, 1888-10-04
The Substitute Proposed by the
Subcommittee.
A Total Reduction of Seventy
= Five Million.
1t Is Formally Presented to the
Senate.
senator sherman Euiogisss the Work Of
the Committes--H After General
Benet--The House.

WABHtHGTON, Oct. o.--Ino senate cOu-
mittee on finance substitute for the Mills
tariff bill embodies an entire revision Of
the tariff schedule and the administration
features Of the present law, promising re-
enactment of oil such features as In the
opinion OF the majority of the committee
ought not to be changed. According to
the estimate made by the committee, the
bill provides total reduction OF about
$4,000, 900, made up approximately as fol-
lows:
Susar-all sugars not above thirteen
Dutch standard in color; tank.bottom sir.
ups Of cane juice or Of beet Juice; melada
concentrated and concentrated molasses,
tested by the palaniscope, and not
above 75 degrees, 7.lO cents per pound,
45-l0O OF cent, and for every additional
degree, shown by the palaniscope,
2lOO Of cent additional, (now 4.l05
Of cent?. ALI sugars above No.
13 and not above Nos. IL, Is, 8, (now
% cents. All sugar above No. IS, and not
above Nos. 20. 10 cents (now 3 cents
All sugar above No. 20, 2 cents (now 81
cents.) Molasses testing above So degrees,
~ cents per gallon (now s6 .cents) Sugar
candy and all confectionery, including
chocolate confectionery, made up wholly
or In part Of sugar, valued at ~ cents or
less per pound, and on sugars after being
refined, when tinctured, colored or in any
way adulterated, D cents per pound (now s
and 10 cents.) Glucose or grape sugar
cents, 20 per cent advalorem.
THE WOOL LIST.
The following contains the changes,
compared with the present law; rates by
the present law being given In parenthesls
with each item, except when the article Is
not enumerated in the existing law.
Schedule K, wool and manufactures of
wool. classification same as present law }
First and second class, and all hair Of al.
paca, goat and other like animals, III cents
per pound no to 10 cents). Third class,
exceeding In value IL cents per pound, o
cents per pound (5); top scrubbing and all
other wastes, composed wholly or in part
of wool or worsted, 80 cents per pound,
animals, which have been advanced by
any process Of manufacture beyond
washed or secured condition not otherwise
provided for in this act, shall be subject to
the same duties imposed upon the manu-
factures OF wool not especially enumer.
ated or provided ioi In this act. Woolen
cloth, shawls, all manufactures Of wool
not enumerated. not exceeding 40 cents,
35 cents per pound, aud In addition 80 per
cent ad valorem (35 and 40 cents per
cent?; above 40 cents and not exceeding 90
cents per pound, 35 cents per pound and
40 per cent ad valorem; (35 and 40 cents,
and 80 and 40 per cent?; above 90 cents
per pound. 40 cents per pound and 40 per
cent ad valorem. Flaunels, blankets. hats
etc., value above 90 cents per pound
40 cents per pound and 40 per
cent ad vslorema. "a cents and 30
cent. weman's and children's dress
goods, Italian clothes, etc., made part OF
wool and value not exceeding 10 cents
square yard, cents per square yard, 40 per
cent ad valorem, 70 cents and 30 per cent?
Containing a mixture of silk and in which
silk il not component mate rial OF chief
value and not otherwise provided, III cents
per square yard, and in addition 40 per
cent ad valorem, 70 cents and 35 cents and
cents and ~ per cent, according to
value), provided all goods OF the character
enumerated or advertised in this para
pay duty Of 40 cents per pound
and 40 per cent ad valorem, (35
and 40 per cent?. On women's and chill
dreH's dress goods, Italian clothes
composed wholly OF wool, IL cents per
square yard and 40 per cent ad va,
All such goods with salvages made
wholly or in part OF other material,
and all such goods in which threads
wholly or In part Of other materials have
been Introduced for the purpose of chang
ing the classification for duty, IL cents per
square yard and 40 per cent ad valorem
% cents and 40 per cent?, provided all such
goods weighing over four ounces per square
yard shall pay duty OF 40 cents per
pound and 40 per cent ad valorem
Clothing, ready made, not enum-
Grated. all goods made on a knitting
frame and all fabrics composed wholly or
In bart Of wool, made up or manufactured
wholly or In part. 40 cents per pound and
4b per cent. ad vslorem (40 cents and SO per
cent?, Cloaks, dolmans, Jackets, etc.. ex'
cept knit goods, composed wholly or in
part OF wool, made up wholly or In part
rs cents per round and 40 per cent ad valo-
rem (45 cents and 40 per cent advalorem)
English bolts or ielts for paper or print
ing machines, 20 cents per pound and 80
per cent ad valorem GO cents and 30 per
cent?.
TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL.
The internal revenue section OF the bill
as far gs il relates to tobacco, provides that
after February, 1889, the manuiactu cturers of
cigars shall pay special tax Of W annual
~. The tax on cigars and all cigarettes
Weighing more than three pounds
per 1000, which shall be manufactured
or sold after that date, shall be
fl5 per 1000, and cigarettes weighing less
than thirty pounds to 1000, 80 cents per
1000. and said tax shall be paid by manu-
iscturers. 1t repeals all laws restricting
the disposition OF tobacco by farmers and
producers, and all laws imposing taxes on
manufactured tobacco and snutf, and
all special taxes required by
sSa s.Ps.s ss In ,.sys sy .osss sas
c, retail dealers In manufactured tobacco,
enu6 and cigars. peddlers Of tobacco, snuff
and cigars aud manufacturers OF snnif, 1T
provides for rebates on all original and un-
broken packages held by manufacturers OF
dealers ct the time the repeal goes into et'
strictine or regulating the manufacture,
sale or exportation OF tobacco or smut.
Alcohol " be used In industrial artA ].
released from the payments OF internal
revenue tax. A provision is made for
bonded alcohol warehouses, and safe
gusrd is provided against the use OF any
any distilled spirits, upon which the inter
nal revenue WAS not paid in tho manufac'
ture OF tinctures, proprietary articles
liquors, cOrdisls, bitters or other aicohoii'
compounds used or sold as beverages:
Tobacco, cigarettes and cheIoots xz.oV pel
pound (now $500. II any portion Of any
tobacco imported In any packages OF BUN
shall be suitable for wrappers, the entir'
quantity Of tobacco contained In such I'M
portation shall be dutisble, ifnot stemmed
at 10 cents por pound; II sieminei, VI pc
pound. Leaf tobacco and all other tha'
that suitable for wrappers, ,unnnanuiscture'
and not stemmed, 70 cents per pound
s,emlned 2b cents (now 35 cents).
IRON, STEEL AND oTHER METALS.
The tariff ON iron rods and cast iron PIP
isrsduced lilo cents per pound. On CA