National Republican., 1888-03-02
POOR LITTLE TARIFF BILL" "
1T NECESSARILY HAD BUT A BRIEF EX-
ISTENCE.
The Product of Long Nights of Toll
Killed by Glance = -hourning Al.
ready Heard In the Free Trade Camp
The Bill.


were as happy yesterday morning as any
fond parents could be OF their frst-born
To them no child was ever more comely
than little "Bill," or as few OF the more
enthusiastic called him, "Tariff Blll,n and
for time all was well. The delighted
premier, conscious Of his paternity and
satisfied that no one would dare dispute II,
stalked around proudly followed by an
army Of nurses (wet nurses, of eourse), all
chanting loudly the beauties Of the fair
little "Bill.n What dear little thing II
was, and so strong, so healthy, that its ex.
istence was assured beyond a doubt; It's
eyes were open and stared at the quizzical
visitor with that insolent stare so character
lstic OF the family into which 1t was born;
Its cheek was abnormaily large and Of the
hardest description and, as was remarked
by several, resembled very much the cheek
OF a sickly little predecessor known to OBJ
scurity as "Horizontal BILL" whose
life was very brief and whose
decease was not regretted. Among the
many who called to see the new arrival was
a large, benign-looking gentleman from
Pennsylvania in company with a dark friend
from Ohio. Said the Pennsylvania, "If
that child takes my fancy or has been
named for me viii give It nice silver
mug and be godfather to IT," and he gazed
upon the irfantile physioenomy. Sud
denly the brazen cheek paled and the im.
pertinent eyes became CLASSY; the lad
valorem" hands were clenched, while the
"specific" feet kicked or were drawn up
conyultively. The head nurse, with dis.
may ON her Kentucky features, looked az
| the wriggliDg infant and called wildly for
| the doting fsther to take last, fond, linger-
| ing glance at the "kid,n but, too late, 1t was
| dead An autopsy was held on the remains
The fact was developed that the child was,
| In the fret place, of the neuter gender;
and, secondly, that 1t had been paralyzed
by that one savage glance, that baleful
| glare which shot from the piercing eye Of
| the Pennsylvania when he saw that the
| child was not like the one he had expected.
"Ah,n sGid Mr. Foran, looking at the
dissected remains, "little BILL poor little
stipketh already"
"What did he die Of" asked "Mai."
Msrtin, with a tremor In his voice and q
cigar stump In bis teeth.
| "Samarandalphobia," was the premier's
reply, as with tears in his eyes he saw the
mortifying remains OF his first born legis-
lative child borne out on shovel.
| The bill makes the following additions to
the list of articles which may be imported
free of duty;
Timber hewn and sawed and timber used
for spars and In building wharves; timber
squared or sided wood manufactured not
| specially enumerated or provided for; sawed
boards planks, deals, and oil other articles of
sawed lumber, hubs fol. wheels, posts, last
blocks, wagon blocks, car blocks. gun blocks,
rough hewn OF sawed only; slaves OF wood;
picketsand palings, laths shingles. clapboards,
pine or ,IS spruce; log 'vidsd That 4 any
articles, or either ~ +" "a, any country
whence im' sald aftlv. ! importci
S,1 from said eSs Y ;aah be subject duty as
barrels or other rackeges. or n bulk, when
charge chars &C. eF F,nl'l ilmlo5rt 5 cnty U. salt exported
FLAX straw; flax not hackled or dressed; fax
hacSl led known as dressed line; tow OF iax or
hemp; hemp. manila, and other like substi.
tutes for hemp; ju.e butts, jute; sum, sisal
exceeding sixty inches in width OF flax, jute,
hemp ether o' Of Of Sam Maeh shall Sf e Ss h%P comp
ponent material of chief value bagsing for
cotton, or other manufaotures not specially
able to the uses Us for which h. cotton m on bagging is
applied, composed in whole or in part of
hemp, lutte, jute butts, fax, gunny bags, gnnny
hemp and flax, ute. jute butts % sum @ aud ST sissi al
grass, and manufactures thereof, except bur.
laps not exceeding sixty inches in width and
6aRging for for cotton, this act shall take effect
Iron or steel sheets. or plates, or taggers
iron, coated with tin or lead, or with mix.
ture of which these metals ia q component
part, by the dipping or any other process. and
| commercially known as tin plates, terne
plates, and taggers tin.
