The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-06
THAT FAMOUS BILL.
The Tariff Bill Reported to the
Full Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 1.--Estmates of the
reduction i'll revenue affected by the tariff bill,
submitted to the ways and means committee
by the democratic majority, have not been
completed in details, but the aggregate, accord
ing to the best information i'll the hands of the
committee, is fixed at 500 100000 The total
includes about 500 100000 on account of the
free list SIT 100000 on account of WOODEN
goods; S1,600,o00 for china and glassware;
SI50,000 i'll the chemical schedule something
less than 100000 on cotton 81 800 coo on flax,
hemp and jute, and sugar about $11 100000.
There is no internal revenue changes pro-
posed by the bill, the subject being purposely
left for lack of time for consideration by the
full committee.
In addition to the free list the following are
some of the most important changes proposed
| by the bill:
China, ornamented, 45 per cent advalorem. china
unornamented and ealthenware, 40 per cent adva-
| lorem now about 30 per cent and caustic tiles 50
per cent adyalorom, now 30 per cent green and color
ed glass bottles three tourths of cent per pound
now one cent. There is also provision for adding
to the value of bottles when filled to value on dutia.
| BILE goods, flint and tile glass bottles and pressed
| glassware 80 per cent advalorem now 40 per cent;
| cylinder and crown glass, polished, between 2Ix30
and SiXdO inches square, 10 per cent per square
| foot; above that measurement % cents per square
| foot, now 20 and 40 cents respectfully; Unpublished
| cylinder crown and common window glass, not ex-
that and not exceeding 16x2i, " cents;
| above that and not exceeding 2lX31 ~
cent all above n cents now rs, ~, 81 and 253
porcelain and Bohemian glass, 40 per cent adyao-
Iron in pigs. Kentledge 5000 per ton, (now $40 of
cent per pound; iron, railway bars Sill per ton,
(now 40 cent per pounds steel and part steel rail
way bars, and slabs and bllcs of steel sll per ton
Qow Sl per tom; iron and steel rails Ill per ten,
flat rails $l5 per ton, NOW $40 and $40 cent per
pound respectiyeiyl round iron cent per pound,
| (noW 2l0 cents. On sheet iron there is uniform
| III
iron on hoop band, scroll iron less than inches
in width, There is a re ucton of / ll0 cents per
! cast iron pipe of every description 6-l0 cent per
pound, (now cent; cut nails and spikes of iron or
steel cent per pound, mow AZ cut lacks 50 ercent
| 9dVaofem, now aboutS cents per pound; railway
ilsh plates, $40 cents per loand now "a wrought
iron steel spikes, horse shoes, etc. ~ cents per
| pound now ,; anvis and iorgings machinery, ~
| cents per pound, now 2; rvets, iron and steel 1l2
cents per pound, now 2la; hammers, crowhars, and
ss sSS as G no Per pound now @ r9n ana
wire nails % cents per pound, now 4 boiler les
~ cents per pound now ,; chains, iron and Steel
than ~ inches, IL cents per pound less than Il.
cents now "a, and 90 cents respectively saws,S0
| per cent, adyalorem, now 40 por cent advalorum;
| files 30 per cent advalorem nov ranging from 50
cents to $3.50 per dozens steel ingots, blooms die
and pins. stamp shapes, gun moulds, steel caStingsj
| etc, valued at ono cent pound, 4-l0 of one cent.
| per pound, valued at more than one cent and not
more than d per cent adyalorcm (present rate 15
| per cent on all values less than cents per pound,
ana from 10 3 cents per pound on higher grades;
iron or steel beams, posts, columns building forms,
| and other structural shapes, 610 cents per pound
| mow 40. Steel or partly steel railway wheels and
| tiers, or ingot for the same, ~ cents per pound
| now 30; wood screws 35 per cent advaiorem now
| from to Il cents per pound. Iron and steel will
| remain unchanged, with provision that no duty
| shall exceeded per cent adyalorem Old copper
clippings, for remanufhetre, cent per pound NOW
| cents) ngots and chilled bars 9 cents NOW y;
rolled plates Sheets rods, pipes etc. 50 per cent adj
Lead ore and drosss z of cent per pound, now
IL; pigs bars, etc., for rcmanufaeture III, q
sheet pipe and shot ~, now cents per pound;
sheathng and yellow metal so per cent tadyalorem,
new SO. Nickel ore or matte 10 cents per pound, on
| nickel contained in them, now Is cents; Nnce and
| speer i'll pigs or for manufacture III cents per
pound. now ~ and ~ cents respectively, Hollow
| ware 90 cents per pound, now s. Needles of all
kinds 20 Per cent nd valorem, now 25 and 49, knives
razors, ETC., 30 per cent nd valorem now 30; pens
metal 10 per cent ad valorem. now 20 manufactures
and wares not specially enumerated, composed
wholly or in part Of copper 30 per cent I'D voloren
uniform at l5 ad valoTem. Cabinet or house fIrni-
ture, wood, 30 per cent al valorem now IS; manu-
features of hard woods 30 per cent ad Nalorem, now
| 35; wood manufactures unenumerated 30 per cent
ad yalorem, now So
Sugar not above No 10 Dutch standard IL as fol
lows Innk bottom syrup, etc., not above 70 de-
| grees Iolariscope, l15 cents per pound, and for
| every additional degree $500 cents per pound.
