The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-11
The Republicans Report Thor Bill for
Rsducine the Surplus
Sugar Goes Down About Fifty Per
Cent on the Whole.
Tobacco Tax Repealed and Revenue
Taken OF Alcohol Used IN Arts.
A Full List Of Articles to be Subject
to Change.

revision of the tariff schedules. The
administrative features Of the present
law proposing a re-enactment OF all
such features, in the opinion of the
majority of the committee ought not TO
be changed. The following synopsis
contains all changes as compared with
the present law. the rates by the pres
emit law being given inparenthesis with
each item, except when the article Is
not enumerated in the existing law.
The following are the additions to
the free list: AcOrns, dried, cured or
undried; baryta, sulphate OF boryts,
unmanufactured, beeswax. Books and
pamphlets, printed exclusively In
languages other than English. Braids,
plaits, fats, laces, etc, for ornament
ing hats. BriSJles, raw or
manufactured. Bulbs. Dubious
roots not edible, chicory root,
raw, dried or undried, ungrUund.
Coal slack or culm, coal tar, crude;
seante, dandelion roots, raw, dried or
undried, unground; eggs and yOlks;
feathers, downs; all kinds of crude
and manufactured jute, jute butts,
MANILA ramie, sissal grass, sum, all
other textile grasses or hbrous sub
stances unmanufacturedO or undresSed;
floss mating, known as Chinese mat
ting grease and oils, such as are COM
monty used In soap making or mine
drawing, ETC.; human hair, raw, I'M
cleaned, not drawn; mineral waters
not specially enumerated; mOlRsSeS.
testing not above 56 degrees; olive oil
for manufacturing or mechanical
purposes; nut oil or oil of nuts; opium,
crude or manufactured for smoking;
potash, crude carbonate, potash caus-
tic or hydTatic, potash, nitrate Of, or
saltpetre, potash, sulphate Of, potash,
chlorate of; rags, all not enumerated;
hemp seed, rape seed; sponges; sand;
tar, pitch of wood, turpentine.
Fresh fish remains on the free list,
but with the following important reser-
VatiOn: Except when frozen or packed
in ice or otherwise prepared by any
process for preservation. Fish covered
by this exception are classed with othel
foreign caught preserved fish at cent
per pound, as in the present law.
According to estimates made by the
committee, the bill provides for tota
reduction OF about S75 600 900 made uI
approximately as follows: m,
Sugar ....................S 27 ,759 ,00(
Free list .........:.. 6,5OO,OO(
Tobacco internal revenuel.. "a 800 ,OOt
OFOSO1NO'
Majority and minority reports vii
be submitted formally tomorrow anC
will then be made public.
Schedule K-WOOl, manufacturers o.
wool classification of woods Is that o!
present laws); woods of first and secon(
class, all hair of the ALPACA goat anC
other like animals, IL cents per pounC
10 to SO cents;) woods of third class ex
ceeding in value twelve cents pc
pound, 6 cents per pound. Top stub
bling and all other wastes composer
wholly or in part of wool or worsted
80 cents per pound; all wool and hair o
alapaca goat or other animals which
have been advanced by any process o
manufacture beyond the washed o.
second condition, not otherwise enum
Grated or provided Tor In this act. shal
be subject to same duties a
imposed on manufactures of wool no
specially enumerated OF provided 10
in this act. Wooden cloths, shawl
and all manufactures of wool not emu
merated, valued at not exceeding 40 cts
per pound, Scots per pound; IN addition
and 85 and 40 per ceAt); above 40 cent
and not exceeding so cents per pound
35 cents per pound and 40 per cent ad
valorem l35 and 40 cents and 35 andal
per cent?; above so cents per pound, 4
cents per pound and 40 per cent adva
Orom.
Flannels, blankets, hats etc. value
above go cents per pound, 40 cents pS
pound and 40 per cent advalorem z
cents and 35 per cent and IS cents an
40 per cent
Nomen's and children's drea
goods, italian cloths, ETC., made partl
OF wool, valued not exceeding Is cent
per square ward, cents per squal
yard and 40 per cent advalorem 10 CEN
and 80 per cent?. Containing admit
ture Of silk In which silk Is not a con
ponent material of chief value, M
otherwise provided for, IL cents p'
square yard; in addition thereto 40 p'
cent adValorem rs cents and 35 pI
cent and cents and 40 per cent a
cording TO value). Provided that a
goods of the character enumerated {
described in this paragraph, weighiI
over 4 ounces per square yard, sha
pay duty of 40 cents per pound ar
40 per cent advalorem (S5 cents and I
per cent?.
Women's and children's dress GOOD
of Italian cloths and composed Who'll
Of wool, ii cents per square yard an
20 per cent advalorem 10 cents and
per cent? All such goods with sc
wages made wholly or IN part OF othe
materials, and all such goods in whiC
threads made wholly or in part of oil
or materials have been introduced Il
purpose of changing the classiacatio
Tor duty, IL cents per square yard an
40 per cent advalorem % cents an
40 per cent? Provided that all sue
goods weighing over four ounces p,
square yard, shall pay u duty of 1
cents per pound and 40 per cent adv
loren. Clothing, ready made, not enl
merated, and ali goods made on kni
ting frames, all pill fabrics compose
wholly or in part of wool made up
manufactured wholly or in part,
cents per pound and 40 per cent adv
loren $50 and 95 per cent.
Cloaks. dolmans, jackets, ETC.. excel
knit goods, composed wholly or in pa
Of wool, made up wholly or in part, {.
cents q pound and As per cent al val
rem,) IS cents and IS per cent.
Endless belts or belts for paper {
print machines, 20 cents per pound ar
80 per cent ad valorem; 20 cents and ;
per cent?
SCHEDULE E-Sugars-All' suga
not above thirteen degrees standard.
color tank bottoms, syrups of Cal
juice or beet juice; Melada, concentr
ted Melada, concrete and concentrate
molasses, testing by polariscOpe n
above IS degrees, 7-lO cents per poun
now IA 5-100 cents. For every add
tional degree shown by polariscOn
2-10O cents additional; now 4-IO0 cent
All sugars above number thirteen al
not above number sixteen and n
above number twenty, 10 cents; now
cents. All sugar above nuI
Der twenty, cents; now 81 cent
mOlasses testing above So degrees,
cents per gallon, (now 81; sugar Sand
III confectionery including chocola
O. nfectionery, made wholly OF in "a
of sugar, valued at u cents or less .
pound on sugars after being refine
when tinctured, colored, or in a
way adulterated. 5 cents tnow 5 and
centS.) Glucose or grape sugar Z cen
GO per cent advaloreml.
SCHEDULE OF INTERNAL REVESI
The internal revenue section of I
bill, 30 far rs It relates To tobacco, d
vides that after the first of Februal
1889, manufacturers of cigars shall D
q special tax of $500 annually. L
on cigars. cheroots and on all Gig,