West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-15
MILLS TARIFF BILL.
a SYNOPSIS OF rHE FREE LIST.
Some OF tho Leading Features OF
the Measure


The tariff hill favored by Chairman Mills
and his Democratic associates OF the House
Ways aud Means COMMITTEES has nc last been
made public Estimates OF several rcducI
tions in reyenusairected by tlie hill havo not
been completed in detail. but tho aggregota !
according TO tho best information Ia the
hands OF tile Ways and Means Committce
is fixed at s5a.GlO.0)a This total
includes about Sse, $50, 0)0 on account of the
free list, Sl1,250, uO1 on account OF woolen
goods. : D0a.OO0 for china aud glasswars,
S;ao,uOp in the chemical schedule, something
lcss than SbO0OOl on cotton, 81 .5OOOl0 on
flax hemp and jute, aud sugar, about
There Is no internal rsvenus change pro.
posed by tho bill, this sub ioct being pure
posely left for lack of time 20 the eonsderar
ton OF the full committee,
. 'rhe bill makes the following additions 10
tho list of articles which may be imported
tree OF duty: M z
Wool, wooen rags aud shoddy; timber
boards, sawed lumber, hubs, blocks, slaves,
pickets, laths. shingles clapboards, aud logs;
salt when imported from any country which
ioeS not charge an import duty upon salt OK
ported from the United States; TAX, hemp,
iute and vegetable hbers; burlaps hagglng
for Gotten, artilcinl- mineral waters, tn
plates, iron or steel sheets, copper ore. nickel
ore, quicksilver antimony, marble cement;
nj essential oils, petroleum, cottonsccd oil,
glycerine, gelatine, spirits of turpent mo- SOAP
and soap stocks, coal tar products, barlSs for
iyeing, indigo, lOgwood.
Chemicals crude and manufactured, in
Guiding potash, sulphur, borax bluD vitro:
bone black, kaoin, ochre, umber, and
curled hair, needles, pulp for paper makers,
books printed ia foreign languages; cocoa;
dates. figs, prunes, currants; meats, game
and poultry; chicory, acorns and other sub
stitutes for coffee; crude opium FOR medicinal
purposes. rs n ufA u
the bill proposes besides putting many ad-
dit.onal items ON the free list, TO Tx the duty
on pig iron at So a ton, ON iron or steel rail-
way bars weighing moro than tweDty-dvo
pounds 70 the yard aud slabs or billcts OF
steel, 81 n ton; on iron or steel Il rails weigh
ing not over twenty five pounds 10 tho
yard, Slt a ton, aud on iron or steel fiat
rails, punched, SIS ton. Tee tin also
provides for admitting free OF duty after
July "all woo,s, hair of the AlfRca goat
and other like animals, woods on the sllin
woolen rags sho1dy, mengo waste aud
ioeks;n AMI aftar October I, 1885, N provides
among other things, for n forty per cent
duty on woolen wors sd CLOTHS, shawis and
all manufactures OF wool not especially emu.
merated; and on nanneis, blankets knit
goods, women's AMI children's dress goods
compose i'm part OF wool
Ian lditiOn 10 tho free list tho following arc
some OF the mcst important changes proposed
by the bill aaf FI4
China ornamente1, 45 per cent al valorcm
nov about 90 per ce1tl; China uu-orna-
mented and earthenwaro. 40psr cent. AL val
orem now about 80 per Gently; en- saustic
ties, 30 per cent al yalOrem now 35 per
cent green and colored glass bottles u cents
a p0uni now cent. There Is also provision
for adding the value of bottles when filed TO
the value on the dutiable goods = lint aud
lime glass bottles and presscd II isswaro 30.
per cent. ad valorem, now ~ per cent? cyiin
der aud crown glass polished and lctween
~ by 30, and 80 by 80 inches, 10 cents a
square foot; above that rate the measures
ment IS % cents q square foot; nov ~ and
40 cents respectively.
Unpolished crown and common window
glass not exceeding 10 by 10 inches, cent a
pound above that, and not EXCEEDING l9 by
%, " cents; above that and not exceeding
81 by 81, - cents; ell above, q cents,
now l%, -, @8 and, ~ respectIyely;.
porcelain and Bohemian glass, 40 Tor
cent al valoremt NOV 40 per cent
NOW $40 Of a cent pound; iron railway
bars, 81 ton now 7-l0 of n ccut a. a.poundi;
ste j and part steel rail lway bars and slabs
hud bilicts OF stesl. Sll ton now $l7 a
tou) iron or steel T rails Si4 n ton; FIAT rails
fl5 a ton; nov $40 and $40 pGund respoc.
lively; round iron, J cent pound now
2-l0 cents). Ere fr.
ON sheet iron there Is O uniform reduction
Of l-l0 cent per pound excepting Taggars
iron. On hoop, band or scroll iron, less than
eight in hes ia width there Is reductiou OF
10 cent per pound on grades thinner than
No 10 wire gauge. Cast iron pipe OF every
description a. 10 cent pound now ] cent?
Cut nails and spikes OF iron or steel cent
pound nOw = a ccntsl. Cut talks 80 per
cent. al yaloremlnow about 3 cents a poulD
Railway fish plate', slO OF one cent pound