Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-01

tested against the abolition Of tHis tax.
So GonInsi tax bringing in 81 ,00O. Co)
OR 100000 Of revenue may Do r.
tsioeo.
The rEx on alcohol used II TIE srts is
70 De abolish ed, bus under negotiations
which s,e to oe trusted 10 gusrd against
fraud" The tx on retaii houor deal
ers. however. which yielded 81 ,567 26S in
1887. IS rCs ouched, go that dsa ers II
paints and oils are not Civ n tie relis I
provided By the Ri l!s bill. Tls abolition
C. The tax or fun brandy is supposed to
do away with 81 500 900 Of revenue.
FILTERED FREE LIST.
TIE free Is. hss suffered many vicissi-
tudes. 1; IVES originally Intended to
place or It & large number CT chemicsls,
bu: the manufacturers protested go vlo-
lently that many If them had to be re-
stored TO the dutl65Ie liss. TIE list as
f1slly made up consists pr ncipal!y CT
drugs AID chemicals, tut contains also
i1.e, MANTLE apd St:a! grass. It does
not contain lumber, soap, salt, wool,
cotton b,ggiog, nor b1rs1, all CT which
appear On Inc Tree list CT ths mills bill.
The pottery manufacturers have got al
they want. The Echedule is resdj1.ted.
with o Sigh. increase on every Item
where 1t has been thought necessary. 1ha
Mills bill made q cut OF 20 per cent sSome
OF the Democrats thought this WAS too
much, bu. believed the PRODUCE could
stand 8 per cent. reduction. Plate
glass Ia p .acticsliy unchanged. The MIL:
bill put GeIm1n mirror Plates On the free
list because they aFe not made in this
country, bus some Of Inc plste glass MAJ
ufscturors thought they might be made
soma time II tha present duty were re-
tanned, snd their FISHES were deferred &c
By the Senators. 1. is sa UNBORN indus
try which the t.rif IL * Jecled 10 fecuu.
Gate.
METALS UNCHANGED.
TIE meta schedules hsve been simpii
J dad By unityiDg the duties on steel snG
iron. S.eel Tails will be pat 80 Sl5 o.
Sl4 per TOP, the committee has not de
cided which. Tdey are st Sll IN tnt
Mills bill, ED ta3 minority OF the com
mittee ca ways ard meana declare
that that rate iGsures handing over tn;
market to our English r!vsls Lead ORE
| is left in the Senste bill a. the existin,
rate, bus in order to prevent fraud tivs
ore, noW on the tree list, Is made dut:a
bic O: me ssms rate. Toe only change II
wire rods is in the gu.ss from TO 8
Tin Plates remain dursole ct The on
rate. Quicksilver is fix ID al six cent
per pouHc, instead O; ten per cent.
va orem. 70 toe Miils bill Il Is pus o.
The free hs', bus vigorous protest
sgnipst this sct1rn have come to the SRI
ate committee from tbs operators OF III
mines.
| LUMBER STILL TAXED.
There Is no change mAde IN the lumbe
schedule By the Senate DILL.
The Cut in sugar is about so per cent
pus the precise form OF the schedule ha
1ot yet been fixed and further hesrlDs
are 20 oe given. AS printed, no radio,
change is inside Ia clssslfl .aunu, but "a
consamer ia sivsn the neLef a. Of one
fourth Of ceng p0uud ever fne 1edaer
TIE air, Senators ssy, has not been I
drive refaers OUT OF the business. but
oresk up the trusi which the sugar mo
nopolists have formed.
Under the head OF provisions. rice
reduced so pEr ceut. The h publican
sre proud Of this GU, because they Clair
taat the reductions OF q quarter Ct Ger
per pound on cleaned and uuclesned ric
In the Mills bill amount by change c
class. fcasion 10 practicsl increase {
duty. There ATE fsw other changes i
the p DIVISION schedule.
RAisins, prunes and nuts era left st "a
existing rate uf du!y against reductio
Ia the Mills bill Of half cent on r.isins
The sugg' s.ioa Of putting high dutis
on grain to bring the farmer within II
hign tar f circle WAS no. carried out.
The schedules OF cottons sad liq dor
show practically no change. The farmer
do not get the irse cotion Begging Il
which they have been pstltioa!ng, OF
there Is considerable deduction Oh
lro jute goes nn the free list Flax
safe, however f.om ruthless cuts.
ON RELIEF.
The duty on Clothing woods Of the IN;
grRdes-th1t is, above 80 cents per poul
is increased from IL 70 Is cents. Th
Is The only change made 10 raw wool. tt
gIowsrs wSnted the duties OF 1867, fxln
charge of 10 per cent. advsloreni in sc
dillon 70 the ~ cents per pound, oaE e
committee preferred 10 sdnere TO the sp
cifc sYstem.
The woollen schedule Is pretty thol
oughls overheuled. WoTstesds are to 1
classet as 7Soolleu in future 60 preveI
the uGdervs.usticn uhder the wols.e
cisuse OF the zcs Of 1883, which has cor
!. 70 much damage siuce the decision {
Sc creiarY FJiger. There are some Ii
cresses Cf duly On woolleDs which nj
help to keep the manufacturers IL lie +
Harrison and Morton. They do II
. amount, however, TO restoration Of Il
duties Of 1867, which the manufactures
asked.
There Is no change il the silk schedule
The paper schedule 10 restjusted
r conform to the modern classif ;ntion, b.
: there is no essentisl change IN cutie
The change in classification prevents I'll
bringiEg in Of psper suitable for Writin
at 5 lower rate thsn was iatended in th
tariff 1883 Motaer Of pearl is one {
the articles put on the free list to as iii
the manu- .csurers Of pesrl button,
Goal, ssls snt marble sre Untouched.
ART IN THE BALANCE.
Il was hooei that tle Ssnsss would D
above the cheap demagogery which pre-
vsiled by narrow msj0riiy in thu ceucn
Of the House Democrats and would pa
works Of arr on the free let. They ps
less than $500 900 per year, and RI pusab!
artists do not ask for protection Of tai
kind. The Senate com nIttse, howevei
has not decided to wipe out the 80 pc
cent da,y. It may do 80, but 1t is hsrdl
probable.
SOME DETAILS.