River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-08
CUTTING DOWN TAXES.
The Ways and Means Tariff Bill
Made Public.
1t VIII Reduce the Revenue About $751;
100000 Annusiiy-Largs Additions
Made TO the Free List-Intcr-
nal Taxes Mo- Touched.


mlgted 10 the full committee The Tariff bin
upon whi-h the Democratic members have
been at work fos several months. The ee-
list section to take effect July /, 1858. The
measure was immediately made public. It
makes the following addIt ons to The free list:
T mber, hewn and sawed, and timber used
for spars and IN building wharves. Timber,
squared or sided. Mood. manufactured. not
specially enumerated or provided for. Sawed
boards, planks deals, and oil other art cles Of
sawed lumber. Hubs for wheels, posts, last
blocks, wagon blocks, oar blocks. gun blocks,
heading blocks and all like blocks or st cks
rough-hewn or sawed only. Slaves OF wood
Pickets and palings, laths, shin lies. Clap
boards. pine or spruce. Logs provided
that II any export duty is laid upon the
aforementioned articles. or either Of
them, by any country whence imported, all
said articles imported from said country shall
De subject 10 duty as now provided by law.
Salt in bags, sacks. barrels or other packages,
or In bulk, when imported from any country
which does not charge an import duty upon
salt exported from the United States.
Fax, straw; fax not hacked or dressed.
Flax, haclxled (lSnown as dressed linen
tow OF flax OF hemp. Hemp ma
nilla, and other like substances for
hemp. Jute butts; jute. Sum. sisal grass
and other vegetable fibers. Burlaps, not exeerd-
ing sixty inches n width, of n X, juIe or hemp,or
OF which flax, iute or hemp, or either OF them,
sud4A 10 tne component Ilatttlal OF chlei value.
Bagging for cotton or other manufactures
not specially enumerated or provided for in
this act suitable to the uses for which cotton
bagg ng is applied, composed in whole
or part of hemp, lute, iute butts,
hax, gunny bags, gunny cloth, or
other material; provided that as TO hemp and
fax, lute, jute butts. sum and sisal grass, and
manufactures thereof, except burlaps not ex-
ceedng sixty inches in width and bagging for
cotton. this act shall take effect July /, 1889
Iron OF steel sheets, or piates or taggers iron,
coated with tin on lead. or with mixture OF
which these metals arc component part,
by dipping or any other process, and com.
mercially known tin ll3fes, tern plates
and taggers tin Beeswax. gelatne and al
similar preparations. Glycerine, crude,
brown or yellow. Fish glue or insingless.
Phosph rus soap Stocks 1T only for use as
such. Soap, Lard and soft all OF which are no
otherw Sc spec ally enumerated Ct provided
for. Extract Of hemloek and other bark used
for tanning Indigo, extracts Of and carmned.
iodine, resublimed. Lic0rice-iuice. Oil, croton.
Hempseed and rapeseed oil. Flax-seed or lin
seed oil. on, eotton-seed. Petroleum. Alum
ni-Alum, patent alum, alum substitute sui
phato OF alum ma and alum nous cake, and
alum. Whiting ind par white. Copper-Sul-
phate Of, or blue vitrol. IroH-Sulphate OF, or
copperas. Potash crude, carbonate OF, or fusel
and caustic potash. Chlorate OF potash and n
trate Of Potash, or saltpeter crude. Sulphate
OF Totash- Sulphate of soda, known as salt
case, crude or refined, or inter cake, crude or
refined AMI giau0ers salt. Sulphur, In rolls.
Wood tar. Coal tar crude. Aniline oil and its
homologues. Coal tar and products OF, such as
na htha. BE Enes benz ole, dead oil and pitch.
All prepare liOas OF eoal-tar-not eolors or dyes
and not acids of-colCrs and dyes. Logwood
and other dye-woods, extracts and decOctlons
Of Spir IS of turpentne. Bone black. ivory
drop black and bone charcoal Ocher and
ochery earths, lumber and lumber eartLs, sienna
ana sienna earths when dry. All prepara
tons known as essential oils, expressed oils,
distilled oils rendered o Is, alaal ne, alkaloids
and all combinations Of any OF the forego-
ing, ana chemical compounds of whatever
name known, and not specially enumerated
or provided in this act All barks, beans,
berries, balsams, buds, Luibous roots and ex-
crescenees, such as nut gals. fruits, flowers,
dried hbers, grains, gums and gum resins,
herbs, leaves, hcheus, nuts roots and stems OF
vegetables, seeds and seeds OF morbid growth,
weeds, woods used expressly for dye ng and
dried insects. All non-dutIa6le crude materl-
ais but which have been advanced in
value or conditions by refining or
or ndiag or by other process OF manu-
facture, not specially enumerated or prov ded
for. All earths or clays unwrought or I'M
manufactured China, cay or kaoline. Opium,
crude, containing 8 Ter cent. and over Of
morphia for medic nal purf oses Iron and
steel cotton ties or hoops for baling purposes,
not IN liner than No 90 wire gauge. Needles
sewing. darning, knit ng and ali in this act
Cop er-impoited in the form of ores, regulus
o., and black or coarse copper and copper
cement; old cupl eT, lie only for manufacture
n cl5el-.n ore matt or other crude form not
ready for consumption in the arts. Anthony,
fegulus or metal. Gu eksilVer, chromote OF
irou, or chr, N c ore. Mineral substances in
q crude state and metals uuwrought, not spe-
cIally enumerated r Irovide for Brick. Veg
etables-in Their natural state, or in salt or
brine. Chicory root, ground or uuground, burnt
or prepared, and al other articles used, or
intended TO be used, coffee or substances
there ore, not specially enumerated or provided
for. Cocoa-prepared or manufactured; dates,
Tlums and rruues; curra ts-ZIute, OF other;
figs; meats, game and POULTRY; beans, peas and
split peas. Pulp for paper MAKERS use. Bibles,
books and pamphlets print in other Lam
guages than English, and books and pamphlets
for all publications Of foreign governments and
publication Of foreign societies, historical or
Scientific. TT ntcd for gratuitous distr but on.
