Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-22
RANDkLL's TARIFF BILL.
The Pennsylvania Mans Plan
for Reducing the Treasury
Surplus.
We Proposes to Repeal the Entire
Tax on Tobacco and Fruit
Brandies.
List Of the More Important Change,
Made in the Existing Tariff
Schedules.

duced In the House OF Representatives on
Monday. the 18th inst, is fully twice as
long as the Mills bill and relates to many
more subjects. The following are somo Of
the more important provisions:
TIE taxes on manufactured tobacco SNUFF,
ynf % tS S paa and y4s sPsfs
dealers In leaf tobacco, dealers in manufacture
ed tobacco, psddlers OF tobacco, snuff and ci-
gars, and manufacturers OF snuff and cigars
shall be redeemed
All laws imposing an internal revenue tax
upon spirits distilled from apples, peaches or
other fruits are repealed from July /, as also
all laws which impose any special taxes upon
manufacture of stills, wholesale and retail
liquor dealers, and wholesale and retail dealers
in malt liquors.
The secretary OF the Treasury shall grant per-
mission TO withdraw from bond alcohol or any
spirits containing alcohol, subject to internal
-evenue tax in specified quantities Of not less
than 800 proof gallons without the payment Cf
the internal revenue tax on the same, or on the
spirits from which it may have been distilled,
for the sole purpose of use in such industrial
pursuits shall bo specified in the permit.
Penalties are provided for violation OF the above
provisions where the intention is to defraud.
Weiss beer containing less than ~ Der cent
alcohol shall not be subject to internal revenue
tax The tax on distilled spirits shall be SO cents
gallon, aud rebates are allowed TO that which
mas paid the present tax out OF the Treasury.
CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL SECTION.
The most important reductions in the chemi.
cal section are as follows Alcoholic perfumery,
s2 per gallon and 20 per cent. ad valorem; bo,
ray, refined. cents Rowan, Portland and
other hydraulic cements, cents; chloroform,
30 oentsj medical essences, tfncturess eto., 80
per cent. ad Yalorem; ether, sulphuric and
nitric, 80 cents per pound; gelatine, glue, etc.,
~ per cent ad vaorem; indigo. extracts, q
sent per pound carmine, 10 cents; linseed oil,
% cents cottonseed oil, Is cents per gallon
castor oil, 40 cents; plaster OF paris, ground,
Il % per tom soap, CASTLE, q cents per pound !;
IL aaHa nnEl.n Vanfa
per pound turpentine, spirits, Is cents.
The chief earthen and glass ware changes are
In nearly every instance reductions.
THE METAL SCALE.
On metals the chief changes are as followsi !
Antimony, sl cent per pound; copper ores,
~ cents on each pound of fine copper con-
tanned; old copper and clippings for manufac-
ture, cents cc51position metal and ingots.
plates, or bars 2.2 cents.
Iron ore. as cents rer ton, as Mt present But
q new provision 10 added forbidding deductions
In duty on account OF moisture
Pig-iron is unchanged. Bar iron, rolled OF
hammered, comprising tiats not less than one
inch wide nor less than three -eghths Of an inch
thick, s-l0 OF j cent per pound; comprising
round iron not less than three -fourths Of an
inch in diameter and square iron not less than
three-fourths of an inch square, 9-1O of cent ;
comprising fats less than one inch wide or
less than three eighths Of an inc b thick, round
iron less than three-fourths OF an inch and not
less than seven sixteenths Of an inch in diam
round iron in coils or rods less than seven
sixteenths Of one inch In diameter, lilo cents .
rolled iron steel fence wire, rods, coilA
Or loops, valued at 3 2 cents or less per pound.
cont bars shapes of rolled iron, not especial
ly enumerated or provided for in this act 2-l0
cents 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, shall be rated as iron in bars,
k6d pay u duty accordingly, and none OF the
absye iron shall pay less rate OF duty than s3
iron bars blooms, billets, or sizes or shapes Of
any kind, in the man ufacture of which charcoal
10 used as fuel, shall be subject TO duty Of not
less than t22 per ton.
In fact the entire list OF iron and steel man,
ufactures is reduced, almost without exception.
though tho reductions are often only slight A
few new classihcations in the metals, such as
gold pens, are created In wood and manu-
iactures OF wood the same reductions are OBJ.
