The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-14

Synopsis of Mr.. Morrison's Revenue
Measure.
What the Bill Proposes In the Way
OF Lessening Duties.


Washington Special TO Chicago Tines
Great interest was manifested by Repre-
scntatives In the Morrison tariff bill while u
was being read TO the House. Yet when the
members were afterward asked for their
opinions they replied In guarded words, and
not tor publication, because, as they said,
they had not had time TO consider the effect
OF the bill. The prevalent opinion among
tarih reformers appeared TO be that IL was
specially drawn I'm a manner that would win
votes from lowtarin men OF both parties,
and If enacted into n law would effect
large reduction In the revenues OF the
Government and compel the continuance
OF the internalrevenue taxes on whisky
and tobacco. Low-tariff men whose inter
ests IL proposes TO touch hold that it
does not make equitable reductions, and that
no fair adjustment OF duties can be made by
a bill that applies the cast iron rule OF a horf-
Zontal-cutting of tariff rates. The just pro-
portion of reduction as between articles In
different schedules, and as between raw ma
terials and manufactured articles cannot be
determined by the plan adopted by Mr.. Nor
rison but by considering each case with the
facts bearing upon IL. Some of the wool
men complain that he would make matters
worse for them, instead of anording even
partial relief, by lowering the duties on man
ufactures To point commensurate with the
reductions made by the last Congress on raw
not well received, nor was it expected 1t
would be. They say IL would ruin the manu-
featuring interests of the Eastern And
Middle States and throw thousands
of laboring men out of employment
IL may be stated, however, that the view
taken generally by the best informed men,
without regard To their differences on the
tariff question, Is that Mr.. Morrison, as the
official leader of the tariff reformers, has
drawn this bill simply as a basis for the Ways
"a mr. plif a IN nrlar
TO give the tariff reform movement formal
inauguration in this Congress- Crude opin-
ions as To its effect, given without time for
reflection, may be modified when it comes to
be carefully considered.
reduction of 20 per cent. is made in num-
erous articles, while in few cases the reduc-
ton Is greater or less than this rate. A pro-
vision prevents any reduction TO lower rate
than in the Morrill, act or lSdl. The title or
the bill Isl IAN act TO reduce import duties
and war tariff taxes" 1t provides that ON
and after the LIST OF July, 1884, in lieu of the
duties and rates of duty imposed by law on
the importation of goods, wares and mer-
chand sc, mentioned In the several schedules
of IAN act 10 reduce internal revenue taxes,
and for other purposes" approved March 3,
1883, and hereinafter enumerated, there shall
be levied, collected and paid 20 per cent of
| the several duties and rate OF duty now inn
posed on said articles severally-that Is to
say, on all articles mentioned in schedule
II, cotton and COTTON goods; schedule -,
| hemp, jute, and fax goods other than jute
! butts; schedule "k," wool and woolens;
! schedule &c, metal and other ores; schedule
M, books, paper etc; schedule .E," Sugar;
! schedule IF, tobacco; schedule ID" wood
and woodenware, except as hereinafter pro-
! Vided; on all articles subject t. ad valOrem
! duty in schedule "B, p" earthenware aud glass
| ware; schedule &c, prov sions, except a here
matter provides; schedule IN sundries-
! o her than precious stones-salt coal, bristle,
! and lime; schedule "a chemical products,
/ except as hereinafter provided. No duty or
rate Of duty shall, after said first day OF July,
! 1884, be levied, collected, and paid in, except
! 40 per cent ad valorem or its equivalent on
| cotton and cotton goods; 80 Ier cent al valo-
| rem or its equiv alent on metal, and go per
| cent al va orem on wool and wooden goods;
provided that nothing in this act shall oper-
ate TO reduce the duty above imposed on any
! article belQw the rate OF which said articles
| were severally dutiable under IAN act to pro-
vide for the payment OF outstanding treas
] ury notes, TO authorize a loan, TO regulate
! and fix duties on imports, and for other pur-
/ poses, approved March 2, 1861, commonly
| called the Morrill, tariff. and on all unpublished
! cylinder, crown, and common window glass,
! or cast polished plate glass unsilTered, ex-
! ceedng 24x60 inches square, and on salt in
| bags, sacks, barrels, or other packages, or in
/ buk.
On and after the LIST of July. 1884, the i'm
| portation OF articles enumerated and de-
| scribed In section = shall be exempt from
|
marganiferous iron ore, the dross or reSiduum
| from burnt pyrites, and sulphur ore, copper
! imported in the form of ores, lead ORE and
! lead dross, nickel in ore or mates, chromate OF
| iron and chronic ore, coal slack or culm coal,
bituminOus or shae, timber hcwn and sawed
| and timber used for spars and In building
wharves, wood manufactured, not specially
| enumerated or provided for IN this act hay,
| chicory root, ground or unground. mt or
! prepared, acorn and dandeion root, raw or
/ prepared. and all other articles used or In
| tended 10 be used as co &c or substitutes
therefor not specially enumerated or provided
| for in this at, tute butts, bristles bees~ax,
| lime, glycerine, crude fish glue or isinglass,
! spongcs, dextrine, burnt starch, gum substi-
tutc or British gum, extract of hemlock and
other barks used for tanning not otherwise
| enumerated or provided for In this act,
| indigo extracts partly refined including Lees
| crystals, cement,-Roman, Portland, and all
others,-whltng ard Paris white, dry wood
tar, coal tar, crude coal-tar produots-such as
naph ha, beuzine, benZole, dead oil and pitch,
and preparat ons OF coal tar not colors or
! dyes not specially enumerated OF provided for
in this act; logwood and other dyewood OK
tracts, and decoctions; ochre and ochery;
earth's lumber and lumber earths and sienna
| and sienna carths: all earths clays un-
| wrought or manufactured not specially
| enumerated or provided ior In this act; all
1 barks beans, berries, balsams, buds, bulbs,
| and dubious roots and excrescenccs, such as
nutgalls, fruits, flowers, DIR ,ed bbers, grains,
| gums and gum resins, herbs, leaves, lichens,
mosses nuts, roots and stems, spices, vege-
| tables, seeds aromatic, not garden seeds),
| and seeds of morbid growth, weeds, wood
| used expressly for dyeing, and dried insects;
| any of the foregoing which are not edible,
| but which have b. en- advanced in value or
condition by refining or grinding or by other
processes OF manufacture, and net specially
| enumerated or provided for In this act.
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