Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-10
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Republican Plan for n Reduction in I'M
port Duties-Unjust Levies Wiped Out
Relief Without Jeopardizing Home
Industries - Reduced Schedule on
Wool and Woolens-The Free List


WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 3.-The Sem
ate finance committees substitute for
the Mills tariff bill embodies an entire
revision of the tariff schedules and the
administrative features of the present
law proposing the re-enactment of all
such features as in the opinion
of the majority of the COM
mittee ought not to be changed.
The following are all the changes. as
compared with the present law, the
rates by the present law being given in
parenthesis with each item, except
when the article is not enumerated in
existing laws:
The following are the additions to the free
list: Acorns, raw, dried or undried baryta,
sulphate of, or barytes manufactured: bees
wax; books and pamphlets printed exclusively in
languages other than English; braids, plaits,
dats, lacts, etc., for ornamonting hats; bristles,
raw or manufactured; bulbs and dubious
DRIED, but unground; coal slack or
culm; coal-tar, crude: curling stone handles;
curIants, zante or other, dried; dandelion roots,
raw, dried or undried but unground; eggs and
yoiks; feathers and downs OF all kinds, crude
and manufactured; jute; jute butts;
manila; ramie: sissal grass; sunni; ali
manufactured or undressed; floor mating,
known as Chinese mating; grease and
oils such as are commonly used IN soap making
or mine drawing, etc.: human hair, raw. un-
cleaned and not drawn; mineral waters, not
specially enumeTated molasses testing not above
90 degrees; olive oil for manufacturing or
mechanical purposes; nut oil or oil of nuts:
opium, crude or unmanufactured for smoking;
potash crude car bOnatS, potash, caustic or n.y.
drate; potash, nitrate of; or ssltpere; potash
suIphate OF; potash, chlorste Of rags, all not
enumerated hempseed: rape seed; sponges; sand;
TAR ana pitch OF wood; turpentine. Fresh fish
remains on the free lier, but with the following
Important reservation: Except upon frozen or
PACKED IN Ice or otherwise prepared by any
process OF preservation" Fish covered by this
exception are classed with other foreign caught
preserved fish at one-half cent pound as in the
present Law
Schedule k-Wool and manufactures of wool
lthe classification OF woods is that of the present
Aawl-WoOls of the first and second class and all
hair OF the alpaca goat and other like animals,
II Gems per pound, 10 10 Sc cents. Woods of the
third class, exceeding in value II cents per
pound, cents per pound, (5) Topslubbing and
all other wastes, composed wholly or in part of
wool or WoIsted, 80 cents per pound. AllwoOls and
hair or the alpaca goat or other animals which
have been advanced by any process OF manu-
facture beyond the washed or secured condition.
not otherwise enumerated or provided for in this
act, shall be subject to the same duties as are
imposed upon manufac tures of wool not spe-
-cIaiiy enumerated or provided for in this act
WOODEN cloths, shawls and all manufactures of
wool not enumerated valued at not exceeding 10
cents per pound, So cents per round, aud in
addition thereto 80 per cent ad yalorem
go cents and s. ana 40 per cent.G above
40 cents and not exceeding 90 cents per pound
80 cents per pound and 40 per cent ad valorem
go and 40 cents aud So and 40 per cent); above
gu cents per pound, 40 cents per pound and 20
per cent al valorem. Flannels blankets hats
etc, valued at above 60 cents per pound 40 cents
per pound and 40 per cent. ad yalorem GA cents
and 50 per cent and 80 cents and 40 per cent?
Womans and children's dress. goods Italian
cloths, ETC., made part of wool and valued at not
exceeding 10 cents per square yard, cents per
squa yard, 40 per cent. ad valOrem, Is cents
and 30 per cent: containing an admixture of
silk, and in which silk is not the component
material of chief value, and not otherwise pro-
vloed Il cents per square yard, and in addition
tneleto 10 per centum ad valorem, Is cents and
% per cent and cents and 40 per
cent a aoe9rding to yaue Provided that
merated or described in this paragraph, weigh
Ing over four ounces per square yard shall nav
duty OF 20 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad
valoIem iS5 cents and 40 per cent? Women's
and cnldrens dress goods, Italian cloths and
composea wholly OF WOOL II cents per
such goods, with selvages made wholly or in part
of other materials and OF such goods in which
terlals have been introduced for the pur-
pose OF changing the classification for
0 az cents per square yard and
per cent) provided that all such goods weigh
Ing over four ounces per square yard shall paw q
outy OF ~ cents per pound, and 40 per cent. ad
L.
ed; all goods made on knitting frames,
ana all pile fabrics, comnoses wholly or
In part of wool made up or manu-
pound and Is per cent. az valorem (4o cents and
35 per cent?. Cloaks dolmans, Jackets, ETC. ex
'cept knit goods. composed wholly or in part of
wool, made. up wholly or in part, As cents per
pound and IS per cent. ad valorem t45 cents and
40 per cent? Endless belts of felt Tor paDer or
Den,lng ma % cents per pound and 80
scnedulc E-SUgar-An sugars not above
thirteen Dutch standard in color, tank bottom
syrups of cane juice or beet Juice melada, con
cenirated melada, concrete and concentrated
mola ses t. sting by polariscope. not above IS de-
grt es. 10 cents er pound NOW 1900 cents);
laIlscope 2-iU0 cents additional (now 400 cents)
Al SUGARS above No. l3 and not
above above No .5, Is. IL csnts ,(now 75-loo
No. e, rs CENTS (now cents) All sugars
above No. 20 cents (now so Molasses, test
ing aoove % degrees cents per gallon (now 81.
chocolate confectionery made wholly or in part
OF sugar. valued at II cents or less a pound and
on su-aIs after being refined when tinctured,
color q or II say way adulterated, 5 cents per
pound NOW and 10 cents. Glucose or grape |
sugar. u cent go per cent. ad yalorem).
me internal revenue section of the bill, so far
as II relates 10 tobacco provides that after Feb
rCary |: 1889, manutactIre OF cigars shall pay
special tax OF So annually. The tax on cigars, |
eheroots. and on all cigarettes. weighing more
than three pounds per l,0O1, which shall be
manufactured or solo after that date, shall be
so per 1000, and on cigarettes weighing less
than three pounds to the LOCO So |
cents per LOCO, and said tax shall
De paid by the manufacturer. 1t repeats |
all laws restricting the disposition of tobacco by
farmers and producers. and all Laws imposing |
taxes on manufactured tobacco and snuff, and |
the special taxes required by law to be paid by |
manufacturers OF and dealers in leaf tobacco, |
retail dealers IN leaf tobacco. dealers in manu-
faciured tobacco, snuff and cigars, peddIers of |
tobacco, snuff and cigars, and manufacturers |
OF snuff It provides for rebate on all original
and unbroken packages held by manufacturers |
Or dealers at the time the eal goes into effect
1t also repeats all laws limiting restricting or |
regulating the manufacture, sale or expectation |
OF tObal CO or snuff.
Alcohol TO be used in the industrial arts Is re-
leyed from the payment OF an internal revenue |
tux, provision is made Tor bonded alcohol ware
houses, and safeguards are provided against |
frauds There is prohibition against the of |
any distilled spirits, upon which the internal |
revenue tax has not been paid, i'll the manufac- |
ture OF tinctures, proprietary articles wines iq-
ors, cordials oitters other alcoholic COM |
pounds, which are used or sold az beverages.
Schedule C-Metals- Round and square iron |
not less than sz-inch, 9l0 cent per pound (pow |
Flats ha | ia or lazsr hon, 81