~orvable.
SUGAR. TOBACCO, AND SALT.
There are no changes made in the present
Iugar schedule, except n new provision requir-
ing sugar DRAWINGS or sweepings to pay duty as
Iugar or nlolasses according to test, an increase
! II the duty on confectionery not enumerated
from 10 to II cents per pound, and the additio
Of asection imposing tariff OF cent pouns
on glucose or grape sugar
Relating to tobacco, the following changes are
padc: Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, 90 cents
stenmod, 80 cents; unmanufacted tobacco, 81
cents.
Horses and mules, $40 per head; cattle, 81;
hogs aud sheep, 20 cents; other live animals. 20
per cent.
Oranges in bulk. SITS per 1000. Hops, 6 cents
Salt in bags, sacks, and packages, 10 cents
| per hundred In bulk, cents.
| The only change made In wines, liquors, etc,
Is the inclusion Of new section liking duty
on malt extract ut % cents per gallon in casks,
valorem on solid extract. Cherry and prune
| juice wine other fruit wines containing not
more than 20 per cent alcohol. so csnta Per
| gallon or, IL containing moro, 81. Ginger phS'
or ale, 25 cents per dozen bottles for q A-pints 81
50 cents on 13-pints.
COTTON AND WOOL.
oOff vRnI1k ~, ,sxf A. a.
the square inch, counting the warp and filings,
not bleached, dyed, colored, stained, painted,
or printed, valued at over conts per square
| yard bleached valued at over 8 cents per
square yard, dyed, colored, stained, painted or
| printed, valued at over 10 cents per square
yard, 50 per cent. ad valorem. Cottons between
| loo and 200 threads to the square inch, not
bleached, 2l6 cents per square yard bleached,
3h dyed and stained, ~, ana 35 per cent. ad
valorem. Cotton, exceeding 200 threads. not
bleached, 81 bleached, AZ; dyed, 5i3, and 80
/ per cent. ad valorem.
In fax, hemp, jute. oiIcloths, and bags the
changes while not great. are generally reduc-
| tions. Clothing and combing woods are un-
changed. Carpets and other woods, cents.
Ring waste, thread waste, yarn waste, top
@aG Ssnst st 81 o.i products OF MoPi are
new provision Woolen cloths, shawls, etc.,
are reclassifed, as are silks, womens and
Shildrens dress goods bunting and lasting.
Paper hangings, writing and drawing papers,
20 per cent. ed valorem; printing paper, IN
/
Furs, dressed but unmanufactured, 20 per
cent. ad valorem; gloves, kid or goat, from 81
to - per dozen; gloves Of other dressed leather
and known as glace finish, from " to "a per
dozen gloves Of undressed leather, from " TO "a
| per doson fur trimmed or lined, 81 additional
pique sewed. so cents additional; embroidered,
| a cents.
'Gunpowder valued at % cents q pound, 6
cents above, cents. Matches, 10 oents pes
| gross for boxes containing not moro thsS loo
| matches, and whom otherwise imported cent
ger 1000 matches. Pipes and smokers articles
mot enumerated, 90 per cent. nd valorem: COM
| mon clay pipes. 25 per cent
Sections prohibit the importation Of obscene
| books, pictures, OF images, or OF instruments
or drugs intended for immoral purposes; pro-
hibit the importation OF neat cattle or neat cat
| tie hides from countries whore contagion exists
I the importation OF opium containing less tn On
| per cent of morphia and Of opium prepared
| for smoking is prohibited.
Mr.. Randall. in explaining the bill, says:
The estimated reductions under this bill will
be On internal taxation repealed, $4,000, ,00J
estimated reduction ON tariff schedules, t25.-
OO0,000 Where importations ars light and In
creasing IL may consistently bo assumed tn AZ
the duties are quite high enough and in many
! cases may be safely reduced; and I'm case
the industry ID Of such nature as to permit
trusts and combinations OF any kind 20 raise
other industries thea it becomes Important
4 that the cost line should be closely adhered 70
and that has been the aim In this bill in the
industries where trusts OF combinations are
4 supposed 70 have suoh power