New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-04

In the schedule Of Wines liquors. etc., the rate
still wines In casks is raised from so cents TO 90
cotton manufactures shows some important
changes The House wiped out every specific rate
i'm Its schedule and substituted an ad valorem rate
Of 40 per cent on all cotton threads, yarns ana
cotton cloth OF every description The Senate
Committee has dropped every ad valorcm rate In
the present law as far a. practicable, and substi-
tutcd specific or compound rate based on the
quality and value Of the manufacture. The sched-
ule Is an Improvement on the present law, and, II
adopted it will reduce the revenue somewhat and
az the same time preserve the proper relation be-
tween the measure OF protection afforded to coarse
and fine goods. The House bill imposes the
higher rates on the coarser goods, upon
which the smaller amount of skilled labor has
been bestowed: for example, on cotton cloth ex-
ceeding 200 threads to the square inch, not
bleached, dyed, colored, stained or printed. the
same ad valorcm rate is posed as on the finest
grades Of cotton cloth
The House completely riddcd the fax, hemp
and lutc schedule, which, If adopted in the form
recommended, would seriously injure the North
crn farmer and cripple, if It did not destroy, the
liax and hemp manufacturing industries Of the
United States The Senate Committee proposes
TO preserve the present law and by Redistribution
and substitution of specific for ad valOrem rate
wherever practicable to protect the farmer. as well
as the manufacturer and his working people.
The House proposed to place the sare rate Of
duty, % per cent ad valorem, on brown and
bleachcd linen cloth that 1t imposed on laces,
hToideries, lace window curtains and other com
pletcd articles of lace On the former, the Senate
on the latter, which comprises the finest manu-
features OF linen and cotton, 80 per cent ad
valorcm.
THE WOOL AND wooLLENs SCHEDULE.
The schedule of wool and woollens Is one which
gave the Senate Committee some trouble. 1t has
been, however, satisfactorily arranged, and will
commend itself both to the wool growers and
woollen manufacturers. Clothing woods, which
now pay IL cents per pound, and combing woods
which now pay 10 cents, classed together at
a uniform rate Of II cents per pound. If washed.
the rates to be doubled and If secured. trebed
Third-elass woods valued at exceeding cents per
pound at the port of expectation are to pay 6
cents instead OF cents. In woolleD manufaci-
pres the inequality between woOllens and worsteds
has been removed, and the latter are to pay tho
same rate as the former In some items the rates
have been increased, rs, for example, in womcns
and childrens dress goods, coat lnngs etc, as
well as in ready clothing. wearing apparel
Of every description coalls domans etc, for
ladies' and children's apparel.
In the schedule of silk and silk goods specific
or compound rates have been substituted rs far as
practicable for the present ad Nalorem rate. In
the large schedule OF sundres the same policy has
been adopted.
The House reduced the rate on kid gloves L
per cent, which the Senate has restored.
In the place of 90 per cent ad valorem on fire.
crackers it imposes a specific rate of s cents
per pound Gunpowder is reduced from
cents to cents per pound If
uscu lOr mining, eIc., valued al ~ Genus, or
less per pound above 20 cents per pound the
rate is cents instead of 0 cents.
Hair, curicd, suitable for beds or mattresses.
transferred to the free list by the House, and
the Senate Committee proposes 10 per cent ad
valOrem in place OF the present rate of % per
cent. The 20 per cent ad vaorem calf-skins,
tanned or tanned and dressed etc., is changed to
rs cents per pound.
specific rate of 5 cents per 100 pounds is
imposed on lime instead Of the present ad vaorem
Of 10 per cent, which, under a Treasury ruling
admitting barrels in which lime is contained has
been found insufficient to protect the American
manufacturers. The present rate Of 2j per cent
ad valo'em on pearl and shell buttons has been
found ins lficient and a compound rate of cents
per line, button measure, of one-quarter an inch
per gross, plus 20 per cent ad valOrem, has been
imposed.
The internal tax on cigars. cheroots, and on
all cigarettes weighing more than three pounds
to the thousand is reduced to 81 so per thousand
and on cigarettes weighing less than three pounds
to so cents per thousand. All other taxes on
tobacco in all its forms are repeacd.
Manufacturers Of cigars to pay n special
tax of SO per year, also is the internal tax on
alcohol used in the manufactures and the me-
chanical arts.
Elaborate provisions are made by means OF
special bonded warehouses prov isiOns for methy-
laton, ETC., guard against frauds the revenue