Brstles. Bulbs and dubious roots not med
zeal. Feathers OF all kinds. crude or not dressed,
colored or manufactured. Fin shing powder.
Grease. Grindsiones, finished or undn shed.
Curled hair for eds or mattresses. Human
lair - Raw, uncleGned and not draw
Hatters' fur not on the skin. Hemp and
rape seed and otter oil seeds Of
like character. Lime. Garden seeds. LIN
seed or naxseed. Marble Of all kinds in block,
basket makers uses. Broom corn. Brushwood
Plaster OF par 5. VIXEN ground or calciued
Rags, OF whatever material composed.
Rattans and reeds. manufactured, but
not made up into finished articles.
Paintings in oil or water colors ana statuary
not otherwise provided Tor. But the term
"statuary " shaH be understood 10 include
profess onal product ons OF a S atuary or OF @
sculptor only.l Stones, manufactured or I'M
dressed, free stone, gran te, sandstone and all
building or monumental stones. All strings Of
gut or any other like mater al. Tallow. Waste,
all not specially enumerated or provided for
Metals are TO pay duties as follows:
Pig iron, s. per ton. Iron railway bars, 81.
Steel railway bars, III. Bar iron, rolled or
hammered. : OF ! cent per pound. Not less
than 1 inch de end z OF an inch III ck In
larger measurement, 1 cent per pound. Iron
slabs, Blooms, loo s. IS per cent. I'D valorcn1.
Iron bars, blooms, billets, in tie mauufaot.
ure of which charcoal IS used, $50 per
ton Iron Or steel "T" rails, SIS a ton.
Round iron, in coils or rods, and rolled iron,
enumerated, 1 cent per Ioand Sheet iron
(thnl, ! cent per pou d Black taggers dron),
81 per cent. Hoop ron, cent per pound.
Casi-iron pipe, clio OF eenrper pound IA Is,
! cent per pound. Tacks, IS per cent. Anvils,
anchors, etc. l.. cents per pound. Rivets,
etc, Ia cents per pound. Sic lges, Gxles, etc.
ditto. Chains, cents per pound. Saws, 30
per cent. Files, IS per cent IDgots and
blooms, $40 OF a cent per round Wire
and manufactures thereof are left Unchanged,
provided that the duty exceeds 50 per
cent Old copper cl.pp ngs, cent per pound
Copper, manufactured, cents ler pound.
Lead, IL cents per pound; in sheets, ga cents
per pound. Nickel, n ore, - cents per ound.
nc spe!ter, cents per pound. Hollow
ware, 81 cents per pound. Machine needles,
g per cent
The ent re wood schedule IS subjected to 30
per cent duty Al grades OF sugar are reduced
by ar amount varying from Oue-hfth TO one
fourth OF the present duties. Cotton yarn is
reduced 10 IS and ~ per cent, bleached linens
20 IS per cent. other va rs % per cent Cot
ton cloth. 40 per cent
The manufactures OF wool are reduced as fol-
lows;
Wooden anS wo-stei goods, u - per cent.
fanncls blankets and knit goods. a. per cent: :
dress goods, partly OF wool, 20 per cent; ready
made Clothing, 40 per cent. CloaAS. - per
cent Weddings. % per cent Carpets.
20 per cent Paper and is manufass
ures a-e generally reduced. Carriage
90 per cent Watches. p per Gen..
There arc no inter al revenue changes pro
posed by the bill THIS SUBJECT vas Pu posely
left for lack Of time, to the consideration OF
the fuli comm ttee. In addition 70 the free
list. the following are some OF the most cimpor-
tant changes proposed by the bill:
China, ornam sntei. IS Ter cent ad valorem
(Bow Co per cent?: china unoruamented. and
earlheaware. - per cent ad vaiorem nov
about IS per cent?; and caust tiles, ~ per
cent. ad valorem NOW IS per eel ,: green and
colored glass but5les, = per ceat- per pound
adding the value Of bottles, when filed, to the
vasue ~ the dugfruia goods.