The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-08
The Administration Tariff Bill.


A tariff bill WAS reportc1 to thc Hon 90 Tbnrs.
4, " ~ " A'"''-
uay ny Tue 1ree trade Democrats OF the ways and
Means Committee. 1t protects the South at the ex
pense of tho NORTH and st,;t os AT o,or No ~
".' .. w. Nv" lug
Ehd product and industry 1t Is estimated that
this measure, if enacted, will reduce the revenue
Az mn ooo This toto, ;,,,,, .,. "a, ,.o oon -
~ '''''' i"'i"'oS "oou' S--,-'o'ooo oh
account OF the free list, $l125OOO0 on account of
wooden goods 8 600. 600 for china and glassware
s-,o ooo :, tho oho,,,;.., sohoa.,, so,a.,,, 49,,
S'"0'0oo =. WV 'c''''c' se"e""'e' sohethlhe less
than 100000 on cotton, 81 800 900 on flax, hemp
and jute, and sugar ohout s1I OoO OoO The hill, in
crndes M ;ptc,n.1 ,oronro ch.nnos rno fo,,a...
ci"oes no internal revenue changes. Inc follow
ing articles are placed on the free list, and will
paw no duty when imported.
THE FREE LIST
Timhor ,, II Hail, ..,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ an illus anu
%;nar fnr cottn, .aonH, 1a'' ou ups Day
fndyn i;nSeaI ~ 49, .p o, WI Ss
camsui lin" U pI'iooun. 'o"r "h, sup s!ochs
nnI INV amI .o; pu.as' aui ~ ooai anu
~ col 40 .neii Pioue.s' Gnu ~ ~ pAlaton
and doe f o 1 tnrnt eHulaGts
nn"rs ho,; ~ spiits - W, pen. m, oarks,
and nycrnsceno s u"n; NE, ni t, TOOLS
Irind Ghors 1870, ' . ' e ' 49,; 80 W. ~ -
,aTas ih,s .,.as S"s '.nu u' ,Is1ns, nelps'
ntaiInss San , nv. ~ ~; "u s.Sins wy
woods ed fnr Vi vninr ami ric ,soot
"n;un, cr,da ~ ~ .,,s5 mu t ~" nsec.s
az mnrnhia fr ii;s, ,," ~. ; anu Nei
.n+ az, t;ns No., t p iloii '.iu stcel
: 49,
nn"'ar H. ~, H'S S"uSe, eoppSl oics' GU
,liiL . i @ M III ore
Hates nlnm , ont ,'a ,;i
$3.50 i Gnu y! 'es ~ n MI, hSs, ,heitts,
Sa,,,,hIa. t., inin, iaIa,,, ipies pooks anu
a,I hnot ~ i'''. t u.ei eI go t !4hsllsn
fnreian ,rorarnpa,i nj 'I,; o.. f; VI
societies. historical Or s,entr nrinted ~ fo,
t"ns Iisirhn;n Vi Tnthdp o ioi s.a. .
ii ptlsti.s' ie..icls, slesc' grind
hai,. h,n, ,e ,'J ir ioi WV W HUMAN
Via IN hnpi 'nu i"pS see"' lin, s"ue. seeus; mar
rags ratans, paintings i'll oils or watercolors, and
"statuary" shall be understood to include nrofes
sional productions of a statuary or of n srujnto,
only: stones n,onufactn~aI ~ rn'irassoi III
wools hair of the Alnacu GOAT and other like ami
mails, woods on the skin, etc.
IMPORTANT CHANGES PROPOSED
In addition to tbe froa ist the solowino s.,,,o
of tho ,nst W. 49, ~ iS 'Lo sp !ii
chin. ornan,nptaJ 4, ,,n 90, ~ aI? r.o ~
cent? China, unornamcnted, and earhenware, &C
per cent. all vaorem (now about 81 per cent?, and
catstic tiles, 30 per cent. adj valorem (now 30 pei
cent? green and coorcd glass bottles, three forths
cent per pound Qnow / cent. There is also Il pro
vision for adding the value of bottles when filled to
a i ,Iiu. " tnG uu'laDie Soous. fmnt anu lmC
sliss potties anu pressed glassware, ~ percen al
% lnuM ~ PER rell'l INNER am. crown
$50 iv'' an uetMseli = y. ~ anu - ny ot
'i 80" n, IL, oe,,.s lei equ'le ZOO. dpo'e ina,
in nt ,,a, =, ~, slu.Ie ioot NOV ~ anu
, e.a i.npe0t'Itl anpoi!sneu ~ Inter crown
, oo'ioh "i''o" ''.9o nv. eA,,tc"i"S ~ ny l.,
reedng rs Inv u T. cents. aI,ove th.t ana not N
ceedn@ "A BY 81 II, cents All above one and threc
fourths cents NOV one and three eiplths ono m,
seven eirhths 90 and a7l Porcrinn ana Robe
milan glass forty DER cent nj yalorem NOV a NO,
cent y iron in nins kcntleune 81 OO ner ton NOV.
three -tenths Of :: cent Der noun,N Iron raii,y, :,
bars Sll ner ton NOV : l(. Der no,,ndl steel and
uart steel railway bars and slabs and hiJIntS Of
steel Sll per ton (noW SIT per tom iron steel Z
rails Sli per ton; Hat rails SIS per ton (now 9lC
and $40 per pound respectively, Round iron cent.
per pound (now - cents.
WHAT Is SAID OF TIE MEASl RE.
Mr.. Reed of Maine said, after re aiding the tariff
bill 81 have not mad time to examine if carefully
hut perceive from this ,ursory rr.,,in,r thIt ni
is with the Republican part, as usual"
=, -. ,. i, >.
Congressman McNlhcE OF ONO, inc ieaulhS
hepuoilcar member on lhe ways ana means com
mttee say ne Dill Is iomg stri'e IN me alrec-
tioh Oh iiee tfade. Inc lfec llst Is careluhy lfam
gu WIN Il VIC" VI securing s"u'hcIh No.es'
Mr. HarrOWS, of Michigan, saws the bill leaves
nothing for the people OF Michigan to do except to
plant white beans 1t destroys all the substantial
industries of the State in that it puts upon the free
list lumber and its leading productions, salt and
copper.
Nr p,.,,o ,o,,r,.o,,,i,,. ,h, p;,.s,,,,, ,lis,,;,
pa,',i;; , nv, ' ~ ~ ~ m, 49,, i', n ,.a a
M % t'o ,s .G ; in it ", ~, ~ $40,
f.i' ""i ,i,, ~ IN ~ M y ~, '. i
,mnh n,.. i,i u,.,s and If il % MOI rSSsut l.,
l,n 80, ~ ~; -. t ~ !, . ,
ror,- Ir r,r rd,',in, i; v.nraS '''''' ~
W. 's' ie"". 'i'i II" ""se9'
Ex-Governor Proctor OF er.nont, who Is at the
neal OF the largest corporation engaged IN quarry