The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-24
THE MCKINLEY BILL
A Synopsis of the New Tariff
Law Recently Passed by
Congress.
all the Provisions and I'm.
portant Charges Out.
lined.

44hSus
Bradstrcct's gives the following synopsis
| OF the new tariff law, which will be found
| use I'll not only :or present Information, but
to he utilized in the future:
Only Il very hriei mention can be made Of the
sliiilces III TIE r.rmiral sce,.u.r. O.: S-veral of
| aoMc:rr is taken from Tie free list and made
aut'ab.t at e peg r";iiii. Tie rates on nco-
nomn pernms,y am ' ,I and alum cou'.
| ponas ar" retained. The rates on ammonia
aiii its compounds c!;l,i.ei Fem nd v;ilor-
I'M L" Specific. ON cl;nhor the rate IL increased
| rom 'ic 10 &c ler roun The duty on c!lloro-
There are decreases on giNccrinc, iodine iodo-
| ofi'' iicorge in''eHsa aud morphine. on
drugs generally ,Jc rates remain he same. In
der The head OF OILS. cotton iced aud crotnn OILS
aitrr decreased rates. cod liver oil is changed
rom 20 rtrt,ht .,a va otcm TO i'c icr gallon
and olive Oil is changed rom - Irr cen, 10 soc
PR gallon. The rate OH OPIUM ior smoking is
increased from sio 10 $i:: per pound UuJer
:he head "i paints. color and v:s!i!ses there
specific rates. The changes Oh medicinal prep.
arations are not very important.
| EAKTnENwARt: AND GLASSWARE.
Under ecarl irnWnre and glassware ScEca-
Ole the rate oil fire brics rot i.i1Ara is changed
| rom 20 per cent All v.t.urrln 10 : 20 per tor
| On tiles and brick other ll!;.. fine Lics not
ornamentcd tie rate is increased iron. 20 to ~
| per cent :id vHlortm. I'll. rate Roman and
o,h.r h!dranic cement is changed rom go per
| eeHl W CONS per I'Hi lbLii..S, t!S ultN OH
| lime is changed from IN perceit To Il cents pr
100 pounds, and that ult l'asterui paris. ground
rom 20 per cent To 81 per ton. There is s.'nie
Increase iii the rates on cun.!:lori brown cartLe-
ware, tl., The rates c..ilHt. po.eei:.. etc. re-
man .ul siaHiial!@ unchanged. ON Hint and
mc.pi.ssed glassware t!.e .:ite is Increased from
| ~ To Gu per cent ad Nulo!uin. On engraved
| GLASSWARE the rate is Increased rom ,5tu 60 per
cent. There are increases v:,ill':a from l.: to 20
| per cent or Il BANTER oil oilrr kinds al glass;
sucn As blown and heavy blown glass, por
:eiaiu and urai glassware sieCtacles and leitsrs
There is II reduction: OH barr stones from 20 10
10 yer cent, and the rates Oh building stone, cx-
| sept marble. ave doubled.
METALS AND MANUFACTURES 1liE Ei.oF.
III Tie meta! schedule the additional rate OIL
ron ore containing more than !. lrrcrnt "ieop-
/ per Is reduced tom 2. tcitt> to i.crnt per
I pound. sulphur ore as pyI.t--. or sriiphurrt of
ron III It's natural state. containing in excess Of
Is per cent ui sulphur, Is lu.i- irvc There
nRit reductions on round and square bar IRON.
Beams. s!rdrrs aud OTHER st,l.rtl .sl sl:aI"s ot
ron or steel are reduced from l., crnt- to 9-io
81 Il cent per pound. Boil plate iron and
tre! are newly classified, and varying rates ;irs
substituted for the rat" !mrosci: ,ili,!cr the pre-
| siotS law. Pate iron or sitci thinner ihAl Nc.
