The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-16
RANDALL'S TARIFF BILL.


Synopsis of the Measure Prepared by the
Pennsylvania Statesman-A Reduction
Of S95,000, 00O-The Tax on Tobacco
| Abolished and That whisky Re-
duoed.
| WASHINGTON, March I'M Randall has
completed his tariff bill and will in TO luce
it in the House to-day. In explanation OF
its terms and scope he makes the following
statement:
1.-The bill repeats the entire internal tax on
tobacco and on fruit brandies 1t also repeats
the license tax on wholesale and retail liquor
dealers, leaving these. as recommended by
Jefferson, so that the State authorities might
adopt Them 1t makes alcohol used in the arts
free and reduces the tax on whisky fifty cents
per gallon.
ION the tariff the bill is a careful and COM
piete revision OF the whole system. 1t carries
10 the free list large number of articles now
paying duties and which enter into consump-
ton, either as material or otherwise, and in
the product on OF which there is no injurious
competition between this and other countries"
Mr.. Randall in his statement proceeds to
discuss the principles under which the de-
tails of the bill have been worked out. de-
claring that the aim has been to pare.
closely and adjust carefully the diff
ferent schedules with the object al
ways in view to lower duties
wherever possible and reduce the reve-
nues, being careful at the same time to
hurt no established industry. The esti-
mated reductions under the bill will he on
internal taxation repeated, $50, 0o0, 900;
On tariff schudeles, $50, 100000 The
bill is fully twice as long as the Mills bin
and reates to many more subjects The
following are some of the more important
provisions.
The taxes on manufactured tobacco, snuff
cigars. cherootS and cigarettes and the special
taxes required by law to be paid by manu-
facturers of and dealers in leaf tobacco, re-
tail dealers in leaf tobacco dealers in manu-
featured tobacco, peddlers of tobacco, SNUFF and
cigars, and manufacturers of snuff ard cigars
are repealed after July /, and all stamps is
sued shall be redeemed.
All laws imposing an internalrevynue tax
upon spirits distilled from apples, peaches or
other fruits are repealed from July !, as also
are all laws which impose any special taxes
upon manufacturers of stills, wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers, and wholesale and retail
dealers in malt liquors.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall grant per-
mission TO withdraw from bond alcohol or any
spirits containing alcohol, subject to internal
revenue tax in specified quantities of not less
than 800 proof gallons without the payment OF
the internal-revenue tax on the same, or on the
spirits from which it may have been distilled
for the sole purpose of use in such industrial
pursuits as shall be specified in the permit.
Penalties provided for violation of the
above provisions where the intention is to de
fraud.
Weiss beer containing less than 21a per cent
alcohol shall not be subject to internal-revenue
tax. The tax on distilled spirits shall be 60
cents a gallon, and rebates are allowed to that
r,,t,.a H.
Treasury.
The chief eartheu and glassware changes are
in nearly every instance reductions.
Iron ore, 70 cents per ton, at present. But
new provision is added forbidding deductions
in duty on account of moisture.
The entire list of iron and steel manu-
features is reduced. almost without exception,
though the reductions are often only slight. y
few new class fications in the metals, such as
gold pens, created. In wood and manu-.
features Of wood the same reducton are OBJ
servable
There are no changes made in the present
sugar schedule, except new provision requir
ing sugar DRAWINGS or sweepngs TO pay duty
as sugar or molasses according to test, an in
crease of the duty on confectionery not emu
merated from 10 to Is cents per pound, and the
addition of a section imposing a tariff of cent
pound on glucose or grape sugar.
are made: Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, g. cents;
stemmed, 80 cents; manufactured tobacco,
so cents.
Horses and mules, $40 per head; cattle, 81;
hogs and sheep 50 cents; other live animals, 20
per cent.
Oranges in bulk, $1.75 per 1,OOO Hops cents
pound.
Salt in bags, sacks and packages, 10 cents per
hu ndred; in bulk, cents.
The only change made in Wines liquors, etc.,
Is the inclusion of a new section fixing u ty
on malt extract at 20 cents per gallon in casks,
DO cents in bottles or jugs. and 10 per cent. ad
valorem on solid extract. Cherry and prune
juice or wine or other fruit wines containing
not more than 20 per cent alcohol, so cents per
gallon; or il containing more S. Ginger beer
or ale, Is cents per dozen bottles for q -pints
and so cents on ~ pints.
All cotton cloth not exceeding 100 threads to
the square inch, counting the warp and filings,
not bleached, dyed, colcred, stained, painted OF
printed, valued at over cents per square yard;
bleached, valued at over cents per square yard:
dyed, colored, stained, painted or printed,
valued at over 10 cents PER square yard, 81 per
cent. ad valorem. Cottons between 100 and
eco threads to the square inch, not bleached.
~ cents per square yard; bieached, 34 dyed
and stained Az, and IS per cent. ad Valorem.
Cotton, exceeding 2C0 threads, not bleached,
Sh bleached, "A :; dyed, 81, and 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
In fax, hemp, jute oil-cloths and bags the
changes, while not great, are generally reduc-
tons. Clothing and combng woods are un.
changed. Carpets and other woods, cents.
Ring waste, thread waste, yarn waste
top waste and other similar prod.
ucts of wool are made dutiable at 81
cents per pound, which is new provision
Wooden cloths, shawls, etc, are reclassiied,
as are silks, women and chlldrens goods. hunt
ing and lasting. Carpets are generally un.
changed.
Gunpowder valued at 90 cents a pound, {
cents above, cents. Matches 10 cents pei
gross for boxes containing not more than @
matches. and when otherwise imported cent
per 1,0G0 matches. Pipes and smokers articles
not enumerated, GO per cent ad valorem; COM
mon clay pipes 81 per cent.