes"
1t provides that on and after the 1st of
July, 1884, in lieu of the duties and rates of
duty imposed by law ON the importation of
goods, wares and merchandise mentioned in
the several schedules of "An act to reduce
internal revenue taxation and for other pur-
poses," approved March 3, 1888, and herein-
after enumerated, there shall be levied, col
lected and paid eighty per cent. of the sew
eral duties and rates of duty now imposed
on said articles severally, that is to say on
all articles mentioned In schedule /, cotton
and cotton goods; schedule j, hemp, jute
and flax goods, other than jute butts;
schedule K, wool and woolens; schedule NJ,
books, papers, etc.; schedule L, sugar;
schedule +, tobacco; schedule ID, wood
ohU NOOuSh NulCb VAtNpO
provided. On all articles subject to ad
valorem duty in schedule B, earthenware
and glassware; schedule G, provisions as
as hereinafter provided schedule N,
sundries, other than precious stones, salt,
COAL bristles and lime; schedule A, chem
ical products, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. No duty or rate of duty shall after
said first day of July, 1884, be levied, col
lected or paid, in excess of forty per cent.
ad valorem or its equivalent on cotton and
cotton goods, fifty per centum ad valorem
or its equivalent on metals and sixty per
centum ad val0rem OH wool and woolen
goods provided that nothing in this
act shall operate to reduce the duty above
imposed on any article below the rate of
Which said article were severally dutiable
under ian act to provide for the payment
of outstanding treasury notes, to authorize
loan, to regulate and fix duties on imports,
and for other purposes" approved March
2, 1861, commonly called Morrill, tariff on
all unpublished cylinder, crown and common
window glass, or cast polished plate glass,
unsilvered, exceeding twenty-fOur by sixty
inches square; on salt in bags, sacks, bar
rels, or other packages or in bulk.
SECTION 2.-On and after the 1st of
July, 1854, the importation of articles
enumerated and described in this section
shall be exempt from duty, that is to say
iron ore, including manganiferous iron ore,
the dross or residuum from burnt pyrtes
and sulphur ore, copper imported in the
form of ores, lead ore and lead dross, nickel
in ore bi-chromate of iron or chronic ore,
coal slack or culm; coal : bituminous
or shale timber - hewn and sawed
and timber used for spars and
in building wharves. The wood
manufactured is not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act; hay, chicory
root ground or unground, burnt or prepared;
acorns and dandelion root raw or prepared,
and all other articles used or intended to be
used as coffee or as substitutes therefor not
specially enumerated or provided in this act;
jute butts, brstles beeswaX, lime, glycerine
crude, fish, glue or isinglass; sponges
deXtrine, burnt starch gum, sub
stitute for British gums extract
| of hemlock and other bark
used for tanning, not otherwise enume
rated or provided for in this act; indigo eX
| tracts and carmined tartars partly refined
including the lees and crystals of cement
Roman, Portland and all other whiting ant
Paris white, dry wood tar coal tar, crude
coal tar products of such as naptha, ben
zine, benzde, dead oil and pitch, and prepa
4 rations of coal tar not colors or dye, no
specia llyenumerated or provided for b,
this act; logwood and other dyewood eX
tracts and decoctions of ochre and ocher.
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