Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-16
WASHINGTON,



Merrisss,s Tari0 Bifi.
WASHINGTON, Peb. 5-Aorri.ou,.
taria ball vas introduced in the HOUSE
today. Mr.. Morrison says tie bill will
eject an estimated reduction Of 80
Up.Oo IN revenues in customs ba.sd on
the revsEEss of las. year The creates,
reduction on any one article 10 10 the
case OF sugar, where the new duty will
result In decrease Of 100000 in
receipis. Additions 10 the fres list will
involve loss of $500, 900. and rsdae.
tons made by the bill on other articles
about $5.0O,0O0. Added to the free lis.
are lumber, timber, wood tsnnsuufac-
torea). laths, shingles. salt, hemp. jute,
iron, sulphur, lead aud copper sres ana
GOAL B-sidss these are many articles
OF less consequence to the revenue. s1ch
- po;atoes, hay. corn. bristles, bseswax,
iyevoods, manufactured earths. I'm
dressed stone for buildina purposes,
.oorns and dandeliou. The bill pro-
vides th 4 on and after July l, 1886, the
following rates of duty shall take effect:
Wood tmsnuf sotured). for each side
planed OF finished, 30 cents per thou
sand feet, board measure cotton
thread, yarn, xsrps or warp yarn, val
aed at from 30 to 81 per pound, cents
20 30 cents per pound, according to
quality when valued at over 81 psr
pound, 10 per cent. ad paiorem. The
principal fednations on cotton cloth :
are in the coarser material.
Metals-Iron in pigs. iron kentledge,
spsiglsiseR. wrought and cast scrap
iron and scrap steel, enc fourth OF one
cent per pound iron railway bars
~eighinQ more than % pounds TO the
yard. $l2.5O per ton; steel railway bars
aud railway bars m .de in part of steel.
weighing more than Is pounds to the
yard, $l2.5o per ton; iron or steel I
rails weighing not over Is poands to tbs
yard, and iron and steel fat rails.
panehed, sl5 per ton. There 10 a
slight reduction 90 bar and rolled iron,
iron beams, girders, etc There il also
some reduction in lead and copper.
Suaar-Oo all sugar, 80 per cent. of
the several duties and rates Of daty no~
imposed on said sugar, imperative az
TO suaars from countries laying expof,
duties.
Woods and Woolens-W Woods of the
third ciass, such - Donstol, native
south American, Valparaiso, native
5myrns, and including all sach woods OF
like character a. have bseu heretofore
usually imported into the United States
from Turkey. Greece, Egypt, Smyrna
add elsewhere, two and eight tsnths
cents per pound. Wooden G oths-
WOODEN shawls and all goods n anufac
tnred OF wool of every description
made wholly or in part Of wool, not Is
peoially enumerated or provided for IL
this act, valued at not exceeding 81
cents. Is cents per pound. and 30 pei
cent. ad valurem. Flannels, blankets
hats of WOOL, ksIt goods and all good,
made on knitting frames, baimora!s
WOODEN and yarns, and all manufacturer
OF every description composed wholly
| or in part of vorsted, the hair Of the
| alpaca, the goat or other animals lex
Dept such as are composed IN whole o.
\ IN part Of woods not specially
enumerated or provided for ~
this aot) valued AZ not exceedinG
80 cents per pound, cents per pound
| above 30 and not exceeding 40 cents, II
cents per pound; above 10 and not ex
ceeding 60 cents, 10 cents per pound
above 90 and not exceeding 30 oeots, q
cents per pound; aud IN addition thereto
upon all the above naHed articles 81
per csnt ad paiorem. W1olens ADD
children's dress goods, coat Innings
Italian cloths and goods Of like descrip
ton composed IN part of wool, worsted
hair of the alpaca goat or ether animals,
valued at not exceeding 20 cents Pei
square yard, cents per square yard
and in addition thereto 30 per cent ad
valor.m. valHed at abovs 20 cents per
square yard, 7 cents per squir yard
and IS per cent al vaiorem. IL com
posed wholly Of wool, worsted, hair of
the alpaca goat or other animal, or Of a
mix. ure Of them, 8, per yard and 35c
nd paierem but all suit goods With
| selvidees, made wholly or in part OF
other materials, or With threads of
/ other materials introduced for the pnr-
pose of changing the classification,
shall be dutiabie AZ 3 cents per square
yard aud IS per cent. ad uaiorem; pro-
vided that all such goods Weighing over
/ ounces per square yard shall pay a
duty of 25 cents per pound ann IS per
cent ad rdlorem.
Slight bot general reductions run
through the wool schedule and have
also been made In the cases of htx,
linen and hemp, window glass, plate
glass Of high quality. eartheuvsre,
glassware and china, where daty Is be-
lieved 10 be excessive. The daty on
rice, marble, castor beans and few
Chemicals Is Alss slightly reduced.
Com plaint Of the Chiaese Mintster.
The Chinese Minister called at the
State Department today and laid before
8 secretary Bsyard sundry long kilograms
received by him from California to the
effect that there 10 q concerted move
meat In progress TO drive cot the Chi
nese from all the towns and cities o.!
California except San Francisco, and
% st the Governor of the State and the
Sheriffs Of the various counties evince
no disposition h protect the Chi
mesa in their rights The kilograms
also assert that the threatened
| action will net only be disastrous to the
Chimes laborine classes but ruinous "a
the chinese merchants In San Fras
cisco. 1t 10 understood thai the repre-
sensations made by the Chinese Min.
lister have a double purpose In view
first, to invoke the protection Of tn,
Federal Government, and second, TO LAY
the foundation of \ claim for {
money indemnity SIMILAR 10 ihs claim
which have been advanced BY th,
United States In . large namser o
Q 70, q and paid by China as indemnitI
for injuries sustained by American cit
issns In that Empire.
PAssENGERs FOE segSD rsRrs
San Francisco, Feb. l5.-Foliowing Il
1 the pssseuaer list Of the Q1oee Il tb,