Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-13
THREE NEW TARIFF BILLS
HEWITT, TUCKER AND O'NEIL
INTRODUCED THEM.

An Abstract Showing the Provisions of
the FOrmer-It is Admitted More
Scientific Than Mr.. MOrrison's Meas
ure-Grant's Retirement Broached in
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Chair laid
before the Senate to-day petition of the
American Medical Association praying
that steps may be taken to prevent the
spread of epidemic diseases.
Mr.. PendletOn presented petitions from
the Cincinnati Board of Trade and Cham
Der Of Commerce advocating increased
efficiency in the navy and aid for the New
Orleans Cotton Exposition.
The Senate took up as unfinished business
Mr.. Beck's appeal from the decision of the
Chair upon Mr.. Harris point of order that a
committee Of conference cannot be appointed
on the shipping bill until the House Of Repre-
sentatiYes shall specifically disagree to the
amendments Of the Senate. Pending this
question Mr.. Dawes moved to take up the In
dian appropriation bill The motion was
agreed to and that bill was taken up.
The debate on the item Of the appropriation
for the education of Alaska Indians occupied
the time until $50 O'Clock. Mr.. Frye then
moved to take up the question of the point of
order in regard to the shipping bill. in order
that the matter may retain Its place as un-
finished business tomorrow. This was agreed
" NAtAA tliC OGudbt duJOuIutu
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr.. Lore
of Delaware, the Senate bill 30 prevent ami
punish cOunterfeiting within the United
States of notes, bonds and other securities of
foreign governments, was passed.
Among the bills introduced and referred
under the call of States was one by Mr.. Cox,
OF New 1OPk, to place Gen. Grant on the
retired list and one by Mr.. Hewitt, of New
YORK, to modify the existing laws relating to
the duties on imports and internal revenue
taxes and to enlarge the free list.
After making notifications to simplify the
administration of the customs laws the bill pro
vides that after the Both of June, 1884, the in
ternal revenue tax on brandy distilled eXclu-
slyely from apples, peaches and grapes, shall
be 10 cents on each'proof gallon or wine ga
lon when below proof. After January ], 1885,
no article mentioned in schedule /, cotton and
cotton goods, shall pay a higher rate Of duty
than 40 per cent. ad valorem; In schedule J,
hemp Jute and fax, than 30 per cent; in
schedule X, wool and woolens, than 20 per
cent, and carpets and carpeting shall
not pay a higher rate than 35 per cent.
ad valorem, and in schedules and &, earthen
ware and glassware and metals than so per
cent. On all articles except those specifically
excepted mentioned in schedules Chemi-
Gals, ID WOOD G provisions, books, n sun
dries other than precious stones, and sugar,
there shall be levied 80 per cent. of the duties
now imposed. On articles in schedules to-
bacco there shall believed so per cent. of the
duties now imposed. On still wines in casks
the duty shall be 40 cents a gallon. 1t repeals
that clause of the law Of 1883 which imposes a
tax OF slX-tenthS of one cent per pound on
IRON or steel, rlvet screw, nail and fence WIRE,
rods, round IN coils and loops, valued at 81
cents or less per pound, and authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to refund any man
ufacturer OF fence wire or wire balng ties the
amount of duties which may have been paid
on imported iron or steel wire rods actually
used IN the manufacture of fence wire or
baling ties. The bill also makes number of
additions to the free list, among the most
important of which are salt: coal, slack or
culm; coke; coal, bituminOus or shale; timber
or lumber; iron, copper, lead and nickel ores;
hay; chlecOry and substitutes for coffee; jute
butts; flax: straw; flax not hacked or dressed;
tow of flax or hemp; hemp; MANILA and other
like substitutes for hemp not specially
enumerated: bristles; beeswaX; lime; glycer-
Inc; crude extract Of hemlock and other bark
used for tanning not otherwise enumerated;
cement, Roman, Portland and all others;
whiting and Paris white dry; nitrate of pot
ash or saltpetre; tar, all preparations of coal
tar, not cOlOrs or dye not specially
enumerated; all earths or clay unWrought
or manufactured not specially enumerated;
all barks, beans, berries, balsams, buds, bulbs,
and Dubious roots; iron or steel shorts or
plates or taggers; iron coated with tin or
lead, or with mixture of which these metals
are component part by dipping or any other
process, and commercially known as tin
plates; terne plates and taggers of tin; woods
of the third class, commonly known
as carpet woods; asphaltum;, liv
ing animals; cOpperas, microscopic
and not for sale; copper in ingOts; old cop
per; books in foreign languages and profess
slOnal books not published in the United
states. and not imported for sale; crude
bOraX; refined bOraX and bOracic acid: grind
stones IN the rough; stones unmanufactured
r undressed, except marble, not specially
enumerated; paintings in oil and water col
Ors, and statuary not otherwise provided for;
waste and all raw and manufactured ma
terial not specially provided for by exist
ing laws.
BY Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia-To repeal all in
ternal revenue taxes on tobacco and on brandy
and wine manufactured from fruit.
The following conference committees were
appointed:
On the Fits John Porter 5iIJ-Messrs. Slocum,
Morgan and Steele.
On the BIZ Establishing a Bureau of AntnaaE
Hstry-Messrs. Hatch, Dibren and Wilson,
of Iowa.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tIOn of business relating to the District of
Columbia. The bill apprOpriating half a mil
lion dollars for new free bridge across the
Potomac river at Washington was passed,
and also several other bills local to the Dis
trict of Columbia,
Mr.. O'Neill, Of Missouri. introduced the fol-
lowing bill, which was REFERRED to abolish the
tarln taxes on articles of food:
WHEREAS, he existing tariff taxes on ar
tcles Of food increase the cost of living to the
people and produce a large surplus revenue.
Therefore be it enacted. etc. That from and
after July !, 1854, the following named articles
be exempt from duty, viz: Raw sugar not
refined. mOlasses. salt, rice, rye and barley,
potatoes, Oat meal, currants and raisns,
prunes, peas and beans, butter and cheese,
live animals, vegetables and chicory.
Mr.. O'Nelll estimates that the bill will ac-
compllsh reduction of $57,0O0,O0O in the reye-
nues.
The HOuse then adiournad