The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-29
REMODELING THE. TARIFF.
RANDALL INTRODUCES HIS BILL m
THE HOUSE..

'Those AcqaaInted with 1t Say There Is
NothinS in the Bnl 10 shock Ba.iness
= Interests "A summary Of Important
Changes - National Legislature Post
Office Inspectors Removed-Notes
WASHINGTON CITY, June 2a-The tariff
bill that was introduced by Randall in the
house Monday is declared by those who are
thoroughly acquainted with it not to con-
tain anything novel or extraordinary.
They say that portion of it which relates to
duties on imports includes much that was
embraced in the bill introduced early in the
session by Morrison and referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means, that it also EN-.
braces the Recommendations of Acting Sec,
Rotary Fairohilds in his letter Of June IA,
1886, to the chairman Of the committee on
ways and means relating to silks, laces,
embroideries and leather gloves; that the
other provisions changing rates Of duty on
imported articles seem to be designed either
to build up new much needed industries, or
to revive those that are languishing; that it
is in the interest OF home labor and home
trade, aud at the same time in many ways,
gives encouragement to our agricultural In
capabilities in the existing laws, and it is
probable would reduce the cost Of oommodi
ties to the consumers of the country and
afford proper protection to legitimate i'm
porters throughout the United States by
judicious application of specific duties,
thereby reducing the opportunities for fraud
and evasion; that it will simplify admins
tration and diminish the cost Of collecting
ha Tho oirv a ion, ,s,,,e
of the bill are with slight notifications
those of the Hewitt bill, as is also the pro
vision section n remitting the internal tax
on alcohol used for manufacturing purposes.
The sections abolishing the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars, etc, and on
fruit Installations are those embraced in
bills introduced heretofore by Tucker. The
authorities above alluded also say
that there is nothing in the bill
calculated to cause a shock to any
business interest," but that in contains
number of provision which would infuse
new life into different business interests,
and that the general tendency OF the bill
would be reassuring.
Randall does not claim that the bill is
complete or a perfect measure of tariff re-
vision, but decided step in the right direc-
ton and sufficient indication of the policy
which should be pursued in the revision and
remodeling our tariff and revenue laws
The bill repeats all forms of internal rev
enue taxation upon tobacco OF every de-
scription, and allows restricting ITS sale and
disposition by farmers and producers after
Oct | next 1t allows drawback or rebate
of the full amount of taxes paid on tobacco
of every description 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 in
ternal revenue taxes
A summary Of some of the most impor-
tant changes is as follows Iron and steel
rails reduced "a per ton; iron and steel tie
rails and fiat rails, punched, reduced 81
and 3 IL per ton, sheetiron, reduced one
tenth of a cent per pound; horse Shoe nails
and wire nails, reduced cent per pound
iron or steel beams, girders, and joists, re.
duced of a cent a pound, lead in pigs and
bars, and scrap lead. reduced = cent a
pound; lead in sheet, reduced 3, of cent u
pound; clothing and combing and carpet
woods, reduce : cents pound On wooden
and worsted loths the classification is some
what CHI rged- On such articles worth less
than 10 4 ITS the present law says 50 cents
Randall makes the duty 20 instead of IS
cents per pound, and 3, per cent advalorem
Salt in packages is reduced cents, and in
bulk 1 cents, per 100 pounds
Squared timber, boards and lumber in
the rough, hubs for wheels, slaves and wood
of all kinds in the rough, jute butts and
bristles are put on the free list and the I'M
portation of live animals free for breeding
purposes is prohibited and duties placei
upon cattle, horses, sheep aud hogs