Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
eANDALL's TARIFF EN-
The Pennsylvania Mans =,
for Reducing the Treasu,,
Surplus.
He Proposes to Repeal the Fr.
Tax on Tobacco and Frua
Brandies.
List Of the More Important Cb,,,
Made in the Existing Tariff
Schedules.

The Randall tariff bill, which vas =.
duced in the. House Of Representa-
Monday, the 18th inst, is fully W.
long as the Mills bill and relates t ~ =
more subjects. The following are son ny
the more important provisions: As
The taxes on manufactured tobacco
cigars, cheroots and cigarettes. and the s, et
taxes required by law to be paid by m,, lse
tuners Of and dealers In Loaf tobacco wy
dealers in leaf tobacco. dealers in mani apn,. II.
gars, and manufacturers of snuff and yirs ani
repealed after July !, and ali stamps ~
shall be redeemed. ~ ss
All laws imposing an internal reyenn.
upon spirits distilled from apples, peach
other fruits are repealed from July AZ si.'
all laws which impose any special tas e.'V
manufacturers OF stills, wholesale And q
liquor dealers. and wholesal and retail de-. ie
in malt liquors. wa
The Secretary Of the Treasury shall grant
mission to withdraw from bond elcohol or
spirits containing alcohol. subject to int.,
revenue tax i'll specified quantities Of not
than 300 proof gallons without the PAYNE,
the internal revenue tax on the same. or IN
spirits from which it may have been distl
for the sole purpose Of use in such indnvl
pursuits as shall be specified in the nsr
Penalties are provided for violation of thu ID
provisions where the intention is to detrpsS
Weiss beer containing 1t IS than 90 nero
alcohol shall not be subject TO internal reve
a gallon. and rebates are allowed to that vi
has paid the present tax out Of the Treasts
CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL SECTION
The most important reductions in the Gin
Gel section nre as follows: Alcoholic perfuml
Sc per gallon and rs per cent ad valorelo.
rax, refined, 8 cents; Rowan, Portlund
other hydraulic cements, 9 cents; chlorao1
80 cents; medical essences, tinctures. ctr
cents: dyes, conl tar, ~ cents per pound an
per cent ad valorem; ether, sulphurc /
nitric, 30 cents per pound; gelatine, glue el
20 per cent ad valorem; indigo, extrssts
cent per pound: carnline, IL cents; linseeI
% cents; cottonseed oil, Is cents per cai4
castor Oil, 40 cents; plaster of paris, srony
Il 80 per ton; soAp, CASTLE, 4 cents per ION
toilet 10 cents; soda, bi-carbonate, ~ al
The chief earthen aud glass ware changes
in nearly every instance reductions.
THE METAL SCALE
On metals the chief changes are az tolcj
Antimony, q cent per pound copper u
L.. cents on ehch pound of fine copper 4
TUNED; old copper and clippin IS for manc.i
ture, = cents; composition metal and i'm
plates, or bars, 2'n cents.
Iron ore. rs cents rer ton, as ut present |
new provision is added forbidding deduc;i
In duty on account of M Jisture.
Pig-iron is unchanged. Bar iron, rolled
hammered, comprising hats not less than
inch wide nor less than three-eighths of m l
thick. e-lO of cent Ter pound commn|
round iron not less than three fourths I'll
inch in diameter, and square iron lot less d
three-fourths of an inch square, 9-lU of I'd
comprising fats less than one inch wide
less than three -eighths of nm inc b thick, nt
iron less than three-fOurths of un inch and
less than seven sixteenths of an inch inGi1
fourths OF I'm inch square, l ID
round iron in coils or rods less than sei
sixteenths of one inch in diameter, l-lO ce
rolled iron or steel fence wire. rods, ID
cent; bars or shapes of rolled iron, not espet|
ly enumerated or provided for in this act. 4
cents per pound provided that all iron in sd
blooms, loops, or other forms, less finished Il
iron in bars and more advanced than pig l
except castings, shall be rated as iron in y
and pay duty accordingly. and none Of
above iron shall pay q less rate Of duty thGd
per cent. I'D valoie en- provided further, thel
iron bnrs, blooms, billets, or sizes or shalel
any kind. in the manufacture of which chad
less than s22 per ton.
