The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-16

MORRIsON'S TARIFF BILL.
The Measure Introduced tn the
hOusl-The Main Points.

WASHINGTON, February 15.-Mr.
Morrison's tariff bill was introduced
in the House to-day Mr.. Morrison
saws the bill will effect an estimated
reduction Of 10000, 600 in the revenue
from customs, based on the revenue
of last year. The greatest reduction
on any one article is in the case of
sugar where the new duty viii result
in a decrease of S10,000,000 in the re-
ceipts. The additions to the free list
win involve a loss of $500, 900, and
the reductions made by the bill on
other articles about s., 100000. Added
to the free list are lumber, timber,
wood (unmanufactured), laths, shin
giles, salt, hemp, jute, iron, sulphur,
lead and copper ores, and coal. Be
sides these there are many articles OF
less consequence to the revenue, such
as potatoes, hay, corn, bristles, bees
wax, dye-woods, unmanufactured
earths, undressed stone for building
purposes, acorns and dandelion. The
bill provides that from and after July
|, 1886, the following rates of duty
shall take effect: Wood (manufac-
tured) for each side planed or
finished, so cents per 1000
feet, board measure; cotton
thread, yarn warps, or warp yarn,
valued at from % cents to 81 per
pound, s cents to 36 cents per pound,
according to quality when valued
at over 81 per pound, 40 per cent
al valorem. The principal reductions
on cotton cloths are in the coarser
material. mtttt., iron iu pigs, lEsn
kentledge, spiegeleisen, wrought and
cast scrap iron and scrap steel, one
fourth of one cent per pound. Iron
railway bars weighing more than
twenty-five pounds to the yard,
s12 80 per ton; steel railway
bars and railway bar made in
part OF steel, weighing more than
twenty-five pounds to the yard, $l2 so
per ton iron or steel I rails, weighing
not over twenty-five pounds to the
yard, and iron or steel Hat rails,
punched, s15 per ton. There is a
slight reduction on bar and rolled iron,
iron beams, girders, etc. There is
also some reduction on lead and cop
per. Sugar--on all sugar so per
cent. of the several duties and
rates of duty now imposed on
said sugar, imperative as to sugars
from countries laying export duties.
Woods and woolens-Wools OF the
third class, such as donsk0ls, native
South American, Cordova, Valparaiso,
native Smyrna, and including all such
woods OF like character as have been
heretofore usually imported into the
United States from Turkey, Greece,
Egypt, Smyrna and elsewhere, $40
cents per pound. Wooden cloths,
wooden shawls and all manufactures of
wool of every description, made wholly
or in part of wool, not specially emu
merated or provided for in this act,
valued at not exceeding so cents per
pound, % cents per pound and 80 per
centum ad valorem. Flannels, blan-
kets, hats of wool, knit goods and all
goods made on knitting frames, bal
I morals, wooden and worsted yarns,
! and all manufactures OF every descrip-
ton, composed wholly or in part OF
worsted, the hair of the Alpaca goat,
or other animals, except such as are
composed in part of wool, not spe-
cially enumerated or provided for in
! this act, valued at not exceeding 80
cents per pound, cents per pound (;
above 80 cents and not exceeding 40
cents, 10 cents perpound above 4Oand
not exceeding 60 cents, 10 cents per
pound above go and not exceeding so
cents, 20 cents per pound, and in ad-
dition thereto, upon all the above
named articles, 50 per centum ad va
lorem. Women's and children's dress
goods, coat Innings, Italian cloths and
goods of like description, composed in
part of wool, worsted, the hair OF the
alapaca goat, or other animals, valued
at not exceeding 20 cents per square
yard, and in addition thereto 30 per
centum ad valorem; valued at above
20 cents per square yard, cents per
square yard and 35 per centum ad va
loren; if composed wholly of wool
worsted, the hair of the alapaca goat
or other animals or mixtures OF them,
8 cents per square yard, and 35 per
centum ad valorem; butall such goods
with selvedges made wholly or in part
of other materials, introduced for the
purpose of changing the classification,
shall be dutiable at 8 cents
per- per square yard, and IS per
cent ad valorem; provided that all
such goods weighing over four ounces
per square yard shall pay duty OF
35 cents per pound and 80 per cent; ad
valorem. Slight but general reduc-
tions run through the wool schedule,
and have also been made in the cases
of flax, linen and hemp, window glass,
plate glass of high quality, earthen-
ware, glassware and china, where the
duty is believed to be excessive. The
duty on rice, marble, castor beans and
few chemicals is also slightly re-
duced.