The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-23
kANpALL.s BILL.

Representative Randall Brings Forwrrd .
Tariff Measure . Substitute for the
Mills Bill Reported BY the ways and
Means Committee.
WASHINGTON. March 12-Cougressman
samuel J. Randall has completed his Tariff
bill and will introduce it in the House to
day. In explanation of the reduction
he says: 1.-THE estimated reductions under
this bill will be: On internal taxation re-
pealed, &C, OK. 600; on tariff schedules, e25..
OOO.OO0 The bill is the result of great labor
and industry and framed after the fullest
inquiry and conference with those directly
interested. The rates will not suit many
of those engaged IN manufactures-buta are
deemed falr-snd proper response 70 the
demand for reduced rates in our tariff
laws"
The bill is fully twice as long a. the Mills
bill and relates to many more subjects.
The following are some Of the more i'm
portant provisions:
The taxes on manufactured tobacco snun.
cigars cheroots and cigarettes and the special
taxes required by law to be paid by manufac-
turers OF and dealers in leaf tobacco, retail
dealers in leaf tobacco, dealers in manufac-
tured tobacco. peddlers Of tobacco, snun and
cigars and manufacturers Of snuff and cigars
are repealed after July !. and all stamps issued
are TO be redeemed. All laws imposing an In
apples. peaches and other fruits are repealed
from July l. All laws which impose any special
taxes upon manufacturers OF stills, wholesale
and retail liquor dealers and wholesale and re-
tail dealers in malt liquors are repealed from
JulyI.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is to grant per
mission to any firm individual or corporation.
to withdraw from bond alcohol or any spirits
containing alcohol subject to internal revenue
tax in specified quantities of not less than SO
proof gallons without the payment OF the in
ternal revenue tax on the same or on the spirits
Of what NAV have been distilled for the sole
purpose Of use in such Industrial pursuits as
shall be specified in the permit Penalties are
proyided for violation of the above provisions
where the intention is to defraua Weiss beer
containing less than 2Is per cent. alcohol is not
to be subject to internal revenue tax, The tax
on distilled spi-its /, TO be 50 cents gallon and
rebates are TO be allowed TO that which had paid
the present tax out OF the treasury.
The most important reductions in the chem
tcals section make the new rates as follows:
Alcoholic perfrIrnery 81 per gallon and 25 per
cent ai yalorem: borax refined 3 cents; Rom
an Portland and other hydraulic ccments 6
cents: chloroform % cents: medical essences
tinctures etc a. cents: dives coal tar IL cents
per pound and Is per cent ad yalorem: ether
sulphur:c and nitric 30 cents per pound: CELIA
tine. glue etc, 20 per cent adj yalorem: indigo
extracts. y OF a cent per pound: carmine, 10
cents: Gnseed oil. 20 cents: cotton seed oil. Is
cents rer gallon. castor oil 40 cents: MASTER of
Paris. ground. 81 50 per ton: soap. CASTLE, II.
cents per pound and toilet, Is cents; soda, bi-
carbonate IL cents per hound; turpcrtine
spirits. Is cents.
The chief earthen and glassware changes are
IN nearly every instance reductions
On metals the chief CHANGES are as follows.
Artimony 5. cents per pound. conner ores
az cents in each nonpa Of fine conner con.
famed: old conner and cIin,inL $ for remaau
facture. , cents: crmposition metal and in
COTS plates or bars ~. cents; iron ores as
cents per ton as ut present a new provision
being however, added forbidding deductions
in duty on account of moisture: bar iron
rolled or hammered. comprising fats not less
than one inch wide nor less than three-eighths
OF one inch thick $40 cent per pound; bar iron
comprising round iron not less than three
fourths Of one inch in diameter and square iron
not less than three fou-ths of one inch square.
$40 cent. bar iron comprising fats less than
one inch wide or less than three-ei-hths OF one
inch thick round iron less than three .fourths of
one inch and not less than seven-sixteenths OF
one inch in diameter and square iron less than
three-fonrths of an inch square. ! cent: round
iron in coils or rods. less than seven sixteenths
of one inch in diameter one and onetenth OF
/ cent; rolled iron or steel fence wire rods.
coils or loops valued al 81 cents or less per
round / cent: bars or shapes of rolled iron not
especially enumerated or provided for in this
act one and two-tenths of l 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 iron, except castings,
be rated as iron in bars and pay duty accord
ingiy, and none OF the above iron pay a less rate
OF duty than IS per centum ad valorem: provid-
ed, farther that all iron bars. blooms, billets or
sizes or shapes of any kind, il the manufacture
or which charcoal is used as fuel, be subject to
duty of not less than So per ton
The entire list OF iron and steel manufactures
is reduced. almost without exception, though
the reductions are often only slight few new
classifications in the metals such as gold pens
are created.
In wood and manufactures OF wood the same
reductions are observable There are no
changes made in the present sugar schedule ex-
cept new provision requiring sugar DRAWINGS
or sweepings topay duty as sugaror molasses
according TO test. an increase Of the duty on
confectionery not enumerated from Is TO -
cents per pound and the addition of section
imposing a tariff of cent pound on glucose or
grape sugar.
Relating 10 tobacco the following changes are
made: Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, G. cents:
stenmed 50 cents; manufactured tobacco, 80
cents.
Horses and mules are assessed 80 per head:
cattle. 81: hogs and sheep, 50 cents; other live
animals, 20 per cent.
Among the other changes: Oranges, in bulk,
Si.15 per 1890: hops, T cents i pound; salt in
bags, sacks and packages, 10 cents per 1oJ
pounds, ana in bulk cents.
The only change made in wines. liquors, etc,
is the inclusion OF new scheme fixing q duty
on malt extracts at ~ cents per gallon in casks.
20 cents in bottles or jugs and 40 per cent. ad
ra.orem on solid extracts, while cherry and
pruna juice or wine or other fruit wines contain
ing not more than ~ per cent alcohol are 10 be
taxed 80 cents per gallon o. if containing more,