Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-09

amount varying from one-ilfth to one
fourth of the present duties.
COTTON.
Bottom yarn reduced to thirty-five
and five per cent. cotton cloth, forty
per cent. twenty-five per cent cotton
cloth, forty per cent.
The manufactures of wool are re-
duced as follows:
WOOL.
Wooden and worsted cloths to forty
per cent. /; fanels, blankets and knit
goods, forty per cent dress goods
partly of wool, forty per cent. ready
made clothing, forty-fve per cent.
Cloaks, forty-flve per cent.
Weddings, fifty per cont.
Carpets, thirty per cent.
Paper and its manufactures are
generally reduced.
Carriages, thirty per cent.
Watches, INVENTIVE per cent.
Estimates of the reductions in reve-
nue. effected by the bill have not been
completed in details, but the aggre-
gate according to the best informa-
ton in the hands of the commission
is fixed at $55, 00000O,000. This total
includes about 500 100000 on account
of the free list, $7,250000 on account
of wooden goods. 81 100000 for China
aud glassware, $7500Oin the chemical
schedule, something less than $5O,OOO
on cotton; $2,500000 on flax, hemp
and jute and sugar about $ll 100000.
NO INTERNAL REVENUE CHANGES.
There are no internal revenue
changes proposed by the bill This
subject was purposely left, for lack
of time TO the consideration of the
full committee.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
In addition to the free list, the fol-
lowing are some of the most impor-
tant changes proposed by the bill
China ornamented, l5 per cent. ad
valorem (nOw GO per cent?; China
unornamented aud earthenware, 40 |
per cent. ad valorem (now about 90 |
per cent. y and caustic tiles, 30 per
cent. ad valorem (now 30 per cent?
green and colored glass bottles, three
fourths one cent per pound (now one
cent?. There is also provisions for
adding the value of bottles when
filed 10 the value of the dutiable
goods. |
Flint and lime glass bottles and
PRESSED glassware, 30 per cent. ad
(now 10 per cent? cylinder
md crown glass polished, and be-
ween 24x30 and 2lx60 inches square,
3 cents per square foot. Above that
% cents per square foot
now 20 and 40 cents respectively +;
Inpolished cylinder and crown win
ow- glass, not exceeding l0xl5 inches
ne inch per pound about that and /
OF exceeding by a, IL cents above /
nat and not exceeding 2lx3l, IL Ii
ents; all above, "a cents now ls5, Il
q, 27s onl 27s. /
THE Administrative PROVISIONS
institute the mosstt a Ee'iiei, provisions
imippffed by Mr.. Hewitt in the Forty
nth Congress incorporated in the
orrison bill. Mr. IIewitt's provis-
ms abolishing the office of merchant
,praiser, and providing new meth
liz of appraisement are omitted.
The extire system Of damage al
vance on imported goods injured
uring the transportation is abol-
he'd.
The period for which imported
can by kept in bonded
warehouses is extented from one to
hree years. Il,
The duties on boxes, cartons and
'ther outside covering ofmerchandise
Which pass into the hands of consum-
rs are revived.
Duties on packing charges are re-
lived. What is known as the Sim
litude" clause of the tariff is re-en-
lcted with such wording as to make
,lear when unenumersted articles
importers declarations are substitute
I'd for importers oaths in all customs
matters, andimporters are authorized |
10 make declarations before notaries
instead of at the custom-house.