The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-13
RANDALES TARIFF BILL.
Important Provisions of the sIeasure-Th,
Iron and Glass Schedules.

Important Provisions of tho MeaSure-The
Iron aud Glass Schedules.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The tariff
bill prepared by Mr.. Randall, and intro.
duced in the House to-day, repeals the
entire internal tax on tobacco and fruit
brlndies. 1t also repeals the license tux
on wholesale and retail liquor dealers.
1t makes alcohol used in the arts free,
and reduces the tax on whisky to 80
cents per gallon.
The estimated reductions under this
bill are: On internal taxation repealed,
S7O,00O,000; OH tariff schedule, 25, ,OO0,-
600.
The following are some of the more
important provisions: The tax on man
ufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars, cheroots
and cigarettes, and the special taxes re-
quired by law to be paid by manufac-
turers OF and dealers in leaf tobacco, re-
tail dealers in leaf tobacco, dealers in
manufactured tobacco, peddlers of to.
bacco, snuff and cigars, and manufac-
turers OF snuff and cigars and repealed
after July list, and all stamps issued
shall be redeemed. All laws imposing
an internal revenue tax upon spirits
distilled from apples, peaches or other
fruits are repealed from the first day OF
July. All laws which impose any spec
ial taxes upon manufacturers OF stills
and wholesale and retail liquor dealers
and wholesale and retail dealers in malt
liquors, are repealed from the first day
OF July.
Plain nodded colored glassware and
bottles, ! cent per pound; plain flint
and lime glassware and bottles, u cents
per pound; cut or ornamental glass or
glassware, 40 per cent ad valorem.
In metals the chief changes are MS fol-
lows: Antimony, I of n cent per pound I;
copper ores, ! cents in each pound OF
fine copper contained; old copper and
clippings for manufacturers, . cents Z:
cosmopolitan metal and ingots, plates or
bars, 2! cents; iron ore, 70 cents per ton,
as at present. But new provision IL
added, forbiddipg deductions in duty on
account Of moisture, Pig iron un.
changed. Bar iron, rolled or hammered,
comprising flats not less than one inch
wide, nor less than three-eighths Of one
inch thick, $40 Of ] cent per pound |;
comprising round iron not less than
three-fourths Of one inch in diameter
and square iron not less than three
iourths OF one inch square, 0-lO of | cent !;
comprising flats less than one inch wide,
ora less than three-eighths of one inch
thick, round iron less than three.
iourths OF an Inch and not less than
seven.sixteenths OF one inch in di.
ameter, and square iron less than three.
tourths OF one inch square, cent; round
iron, in coils or rods, less than seven.
sixteenths OF one inch in diameter,
l l-l0 cents; rolled iron or steel.fencc
wire rods, coils or loose, valued at 81
cents or less per pound, cent; bars or
shapes OF rolled iron not especially
enumerated or provided for in this mel.
one and one'tenths OF cent per pound
provided, that all iron in slabs, blooms,
loops or other forms less finished than
iron in bars and more advanced than
pig, except castings, shall bc rated as
iron in bars, and pay duty according.
ly; and none of the above iron shall nay
a less rate Of duty than % per centum
nd Valoremi provided, further, that all
iron bar, blooms, billets or sizes or shapes
Of any kind, in the manufacture Of
which charcoal is used AZ fuel, shall he
subject to a duty of not less than 81.
per ton,
Clothing and comhing wools are un,
changed: carpet and other wools, {
cents. Ring waste, thread waste, warn
waste, top waste, and other similar pro
duets ot wool are made dutiable at 3C
10 cents per pound, which is new pro
vision. Woolen cloths, shawls, etc., arr
rec!Gssihed, as are silks, women and
ehtldEen's dress goods, bunting aud
changed,
Timber, further advanced in manuiac
tuFe than hewn, squared or sided only