Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
TARIFF REVISION.
Work on rhe Btn Practically Fin
ished b. 1he COMMITTEES.
A SYNOPSIS OF us PROVISIONS.
1hs DatieS Raises o. Nearly All Agrl.
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THE Stw TARIFF Bill
WAsufNer0S, March ls.-The Re-
publican n-eul beTs of the nsys 2nd
means eomUlgtee have practically
agreed upon every point Of division %
the tzrlu schedules snd the reflections
- be made from Internal revenue, &nd
vii present the bill 70 the full commit
tee Tor is consideration before the end Of
the week. The clauses relating 70 car
pet-wools Mexican lead ores snd one
or two other articles nave not vet been
finally and definitely passed upon.
While the bill Is not absolutely com
plesed, aud will, OF course, be subject
10 revision, il Is believed 10 be sub
stantisilv 3 finished measure so far as
the majority Of tee committee Is con-
cerned
II is estimated by the trainers Of the
bill that il Viii reduce the revenues
about 500 00O, 600. OF this reduction
from SO, 900. OOo TO s27. .0o0, 600 Will be
secured by Tie cut on sugar and from
Sl7, 0oO, 900 TO sls, oO0, oO1 by the internal
revenue features OF the bill The free
/ list, which contains With few excep-
tions all he items in the Senate bill
and a few others which were not in
| the Senate bill, viii. il is estimated,
make reduction OF between 81, $50, o00
and sl,50O, 900. The revision made
| throughout the tariff schedules are eX-
! pected TO make up the difference be-
tween the sums named and S80,0 600.
| The internal-revenue features OF the
1 bill are as follows:
The entire abolition Of all special taxes upon
dealers Of ali kinds commonly known a. H.
/ censes: tie taxes upon snur viii be repeaieo
farmers aad planters growing Tobacco win have
/ tie liberty 10 sell ~ wEomsoeVcr taey please.
/ without restraint, IN the same manner Us
farmer can dispose o. any other products Of his
land. Thetax upon manufactured tobaC c. will be
/ reduced from cents 10 cents poun 1; cigars.
chero0ts and cigarettes will carry the same tax
/ as Is imposed under the present law. Alcohol
used ia the arts is free under substantially
the same restrictions as are prescribed IN the
! Senate bill The reductions in the revenue
from these sources will be in round numbers
! between $1,000 600 and tl9 100000
1 The earth, earthenware. glassware and chemi-
cal schedules remain substantially as in the
| existing law.
There are a number OF important changes in
! the metal schedule. Existing rates are main
| taineo upon iron ore and pig-iron; barbed wire
for fencing is made dutiable at 6-lO cent
| pound, which is below the duty upon that
! kind or iron entering into other uses.
Beams, girders and structural iron is re-
| duced from IA cents TO o-l0 cent pound.
which is reduction below that OF the Senate
bill Railway iron is reduced 6l0 cent
/ pound. the present rate being Sl7 ton reduc-
tion Of about - a ton, and reduction In the
rate fixed by the Senate bill The duty on steel
rails is reduced q ton. The duty on tin
! plate has been increased 70 2-l0 cents pound
| Pig tin remains free.
There is an increase in the duty upon pocket
cutlery which the committee justify upon the
/ ground Of the depressed condition OF that In
| dusiry ia the United States and the sharp and
ruinous competition that has already been felt
! from Germany Gun barrels are placed upon
/ the free list. Hand sewing needles are also
! placed upon the free list The new metal.
| aluminium, is given designation for the first
! time under metals ana manufactures thereof,
| and is made dutiable at 81 per cent. ad vaiorem.
In the lumber schedule the duty sawed
| boards, sawed plankS and finished lumter Is re-
| dueed 30 per cent from the present rate. There
/ is \ special provision inserted that in case Can
ada lays ar export duty on lumber then duties
shall be collected according to the lates under
existing law
There is an increase generally along the en-
tire list in the duties upon agricultural products.
I The duty upon barley is raised 20 % cents a
/ bushcl, hops TO IS cents pound, buckwheat 10
! cents pound a1d oats 10 cents a busheL The
/ duty agricultural seeds is increased. The
! duty on rice is reduced from ga 10 cents q
| pound rice -four and rice meal from 10 i cent
| pound, and broken rice 10 = cent Z pound.
! Butter and substitutes therefor have The duty
| increased TO cents pound. The duty on eggs
/ is raised 70 cents dozen potatoes 20 % cents
8 busbel. Hides. which are now on the free list,
| are ade dutable at q cents G pound. There
. IS a small increase in the duty upon fruits.
! Oranges and lemons in packages Of II. cubic
! feet or less, % cents; in packages exceeding -
and not exceeding 81. cubic feet. - cents
1 package. Ruisins 2 cents pound duty. Ad
vances in duties have generally be4n con-
+ ceded the farming interests, where it Is be
1 lieved Increased duties will benefit the farm
er. Spfr ts. wines ard other beverages
have been left M found in existing laws Salt
also has not been touched. Cotton manufact-
ures are left substantially as 10 the bill. Jute,
MANILA. sun aud sisal grass are put upon the
free list. ss is wool de grass which enters into
the finishing o, leather 4 reduction is made
in the duty or binding-tv'nc.
In the wool schedule: Woos Of the first
class. known as clothing wools, II cents a
pound. wools OF the second class. known
as combing woois, l2 cents: carpet woois
valued al II cents or less 81 cents
pound; valued al over l2 cents, 8
/ cents pound This is a reduction OF
- cents pound from the Senate b Il and an
! increase OF IL cents from the present law IT
/ IS believed, however, that the definitions and
classifcsticas and restrictions provided for
viii make this duty even more vsiusble 70 tho
wool growers Than the euty fxed by the sen.
ate bin The carpet schedule has not yet oeen
definitely arranged.
sugar, under and including % Dutch stand
ard is made dutiable a. - Per cent, and above
/ loDutch standard az ~ per cent This gives
7 per cent additional duty q ihe TehneTs. and. ss
the standard is raised from i3 70 10. the people
q tbe United states vii be ens5ied IN case the
rsfuers combine 20 pyt up the prices TO import
sugar which win be il every way tt for family
Use This Is cut In the duties upon sugar Of
80 20 A. per cent holsssss 8. made dutisbs
I a. 25 Per cent sa vsloreD. The present rate be
Ing specific This f. considerable reduction.
Among the new legislative provisions pro
{ posed IN The bin IS one that TO importation
shall h rnsas into The Uuited States which -
rot show AMY the country ffom which they
sTe imported This "a done IN order 10 pa;
stop 90 the practice which has become very
common Of sending fore "a goods into the
Uslted States With America brands thereon.
the purpose being q deceive TIE public AID
have tie wares Euppisnt American goods which
ksVs sstabiished reratsfious
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