Nevada County picayune., 1888-03-14
THE PEOPLES BURDEN.
What the New Tariff Bill Propo- ses to do Toward Making the
 Load of Taxation Lighter.
Probable Reduction of S35.ooo,oOo the
 First Year H the Measure Becomes Law.

| aShingtOn. D C.. March l.- ne | chairman uf the ways and means com mittec today submitted to the full committee the tariff bill on which the democratic members have been at work for several months. The meas urc was immediatly made public. 1 The estimates of reduction in the revenue affected by the bill have not been completed in detail. hut to the l best information in the hands in the committee k fixed at Sjj .0OO .OOO. | This total includes about S22 22j .OO0 on account of the free list slI.2jO.- 1 GOO on account of wooden goods. S =
 COG. .O00 for china and glassware. S75O .OoO in chemical schedule. some thing less than $500. .O0O on cotton S1, LOO .OOO on flax. hemp and jutc, and on sugar about Sll ,oo0. .00O.
 There are no internal revenue changes proposed by the bill. This subject was purposely left, for the | lack of time. to the consideration of the full committee
 The administrative provisions con Stitute the most volumnious part of the bill. and embrace the provision compiled by MT. Hewitt in the For ty-ninth congress and incorporated in the Morrison bill. Mr. Hewitt < provisions abolishing the office of merchant appraiser and providing new methods of appraisement are omitted. The entire system or dam age allowance of imported goods, in jured during transportation. Is abol- ishcd. The period for which impor- ted merchandise can he kept in bonded warehouses is extended from one to three years. The duties on bbNcS, tdIlbbllS anu otIiti iiiSl'tt NoN- eridgs of merchandise which pass into the hands of consumers are re- vived. The duties on pack ing charges are revived. What is known as the "simlitude" clause of the tariff is re-enacted. with 
 such wording aS to make clear when unenumerated ar ticles can he classified as assimila- ting to enumerated articles. Impor- ters declarations are substituted for importers oaths in all customs mat ters. and importers are authorized to make declaration before notaries in-
 stead of at the custom-house.
 THE FREE LIST
 section of the bill which is to take ef- feet July l. lSss. has the following articles added to the present free list:
 Timber hcwn and sawed. and tim Der used for Spars and in building warves; timber squared or sided 1; wool unmanufactured not specially enumerated or provided; sawed boards or blanks and all other artic- les of sawed lumber. Hubs for wheels. last blocks. heading blocks, wagon blocks. car blocks
 gun blocks and all like blocks or sticks rough hcwn or sawed only. Slaves of wood. picket and paiIngs. laths, shingles clap boards of pine or spruce, and log provided. that if any export duty is laid on above mentioned articles or either of them hy any country whence imported. all said articles imported from said countries shall be subject to duty as now provided by law.
 Salt in sacks. barrels or other packages or in bulk. when imported from any country which does not charge import duty upon salt cN- ported from the 'nited States.
 Flax straw. flax not hackled or
 dressed flax hacked. known as dressed linen. tow of flax, or hemp. Hemp. manila and other like Substi- tutc for hemp. .Jutc butts. iutc sum, si,al grass and other vegetable flores. Burlaps. not exceeding sixty inches in width.of flax ,jutc or hemp, or of which flax, iutc or hemp, or either of them shall be the com ponent material of chief value. Bag oing for cotton or other manufactures not especially enumerated or pro- vided for in this act. suitable to uses for which cotton bagging is applied. composed in whole or part of hemp. iute. flax. gunny bags, gunny cloth, or other ma terial-providcd, as to hemp and flax, jute, jutebutts, sum and sisal grass and manufactures thereof (eN- cept burlaps not exceeding sixty inches in width and bagging for cot