The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks at tie Ma
ti0nal Capital
tiOnal capital

Hon. s. J. Randall has at last finished ala
work on a tariff bin, which he VIII press az a
substitute for the Mills bill He calculates
that It viii reduce the revenue about $9500o.-
600 q year. OF which $1,000 600 is % be taken
OF the internal revenue taxes aud $500 900
of the tari8. lie begins by wipiug out entirely
the whole tobacco branch Of the internal revs-
nue. system, which yielded last year sbe follow
ing return
Cigars and 26f 90 B
-5 ~
Snud 53f9l2 -
Tobacco, chewing and sasasiux--..-.. I5 9s58.3 4
Dealers IL Ieaf-lolsscco special taxi. 81 sol Il
Dealers IN manufactured tobacco tsps-
Mauufac,ureTs Of tobacco special fa1l. 5565 IS
Manufacturers Of cigars Especial taxi 1850 %
Pedders Of tobacco Special TAIL. If..0l -
TotaI....----...----.-..-... $50 les 167 10
In the spirit department ne wipes out All
taxes on spirits distilled from fruits, which
amounted to S1,090,379 last year reduces the
tax on distilled spirits from 90 10 50 cents a
gallon; Weiss beer is free, but the tax on
other fermeRted spirits is untouched. Special
taxes arc repealed, which produced last year
the following amounts:
1anGtactuyers Of sts.-.......s..............s $50
~ nossale ti'il Dealers .---------.. 1884
Retail liquor So IA
Wholesale dealers ia mails Iiquors........ I-0275
Retail dealers Ia malt liquors. IE3
@SIss5
In the tariff be does not add much 70 the free
list. SpOnges and opium for medical purposes
are put on the free list, and so is lumber 70
small extent Logs and timber not further
manufactured than hewn. squared or sided,
hubs for wheels, wagon blocks and few arti-
cles Of that kind are admitted free. Mr. Ran
dali leaves the tariff on wool practically IN
touched, no reduction at al on wool, and very
little on WOODEN goods. salt. which is put on
the free list by Mills, is left untouched By Mr..
Randall. So it is with fax, hemp, iuts and
other kindred fbeTs. The tariff on sugar,
which Mills proposes to reduce about 20 per
| cent, is left untouched b7 Mr.. Randall
In earthenware and glassware where Mills
makes liberal reductions, AIr Randall cuts
! spariRgly. The same istrue Of the metal sched-
| ule his most liberal cut is on iron and steel
railway bars, which now carry duty Of SIT
/ per ton. Mills proposes 70 reduce il 70 81,
/ while Mr. Randall puts the figure at sI4
Tin plates and taggers' iron, which now pay
one cent pound, and which Mills propOses to
make Free IS made by 8Ir. Randall to pay two
and one-teuth cents per pound. This is one Of
/ the cases In which he has increased the duty
I Cast-irOn pipe be reduces from a cent to nine
/ tenths Of cent per pound, while Mr.. Mills
/ proposes to bring it down to six-tenths Of q
/ cent. Iron or steel hoops for baling purposes
which now pay 80 per cent, and which Mills
/ proposes to make free, are pntat a cent pound
/ by 3lr. Randall Iron OF steel rivets and bolts,
/ blacksmiths' hammers and sledges track tools
/ and erOwbars, axles and f0rgings for axles and
| articles of that kind. which now pay two and
/ one-half cents pound, and which Mills pro-
/ poses to reduce TO one and one-half cents, Mr..
/ Randall reduces to two and Oae-qUarter or two
/ and three tenth cents; and generally about
| the same ratio IS maintained throughout be-
| tween Mr.. RandaIIs reductions aud the redue-
/ tons of Mills. On wooden and Worsted cloth
| ing, which carries an sd valOrem duty Of from
i 80 to 40 per cent, and q specific duty Of about
/ equal amounts, Mr. Randall makes some slight
| changes and Tequalifcations, bat practically
no reduction. On these goods Mills proposes
| to drop the specific duty entirely retaiuing
| only the ad valOFem. Mr. Randall puts coal
/ slack or cuIm on the free list It now paws 30
/ cents ton Anthracite coal is already on the
/ free list, and bitumiRoUs coal at 3 cents per
/ ton remains unchanged Coke remains at 20
| centa