BeeswaX; geatine aud all similar prepara-
tiops; glycerine, crude, brown. or yellow; fish.
glue, or isinglassi phosphorus; soap stocks tit
only for use assnch; soap, hard and soft, all Of
which are not otherwise specially enumerated
er provided for; extract Of hemlock or other
bark used for tanning; indigo, extract Of and
oarmined; iodine, resublimed; licorice, juice;
seed or linseed oil oil, cottonseed; petroleum;
alumina, alum, patent alum, alum substitute,
sulphate of alumina. and alumnous cake, and
alum in crystals or ground.
All limitations of natural mineral waters a1d
all artificial mineral waters; baryta, suphate
Of, or barytes, manufactured; boracic acid,
borate OF lime, and horaS; cement, Roman,
Portland, and all others; whiting AMI paris
white; copper, sulphate of, or blue vitrlol
IEP snlPha,e Of Or eopPerdss potash crude
chlorate of potash and nitrate of potash, or
saltpeter crude sulphate Of potash; sulphate
of soda, known as salt cake crude or refined,
salt; sulphur, refined, in rolls; wood tar; coal
tar, crude; aniline oil and its homologues;
benzoe, dead OIL and ptch; ali % preparstions % Of
coal tar not colors or dyes, and not acids Of col
ors and dyes; ;logwood and other dyewoods, ex-
tracts and decoctions of; spirits Of turpentine;
boneblack, ivory drop black, and bone char;
ocher and ochery earths, umber and umber
eaIths, sienna and sienna earths, when dry;
all preparations known as essential oils eX-
pressed oils distilled oils, rendered oils, alka-
lies, slkaloids. and all combinations OF any OF
the foregoing and chemical compounds and
salts by whatever name known, and not spe.
citlly enumerated or provided for III this act
All barks, beans, berries, balsams. buds,
bulbs, Dubious roots, and eXcrescences such
as nut gals, fruits, flowers. dried bers, grains,
gums, and gum resins herbs, leaves, lichens,
moses, nuts, roots ana stems, vegetables,
seeds and seeds of morbid growth, weeds,
insects.
All non.dutiable crude minerals, but which
have been advanced in value or condition by
refining or grinding or by other process
OF manufacture, not specially enumerated or
provided for; all earths or clays unwrought or
| unmanufactured.
China clay or kaoline opium, crude, con.
tanning 9per centum or over of morphia for
medicinal purposes iron and steel cotton ties
hogs for % Sans ball purposes, not thinner
darning, knitting, and all others not specially
enumerated or provided for In this act; cop
per; imported po IN the ioIm OF ores, regulus OF,
red copper, fit only for manufactGre.
Nickel IN ore, matte, or other crude form
not ready for consumption In the arts; anti
mOny as regulus or metal; quicksilver; chro-
mate ofiron or chronic ore; mineral subs stauces
in crude state, and metals, unwTought no.
vegetables in their natural state or in salt or
brine; chicOry root, ground or ungrouud,
burnt or prepaIed aeUrns and dandelion root,
| raw or prepared. and all other articles used,
or intended to be used, as coffee or substitutes
therefor, not specially enumerated or provided
for cocoa, pre- pared or manufactured; dates,
plums, and prunes; cnrrants santee, or other;
figs, meats, game, and poultry; milk, fresh;
egg yelks beans, peas and split peas; pulp for
| paper makers use Bibles, books, and pamph.
let's printed IN other languages than English,
and books and pamphlets and I'll publications
of foreign governments and publications OF
foreign societies, historical or scientific, printed
| for gratuit0us distribution; bristles
Bulbs and bulbOus roofs, not medicinal;
feathers Of all kinds, crude or not dressed, col
ored, or manufactured; finishing powder;