The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-01
THE MILLS TARIFF BILL.
It Is Completed and Ready for the Committee
salient Features of the Measure.


1t rs Completed and Ready for the Committee
salient Features of the Measure.
Washington Special to Louisville Courier-Journal.
The long-looked-for tariff bill is completed at
last and will be introduced in the full committee
Thursday. Wool is free and put in the front of
the bill, and the duties on wooden and worsted
manufactures substantially reduced. and the
great difference in the classification between
wooden and worsted goods is abolished. 1t is
estimated that the reduction of the revenue
from the changes in the WOODEN scheduls will
probably be from $12 OOo, 900 to $15, 600 600 The
present tariff makes the duties on the cheaper
wooden goods much higher proportionAtely than
on the finer fabrics, so that the poor are taxed
out of all proportion to the wealthy. The
schedule that will be reported rsversss this en-
tirely, and taxes the fiuer fabrics higher in pro;
portion to value than the cheaper goods used by
workingmen.
Salt, lumber aud many chemicals are put on
the free list. Fish was down to-day on the free
list and will doubtless stay there. Coal will
not go on the free list. The free list will en-
brace about sixty articles There will be sub
stantal reductions metals. Steel rails
will probably be put down as low as $40 or
GIL The changes made in this schedule have
been made for the purpose OF cheapenings as far
as possible, all agricultural implements, tools
and metals used in building. Pig iron 10 reduced
from w to 50. so.
The Democratic members of the House from
Virginia. West Virginia Tennessee and Alabama
made such kick that iron ore was not put on
the free list.
The reduction on plate-glass is 20 per cent,
and the reduction on common window glass
about 40 per cent The glass schedule, however,
is subject to change in full committee. The
committee has given the glass question great
deal of study.
Nearly ali chemicals and drugs are reduced
Earthenware is reduced on an average of 12s
per cent.
The adj valorum tax on metals is reduced from
1T 20 To 81 40. The wool schedule ia MATERIALLY
reduced
The reduction on sugar is % per cent, or
about $12 000. 900. The entire reduction on tariff
articles is somewhere between $4,000, 900 and
$50, 900, 600.
The alterations in the internal revenue law
will be very marked. The tax on manufactured
TOBACCO. amounting to about $40, 0OO 600, will be
abolished, and the special licenses and the tax
on the manufacture of stills will be repealed,
and all fruit brandies made free. The aggre-
gate internal revenue reductions will be about
$25, 900. 600. If the bill passes, the entire re-
duction of revenue will be about $50. 600, 600.
The main features of the law taxing whisky
and beer will not be changed The three years
bonded extension on whisky 10 wiped out and
On unlimited bonded period is substituted. Dis
tillers will not be required to pay heir tax
whisky until it is sold or taken of the bonded
warehouse There is opposition, however, to
the leakage clause.
The bill as prepared will be considered in the
full ways and committee for two or
three weeks. 1t is probable that the Demo-
cratic members of the committee will not at
tempt to prevent full discussion by the Repub-
llcan members of the COMMITTEES: that the bill
be read section by section in the committee as
has been usual and that whatever the Republic
an members of the committee may desire to say.
ample time will be given. But no hearings
will be accorded by the committee to persons
who are not members of it. as it is known that
these hearings simply for the purpose OF
confusing and deceivinR and to manufacture
campaign capital. The bill will probably be
reported to the House precisely agreed upon
by the Democratic members of the committee,
and within three weeks, possibly sooner.