The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-02
RANDALL.s PLAN.
The Pennsylvania Statesman Introduces
in the House Bill for the Revision Of
the Tarifr = SOME of the Charges In
Duties Proposed.

The Pennsylvania Statesman Introduces
in the House Bill for the Revision Of
the Tariff = SOME of the Charges In
Duties Proposed.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Mr. Randall in
PRODUCED his tariff bill in the House yester-
day. The changes in the rates proposed
by the bill are to go into effect on January
/, 1857. The additions to the present
free list are squared timber, boards and
lumber in the rough, hubs for wheels,
slaves and wood of all kinds in the rough
iute butts and bristles. The present law
admitting live animals imported for breed
ing purposes free OF duty Is repealed. The
principal changes proposed to be made in
existing laws are as follows:
Planed timber, 10 per cent. ad valorem;
iron and steel railway bars, $l3 ton; iron
and steel I rails and rails punched, SIG a
ton; boiler iron, IL cents pound; sheet
iron, cent pound; horseshoe nails and
wire nails, 3 cents pound; iron or steel
beams, girders and joist l cent a
pound; round iron, l cent a pound,
lead in pigs and bars and scrap
lead, IL cents a pound; lead in sheets,
- cents pounds rice, cleaned, ~
pound; rice flour, rice meal broken rice,
20 per cent. ad valorem ready made cloth
ing, except knit goods composed of cotton,
40 per cent ad valorem; cotton cords,
braids, gimps IS per cent. ad valorem;
laces, embroiderieS, trimmings, lace win
dow curtains composed of cotton and on
cotton, damask and handkerchiefS, 40 per
cent. ad valorem.
The bill repeats all forms of internal
revenue taxation upon tobacco of every
description, and all laws restricting it's
sale and disposition by farmers and pro-
ducers after October /, next. 1t allows a
drawback or rebate of the full amount of
taxes paid on tobacco of every descrip-
ton held by manufacturers or dealers at
the time the repeal goes into effect. It
also permits, from and after the passage
of the act, the manufacture and sale of
fruit brandies and wines free of internal
revenue taxes.
Woods are divided into> three classes,
namely: Clothing, comblng and carpet
woods. On the first and second classes the
duty is fixed at 10 cents pound, and on
the third class cents a pound. Washed
wool of the first class is to pay double
duty, and on secured woods of all classes
the duty is fixed at three times the amount
to which they would besubjected if import
ed unwashed. In the wool schedule these
rates are found:
On carded or combed woods or tops IS
cents pound and 10 per cent. ad valo-
rem; WOODEN rags, shoddy, mungo. waste
and fiocks, 10 cents a pound; wooden or
worsted cloths and unenumerated manu-
features of wool, valued at not exceeding
60 cents pound, 30 cents a pound and 80
cents ad valorem; valued between 60 and
So 30 cents pound and 35 cents ad
valorem; above SO, 35 cents pound and
40 lcents ad valorem; fannelS, blank
cts, hats, balmorals, yarns, knit
goods, composed wholly or in part of wool,
and all manufactures of alpaca, woods and
of the woods of other animals, not specific
ally enumerated, valued at 30 cents or less
a pound 10 cents pound; between 30 and
40 cents a pound, II cents; between 40 and
Co. Is cents; between 60 and so, "a cents,
and in addition upon all the above-named
articles 30 per cent ad valorem; wom-
ems and children's dress goods,
coat Innings and goods of like de-
Scrlptlon, composed in part of wool or ami
NAL hair, not exceeding 20 cents yard in
value, cents square yard and IS per
cent. ad valorem; above 70 cents, cents
and 40 per cent ad valorem wholly of wool
or animal hair, or mixture of them,
cents and 40 per cent ad valoreln; cloth
ing, ready made, and wearing apparel, ex-
cept knit goods not enumerated COM
posed wholly or in part of wool or animal
hair and wholly or partly manufactured,
As cents per pound and As per cent ad
valorem; marble, block rough or squared,
so cents acubic foot: veined marble, sawed,
dressed, or otherwise, including slabs and
tiles, 81 cubic foot; salt, in packages, 10
cents on 100 pounds and In bulk cents on
100 pounds.
Woods on the skin are taxed at the same
rates as other WOOL The bill proposes to
amend existing tariff laws by striking out
section 2499, revised statutes and SUBJ
shutting a clause providing that articles
not provided for shall pay the same rate
of duty levied on the enumerated arti.
cles which it most resembles in ma
terial, quality, texture or use.
In enumerated articles manufact-
ured of two or more materials the duty
shall be assessed at the highest ra te charge
able if the article were composed wholly OF
the component material OF chiefvalue The
main features OF the Hewitt bill are incor-
porated, including the clause removing the
duty on alcohol,u used in the arts, the to-
bacco-wrapper clause, and the administra-
tive clauses.