The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-10-11
TARIFF REVISION.
Synopsis of the Senate Substl-
tute for the Mills Bill.
Total Reduction Estimated by the
Committee, s75.ooo.ooo,
Sugar. 7.75s, 900; Free List. $500. 600;
Tobacco. s24, 500, 900; Alcohol 10 Tho
Arts. $1,000, 900; Other Re-
duoilons 10 the Customs,
s8,000,o00.

sYsoPirs or rHE nriI.
wAsHIHoroH, Oct, s.--rho Senate flnancS
Committees substitute for tho Mills tarin bill
embodles an ontlru teyision OF tho thrin sche
dnlea and tho administrative features Of tho
prosont law, proposing the reonaeimont OF oil
suoh features As In the opinion OF the majority
of tho committee ought not 10 be changed, Tho
following aynopsi, contains all the changes. az
compared with the present law. the rates by ,he
present law being given In parentheses, with
each item (cxccpt when tho article 10 not emu
meraied IN existing lawl,
The following arc the additions 70 the free
HIST; Ao0fns, raw. dried or ara led. DurytA
sulphate OF. or barytas manufactured, Bees
wax. Books and pamphlets, printed oKciusiv-
ely In languages other than English. Braids,
plaits. nAta. iaoes, etc. for ornamonting hats.
BnstlcA raw or manufactured Hub or bulboui
roots not edible Chiokory root raw, dried OF
undried. but unFround Coal stack or cuim.
Coal tar crude. Curling stono handles Cur
rants. zantc or other dried. Dandeiioh roots,
raw, dried OF undried. but unground. Eggs and
yolkh Feathers and downs OF all kinds. crido
aud unmannfactured Juie, Juto butts Man
lila. Ramis. SisAl grass. sum. Al oih.r
textile grasses or nbrous substances unmann-
facturcd undrested Floor mating known
rs Chinese mating Grease aud oils such rs
go commonly used IN soap making or mine
drawing, etc. Human hair, raw unelsaned and
not drawn Mineral water. not specially Gnu
iaeratod Moiasseh, testing not above nfiy.slt
degrees oiivc oil, for manufacturing or mo.
rhanieAl purposes Nut oil. or oil OF nutA
Opium, crude or unmahuiaciurod. for snolsing.
Potash crude carbonate. Potash. causIlc or
hydrato Potash. nitrate Of or AAitpatcr. Pot.
nsh, suiphate Of Potash, ohiorato OF hags all
not enumerated. Hemp scod Rape seed.
spongeh Sand Tar and pitch OF wood. Tur.
pcniina
Frssh nsh remain on the free list, but with
thr following important reservation Except
when rosen or packed In leo or otherwise pro-
pared by any process for preservation" Fish
covered by this exception aro eihSSod with
other foreign. caught preserved nah az on9-hali
cent pound, ~ in tho present law
ecutDpLt K--woot AND MANUFACTURES or
WOOL
THE classification OF wool ID that OF tho pres
ent iAwl
WOODS OF The trst and second class aud ali
hnlr Of tho alpaca goat and other like animals,
~ cent, per pound 40 70 Sjcl Woods OF the
third class, exceeding In yAluo twelve eents per
pound. cents per pound. Q)--Top sinbbing and
nll other wastes composed wholly orin part Of
wool or worstcd. SlecntS per pound. All woods
md hair of thc alpaca, goat or other animals,
which have bcou sdylneod by any process q
manufacture beyond the washed or secured con.
dition pot otherwise enumerated or provided for
80 this act shan bc subject 70 .he same duties
As arc imposed upon man ufAciurea OF wool not
especially enumerated or provided for in thi.
net Wooden cloths, shawls and Nil manu,ac.
turcs Of wool not enumerated valued nt not
exceeding 20 cents par pound, IS cents per
pound, and IN addition thereto ~ per cent ad
valorcm, Cs cents and - and 20 per cent j
Above ~ cents and no, exceeding 90 cents per
pound 81 cents per pound and 70 per cent nd
NAlorcm lss and 40 cents and s. and ~ por cent?
