Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
SENATE TARIFF BILL
ponnbIicau Substitute for the Reduc.
ton of the Revenue.
incomes from Tariff and Internal
Revenue Reduced About
$50, 100000.
TIE REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.

Summary Review Of Its Leading Features
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sin the senate i'm
-,a8iately after the journal was read this
eftsrnoon, Senator Allison, from the COM
r,ittee on finance, reported the republi-
-sn substitute for the Mills tariff bill
,bieh wgs passed by the house of repre-
.sr+atives last July. The written reports
prepared by the majority and minority
'tbe republican and democratic members
~ the committed will be formally pre-
ssnted to the senate tomorrow or Fri
5sv. the views of the minority not being
ouite ready yet. In presenting the bill,
senator Allison stated that he would call
Il 40 for considsratiOp on Monday next
TIKI MERITS OF THE BILL.
spsaking of the inertia of the bill Sen
ssor Aldrich, who prepared the majority
-enort. said TO a representative 0f the
United Press: owe are confident that
careful analysis of the measure in com
narison with that prepared by Mr.. Mills
a,3 adopted in the house will argue TO
the interest OF the republican party. Our
aim has been to conform closely TO the
wishes of the republican party as ex-
pressed in the platform adopted At Chi
eago. While we have reduced the
revenues as largely ss the surplus
and the expenses of the country
will admit, we have laid stress upon
a retention of every essential feature of
our protective system. The reductions
are about half and half on customs
duties and internal taxes. In round mum
hers we reduce tie income of the govern
meut S75,000,000 We cut the sugar duty
az nearly one half az we could figure and
make tho reductions there aggregate
Sl7759000. Tobacco releases $24,500,000;
free alcohol for the arts 100000 the
free list is given $65O0,000 and The
other reductions amount TO $8,000,O0O.
TOBACCO.
The changes proposed by the bill in in
ter-al revenue and tariff taxes are to
take effect on and after the frat DAY of
February, 1889. The internal revenue
tax on cigars, cheroots and cigarettes,
weighing more than 3 pounds per thou
sand is fixed at $3.50 per thousand, less
than pounds to the thousand, 80 cents
I. repeats all laws restricting the sale q.
tobacco by farmers and producers, re-
peals the taxes on manufactured tobacco
and snuff, the special taxes required TO
BIZ paid by manufacturer and dealers in
leaf tobacco, and retail dealers in leaf
tobacco, manufactured tobacco, snuff and
cigars.
ALCOHOL USED IN THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS
under certain regulations by the commits
si0nRr of internal revenue is to be exempt
from the payment of the internal reve.
nue. tex. In schedule a, covering chem
iea products, the duty on alcoholic per-
fumery, cologne water and oth.r toilet
waters fixed at 81 per gallon and % per
cent. advalorem. Backing OF all kinds
% per cent, sulphate of copper 2 cents
per pound; refined camphor cents psr
pound; borax crude, 3 cents; refined 5
cents per pound; cements 8 cents per
100 pounds; ohloroform, 80 cents per
pound; Gulphuric ether, 80 cents per
pound; morphine, 80 cents per ounct,
castor oil, 80 cents per gallon; medicinal
preparations, essence, medicated wine,
ETC., 40 cents per pound; cosmetics ana
toilet preparations, 80 per cent. ed
yalorem.
Ia the earthen and glassware schedule
the duty on common brown earthenware
and 5toneware is fixed at 30 per cent. sd
yslorem; plain glass bottles from to / u
cents per pound; rough plate glass from
a TO cents psr square foot.
IRON AND IRON PRODUCTS.
The tariff on iron rods and cast iron
pipes Is reduced one tenth Of cent per
pound; on cast iron vessels and sad irols
oDe fifth of cent per pound; on mallsable
css.ings, iron or steel anchors, iron for
ships, forgipgs, and iron or steel weigh
ing more than twenty-five pounds the
reduction is one fourth Of cent per
p0.uG on sxles one fourth Of g cent;
on b1liding iron four tenths of cent?
OLA boiler or other plate
OF steel Except saw Rlates)
NOT thinner than number 10 wire guage,
valued az Two cents per pound or less,
are taxed one cent per pound above two
cents and not above three, ! 2-l0; above
three ana no. above four, /, 40; above
four and not above seven, . cents; above
seven and not above ten, ? $40; above
fen and not above thirteen, so;
above thirteen, As per cent.
ad valorsm, NOW all 11fJ pro
weed that ell plates OF iron CT steel
imuuer than number 10 wire Ruage shall
pay daty as iron or steel plates; boiler
o.. other tubes p pr pound (now 3
sHe ~ cents); bolts 2 cents NOV q
.H'7|; f1rgings of iron and steel, now
1eclsay enumerated, 8 $40 cents (now
3 .E 1oOp or band iron between No. 10
.H1 20, ] and 40 cents per pound
l-ow j 2l0 cents, thinner ihau No. 20,
40 now 40, provided that hoop or
lAua lr5u or steel ties shall pay = 10
per pound more than the duty imposed on
-#.p of " doh 1t JIG made. Nsiir. GU,
5aas per bound (uov 1l4); wire nails,
t6an inches and ab0vs No. y, 2
s.a'- peg poun5 (uow Al between
aud . inches, SO (u9w 81;
vay bars OF iron ana steel,
1aasiu part or iron and steel "T"
.a..- ana punched iron or steel fat rails
.-5 cents per pound-uow ranging from
: per ton to s rs cents per pound. The
-l.s bill fixes duty of 81 per ton On
.s- and steel railway bars, weighing
s- nan 20 PounGs 0 the yard, and
aer ton or IRON OF steel IT" rails,
$40 psr ton on iron or steel fat
weighing not over % pound to the
6- Railway fish plates
On Gems per pound, [now u cents /;