Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-09-28
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL


is completed From the dispatch we
make the following extracts:
The Republican Tariff bill was laid
before the Finance Committee of the
Senate to-day. 1t WAS not formally
made public, but it's essential features
soon became generally known. 1t is
practically tobacco and sugar bill,
with only changes of detail in the tariff
schedules. The latter seem to have
been adjusted with the view of giving
the protected monopolies just what they
have asked for. Tho Republican Sena-
tors are not even yet agreed upon oil
the features Of the bill. and there are
several important provisions hanging in
the mir.
The bill is calculated to mako re-
duction in the revenue of about $70,-
600 900, which may be briefly sum-
married. as follows: Tobacco, $50, GOO,-
OG0; sugar. 1915, 100000; alcohol used
il! the arts. $40, 000,0 900; addition to the
free list, SO ,0OO,O 600. The correspond
ing reductions in the Mills bill are
Tobacco, $l7,381, 1Gl; sugar, S10,937,-
ia; free list addition. $19,773, 500.
The reduction in the tariff schedules Of
the Senate bill outside Of sugar amount
TO little more than REIMBURSEMENT, and
some of them will increase receipts in
stead of decreasing them.
The free list has suffered many vi
c;ssitudes. 1t was originally intended
to put on it large number of chemi-
calls, but the manufacturers protested
so violently that many of them were
restored to the dutiabe list. Certain
colors and several dyes are on the list,
md also sheep dip and petroleum.
Flax seed and linseed OIL which were
bone of contention in the Mills bill, are
made free. The free list also contains
jute, manila and sisal grass. It does
not contain lumber, soap. salt. wool,
cotton, bagging, nor borax, all of which
appear on the free list of the Mills bill.
On borax the present duty Of cents
pound is increased to cents.
The metal schedule has been simpl-
fed by unifying the duties on steel and
iron. The committee has not decided
on the precise rate on steel rails. 1t is
printed in the bill mt SIS, but is likely
10 be SIS 81. Steel rails are put ut S1l
in the Mills bill, and the minority of
the Committee on Ways and Means de
clnres that that rate insures tho handing
over of the market to our English rivals.
Lead ore is LOFT, in the Senate bill, ut
the existing rate, but, in order to pre-
vent fraud, silver ore, now on the free
list, is made dutiabIe Mt the Same rate
when mixed with lend. Copper is
placed in tho Senate bill Mt one cent less
Per pound on all grades than by the
existing law. 1t is possible that it will
be placed OH the free list before the bill
Is reported. Typo metal is placed Mt
Is per cent, the same as in the Mills
bill.
Tho cut in sugar is about so per cent,
but the precise form of the schedule
has not yet been fixed, and fulthe
hearings arc to be giv,n As printed,
no radical change IS made Ill the CLASH
iicntion, but the consumer is given the
benefit Of one-fourth Of cont pound
over the retiuer. Under the heal of
provisions rice is reduced 80 per cent
RIisins, prunes and nuts are left at tho
existing la'e Of duty, against reduc-
ton, in the Mills bill, Of half u can't on
rnisins' The sugge stion of pntting high
duties on Rrniu to bring the farucr
within the high tariff circle was not car
RED out
The duty on clothing woods of the
finer grades, that is above 80 cents a
ound, is increased from IL to 10 cents.
Tni, Is the only change made in raw
wool. The growers want.d tho duties
OF 1867, fixing II charge of 10 per cent.
I'd vAo.em in addition to tho II cents