AluNQ M mar a
and ~ por cont, nd valorem. Fiannels blan,
keis, hats etc valued n, above o. cents per
pound. 20 cents por pound md ~ per cent ad
yhiorem go centa and 10 per cent and Is
conts and 10 per ccnt1 womcn's and chill
drcnr dress goods, Italian cloths etc.
nade part OF wool and ralued nj not ex-
ceedinR IS contA por square yard, cents
per square yard, ~ per cont Ad yaiorom Is
csnis and IS per ocntls containing an AdmlS-
tore of silk and In which silk IL NOT tho compo
mont material ~ chief value. and not Otherwise
provided, II cents pcr square yard, and IN ad.
ditio- thorcto 20 per centum nd valorcm % cents
md n per cent and cents, aud % por cont, nc
corfing TO vaiuel Provided that nil goods OF
Tho character enumerated or described IN this
paragraph, weighing over four ounces per
square yard, shall pay q duty OF 70 conts per
pound and % per cent ad yalorem t5 cents Gad
~ per cnnt) Womaa'a aud chlldrens dress
goods, Italian cloths aud composed wholly OF
wool, lie pcr square yard aud 20 per cont nd
Nalorcm u0c and Is per osnt) All such goods,
with scvsgos made wholly or IN part OF other
materials, and all such goods IN which threads
made wholly or In part OF other materials have
been introduced for tho purpose of chang
ing the classification for duty. lie per
square yard 20 per ceutum advalorcm tpc and
~ per cent? provided, that all. such goods
weighing ever four ounces per square yard shall
pay duty Of toc pcr pound and 70 per ocnt nd
valorefn.l Clothing ready made not enumer-
nich all goods made on knitting frames and all
pilo fabrics, composed wholly or In part OF
wool, mhde up or manufactured wholly or in
part 400 per pound and IS per cent. nd vplorem
go and % per cent? Cioaka. doinnnns, Iackets,
cic., except knit goods composed wholly or In
part OF wool. made up wholly or in pnrtl. 45c
per pound and IS per cent. ad valorem t46c and
40 pcr ecnL) Endless belts or ieits for paper or
printing machines Q0c per posnd and 90 per
cent nd valorem go and so per cent?
SCHEDULE R-suGAR
All sugars not nboyo thirteen Dutch standard
In color: Tank bottoms, syrups OF cane juice
or OF beet Juice, mclada, concentrated melada
concrete and concentrated molasses testing by
polariscope not above 70 deg, 5-i0c per pound
tnow 4biooc), ard for every additional degree
shown by polariscopo, 2.i0Oo additional NOV
5000. All sugnrs above number thirteen. and
not above number sixteen, iasc (now IS io0cl
number twonty, $50 now 3c). All sugars above
number twenty. 20 (now 3Hc). Molasses test
ing above b8 deg, 70 per gallon NOV scl. Sugar
candy and all confectionery, including ohoco-
late confectionery made wholly OF In part OF su-
gar valued Mt l2o or less pound and on sugars
after being refined when tinctured, colorod or
in any way adultcratcd, 90 per pound (now so
nnd ipc, Glucose or gropo sugar, NC GO per
cent nd vnlorem).
RtnEDUI.E-INTERNAI, REVENUE
The informal revenue section, so far MS II re-
intes TO tobacco, provides that after the ist OF
February, 1850, manufacturers OF cigars shall
pay special tax OF three dollars annually. The
tax on all cigars, cheroots, and all cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds per thousand,
which shall be manufactured or sold after that
date, shall be $50 per thousand. and on cigar.
cttos weighing loss than three pounds to tho
thousand Nifty cents per thousand and said tax
shall be paid by tho manufacturer. II repcals
MI laws restricting tho disposition OF tobacco
by farmers and producers, and NIL laws Imposing
taxes on manufactured tobacco and snuf, and
aho special taxes required by law TO bc paid by
manufacturers OF and dealers In leaf tobacco,
rctnil dealers In leaf tobacco; dealers In manu-
factured tobacco, snufi and cigars, peddlers OF
tobacco, snufi and cigars, and manufacturers OF
suun. II provides for a rebate on
nil original and unbroken packages
held by manufacturers or dealers at
the time tho repeal goes into effect ust Febru-
nry iss0D II also repeals oil laws limiting. re-
s,rtcting or regulating the manuihcture, sale or
cxroriatIon oftobacco OF snun.
iicohol 10 bc used In the Industrial arts is
rclicvoi from the payment Oh IN internal rev
enue tax; provision is made Tor ponaca Mco-