New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-04
PROVISIONS OF THE SENATE BILL.
AN ENTIRE REVISION OF THE PRESENT TARIFF
SCHEDULES-AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION
OF S75,O00.O 900


Washington, Oct 3.-The Senate Finance Commit
tees substitute for tho Mills Tariff bill embodies
entire revision of the tariff schedules, and the ad
minstrative features OF the present law, proposing
the reenaciment Of all such features as in the opinion
of the majority of the committee ought not be
changed The following synopsis contains all the
changes compared with the present law the rates
~ tho present law being given in parenthesis with
each item except when the article is not enumerated
IL he exisIlng law.)
ENLARGED FREE LIST.
The following are the additions to the free list ::
Acorns raw dried or undred bayta, sui haze Of, or
bary los unmdnuIaciurcd, DeesWaA DoOhs and pam
phles printed exclusively in languages other than Eng
sh braids, plats, HATS laccs etc, for Ornamentng
hats brisles, raw or unmanuiactured bulbs and
dubious roots not cable chcory root, raw, dried or
uLdlicd, but ungodnd; coal stack or cUlm coal tar
crude; curling stone handles; curans, zante or othe
dried dandeion roots, raw dried undried, but I'm
ground eggs and yolks feathers and downs Of all
kinds crude and manufactured; jute tute butts !:
Manila raHc siSsal grass sum; all other textile
grasses fbrOus substances manufactured and UNI
dressed; floor mating. known as Chinese mating;
grease and oils such as are commonly used In soap
making or mine drawing, etc. human hair, raw I'M
cleaned and not drawn mineral waters, not specially
enumerated, molasses testing not above fftysix de-
grees olive oil for manufacturing mechanical pur
poses nut oil or OIL of nuts opium crude or unmanI
caustic or hydrate potash. nitrate Of or saltpctre
potash sulphato Of potash; choraie Of; rags. all
not enumerated; hemp seed rape seed; spongeS ;
sand tar and pitch Of wood; tnrpentinc
EARTHENwARE, BRICK AND GLASS.
Earthenware and glassware common brown
ca 20 Per cn ga naaD and e
IS pr cent ad vaoTem (now so per cent al vaoreml
r al 80 al or
ware whitc glazed edged and Other manufae o RES
cent ad vaorcm nov per cent ad vaorem tiles and
brick, other than friedrich ornamented or glazed and
90 per cont ad yalorcm to 35 per cent ad valorem;
fire brick. not glazed or decorated 81 90 ton now
va per & rs SF 81 each
In the glass schedule the classification Of cylinder
general classification Of glass greatly changed, but
duties remain as in existing law: Pale green and
colored nodded or pressed and plain flint ard linn
denijohns and carbovs and other plain nodded
and and p %e
ONE or t SSS n an m amd ess sn
pound: An. articles enumsrated IN the prsses.dps
and The Contents are subject to an ad vsicrsm rate
the 70 Z, i or other %noV Vessels se sba
be added 10 tie value Of the contents for the ASCERTAIN
and not otherwise provided for and the contents
not subject 10 all ad vaorem rate Of duty, or to rate
bottles va or other vessels sha T pay o. n addon
TO the duty: any, on their contents. the rates of
dny PrS cc in the preceding paragraph rroycd
IN the preceding paragraph, shall pay less rate of
glassware Of ali kinds not including plate glass.
svered or looking glass plates and cylinder crown
common window glass. when cut, engraved or other
wise ornamented, and hand mirrors. not exceeding In
Size LA square inches IS per ccnium ad valorcm.
IRON AND STEEL.
Round and square iron not less than "A inch o-1o
cent per pound NOW ] cent?
-. Flats less than inch wide or less than "a inch
thick round iron less than "a inch and not less than
?.l6 inch in diameter and square Iron less than "a
inch square cent (now 40 centsl Round iron
IN coils and rods less than 7-16 inch IN diameter
bars or shapes OF rolled iron specially enumerated
Ito cents tnow o-1O cents)
Cast IRON pipe at $40 cent now cent?
Cast Iron vessels. plates hand irons sad irons ETC.
no' specially enumerated. ] 2-1O cents now I Ia
cents
Castings Of malleablo iron unenumelated, / Sd
cents now . cents.j
Iron or steel anchors, wrought iron for ships fore-
lngs Of Iron and steel weighing - pounds or more.
] = 10 cents (now ceDtsJ Axles, cents (nOw IL
centsl Blacksmiihs' hammers . Id cents NOW IL
cents) Beams, giIflers and building forms ] Ito
cents NOW Ia Boiler other plate iron or steel
except saw paics) not thinner than number 10 wire
gagged. valued at cents per pound less, l cent
per pound. above cents and not above g. l o.lO.
above and not above 4, 6I0: above and not above
Z, cents above 2 and not above 10, 9 $40; above
10 and not above ID. . above 49, - Der cent All
valorein NOW all Id provided that all the plate iron
or steel thinner than No 10 wire gauge shall pay duty
Is Iron or steel plates.
Boiler and other tubes. 2 l2 cents per pound fnnw