Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-09-30
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n Speclhi uispatcA 10 tue Efhulihcr
dated Washington. Sept. %. gives a
synopsis OF the Senate Tariff Bill which
Is completed. From the dispatch we
make the following extracts:
The Republican Tamil hill was laid
before The Finance Committee of the
Senate to-day. /; WAS not formally
made public. but its essential features
soou b came generally known. Il Is
practically q toha"co aud sugar hill,
with only changes Of detail in the taTif
schedules. The latter seem to have
been adjusted With the view Of giving
the protected ~Touopolies jus: what they
have asked for. The Republican SenS-
tors are not: even yet agreed upon all
the features OF the bill. and there aIe
several important provisions hanging IN
the air.
The bill Is calculated to make a re-
duction in the feveuUe of about &c.
DOC. 900. which may lie briefly sam
married as follows: Tobacco, $4,000
600; sugar, S25. zoo, 600; NlNoLol used
in the arts. SlO, coo, 600; addition 20 the
free list, 50 600, 900. The correspond
Ing reductions IN The Mills bill are:
tobacco, Sl7.3 ISL, lGl: sugar. Sl0,93I,-
Ia; free list addition, Sl9.713,599.
The reduction in the tariff schedules OF
the Senate bill outside Of sugar amouut
to little more than Il readju,tC.eat, and
some OF them will increase receipts in
,teRh OF decreasing them.
The free list has suf-rel many vi
cjssitrdes. 1t vas originally iutenIs4
to put on it n large number Of chemi-
Gals, but the manufacturers protested
SO violently that many OF them were
restored TO the dutiable list. Certain
coIoss and several dyes are OF the list.
AMI uIso sheep dip ard petroleum.
Flax seel and lip-eed oil. which were n
bone OF contention IL the Mills bill. are
made free. The free lis: also coutAius
iu!e, manila and siSai giaSs. II does
not contain lumber, sap. salt. wool,
cotton, baggiag. nor ho,ax. all Of which
appear on the free list of the Mills bill.
On borax the present duiy of } cents a
pound is increased 20 . cents.
The metal schedule has been simpIi-
fed by unifyipg the duties or steel and
iron. The committee has not decided
on the precise rate on steel rails. 1t is
printed in the bill 1T SIS, bat is Likely
% be Sl5 81. Steel rails are put a; Sll
in the Mil, bill, ana tie minority Of
the Committee OH Ways AMI Means de-
clares that that rate insures the handing
over CT the market to orr English rivals.
Lead ore is let, in the Senate bill, NJ
the existing rate, but, in order to pre-
Vent fraud, silver ore, now Oh the free
list, is made du,iahle ut the same rate
when mixed wish lead. Copper is
PLACED i'll tho Senate hill at Que cent less
per pound on al grades than by tie
exis;inglav. Il is possible tina: it Will
be placed on the fire Ii, before the L:lI
IS reported. Typo metal is placed at
- per ceat, the same as in the Nils
bill.
The cut in sugar is abou, 80 per cent,
hut II. precise form of the schedule
has {: ", been feed. and turtle
hearings are II be giy.u. A gHui=d,
No EAlic2l change IS made II the class
ic.tion, bzi the consume Is given tie
benefit OF oa-iour;h OF \ sent 1 pound
over the rsspes. Under the heal q
provisions nee j. rsiGc-i - pr cert
Esi.ins, P.las- agi aa.s aye LIFT e. the
existing tate Of duty. against ) r=lus-
ton, il the Mi, bill, Q! haIs n C ut o.
raisins. TIE Suggestion Of putting high
duties on grain 10 brig the farmer
within the high tAna ciIcl: vas not cay
red CT.
The duty On rloiLing woods Of the
finer grades, TIA; J. above 30 cats 4.
pound, Is increased iruu u to l3 cent.
THIS Is the OILY change zale in raE
wool The growers vautsd the duties
Of 1861, fixing : charge o: 70 per osl
al va!oscln IN addition 20 the - cents
per pound, but tie c0nDi'tse pEei:rci
to adhere TO The specific sy-tsu. The
woolen schedule j. pretty thoroughly
overhaIlsi. W2rsteds sre TO he c,assei
as wooieus in future 70 prevent the
naturalization aEGcr the worstei
clause Of The Act Of lSo2, which has
done 81 much damage since tie decision
OF SecEettry F,Iger.