The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-04
THE NEW TARIFF.
1t Reduces the Annual In
come $4,000. 600.
A swEKrrxe CTR N SUGAR

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A swEEPrSG CIT IN SUGAR
Internal Revenue on Tobacco Almost /
AbeiIshed-Eise saaers-FereiSn /
Books. curranss. Jafe Fiber, Mat /
ting and Opium on the Free List
Alcohol in fise Arts Relieved Prom /
Tsxaffen-The whole Taria Re
vised.
wAsHIsGraS, Oct 3.-senator Aliisoa, 1
from the committee on finance. to-day ~
ported back to the senate the house tariff /
bill with sn amendment in the nature of 4
a substitute. and the bin was placed on 1
the calendar. He said that majority and
minority reports TO accompany the biIi
would be Sled tomorrow OF Friday. lie
gave notice thaf he would eall up the tsIl
for consideration Monday.
The substitute fer the Mills tariff bin en-
braces an eafise revision Of the tariff
schedules and administration features Of
the present law. promising re-eractmeut
Of all such features - in the opinion cf a
majority OF the committee ought rot 10 be
changed. According to an estimate made
by the committee the bsll provides for
total reduction OF about SOD, GO. masie
mp approximately rs follows: Sugar,
81 - 800; free Hss, s s0c coo. tobacco, in
= rcsff
the arts, s7fo9Ga9. other reductions
in customs. e 0ceeeo. The majority and
minority sepoTts viii be submitted form
ally tomcrFow, and wilI be then made
public
The FREE LrsT.
Following are the additions 70 the free
lisl- AtoTfis, baryra, beeSwax- books and
pamphlets pTlnrea exclusively In Ian
guageS other than the Engissh; sFaids.
pialts. Hats, iaces. etc. Tor Grnanenteti
hats; Busties. unmandfacfure6: bulbs and
bnlhous roots not edible; ehiccogy root, uR-
ground; coal, slack or cHiIns coal tar:
crud. cnrelug stone. eurfan's, dried daa-
aeitOn roots, ungroun1s xsfacts and ia.
SoTs OF ali kinds, nnmanufHetnre1; jnte.
manila. ranie and ali other textile grasses
or hsE4ns substances, uumauufacEufed.
Chinese honT maruug- grease and oil used
IN saap making, etc: hamal hair; raw
mineral waters. moiasscS testing not ab0yc
- degrees; olive 0ti for manufacturing or
mechanical purposes, etc; nut oil; opium,
crude. potash. rags, al not enumerated;
hemp seed. rape seed: spcuges. sand, tar
pi.ea OF wood, and tafpentiae. The fol
lowing synopsis contains the principal
changes compared with the present law,
the rates BY the present law being given in
pareHthesis with each item. except when
the article is not enumerated IN the exist
ing law.
Fresh asa rSmaIhs On the free list, hu:
with the following important reservation:
~Exeept when frozen Of packed in ice o.
otherwise prepared by any process fer pres
eryaii0n- Fish cured by this exception
sge eiassed with other foreign -cansht pre-
served fish ar &c per ib.as in the prcseat
law
wooL ASP wooLES GOODS.
Schedule X, wool aud manufactures of
woOl-CiGssiEcatign the same as in the
present law. First and seeond-elass and
al hair OF the alpaca goat ami other ike
animals, II cents pound 40 20 leel.
1hifd-ciass, exceeding in value l. cents
3 pound, 8 cents pound.
slubbing and 81 other yarns composed
wholly or in part Of wool or w0Fsted. 20
cents Per pOana-
AL yoois and hair oi the alpaca goat or
other aaiutals which have advanced hy
any process OF manufacture beyond the
washed or secured condition, not other.
wise provided for In this act, 10 be subject
20 tie same duties imposed upon mgnH-
iaetpnfs OF wool not especially enumerated
or provided for IN this act.
Nuslien cloth, shawis. aud all ranaiac-
islscA 1i wool uot enumerated. value not
tp exceed ~ cents pound, s3 cents a
pound, and in addition - per cent ad
vaiorsm ts1 cents per pound and 40 per
ceni aG yal0feml.
Above 40 cents aud not exceeding 90
cents pound, 80 ceuts pound and - per
cent. Nd saiortm GO aud % cents and >
and % per cent?.
Above % cents pound 40 eeuis pound
and % cents at saiouen
Fl&unels. blaukegg, hats. c'c.- yalue
above % cents a pound, O. cents q pound
ana 80 per ccnt. al Eaioseal "a c@uis and
b per centaad - cents aud 20 per eeuti
Mumeus ald chiidren's dress gOOGs.
