Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02

Of every description, composed wholly or in
part of worsted, 40 per cent ad valorem; the
present section relating to this class OF goods,
except such as are composed in part OF wool.
Woolen and worsted cloths, shawis, and all
manufactures OF wool of every description,
made wholly or in part of wool or worsted,
not specially provided for, 40 per cent ad
valorem; the present duties on the fiannels.
etc, range from 10 cents per pound and 80
per cent ad valorem to 30 cents per pound
and GO per cent ad valorem, and on
woolen cloths, ETC., from 80 cents per
pound and 40 per cent ad vaorem.
Bunting, 40 per cent ad valorem, now lo
cents a yard and 30 per cent ad valorem.
Women's and children's dress goods, coat
Innings, Italians, etc, 40 per cent ad valorem;
the present duties range from cents per
ward and 35 per cent ad valorem to . cents
per yard and 40 per cent ad valorem. Cloth
ing ready made, and wearing apparel OF
every description, Of wool, except knit
goods, 45 per cent ad valorem; now AZ cents
per pound and 30 per cent ad vaoren. All
carpets, 30 per cent ad valorem; now ranging
from cents per yard for hemp or iute to 10
cents per yard and 30 per cent ad valorem
for Administer and other high grades.
Paper, 81 led or glued, 15 per cent advalorem,
and printing paper, unsized, IL per cent adVa-
loren now Is and 20 per cent. Gutta percha,
manufactured, and hard rubber articles, 30 per
cent advalorem; now 30 per cent. India rub
ber fabrics, boots and shoes, 10 per cent adva-
| loren; now 80 per cent. Marble sawed,
| dressed slabs and paving tiles, S5 cents per
| cubic foot; now 81 10. Marble, manufactured
and not otherwise enumerated. ~ per
! cent advalorem: now 50 per cent. The
reductions in china, glass and glassware
| are sweeping. The remainder of the bill,
| twenty five printed pages, is made up entirely
of the leading features, OF the OLD Hewitt au-
| ministration bill, such as the similarity clause
| provision, intended to guard against smugg-.
| ling, exempting of theatrical scenery and
wardrobes, when intended for temporary use
| in the United States, and tourists wearing
/ apparel the clause providing for the taxation
| Of cartons or coverings; the section in
| tended to prevent false invoices and un-
| dervaluations, and providing for punishment
| of persons guilty Of these offenses: extension
of warehouse privilege to three years; aboli-
| tion of allowance for damage in warehouses
abolition of fees of entries on imported goods
| and the requirement that invoices shall be sub
mttcd to the United States consular officers
before expectation to the United States; tho
and limiting the time within which sucf
suits can be brought; the bestowa
Of sole jurisdiction in trials of suits
against United States collectors upor
United States circuit courts, and the penalty
| clause directed against attempted bribery OF
customs officials. The latest estimates made
by the committee of the probable reductions
in revenue that will be effected by the pass
age of the bill are as follows: Chemicals
sd3o,oco; china and Sa.- ogdi glass; Si,Ooo,
ions, s50O,o0 woolen goods, $4,000 900
sundries, 81, ,OOO,OOO; paper, $500; sugars
81 zoo, 900; hemp, flax and jute $500, 900
metals, $l,5O0000; free list, So, 250,O0 Thu
would make the total reduction abou
$50, 600.
Chairman Mills said to-day internal reve
| nue. changes had been purposey excluded
from the bill. The democratic members ar
still considering that subject, and it was no
possible to say at this time whether the re
| ductiOns would result in the presentation o
| another bill dealing with internal revenue, o
the inclusion of some provision bearing upo
that system in the present bill at some futur
| stage.