Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-18
CHEAPER SUGAR AND COFFEE
The New Tarin Bill Features Proposed
by Mr.. Morrison, t--1
A Reduction TO be Made on Articles In
-. General use. a
rrrom the Stars Regular correspondent.l


TFrom the Stars Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, February II. Mr..
Morrison is SO extremely guarded In his
communications respecting the new
tariff bill that but little authentic in
formation as to its contents has gone
beyond q very limited circle Of conf
dants until to-day. Your correspond
ent Is now able to state on the best au-
thority that the bill has been practical
ly compiled and is sectiOned into three
parts. The first part consists of the free
list, which embraces wood, coal, Iron
ores, salt, hemp, jute and unmanufact-
ured marble, besides other articles of
minor importance. 1t was the original
intention chat the free list should go to
the hottom Of the bill, but this mere
Latter of form has been modified. The
second division Of the bill provides re-
duced duties on general imports,
amounting on an average the list
through to about 3s3 per cent. Many
articles in the tariff list are not touched,
but are copied as they stand in the stat
ues. The reduction is made upon such
articles as are in common use, includ-
ing coffee, tea, sugar, etc. This. fact, is
the controlling idea with Chairman
Morrison in formulating his new tariff
measure, to reduce the tariff burden on
the people by cutting down duties OH
articles of common use. Pig and scrap
iron, on which duty of three-tenths
of cent per hundred, or$7 per ton, Is
levied, is changed to one-fourth of
cent, or $50 per ton. ...r.. r.-,-.g,
Tha ~ NJ N oci n 90 tion af uont ia
abandoned. Both classes or "carpet
woolsn are consolidated and an average
rate prescribed for both to the tariff
schedule-the low rate woods pay d
cents pound, and the higher qualities
cents; the consolidated rate is 40
cents o pound. The imports of these
woods last year amounted to 51,O0O.OOO
pounds, of which 5000, 900 only were of
the high grades. 1t is therefore figured
out that this change is really an in
crease of the tariffon this article. There
is no change in the silk or liquor
schedule. The third division of the bill
relates to sugars principally. A careful
revision of the different classifications
of sugar has been made and reductions
provided which are estimated to
amount to $40, 100000 annually, calcu-
lating on the basis of last years imp0r-
| tations. This feature of the bill, it is
thought, will meet with considerable
opposition from both the great warning
sugar interests of the country-the
Louisiana and the Claus Spreckels mon-
opoly of the Sandwich Island product
There is no doubt but that both these
great interests will make common cause
against the proposed reduction, but Mr.
Morrison has considered the subject
4 carefully, and he has concluded that ht
cannot better serve the consumers o
the country in the matter of any ON,
article than in giving them cheap su
gar. 4.z.
Ii Is also understood that he ha!
incorporated into his new bill featur
} of his bill of the last Congress in TIN
substitution of numerous specific dutie
for ad valorem duties. He does not re
gard with favor the ad valorem system
and he thinks it should be employed
,, only when specific duties ara not prac
ticable. 1t Is estimated that the de
: crease in the revenues Of the govern
t ment on account of the proposed fire.
/; list will not exceed $5.000,O00. The re
moval OF the duty on iron ore is tn
, most important change, although tn
: placing Of coal on the free list will hav
: the effect of cheapening all kinds q
, Goals at the seaboard to the extent Q
1 the present tariff on coal. The ney
e Morrison bill is not altogether accepta
e hle to two or three leading revenue re
b formers in the House who have been tax
q EN- into the confidence of the chairma
. of the ways and means committee. Th
principal objection is that it is too con
servative in the respect that it does nc
y make reductions on sufficient numbe
9 of articles, and does not reduce enoug
n in articles that it does touch. Th
Q proves, however, that Chairman Morr
j; son is trying to be moderate. The TOT
. reduction or the bill, If passed, will t
! about $25, ,000, 600 per annam.
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e page supplement presenting the po
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