The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
A Proposed Substitute for the
Mills Bill Introduced.
Features of the Measure Presented
By the Republican Senator'S

The majority Of the Senate Finance Com
nittee have made report proposing SUD-
stitute for the House bill, commonly known
as the Mills bill. According to the estimates
made by the committee the bill provides for
. total reduction of about $15, ,0OO,0 900, made
up approximately as follows: Sugar, ST.
$4,000; free list, $1,000, 600; tobacco tn'
ternal revenue), s24, 4,5Oo, 900; alcohol in the
arts, $1,000, 900; other reductions in CUSTOMS
$S,0OO,OOO.
The following are the additions to the free
list:
Acorns, raw, dried or undried. Baryta,
sulphate of. or barytes manufactured
Beeswax
Books and pamphlets printed exclusively
in languages other than English
Barids, piaits, flats, laces. et:., for crna-
menting hats; brlStleS raw or unmanlac-
tured; bulbs and dubious roots, not edible;
chiccory root, raw, dried or undried, but un"
ground.
Coal, stack or culm; coal tar, crude; curl
ing stone handles.
Currants, Zante or other dried; dandelion
roots, raw, dried or undried, but unground; !;
eggs and ytsk.
Feathers and down of all kinds, crude and
manufactured.
Jute, jute butts, MANILA, ramie, sssal
grass, sum; all other textile grasses or hbrouS
substances manufactured or undreSsed; !;
floor mating, known as Chinese mating.
Grease and oils, such as are commonly used
in soap making or mine drawing, etc.
Human hair, raw, unc.eaned and not
drawn; mineral waters, not specially enumer-
ated; molssses testing not above 5G"; olive
oil, for manufacturing or mechanical ,pur-
poses; nut oil or oil of nuts: opium, crude or
unmanufactured, for smoking.
. Potash, crude carbonate; potash. caustlc
or hydrate; potash, nitrate OF. or Sallpetre;
potash. sulphate of; potash. chlorate OF.
Rags, all not enumerated; hemp seed; repe
seed.
sponges, sand, tar and pitch of wood, tur-
pentine.
The internal revenue section of the bill, so
far as it relates to tobacco. provides that
after the 1st of February, 1889, manufac-
turers of cigars shall pay special tax Of S3
annually. The tax on cigars, cheroots, and
on all cigarettes, weighing more than three
pounds per thousand, which shall be manu-
factured or sold after that date, shall be Sl.50
per thousand, and on cigarettes weighing less
than three pounds to the thousand, SO cents
per thousand, and said tax shall be paid by
the manufacturer. 1t repeals all laws re-
stricting the disposition of tobacco by
farmers and producers and oil laws
imposing taxes on manufactured tobacco
and snuff, and the special taxes required
by law to be paid by manufacturers OF and
dealers in leaf tobacco, dealers in manufac.
tured tobacco, snuff and cigars, pedlers of
tobacco, snuff and cigars and manufacturers
of snuff. 1t provides for q rebate on all
original and unbroken packages held by
manufacturers or dealers at the time the re.
peal goes into effect february !, 1850. 1t
also repeals all laws limiting, restricting or
regulating the manufacture, sale or exporta-
tion Of TOBACCO or snuff.
Alcohol to be used in the industrial arts is
relieved from the payment of an internal
revenue tax. Provision is made for bonded
alcohol warehouses, and safeguards are pro-
vided against fraud.
There is a prohibition against the use of
any distilled liquors npon which the internal
revenue tax has not been paid in the manu-
facture of tinctures. proprietary articles,
wines, liquors, cordials, bitterS or other
as beverages.
The duty on sugar is reduced about fifty
per cent.
The following is synopsis of the princi-
pal changes made by the bill, with the old
tariff percentages set off against them pa
renthetically in the order of importance:
Wool and manufacturers Of wool (the class
Woods Of the first and second class and all
hair of tho alpaca, goat and other like ami
mails, II cents per pound 10 to 81 cents.
Woods Of the third class, exceeding in value
II cents per pound, 6 cents per pound.
Woolen cloths, shawls and all manufact-
ures Of wool, not enumerated, valued at not
exceeding 40 cents per pound, 35 cents per
pound, and in addition thereto S5 per cent.
ad valorem t35 cents and IS and 10 per cent?.
Above 40 cents and not exceeding 60 cents
per pound, 81 cents per pound and 20 per
cent. ad valorem C,5 and 40 cents and IS and
40 per cent?. Above GU cents per pound, 40
cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Flannels, blankets, hats, etc., valued at
above 70 cents per pound, 10 cents per pound
and 10 per cent ad valorem "a and IS per
cent and So cents and 40 per cent?.
WonJ.n's and children's dress goods. Italian
cloths, etc, made part of wool and valued at
not exceeding Is cents per square yard, 6
cents per square yard, 10 per cent. ad va
loren Is cents and - per cent?.
Manufactured articles containing an ad-
mixture of SILK and in which silk is not the
component material of chief value, and not
otherwise provided, II cents per 4uare yard;
and, in addition thereto, 20 per ceItum ad
valorem q cents and 35 per cent. and cents
and 10 per cent, according to value).
Provided that all goods Of the character
enumerated or described in this paragraph,
weighing over four ounces per square yard
shall pay duty of ~ cents per pound and
40 per cent advalorem t35 cents and 10 per
cent.) Women's and children's dress goods,
Italian cloths AMI composed wholly o. wool,
IL cents per square yard and 10 per cent ad
valorem 10 cents aud p per cent. All
such goocs r-ith SelvageS made wholly or in
part of other materials, and al such goods in
which threads maic wholly or in part of
other materials have been introduced for the
purpose OF changing the classif alton for
duty. II cents per square yard and 10 per
centum ad vaorem @ cents and 40 per cent. }.
Provided, that all such goods weighing over
four ounces per Iuare yard shall pay q duty
of 40 cents per pound and ~ per cent. ad
valorem.
Clothing ready IN" lie, not enumerated, all
goods made on knitting frames, and all pile
fabrics, composed wholly or in part of WOO
made up or manufactured wholly or in part
40 cents per pound and - per cent. ad valoren
40 cents and - per cent?.
Clolks, dolnans. jackets, etc, except knit
goods compose wholly or in part Of wool
made up wholly or in part, 45 cents pei
pound and IS per cent ad valorem (l5 cents
and 40 per cent?
Endless belts or felts for paper or PRINTING
machines, 20 cents per pound and 30 pei
cent. ad valoren GO cents and 50 per cent.