Italian cloths, etc. made partly Of WOOL
snd Yalce NOT 70 exceed - cents per square
yard. cents pr square yard and 40 per
cent al yaiorem e cents aud % per cent.
Containing az aduiixture Of silk, and iu
shtch silk Is mol the component materials
of chief value, aud not otherwise provided.
ii cents per square yard ard in addition -
Per Cens al salOFem q cents and - per
cent and cents aud 30 percent, accord
ing to yalucl
Provided. that ali goods Of the eharac-
ter enumerated 0g aiyertised ia this para
graph, weighing over I ounces pei yard,
shall pay a duty Of 20 cents per pound and
40 per cent al valorem ,25 cents and 80 per
cent?
womcn's and ehiidren's dress goods.
italian cloths, etc, composed wholly of
wool, II cents per sgDars yard and 40 per
cent, al yalnrctn 10 cents ana - per ccnt.l
Al such goods, with salvaEes, made
wholly or in part 81 ofhss material. and al
such goods in which threads wholly or ia
part ol other materials have been intro
duced for the purpose OF changing the
classification for duty, ii cents per square
yard and 80 per cent. aa valoreIn sa cents
aud ~ per cenL).
Provided. that on such goods that weigh
over Ounces pes square ward shall pay
duty Of 20 cents per pound and - per cent.
ga Valoreui.
Clothing. ready made. not enumerated.
all goods made ON a knittiRg-frane and all
Knit fabrics composed wholly or ia par9 uf
wool made up - manufactured wholly or
in part, % cents per pound and IS per cent.
al Va,0Ecm f}8 cents and s. per cent?.
ti0aks, dolmaus. 3sckets. etc, except
knit gouls, composed wholly or ia part Of
wool made up wholly 90 Ia part, st crufs
Per teaad aud f5 per cent al valarem ii5
cents aad - per cent al val0rem.l
Eadlcss hoifs cs ielis for paper of print
ing machines, - cents per pound aud %
per ceuf al Vstorcsn 90 cents aad . FeT
cent?.
rHE -taAu sCmgpCLE.
Al suaar~ NOS abose Ne ls nutrh stand
ara IN color. tank ao,tcm syrups oi cane
juice oT q beet Iuise. HieisGa. Couccn
iFered l8clG5a. teppcrf and couceufTaret
inolas6-s testing d. fu.aric3pc a.. above
o. degrees. 7-la ceui feg T-g5Ind jnca i-is
ccufl. aud iar eNCfF additional degree
shown hy the Isolsriseope -.ic0 gf = cent
addifiOual l1oE f-ile af Ccnt'
All suEErs above No - auu uu5 Sbayc
No. Is. T. CENTS .naW 7--i0o cents.
Al snsArs above Sc. s. aud uut ataFe
30. ~, q. cents ,uoE 8 gca'sl
All -uEafs ahuve No. - 2 eeufs tuuU
Sfafassls testing a,.prl & degrees, -1 ts'.l;s
~ ral.2u .asw 3D.
Sarsr candy sud al C01ic lfueFF. lu-
claaare caurg' a1e rVE3eeisafie s, made up
Nus.l5 o- in Ver; ~ sugar valued Af =
ctHts ~ itas per p-siIHr, and ca sugars after
being refined. when tuSrgrd. coilFEd eE
10 auy Way aaa3.cratld ecsts vtT gount
lnow ) and i ce4i'.
ttigcose or SVsTsrsgl-as cents .e per
ceut. sd Talorela
raUAC0o rAVEs NEtAlT as. REg1kIsD.
Tie interaal rescnuc seats6n - The h!il,
- far ~ lis e'atss fu tatAcrfA, rrrt3fscs
that after fetfrslarF. Gss9. manufactures 1f
eigars sAau isay q ssseeial Tax ~ s. annual
iy The TAX on c.-afs aGa al cigarettes
weighing incge than thFc= Pounds pssr 200
which snail b. manufactured or sold after
gaat Gate, shall ~ sii par lst3 sad cigar
esies Weighing iess than ghrse pounds -
the iolu. 20 ceRfs YeF lgts'. Sifi sad tax
shah - pzid ~ ine 1ttt -tarrrs-
Il rert as all laws restricting tAe sl.Sfssi-
eos. ~ 1880 4a~Fs-aa--