The Springdale news., 1888-10-12
THE TARIFF.
The Senate Suos.itute for tn, Kills
 Tariff Bill.
Synopsis of Its Provisions. Together with Comparisons with Those of tas House Bill-A Min ority Report
 to Be Presented.

committee on finance, rep3rte1 the Ra-
 publican substitute for the Mills Tariff bill. which was passed by the House of presentatives last July. The written reports prepared by the majority and minority (the Republican and amoeratic members of the committed will be for mally presented to the Senate tomorrow or Friday, the views of the minority not being yet quite ready. In presenting the bill Senator Allison stated that he would call it up for consid ration on Monday next. Speaking of the merits of the bill, Senator Aldrich, who prepared the ma-
 1ority report. said to representative of the United Press: We are confident
 that a careful analysis Of the measure in
 comparison with that prepared by MT.
 Mills, and adopted ia the Hou5e, will augured to the interest of the Republican
 party. Our aim has been to conform
 closely to the wishes of the Republican
 party as expressed in the platform
 adopted at Chicago While we have re- duced the revenues as largely as the
 surplus and the expenses Of the
 country will admit, we have iaid stress upon retention of
 every essential feature oe our protective system. The reductions are 'half-and-
 half'on customs duties and internal taxes. h round numbers. We reduce the income O. the government $75, 090, 9)3 We cut the sugar duty as nearly oae-ha,f as We could figure and make tile reductions there aggregate S27, 759 a01. Tobacco releases S24. 590,0 0)0: free alcohol for the arts. ST. 099.o90. The free list is given $ 5)9.o 900. ami the other reductions about Ss. 009 o9O"
 The changes proposed by the bill in internal revenue and tariff taxes are to take effect on and after the first day Of February, IS39. The internal-reyenue tax on cigars. cher0ots and cigarettes weighing more than three pounds Der i,9)0 $ fixed at Si.5t per f.015: less than three pounds per l.099. - cents IL repeals all law restricting the sale Of tobacco by farmers and producers. repeaIs the taxes on manu- gactGred tobacco and snuff, the special taxes required to be paid by manufacturers and deaI- CTS n leaf tobacco and retail dealers in leaf to- baeeo manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars Alcohol used n the industrial arts. under certain regulations, is 10 he exempt from the payment ot tae internai revenue. h schedule 4. cover Ing chemical products, the duty on alcoholic peFtamery, cologne water and other toilet wa aers is fixed at 8 per gallon and twenty five percentum al vaiogem. Black. ing of ai kinds Ztfsent ysffYe percentnn
 Suiphate Of copper. , cents per pound: refined camphor, cents per pound. bo9ax efade.3 cents. refined cents per pound Ce-
 neHts, cents per ID pounds; chlorotorm, 30 cents per i19 pounds, sg.pharIe ether. 38eeats per i00 pounds; morphine, 5Q cents per pound: castor oil, 51cents per gallon. Medlcjna! prep aratioCs, essences, medicated wines. etc n cents per pound. and cosmetics and toilet prep aratlonS, fifty per cent ad valorem.
 IT the earthen and glassware schedule E. duty on common brown earthcnwarc and stone ware is fixed at twenty percentum ad yalorem: plan glass bottles from 10 1a cents per pound; rough plate glass from | to , cents per square foot
 h the metal schedule. iron and steel railway bars, or bars made in part steel, "T'' ra.Is and punched iron or steel fat rails. 7-l9 of | cent per pound. The Mills bill fixes duty Of S1l per ton on iron and steel railway bars weigh ing more than 9 pounds to the yard and Sli per ton on iron or steel TT" rails anu Sl5 per ton ron or steel fiat rails weigh ing not over = pounds to the sard Iron ore and sulphur ore in the Senate committees bill are taxed - cents per ton. Pig iron, wrought and scrap-.ron and scrap-steel. 3.10 lf I cent per pound, the same as under the existing law. Beams. girQers and aII structural steeIs. 1-l0 cents per pound; boiler and plate. iron or steel. from to 3s cents per poun1, and f valued a3ose E cents per roanl, forty five peecentum ad yalorem: Hoop ron. from to 1,l5 cent per pouad. Cut aails. i cent per pound Ir5I or stee. wire, f. Tl ia4 cents to cents per pound. Copper ore, ff4 cents per pound. Cop per plates and bars. cents per pounJ- Lead ore. cents per pound. Niczel ore. cents per pound. Z5ae, in blocks r. cents; in sheets, 2.a cents per pound.
 h the wood and wooden schedule, duty on hewn and sawed timber is twenty per cent ad valarem. Sawed boasls. blanks. etc, sa per l6o1 .ect
 F. schedule r, covering sugar. al sugars not above I3 D. o.. s.i0 csnts per pound. The Mills i 0lil proposes duty of 15-l t cents per pound l saEaEs above No. 3 and lot above Ii D s. Is cents per pound: in the Nils bil it is , 23-l0J cents per poun5, Above No. i6 and not above 2o D. $, Is cents per pound. against f0-lDJ cents per pound in The AI Us ball. All above 1 number ? D. S., cents psr pound, against 2 s-la cents per pound T. the Nils bill
 l. he tobacco schedule the duty on cigars aHa cigarettes Is fixed .t $3.5a per pound; leaf lobaeco, not stemm6a. - cents per pound; -stemmed, Il per pound; unmannlactured leaf tobacco, n cents per pound-if stemmed, - cents. Snur 5j cents per pound.
 L the provision schedule, he duty on figs is fixed at cents per pound; raisins, , cents per pound; cleaned rice, cent per pound; uu- cIeaaed, 1a cent per pound; broken rec, !. cent per pound. In the Mills bIil the duty on cleaned rec is fixed at ! cent per pound, and ancleaned rice t3 cent per pound. The duty on salt in bags, sacks and barrels Is fixed al l2 cents per l01 pounds; III bulk. cents per l0l pounds the same at present Wheat, - cents per bushel; wheat four, twenty per cent advalorem. Brandy, S2 per proof gallon. C0riials and absnthe are taxed s@ per proof gallon. Ale. porter and beer in bottles, 3 cents per gallon, otherwise yshau ln bottles 30 cents Der gallon.
 IH fhe cotton manufactures schedule cotton threads, warps etc, are taxed from U cents 10 4 cents per pound Cotton cloth, from 2ia 10 c. cents per square yard. Stockings, hose, gloves shirts and drawers, thirty five per cent. d valorem. Cotton cords, braids, thrty-fye per cent ad valorem. The duty on fax straw | fxed at 5 per ton. fax not haekled. s9o per ten-the Is at present. Ii the MaIs bill they are put on the free .lst. Tackled fax in the Senate bill Is taxed s4 per ton; in the Ailis btll slo Tow Of flax Or hemp k taxett rio per ton; il the Mills b.A it is oH the free list Hemp. S2 per ton. Bur laps, not exceeding sixty inches in width ex