Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-04

third class, valued at 12 cents pound, t fixed at 213 cents per pound, if valued ot more than 12 cents pound cents per pound In the Mills bill, all wools, hair of the alpaca goat and other like animals are placed on the free list The duty on woolen rags, shoddy, mungo, focks and wool waste in the senate committees bill is fixed at 10 cents per pound, the same as under existing law, and those in the Mills Gill are also placed on the free list.
 The duty on woolen cloths, shawls and all manufactures of wool of every description, not specially enumerated in the bill, valued at not exceeding 40 cents per pound, Is liked at 35 cents per pound and 35 per centum ad valorem; valued at above 40 cents and not exceeding 60, 35 cents per pounds and 4O per centum ad valoreln; valued at above 6O cents pound, 40 cents per pound and 10 per centum ad valorem. The Mills bill proposes duty of 40 per centum ad valorem on these goods. The duty on fannels, blankets and hats, valued at not exceeding 30 cents pound, is fixed in ths senate bill at 10 cents per pound; valued at above 80 cents pound and not exceeding 40 cents pound, 12 cents per pound; valued at above 40 cents pound and not exceeding GO cents, Is cents per pound and 35 per centum ad valorem; valued at above 60 cents a pound, 40 cents per pound and 40 per centum ad valorem.
 Molasses above 56 degs., cents per gallon, which rate is cents gallon below present rates, and cents per gallon lower than the Mills bill rate. The duty on the cheapest grades of womens and children's dress goods coat Innings, Italian cloths, part wool or worsted, is fixed at 6 cents per square yard and 40 per centum ad valorem; on the higher grades, II cents per yard and 40 per centum ad valorem. In the Mills bill these goods are taxed 40 per cent ad valorem. Ready made clothing, in the senate bill, is taxed 4O cents per pound and 40 per centum ad valorem; in the Mills bill only 45 per centum ad valorem; cloaks, dolmans, jackets, talmas, etc., 10 cents per pound and 45 per eentum ad valorem; in the Mills bill only 45 per centum ad valorem. No change in existing rates is proposed on carpetings.
 The silk and silk goods schedule imposes tax of 50 cents per pound on partially manu- factured goods and 30 per centum on thrown silk Goods in the piece, including ribbons. are taxed from 75 cents and 15 per centum ad valorem to $225 a pound and 15 per centum ad valorem, according to percentage of silk in the goods. Velvets, plushes, etc, are taxed from S1 a pound and l5 per centum ad valorem to S3.50 per pound and 5 per centum ad valorem. Silk webbings, gorings, etc, 50 per centum ad valorem; faces, en- broideries etc, to per centum ad valorem; paper hangings, imperial letter and note paper are taxed D per centum, the same as existing law and as proposed by the Mills bill; manufactures of paper not specially enumerated, p per centum ad valorem.
 In the sundries schedule, bituminous coal is taxed 75 cents per ton; matches 10 cents per gross, boxes, or l cent per thousand matches if not in boxes; unmanufactured stone, except marble, II cents per cubic foot :; dressed, 25 per centum ad valorem; watches, watch cases and jewelry, 9 per cent. ad valorem.
 The importation of opium containing less than 9 per centum of morphia, and of opium prepared for smoking is prohibited.
 The free list includes, among numerous other articles, tea and coffee, anthracite coal, cocoa, gold, silver and copper coins, fish for bait, raw or uncured hides, raw silk, silk cocoons and silk waste, sllkworm eggs, cedar, mahogany, rosewood, satinwoods and all
 manufactured cabinet woods paintings,
 statuary and photographic pictures imported by associations for the encouragement of science art or industry; all works of arts, | collections in illustration of the progress of | the arts, science or manufactures; photo graphs, works ill terra cotta, parian, pot 1 tery, artistic copies of antiquities in metal, | animals imported for exhibition, arsenic, etilo"Aoo0 No"J, beeS"thA, boAoeoLA oS'uS<iSeS,
 bolting cloths; books, engravings, etchings,
 which have been printed more than twenty | years books printed in other than the En- l glish language; opium containing per cent. l or more of morphia, gold and silver ores and | bullion, cinnamon, diamonds trough or un- 1 cut, unmanufactured feathers and downs,
 jute and jute butts, manila, sisal grass and
 undressed furs, gunny bags and cloth fit only
 for remanufacture, molasseS testing not above
 56 degs., logs, railroad ties, ship timber and
 ship planking, and all lumber, wire, rope, iron
 and steel materials built in the United States
 for foreign account and ownership, for the
 purpose of being employed ill the foreign | trade, and all articles of foreign production
 needed for the repair of American vessels
 engaged exclusively in foreign trade.