Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04


ing important reservation, "except when
frozen or packed IN ice or otherwise pre-.
pared by any process for preservation"
Fish covered by this exception are classed
with other foreign caught preserved fish at
one-half cent pound as in the present law.
The principal reductions in the bill as
stated above are made on sugar and tobacco.
A SYNOPSIS Of the sugar schedule is as fol-
lows: All sugars not above 10, Dutch stand
ard in color: Tank bottoms, sirups of cane
julie or OF beet juice, melada, concentrated
rnelada, concrete and concentrated molasses,
testing by poariscope not above - degrees,
: cent per p und now l. As cents, and for
every additional degree shown by the polari-
scope, or cent additional tnow 04 cent.
All sugars above No. IS and not above No.
i6, lSS cents tuow 2f5, All sugar above
No 10 and not above No 20, Il. cents NOW
3 cents All sugars above No. 20, cents
now 49, centsi
Molasses testing above Sc degrees, 4 cents
per gallon now s.. Sugar candy and all
including chocolate confec-
tionery, made wholly or in part of sugar
valued at Il cents or less pound, and on
sugars after being refined, when tinctured.
tttpltt, VI III any way duultFl dtctl. - teils
per pound NOW ) and TO- glucose or grape
sugar, Il cent 20 per cent. ad valoreml.
The internal revenue section of the bill, so
far as it relates to touacco, provides that
after Feb /, 1889, manufacturers of cigars
shall pay a special tax OF So annually. The
tax on cigars, cheroots and on all cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds per l 600
which shall be manufactured or sold after
that date shall be 81. 80 per l0o0, and on
cigarettes weighing less than three pounds TO
the LOCO cents per 900, ami said tax shall
be paid by the manufacturer. It repeals old
laws restricting tie disposition OF tobacco by
farmers and producers, and all laws impos-
ing taxes on manufactured tobacco and
snuff, and the special taxes required by law
to be paid by manufacturers of and dealers
in leaf tobacco, retail dealers in
leaf tobacco, dealers in manufactured
tobacco, snuff and cigars, peddlers
of tobacco, snuff and cigars, and
manufacturers of snuff It provides for
a rebate on all original and unbroken pack
ages held by manufacturers or dealers at the
time the repeal goes into effect (Feb. l, 1880.
1t also repeats all laws limiting, restricting,
or regulating the manufacture, sale or ex-
portation of tobacco or snuff
Alcohol to be used in the industrial arts is
relieved from the payment of an internal
revenue tax provision is made for bonded
alcohol warehouses, and safeguards are pro-
vided against fraud. There is prohibition
against the use of any distilled spirits upon
which the internal revenue tax has not been
paid in the manufacture OF tinctureS, pro-
prsetary articles, wines, liquors, cordals,
bitters, or other alcoholic compounds which
are used or sold as beverages
The classification of woods is that of the
first and second class woods, is cent per
pound; woods OF the third class are also in
creased / cent per pound Small changes
ar made all through the wool schedule. The
following are some of the most important
items, the duty by the present law being put
in parenthees;
Wooden cloths, shawls, and all manufac-
lures Of wool not enumerated valued at not
exceeding 40 cents per pound, s. cents per
pound, and in addition thereto So per cent
ad valorem (35 cents and IS and 40 per cent
Above 40 cents, and not exceeding 60 cents
per pound, 30 cents per pound and 40 per
cent ad valorem t35 and 40 cents and s. and
DO per cent? Above 60 cents per pound, 40
cents per pound, and 40 per cent adj valorem.
Flannels, Blankets hats, etc, valued at above
TO cents per pound, 10 cents per pound, and
40 per cent ad vaorem GA cents and 35 per
cent and 81 cents and ~ per cent?
Women's ard children's dress goods, Italian
cloths, made part of wool and valued not ex-
ceeding IS cents per square yard, 9 cents per
square yard ~ per cent ad vaiorem = cents
and rs per cent, and containing an admix-
ture of silk, and in which silk is not the COM
ponent material of chief value and not other
wise provided for, II cents per square yard;
and in addition thereto 40 per cent. ad
valorem Is cents and 30 per cent, and cents
and 40 per cent, according to value).
Provided that all goods of the character
enumerated or described in this paragraph
weighing over four ounces per square yard
shall pay a duty of 40 cents per pound and
| 10 per cent ad valorem 81 and A. per cent.
per pnundL Women's and children's dress
| goods, Italian cloths, and composed wholly
Of wool Ii per cent per square yard and 40
| per cent. ad valorem 90 per cent and % per
| cent?
| In the metal schedule it is provided that
in laying and collecting the duty on iron ore
no deduction shall be made from the weight
of the ore on account of moisture which may
be chemically or physically combined there
with Changes are made all through the
schedule, largely IN classification. The duty
Is in most cases slightly decreased On cop
per the reduction is one half, and wire rods
are also considerably reduced The duty Oh
tin plate is not changed. Type metal is fixed
at Il cent pound tnow 20 per cent ad va
| iorem), and new type at . per cent ad va
| loren.
Cigars. cigarettes and cheroots, 81 80 per
pound NOW So. 50) If any portion of any
tobacco imported in any package or in bull
shall be suitable for wrappers, the entir,
quantity Of tobacco contained in such i'm
portations shall be dutiabie, if not stemmed
at IS cents per pound; if stemmed at 81 PEI
pound.
Leaf tobacco, all other than that suitable
for wrappers, manufactured and no
stemmed, 20 cents per pound; stemmed, q
cents NOW So cents)
After the bill had been introduced Sher
man stated that he was compelled to leav,
the city at once and obtained permission Il
speak on the measure He said that in hi
Judgment the senate substitute was sub
stantiai compendium of the provisions TO
the collection of internal revenue and Gus
toms duties. 1t contained positive, I'm
Questionable reduction of revenues to the e1
tent of S773, 6S8, 600 The senate bill enlarge
the free list by adding to it certain article
which could not be produced in this country
There was not single item in the senate bi
which Disseminated against sections of tn
country. There was slight increase of til
duty on wool, "but he hoped against hope
that the increase would be made larger b
the senate He believed that the senate bi