III fact the entire list OF iron and steel nj
ufacJures is reduced, almost without except
though the reductions Hre often only slisn;
few new classitications in the metals, such
gold pens, are created In wood and lGlI
tactufes OF wood the same reductions are
servAble.
SUGAR. TOBACCO, AND SALT.
There are no changes made in the pres
sugar schedule, except u new provision reii
ing sugar DRAWINGS or sweepings to pay dulI
sugar or molasses according To test, IN incrI
CT the duty on confectionery not enumer|
from 10 to u cents per pound, aud the ad1i1
of dissection imposing tariff of cent lol
on glucose or grape sugur.
Relating to tobacco, the following changes
made: Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, 60 ce1
stemmed. 80 cents; unmanufacted Tobacco
cents.
Horses and mules. $40 per head cattle
hogs and sheep, 20 cents; other live animals
per cent
Oranges in bulk. s1.75 per 1900. Hops, q
n pound.
Salt in bags, sacks, and packages u q
per hundred; in bulk, cents.
is the inclusion OF a new section fixing
on malt extract at - cents per gallon in c'i
aO cents in bottles or jugs, and 40 per ceI1
valorem on solid extract. Cherry and Fl
juice or wine Or other fruit wines containnf|
more than 20 per cent. alcohol. 80 cents
gallon; OF, if containing more, 81 Ginger
or ale, % cents per dozen bottles for x piE.:I
30 cents on 1l9-pints.
=, All cotton cloth not exceeding 100 threea|
not bleached, dyed, colored, stained pail
or printed, valued ut over cents per SCI
yard bleached, valued at over cents
Squire yard, dyed, colored, stained, paItt1
printed, valued at over ~ cents pei, So
| yard, 80 per cent. ad valorenl. Cottons betty
ioG and 200 threads to the square incE'I
bleached, 2l1 cents por square yard; blea:]
3!a; dyed and stained, AZ. ana 30 per cel1
! Vnlorem. Cotton, exceeding ECO threads
! Dleached, ~ bleached, AZ; dyed, 5!e, anI
per cent. I'D valorem.
| In flax, hemp, jute. oilcloths. aud bassI
changes, while not great. are generally ri
tons. Clothing and combing woods are
changed. Carpets and other woods, =
waste, and other similar products Of woeI
made dutiable ut 80 cents per pound, Whiel'
| new provision Wooden cloths, shawls, [
are reclassitied, as are silks, women
children's dress goods, bunting and los /
Carpets are generally unchanged.
Paper hangings, writing and drawing pay
| ~ per cent. ad valorem; printing pafe'
| cents per pound.
turs, dressed but manufactured ~
cent. al valorem; gloves, kid or goat; u. |
| toS' per dozen; gloves of other dressed ~
and known us glnce finish, from s. 70
dozen; gloves of undressed leather, from :. :. /
| Ter dozon; r-trimlned or lined, II adding
pluue sewed, 90 cents additional; embroYo1
30 cents.
Gunpowder valued at 20 cents poa1
cents; above, s cents. Matches, 10 ce 9.S
gross tor boxes containing not more u,
matches, and when otherwise importe"
per ], 900 matches. Pipes and smokers T..
not enumerated, 60 per cent. ad valoreh''
mon clay pipes. 25 per cent !,
Sections prohibit the importation OF OH
DOCKS, pictures. or images, or of instfur
or drugs intended for immoral purposes,
hlblt the importation of neat cattle or men
tie NOES IRON countries where contasl0n us.
the importation OF opium containing less
per cent of morphia and OF opium PREF
10Y smoking is prohibited.
Mr.. Randall, in explaining the bill, :
The estimated reductions under this Dla
De: On internal taxation repealed. SN,vs'
estimated reduction on tariff schedule,
ooo,oeO. Where importations are lige q
ecreasng it may consistently be assume
cases may be safely reduced; and ID
Inc industry is Of such nature as W
trusts and combinations Of any kina lr NJ