Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-28
RANDALL'S TARIFF BILL.
THE MEASURE TO BE INTRO
DUCED TODAY.

Changes in Duties Which IT Proposes to
Put in Effect fan 1-AbOlitiOn OfInter-
nal Revenue Taxation - The Main
Features OF the Hewitt Bill IncOr-
pOrated.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Mr. Randall
will tomorrow introduce his tariff bill in
the House. The bill, he says, does not
contain anything novel or extraordinary,
and 10 designed to build up much needsd
industries, revive those that are langulsh-
ing,and remove inequalities in the exist
ing law. He does not claim that the bill is
acomplete or perfect measure oftarif re-
vision, but holds that it is a decided step
in the right direction and sufficient In
dication Of the policy thatshould'be pur-
sued in remodeIing the tariff and revenue
laws, The changes of rates proposed are
to go into effect on Jan. l, 1887. Many of
the proposed changes have already been
published.
SOME OF THE CHANGES.
Some of the most important are as fol-
lows: Iron and steel railway bars $13 per
ton; iron and steel rails and fat rails
punched slope ton; boiler iron 11@c. per
pound; sheet iron 1c. per pound horse
shoe nails and wire nails &c. per pound;
per pound; round iron 10. per pound rice,
cleaned, 21<c. per pound, and uncleaned
114c. per pound; rice flour, rice meal,
broken rice, 20 per cent. ad valOrem;
ready made clothing, except knit goods
composed Of cotton, 30 per cent. advalO-
rem; cotton cords, oraiis, gimps, ETC., 3D.
per cent. ad valorem; .laces, embroideFles,
trimmings, lace window curtains COM
posed OF cotton and on cotton damask and
handkerchiefs, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES.
The bill repeats all forms of internal
revenue taxation upon tobacco of every
description, and all laws restricting its
sale and disposition by farmers and pro-
ducers after Oct. / next. 1t allows
drawback or rebate of thefull amount of
taxes paid on tobacco OF every descrip-
tiOn held by manufacturers or dealers at
the time the repeal goes into effect. 1t
also permits, from and after the passage
of the act, the manufacture and sale of
fruit brandies and wines free OF internal
revenue taxes.
Imported salt in packages is taxed 10
cents per 100 pounds, and in bulk4 cents
per 100 pounds. The manufactures of the
Hewitt bill are Incorporated, inchding
the clause removing the duty on alcohol
used in the arts, the tobacco wrapper
clause and administrative clauses.
The bill will be referred in due course
TO the Committee on Ways and Means.
OfcOurse that committee will n0tstuluify
itself by reporting such a m0Rgrei propo-
sitiOn, as Chairman Morrison aptly terms
1t, to the House. 1t is not a tariff reform
bill in any sure sense of the words. 1t
does not redeem the pledges OF the Demo
cratic party to revise and reduce tariff
taxes. IL lacks the approval OF the Deme-
BrQsinQnE-
of his Cabinet, or of any of the real lead
ers of the Democratic party in Congress.
To report it would be to give it a status
that it does not deserve. 1t represents
nothing in the world except the anxious 8
desire of the thirty-fYe Democrats who
defeated the consideration OF the tariff in
the House to save themselves from popula-
lar condemnation.
A RANDALL BLUFF.
1t deceives nobody here, for everybody
understands that Mr.. Randall would not
Introduce it If be did not feel obliged to,
and yet was not at the .same.time con-
hdent that it would not be considered.
Mr.. Randall would not vote for the bill
himself il it had consideration tomorrow,
4 nor would anyof his folio overs; nor would
they vote for any other bill that reduced
n the war tariff duties to any apprecia-
a Bile extent. Mr.. Randall felt himself
@Obliged by the determined course Of Mr.
Morrison TO make some show of doing
8sOmething, SO be introduced bogus bill
with the hope that it may break the force
fof the appeal to the people, which Messrs.
!Carlisle aud Morrison are preparing and
. which will shortly be issued. This appeal
, twill make the issue perfectly plain. The
5DemOcratic leaders with the hearty ap-
c)rOVal or the President and his Cabinet,
: laropOse to make 1t the foremost issue in
4 he fall campaigns.