Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
THAT TARIFF MEASURE.
THE REPUBLICAN Bill WHTCH RE-
DUCES THE REVENUE LARGELY.

r...a,s -
Cutting Down the Government Recein
Nearly seventy-five Millions or DO
Iars-Many Articles Made Free-A
Enumeration of Some OF Them-Tb
Changes Made in the Present Tari
schedule--Tobacoo and Whisky ma
Quite Free, but Much Reduced.
WASHINGTON, October Ex-senator An
son, from the committee on finance =,
ported back the House tariff bill with a
amendment in the nature of a substitutt
and it was placed ON the calendar. 81
said the majority and minority reports t.
accompany the bill would be filed to-mo,
row or Friday. He gave notice that h
would call up the bill for consideration O,
Monday.
TIE REPUBLICAN TARIFF REFORM BIII,.
The Senate Committee on Finance sub
stitute for the Mills tariff bill embodies an
entire revision Of the tariff schedules and
administration features OF the present law
promising re-enactment OF all such iea
lures as, in the opinion OF a majority O,
the COMMITTEES, ought to be changed. Ac
cording to the estimate made by the com.
mittee the bill provides for total reduc.
ton Of about SIC, ,000, 900, made up an.
proximately as follows: Sugar $27,759..
900. free list $4,000, 900; tobacco lin free
lst) $500, 900; tobacco (internal reye-
nue) $24, 500, 900; alcohol, in arts, ST.
100000; other reductions in customs.
100000. The majority and minority
reports will be submitted formally to.mor-
row and be then made public.
Following are all the
ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST.
Acorns, baryta, beeswax. books and
pamphlets printed exclusively in languages
other than English, braids, plaits, flats,
laces ETC., for ornamenting hats, bristles
manufactured, bulbs and dubious roots,
not edible, chicory root unground, coal.
stack or culnn, coal tar, crude, curling
stone handles, currants, dried dandelion
roots (unground), eggs, and downs OF all
kihds unmanufactured; iute, manila,
ramie, and all other textile grasses and
fbrous substances, unmanufactured:
Chinese floor mating, grease and oils used
in soap making or mine drawing. ETC.; hu-
man hair, raw, mineral waters; molasses,
testing not above Sc degrees; olive oil for
manufacturing or mechanical purposes;
nut oil; opium, crude; potash; rags, ell not
enumerated; hemp seed, rape seed, sponges,
sand, tar and pitch OF wood, and turpen-
tine.
SYNOPSIS OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL
CHANGES.
The following synopsis contains the
principal changes compared with the pres.
ent law, the rates by the present law being
given in parenthesis with each item Except
when the article is not enumerated in the
existing law):
Schedule K-Wool and manufactures of
wool Classification same as the present
law. First and second class and all hair
ofAlpaca goat and other like animals, IL
cents per pound (10 20 16 cents). Third |
class, exceeding in value IL cents pound, |
scents a pound (5 cents); top slubbing |
and all other wastes composed wholly or |
in part OF wool or worsted, 80 cents q |
pound; all woods and hair of Alpaca goat |
or other like animals which have advanced /
by any process OF manufacture beyond the /
washed or secured condition not otherwise |
provided for in this act will be subject to |
the same duties imposed upon manufae- /
lures OF wool not especially enumerated or
provided for in this act.
The n follows a long enumeration OF
various kind of wooden goods.
The general tendencies OF the new bill is /
to reduce the tariff on cheap goods and in
crease it on fine qualities.
The tariff ON sugars below 13 duties,
standard in color, is reduced from / .45-100
cents to ITO and for every additional de-
gree 2.100 cents additional, instead OF
4-10O as now;.between numbers 13 and 16,
1$ cents instead Of *; between 16 and 90,
IL cents instead OF 8; all above 20. two
cents; now, 3K.
Wooden cloth shawls, all manufactures
Of wool, not enumerated, valued at not
exceeding 40 cents per pound, 30 cents q
pound, and in addition thereof, 80 per
cent. advalorem; 35 cents and cents
per cent. above 40 cents and not exceeding
60 cents per pound, 35 cents per pound
and 40 per cent. advalorem, 35 and 40
cents and 35, 40 per cent. above so cents
per pound, 40 cents per pound and 40
cents advalorem.
Flannels, blankets, hats, ETC., valued at
above, so cents per pound, 40 cents per
pound and 40 per cent. advalorem; "a
cents and 35 per cent, and 35 cents and 40
per cent.
Women's and children's dress goods,
Italian cloths, etc., made part OF wool and
valued at not less than 15 cents per square
yard, six cents a square yard, and 40 per
cent advalorem; (5 cents and 35 per cent?
Containing admixture OF silk and in which
silk not component material of chief value
and not otherwise provised IL cents q
square yard and in addition thereto 4 per
cent advalorem Is cents and 35 per cent.
and cents and 40 per cent. according to
value). Provided allgoods OF the character
enumerated or advertised in this para
graph weighing over four ounces per yard,
pay duty OF 40 cents per pound and 40
per cent. advalorem; (35 cents and 40 cents
per cent,).
Women's and children's dress goods,
Italian cloths when composed wholly OF
wool, IL cents per square yard and 4O per
cent advalorem no cents and 25per cent?.
all such goods with salvages made wholly
ori part of other material and all sucn
goods in which threads wholly or in part OF
other materials have been introduced for
the purpose changing classification Tor
duty l cents per square yard and 40 per
cent advalorem 70 cents and 40 per cent?.
Provided that all such goods weigh over
iour ounces per square yard shall pay
duty Of 40 cents per pound and 4O per
cent advalorem.
Clothing, ready made, not enumerated,
ail goods made on knitting from WOOL and
all pile fabrics composed wholly or part oil
wool, made up or manufactured wholly or
mpart, 40 cents per pound and 40 per
cent. advalorem; 40 cents and 35 per cent.
on cloaks, dolmans. Jackets, etc., except
Knit goods, composed wholly or in part OF
wool, made up wholly or in part, 40 cents
per pound and As per cent. advalorem;
40 cents and 40 per cent. advalorem.
Endless bolts or felts for paper or print
ing machines, 20 cents per pound and ~
per cent. advalorem; 20 cents and 90 per
cent.
Substitute for bar schedule sugar. All
sugars not above not above thirteen Duten
standard in color, tank bottom syrups OF
cane juice or OF beet juice, melada, concen,
nated melada, concert and concentrated
molasses testing by polariscope, not bove
70 degrees, TO cents per pound lnow
Las, 100 cents and for every addItionai
degree shown by polariscope 2, 100 cents
additional, now 3,105 cents). All sugars
above number 13 and not above No. 10,
Id, 8, (now 2, 70, leo centsl. All sugars
ABOVE No. 16 and not above No. ~, 70,
cents cent (now 3 csnts); all sugars above NO.
~, 2cents (now 3M. al
Molasses, testing above Sc degrees, AZ
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