Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-11
SENATE TARIFF BILL.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-Mr. Allison, from
the Committee on Finance, reported back
to the Senate to-day the House Tariff bill
with an amendment in the nature of a SUBJ
stitute. 1t was placed on the calendar
and ordered to be printed. He said that
the majority and minority reports, to ac-
company the bill, would be filed to-mor-
row or Friday, and gave notice that he
would call up the bill for consideration on
Monday next.
The 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-enact-
ment OF all such features as, in the opinion
OF the majority of the committee, ought
not to be changed.
According to the estimates made by the
committee, the bill provides for a total re-
duction of about seventy five million dol
lars, made up approximately as follows:
Sugar, $27, $50, 600; free list, Sc, 800 600; to-
bacco, internal revenue, so. 800, 900; alco-
hol in the arts, s., OO0, 600; other reductions
in customs, $S,0OO,0O0.
The majority and minority reports will
be submitted formally tomorrow and will
be then made public.
The following synopsis contains 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 ex-
listing law.
The following are the additions to the
free list:
phate OF, or barytes manufactured. Bees
wax
Books and pamphlets printed exclusively in
languages other than English.
BraldS plaitS, fats, laceS, ETC., for ornament
inghats.
Bristles, raw or manufactured, bulbs and
Dubious roots not edible.
Chicory root, raw. dried or undried but I'M
ground.
Coal. slack or culm, coal tar, crude; curling
stone handles. g..
Currants, seante or other dried; dandelion
roots, dried or undried, but unground.
Eggs and yelks; feathers and down OF all
kinds, crude and manufactured.
Jute, jute butts, MANILA, ramie, sissal grass,
sunni ALI other textile or fibrous substances
manufactured or undressed.
Floor mating, known as Chinese mating.
Grease or oils such as are commonly used in
soap making or mine drawing. etc.
Human hair raw, unclaimed and not drawn.
Mineral waters not specially enumerated.
Molasses tested not above Sc degrees. Olive
Oil for manufacturing or mechanical purposes.
Nut oil or Oil Of nuts.
Opium, crude or unmanufactured for smoking
Potash, crude carbonate. Potash, caustic or
hydrate Potash, nitrate Of or saltpetre. Pot
ash, sulphate of. Potash. chIorate of.
Rags all not enumerated. Hemp seed. Rape
seed Spongs. Sand. Tar and pitch of wood.
Turpentine.
Schedule K-Deals with wool and manufac-
lures of wool, the classification of woods being
that OF the present law, woods OF the first and
second class and all hair of the alpaca goat and
other like animals, II cents pound, 90 to Sc
cents) Woods of the third class, exceeding in
value ~ cents pound, 6 cents pound.) Top
clubbing and all other wastes composed wholly
Or in part of wool or worsted, 80 cents pound.
All woods and hair of the alpaca, goat OF other
animals which have been advanced by any pro-
cess of manufacture beyond the washed or
secured condition, not otherwise enumerated. or
provided for in this act, shall be subject to the
same duties imposed upon manufactures OF
wool not specially enumerated provided for
in this act. Wooden cloths, shawls and all
manufactures OF wool not enumerated, valued
at not exceeding 40 cents pound, CSC cents a
pound,) and in addition thereto IS per cent. ad
valorem (35 cents and IS and 20 per cent.) Above
20 cents and not exceeding 60 cents a pound, IS
cents pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem (35
and 10 cents and IS end 40 per cent?. Above so
cents pound, 40 cents a pound and 40 per cent.
ad valorem. Flannels, blankets, hats, ETC.,
valued at above 60 cents a pound 10 cents q
pound and 20 per cent. ad valorem GA cents and
S5 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 exceeding Is cents square yard, cents a
square yard 40 per cent. ad valorem, g cents
and 35 per cent? Containing an admixture of
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material of chief valGe, and not otherwise pro
vided ID cents square yard, and in addition
thereto 40 per cent ad valorem 6 cents and s.
per cent. and cents and 40 per cent. accord.
ing to value) Provided that all goods of the
character enumerated or described in this para
graph weighing over four ounces a square yard
shall pay duty of 40 cents pound and 40 per
cent. ad valorem as cents and 40 per cent?
Women's and children's dress goods, Italian
cloths and composed wholly of wool, ID cents a
VaOroD1
cents and IS per cent?.
ALI such goods, with selvage made wholly or
in part of other materials, and all such goods in
which threads made wholly or in part of other
materials have been introduced for the purpose
of changing the classification for duty. IL cents
a square yard, and 30 per centum ad valorem g
cents and ~ per cent? Provided that all such
goods weighing over four ounces square yard,
shall pay duty OF 40 cents pound and 40 per
cent. ad valorem Clothing ready made, not
enumerated. all goods made knitting
frames. and all pile fabrics composed wholly or
in part OF wool made up or manufactured
wholly or in part, 40 cents per pound and 45 per
cent. ad valorem (4O cents and 35 per cent?
Cloaks, dolmans jackets, etc, except knit goods
composed wholly or in part of wool, made up
wholly or in partO IS cents pound and IS per
cents ad valorem as cents and IS per cent?
Endless belts or felts for paper or print ma
Chimes 90 cents pound and 80 per cent. ad
valorem co cents and IS per cent?
Schedule E, Sugar-An sugars not above
I'LL Ccou DutCu StanuaTO IN Color: rank DOttOmS
syrups OF cane juice or OF beet Juice, melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses testing by
polariscope, not above 20 degrees, 7-1O cents q
pound (now 1910 cents and every additional
degree shown by polariscope 2-1OO cents addi-
tional now 400 cents.)
ALI sugars above number thirteen and not
above number sixteen, rs cents (now "a 1910
cents) All sugar above number sixteen and
not above number twenty, 1ss cents (now 8
cents.) All sugars above number twenty. 2
| cents MO1aSS0S hoy
Sc degrees, cents q gallon (now 8 cents.)
Sugar candy and all confectionery, including
chocolate confectionery made wholly or in part
of sugar valued at IL cents or less pound and
on sugars after being refined when tinctured,
colored or in any way adulterated, cents a
pound (now and 10 cents.) Glucose or grape
sugar q cent GEO per cent ad valorem)