Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-15
MORRISON'S TARIFF BILL.
ct5EAPER NECESSITIES OF LIFE
HIS AIM.

ou the Free List @SO.OUO,VOV UA0 ~"
tai Reduction.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. Chairman
Morrison, of the Ways aap6fl sH6faps Com
mlttee, is hard at,Gtentiou to offer it ID
.Ari1 , olll, .omorrow, provided ne hnlsaeo sien
the houo0 % twill provide for a reuposto1
it IN 'lui0, JIM. COO ooo. 900. One-halt OIL .n,s N
Of about - sbout s1O,OOO,OOO, will Dc I'm IN
ducIlonI " an sugar. The free nsI 81 "la 900
the du.les 's,os - oggregating about o,O0O'OSO
v as 5OO,O 900. The remalnoea noo a. 600 will be
ol .o@ gO'o about s4,5OO,OOO or So'oOO'vOU' metal
uop' .,nde chiefly in the cotton woOien'
ln1C nrockery ag2gfass sSn.llel, sSneaules' r
THE SILK SCHN sl.a -, -,
There will be no reduction in tue 4siIE'
schedule but a schedule making the du-
hes on silk and wooden and satin goods
sneclfic at the present ad valOrem rates,
which is now being prepared at the
Treasury Department, may, il It's terms
.nrove satisfactory to the majority of the
committee, be inserted in the bill IN COM
mittee. The bill will provide for a new
classification of carpet woods so as to IN
elude the WOols now paying TWO and
half cents a pound, and the woods pay
ing five cents a pound so as to make both
nav two and a half cents per pound.
This will be the only reduction on wool.
THE FREE LIST.
The free list will come first in the bill,
10 that the fight will begin on the question
Of free raw materials. The first article
on the free list, and, therefore, the first
article in the bill will probably be wood
and lumber of every sort up to 0ut not
inciuding) dressed lumber. Then VIII
follow coal (bOth bitumlnous and anthra-
cite J, iron and other ores, salt, hemp, jute,
and other raw materials.
DISCRIMINATE REDUCTION.
The reduction in the dutiable list, ex-
cept in the case of sugars, will
be discriminative and not horizontal. The
ad valorem duties will not be made spe-
ei6e at the present prices. Chairman
Morrison thinks the prOtectionists have
in the present law as amended upon the
report of the Tariff Commission } carried
the application of specific duties as far as
is practicable. Nor will the administra-
tive features of the Hewitt bill be found
in the bill which Mr.. Morrison expects to
introduce tomorrow. 1t has been thought
best by the Morrison and other reformers
to keep them in a separate bill, making
bis bill merely bill Tor the reduction OF
iuties.
THE PRINTING.
The bill (lf it should be introduced to-
morrow would be IN print for the use OF
the WAYS and Means Committee by Tues
day, aud the committee could, and proba-
Div would, consider it at its meeting on
hat day. 1t is the purpose Of the reve-
lue reformers on the committee, all of
Rhom have been consulted by Chairman
Morrison during the preparation of the
biz, to report it back to the House before
March l. The committee will probably
grant no public hearings to persons inter-
ested, because it has already all the in
formation it needs in the official reports
and in the printed records Of former hear
ings.
RANDALL TO OPPOSE.
The Morrison blll will, 1t IS stated by
Sir. Randall's friends, be opposed by the
Mr.. Randall in the House from the first.
The Pennsylvania and the Louisiana
Democrats will be his nucleus Of opposi-
ton on the Democratic side. If he takes
this stand and reserves his old partner
ship With the Republicans, the chances of
the bill will not be so good as some Of the
revenue reformers now think they are.
SOME OF THE TARIFFS.
The following are among the articles on
4 the free list: Extract OF hemlOck and
other barks, extract of indigo, dye woods,
crude glycerine, crude bOraX, saltpetre,
manufactured sulphate of barytes,
0ehre earths, manufactured clays.
The following are among the reductions
10 the metal schedule: Pig iron to So go,
railroad bars $l2 90, iron and steel beams
ana structural iron 1c. per pound. In the
sugar schedule there is q horizontal re-
AUCTION, the only one in the bill, Of 20 per
cent. In the glass schedule there is
about 20per cent. reduction in duty on
window glass. There is some reduction
oy classification in plate glass.
THE REDUCTION OF RICE.
The reduction in the duties on rice is
Ion 24c. pound to nc, and from PC.
70 lc. Ihe reduction in the stoneware
ana earthenware schedules are on the
hree highest grades from 60c. to 50c.,
Iom oJc. TO 4jc., and from SOC. to 4jc.
.espectyely. The reductions in
we cotton schedule will be on
9,ton yarns and coarse sheetings. The
lelucilon in the wool schedule will be in
ae alRher grade duties. The cotton and
noo duties are the duties on which
0lslfman Morrison is still working.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
subcommittee Of the House Commit
Uh commerce is engaged in preparing
llh ON the subject gOf interstate Com
X 5,ii I5ice which will soon be reported. The
"ii pI"pose 10 90 away Win the TAX
states or municipal powers upon clti-
s sgls Of other states, such taxes being re-
sSn'u AS unconstitutional. The effect
,uS plll, II enacted into law. will be
ea'e commercial travellers 10 do busi-
without paying the special license
i..ieo OF them IN SO many places, es-
i-,''-iy in the Southern States.
an ANrI-FREE SHIP MAN.
s.,l mall and trim, though conspicuous
Ct...5 az the Riggs house to-day was Mr.
II. Cramp, of Philadelphia, one
yi.,. most widely known persons who
Nm, ashington. He had quite a recep-
Al uuling "the morning hour" He is
D, @nu-lree ship man.
ss "Ouid not be surprised" !" said he, "tO
erl'e house pass a free ship bill az an
"al' Tree snip law alone will not
IA, ".I commerce. Look AZ England.
tsa.r1'' Heo ships and hundreds OF idle
+ att,... w her harb0rs. There seems 20 be
rad. "'Ion everywhere in the carrying
no. Ana still this cannot be called n
t,,ge, OF commercial depresslon.
lola i-"@' 1"' 10 think OF Mr.. Corbin's idea
% N14e. t9n the east end OF Long Island
Mt it''-9'u HavenY He is a pushing man,
8dey,foelns To- me that he erred in trying
lhe m. aereat transatlantic steamship
paos by. W. lew miles OF very common
hege ,.'lWay. There is no reason TO be-
oarrr may nay ms vessels, II started, would
Ygyaoo than 1000 passengers each
fted s,, oupposc one sailed and one ar
tgrs rs. week. Very we'll; 1000 trav-
earn I ~ week over his railroad will not