Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-01
HOW THE BILL Is REGARDED.
fCopyright, 1888, by Ute CAD hfor7ia Assoeieted Pr
TARIFF TALK.
Some of the Features of the Administra-
tion's Tariff Bill

WASHINGTON, February 29th.-The Dem
ocratic members of the Ways and Means
Committee have closed their labors. The
| new tariff bill will be presented to the full
committee for consideration tomorrow.
Raw material of every kind and nature
utilized in our manufacturing industries is
placed on the free list.
The duty on coal and iron ore has not
been changed There will be cut Of not
less than $5 and not more than 81 on steel
rails. A general but moderate redu,aion
will be made in the iron and steel
schedule.
The free list contains jute, hemp,E flax,
wool, lumber, salt and building Stone.
There is q long list of other articles, bat
these are the most important.
The reduction on pig-iron viii be atirop
from Sc II to So per ton. a reduction of
20 per cent will be made on plate glass,
| and 30 per cent. on common window 2 ass
Earthenware will be reduced about IA per
CENT ad va!orem. The duty on meats is
reduced practically from 81 7l-10Oth per
cent. to 33l per ceu..
The most important schedule Of the bill
is the wool schedule. 1t is claimed that
the bill, if passed rs drawn, will give to
the manufacturers of worsted and woclen
goods at least 20 per cent. ad valorem % ore
protection on their products than they now
have.
The sugar schedule is reduced % per
cent in all, gross reduction of So .OOO,0OO.
1t is not believed that the members of
the committee know exactly what the ag-
gregate reduction on imports will amount
10. The general impression. however, is
that il will aggregate from $50,0o0,00 to
$55, ,000,0 000
In the bill to be submitted to the fun
committee, internal revenue reduction will
form no part. The administrative features
of the previous tariff are in the bill to be
reported, such as extending the bonded
period, etc
The reduction on internal revenue will
amount to from $50, 900, 600 to $50, 1000 600.
This will be principally upon tobacco and
the licenses and taxes on distillers. Il is
very improbable that any reduction will be
made on whisky, beer or spirits distilled
from fruits.
1t may be said, in g general way, that the
average gross reduction on all articles, in
Guiding The free lis:, will be about SO per
cent.
1t is more than probable that whatever
the committee proposes to do in connection
with the reduction Of internal taxation will
be Immediately followed by the iDtYoduc-
ton of bill into the committee before the
bill for the revision of the tariff is intro
duced into the House.
The statement that fish is to be placed ON
the free list is untrue. It was seriously
considered, but it was decided TO leave fish
as it is at present.
WHAT RANDALL Is DOING.
WASHINGTON, February 29th.-Randall is
preparing tariff bill which he proposes to
introduce in the House soon after the Mills
bill is presented. Yesterday he was con
sidering the articles which are specially
produced in California, and which the Mills
bill assails, such as almonds, walnus,
oranges, raisins, etc. Randall asked Nor
row whether any re iuction could be made
in these articles, in the estimation of the
people CT California. He was informed
that the tariff on these articles was not too
high, and that the horticulturists and viii.
culturists in California would not consens
to any reductions. Randall will leave the
tariff on these articles as it is now.
CHAIRMAN MILLS INTERVIEWED
WASHINGTON, February 29th-Charimarl
Mills promises to show the public to-mor
row morning the tariff bill which the
Democratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee have been incubating fol
the past three months. The members Of
the committee are pledged to secrecy
regarding the contents of the BILL and the
most energetic efforts to secure a copy 10
advance have met with failure
Respecting the fruit schedule, Mills said
to your correspondent tonight: " l would
like TO give you the schedule, but / cannot.
Tomorrow you will have it. All l can say
is that we want to bring California into the
line of Democratic States, and your people
need not be afraid that we will iDjure the
fruit interests"
This corresponds with what he told your
correspondent several weeksago. 1t is re-
garded as certain that raw tobacco will be
made free from taxation, and that wool,
salt, jute, fax, lumber, hemp and building
stone will go on the free list. There will
be large reduction of the tariff on WOODEN
goods. The reduction of revenue by the
bill will probably amount to over S60,-
100000