Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-04
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Who Attempt to Remedy Tariff
Evils
BY RAISING RATES OF DUTY.
The Only Protected Southern Interest Cut
$27,0OO,OOO
BY RAISING RATES OF DUTY.
BY MEN WHO CRY SECTIONALISM
At the Mills Bin-An Extensive Free List,
But That Means Nothing, for 1t Makes
No Reduction Of TaIss-King
Alcohol Set Free.

Fiusuco Committees substitute for the
Mills bill is an entire revision Of the tariff
schedules and the administrative feltares
of the present law, proposing tie re.enact-
ment of all such features, as in the opinion
Of the msjority of the Committee ought
not to bs char CAD. The following synopsis
contains sll the changes, as compared with
the pre- ssnt law; the rates by the present
law being given in TareLthesis with each
item Except when ths article is not e1um.
Grated in tie existing law
LONG FREE LIST.
The following are the additions TO the
free list
Acorns raw, dried or undIisd, Baryts,
sulp nate of, or Barytes unmsnufactured,
beeswax, books and p,mphle1s printed
exclusively IN languages other than Eog-
lisb, braids, plaits, fats, lac.s, etc, for or
namenting hats; bristlea, raw or manu-
fsctured, balbS and bulbous roots not edi-
bic, chickoiy root, raw, dried or undried,
bus un3ronnd, ccal slack or Culp, coal tar
crude, curling stone handles, currants,
zsute, or other dried dsndelion roots, raw,
dried CT uudried, bat uugrOuod, eggs aad
yolks, feathers and downs of all
ki, ds, crude and unmsnufsetured, jute,
jute butts, Manills, Rauie, Sis
sal grass, Suan. All other textile
grasses or fibrous substances unmanufac-
tuIel or undressed, floor mating, known
"a Ohine1e mating, grease and oils such as
are commonly used in soap making or
mine drawing, etc, human hair raw, uo'
cleaned aud not drawn, mineral waters
not specially enumerated, molssses testing
not above So degrees, olive oil for msnu-
featuring or mechanical purposes, nut oil
or oil of nuts, opium crude or unmsuutac-
tured for smoki1 potash crude carbonate,
potash caustic Or hydrate, potash nitrate
of or salt petIe, potash sulphste OF, potash
chlorsts of, rags. All not enumerated,
hemp seed, rape seed, spoogss, sand, tar
and pitch of wood, turpentirs
Fresh fi,h remains on the free list, but
with the following important reservation:
Except when frozen or packed in ice or
otherwise prepared by any p ocess for pres
erystion. Fish covered by this exct p ion
are cllssed with other foreign-csught PEE
served fish at ons-hslf cent q pound, as IN
the present law.
THEY STILL TAX THE LUMBER IN OUR
| HOUSES.
Schedule D-Wood and wooden wares
il re-snacted entire with the following ad-
ditions: Saved hoard, planks, deals and
blocks or posts of mahogany, rosewood,
satiuwood, granandils, or other cabinet
wood fifteen per cent. ad vsloreo; veneer
iaC and briar root, or briar wood and sim-
liar wo7d unmauufactured or not farther
manufactured than cut into forms or
shapes suitable for the articles into which
they are intended to be converted, twenty
par cent ad valorem.
CHEAP WHISKY AND TOBACCO
The Internal Revenue section of TIE bill
so far ss it relstes to tobacco provides that
after the first of February, 1889, manutac-
turers of cigars shall pay special tax OF
s. annually. The tax on cigars, cheroots
and on all cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per the sand which shall be
ma1 ufaCtursd or sold after that date shall
be 81 so psr thousand. and on all cigare;t
weighing lees than three pounis to the
thousand fifty cents per thou sand, and
said tax shall be paid by the msnuisc-
turer. 1t repeals all laws restricting the
disposition of tobacco by farmers and pro-
ducers, and all laws imposing taxes on
manufactured tobacco spd snuff, aud
the special taxes required by law
to be paid By manufacturers
Iof and dealers in leaf tobacco, retail deal
ers in tobacco, dealers in manufactured to-
baceo, snuff and cigars, peddlers OF tobacco,
snuff and cigars, and manufacturers OF
snuff. 1t provides for rebate on all orig
i al and uubroken packages he'd By manu-
fscturers or dealers at the time the rtp4al
goes into effect list of February, 80. 1t
also ais all laws limiting, restricting or
regulating the mspfscture, sale or expOrta-
tion of tobacco or snuff.
KING ALCOHOL UNCLAIMED.
Alcohol to be used in the industrial arts
is relieved from the payment of an inttrnal
revenue tax. Provision is made for bonded
alcohol warehouses and safeguards are pro-
yided against fraud. There is prohibition
gnrs st ths use OF any distilled spirits upon
which the internal revenue tax has not
been paid in the manufacture of tinciures,
proprietary articles, wines, liquors, cor
dislS bitters or other alcoholic compounds
which are used or sold as beverages.
THEY TAMPER WITH WOOL.
Scheiuls K-wcol and manufacturers Of
wool 1.-THE classification Of woo's is that Ct
is that Of the present law Woo!s OF the
; first aud second class, aud al hair cf the
alpacs, goat and other like animals, III
cents per pound 40 to 36c) Woods Of the
third class, exceeding in value twelve
Q cents per pound, six cents psr pound.
Is. Top siubbing and all other wastes,
composed wholly or in part of wool or
worstsd 80 cents per pound All woods
e and hair Of the slpacs goat or other ami
= mails, which have been advanced
by any process of manufacture beyond the
washed or secured condition, not othe T wise
enumerated or provided for in this sct,
shall be subject to the same duties as a. Q
imposed upon manufactures of wool not at
present enumerated or provided for in this
act
LEAVE THE TAX on THE POOR MANS
BLANKETS.
Woolen cloths, shswls and manufactures
5 of wool not enumerated, valued at not
' exceel ding forty cents per pound, 35 cents
: per pound, and in addition thereto 80 pei
? cent ad valorem Us cent, and 35 and 4C
Der cent?; ahoye 40c and not exceeding 6OC
per pound, 35c per pound aud 40 per cent
sd yslorem (35 and 40c and IS and 40 pei
: cent; above 60c per pound, 4Oc per pOund
and 40 per cent a6 vslorem; hannels
blankets, hats, ETC., valued at sbout CO.
per pound, 4Ocper pound and 40 per cent
l sd valorem (24c and S5 par cent and 35t
and 40 per cent
women's and children's dress goods
italian cloths, &C., made partly Of woo
and valued at not exceeding Is cents PEI
square yard, cents Per square ysrd, AZ
d per cent ad valorem Is cents and S5 pa
c csnt). Containing an admixturs of silh
q and in which silk is not the component
material Of chief value and not otherwis,
provided, II cents per square yard, and il
9 addition thereto 40 per centum sd valoreu
l. Is cents and So per cent. and cents and
l. 10 per cent, according 10 yalue). Pro
yidsd. that all goods Of the character