| Above l6 Dutch standard and not above 81, go
| cents per pound. Above 20 Dutch STANDARD, $50
per pound The present duties range from 1.i0
cents per pound below II Dutch standard to so
cents per pound for sugar above 20 Dutch standard
The lower grade ofmoiassesi is unchanged but that
testing above 46 degrees Is reduced from to cents
per gallon. Confectionery 40 per cent advalorem,
| now 10 cents per pound
All leaf tobacco manufactured is fixed at IS cents
| per pound, and the present distinction between
sumatra and ordinary tobncco is abolished.
sta!ch one cent per pound, now from 2to2H cents
| per pound; rice cleaned 2 cents, uncenned IA,
now pa and II; rice meal or -four, which will pass
through No. 10 brass wire selvc, 20 per cent ad-
| Valorem the present duty Is the same but the con-
dition is not imposed Paddy q cent per pound
| now "a; raisIs ~ cents per pound, now cents
Peanuts u per pound, now one cent per pound
shelled one cent per pound, now ~; mustard In
| bottles ground and preserved cents per pound
now now TO- cotton dread 10 yarn warps,
pound, s. per cent adyalorcm l%'' vailed
at over 40 per pound 40 per cent al yalorcm, dhe
valves, to 80 ed Valorem cotton valued at 81 per
| pound; all cotton cloth 40 per cent nd valorem,
| provided tarletans mulls aud crinolines shall not
pay more than % per cent ad yalorem (the present
tariff divides cotton cloths into thlItcen different
classes with duties ranging from ~ cents per
square yard for less than 100 threads to the squire
lnch 70 80 per cent al Yalorem on coored cottons,
| exceeding 200 threads to the square nch3 spool
cotton 40 per cent I'D yalorem Cnow at the minimum
duty Off cents per dozen spo1ls .sack' linen can
yass tandkerchiefs, lawns. or other manufactures
of flax jute or hemp, not specially provided for %
per cent ad yalorem, and linen collars
yaoem' low Uniform at IS s. ad 'y y"Iorcmj
now IS per cent advaiorem linen thread tWine
etc. Is per cent advalorem, now rs per cent; gunny
cloths 25per cent advalorcm, now from to cents
40, bagRing rs per cent adynlorem, now 40; tarred
cables and untarred cordage rs per cent adyal0rem
now from to 81 cents per pound sail duck. Rus.
sa sheetng and unenumerated manufactures of
hemp and jute % per cent now from 10 80 per
cent adValorem
All woods, woods on the skin shoddy waste. etc,
are placed OH the free list after July 49, 1885, on
ilannes, blankets, wooden hats, knil goods, WOODEN
or worsted yarns and manufactures OF every de-
scrption, composed wholly, or in part, Of worsted,
40 per cent adyalorem. tIhe present section rea-
ting 10 this class ofgoods except such as are com
posed in part Of WOOL Wooden and worsed cloths,
shawls, and all manufactures OF wool OF every de-
serpton, made wholly, or in part Of wool on worst
ed, not specially provided for, 40 per cent adyao-
rem. The present duties on fanncls, etc, range
from 10 cents per pound, and 50 per cent adyaorein
70 % cents per pound and 40 per cent
| adYalOrem; ana wooden cloths ETC.,
from 80 cents per pound md 30 per cent adyalorem
| 10 % cents per pound and 40 per cent Rdvalorem.
Bunting 40 per cent adyolorem, now 10 cents yard
| and 81 per cent advQlorem. Women'sand children's
dress goods coat Innings etc. 10 per cent adyalorem
| The present duties range from cents per yard and
80 per cent advalorem to cents per yard and 40 per
| cent adYalorem.
| Clothing ready made and wearing apparel of