10 wire Iaree is 10 ray duty sheets. There
Slight reduction on fure!pgs. with
the provision that no for:nss will pay less
Than j" percent ad Nalo,,m. Y..ere are some
likiit reductions OH lluor, band and scroll IRON
lli.i tasscrs iron. halfway bars are ic'iuceJ 10
$40 o! a cent Der pound Tin plates ar. To iay
i'll July ], 1891. ;.itsr which date they viii
pay 2.lo cents per lou!ld. Alter the
tame date manufacturers vi tin wil, pay
50 per cent ;.d vaorem. aud a'tor oct. /. 1897,
ill and tc.ne plates lighter III wc.s!t Than 81
pounds per 100 squar i'tt are TO b" admitted
rec OF duty unless tile aper gate quantity oil
iuch plates produced III tie United states i'll
my year in the Intervening shall eqn! one
:h.rd the amount of such plates imported III
Any one fiscal year. On Steel insotS, blooms.
i!abs. liilrts, etc, there increases and
loine changes from q, vuiur, u: To specific rates.
On wire there are ZONE reductions. IN MANU-
actnreS there are reductions mon anchors.
ylnS han lF,t
ana Sesse.> ana ri.i!n-. Cutlery ana table ware
Are newly classified, and varying rutes are sub.
'tituted Tor the previous UNIFORM rates. ON the
aiger kinds ol ii rs rates are reduced. OH fire
| arms II specific duty Is added to III" Previous
I'd valorrm rate ON nails and spikes there
ZONE ie,iuctiomS Aluminium is made Tree. Cop
per rates are reduced cAcct. i'll the ease ol ro,i
9s'tt Cold if leaf rates rates sS e a" S' rom
lead i'll sheets, is reduced from 3 cents 10 q.
:enls Per pound. Silver aud oti.vr"rcs contain
ns lead are TO Pay u. cr!is per onnd OIL the
| cad. Oh, nickel the rate is rv'!liecd from lS
:ents to 10 cents rrrpoud. quicksilver is
changed from 10 per cent ad vai"lrm 10 10
cents per pound. block tin. ut present il'c. Will
alter July j. 1888, pay i: duty ot | cents Ter
pound, but 1t will he made free after July /.
1880. unless the product OF tile mines VI the
United states viii exceed o,ulo tons iii any one
rear prior thereto. Type metal i, cl1aiiac,!irom
20 per cent to II. cent pr pound Tor the lead
contained therein. Z!nc III blocks or r:,.s i, in,
creased from u. cents 10 y cents per pound.
TO j.. cents per pound. Iron ANA steel bars
Which are coid-roilcd, co,d-i;;minrred Or pol
shed in any way in addition 10 the ordinary
/ process OF hot rolling or h.mmcriig are To pay
cent per pound in addition 10 tie rates pro-
ridcd i'll tie act, aud the s;in. additional rate
| @ to he paid by plates which are subjected 10
| mlar treatment.
| THE WOOD SCHEDULE.
! The wood schedule shows several reductions.
| The rate on timber is reduced one-hai. There
Are reductions also on clapboariS and shingles
L.. L.. \ II -
and telegraph poles oil cedar are TO pay ~ per
tent I'D va.orcm.
| SUGAR BoUNTIEs AND DUTIES.
! The PROVISIONS of the act relating To boELt'es
| or the production oi sugar are as follows:
"225. That alter July l,lS"I. and untilIuiy
|. 1905. there shall be paid. from any moneys
n tho treasury not otherwise appropriated. III
der lie provisions Of section $3.50 Of the lie.
riscd Statutes. 10 the producer oi sugar III.
sot less than 80 deg by tue poariseore. from
aeets. sorghum or su.ar cane grown within the
United States. or nom maple sap produced
sithin the United States. bounty OF = cents
per pound: ana upon such sugar ;ttt ing loss than
10 deg. by the po.irsco,e. a..i not less Than 81
deg. II bounty of j., cents per pound. uider
Iuch rules ana ie.;i'itlons Us Ill. commissioner
pf Internal rcvenue. with tile approval Ci the
Iecrctary OF the treasury, shall prescribe.
The producer 81 said sugar to lie enti;.el to
iaid bounty snail lave first filed prior TO july l
pf each year with tie commissioner OF Internal
.evenlc a notice Of the pace OF production, with
general description Of the machinery and
methods to he employed by him. with an esti-
produced in the current or iieAt ensuing year.
including the number of maple trees to be
I tapped. and an APPLICATION ior Il license TO
produce. to he accompanied by Il bond in Il
| penalty. and with sureties % be approved BY
the commissioner ui internal revcnt.r. cond-
/ toned that lie Will faithfully observe all rules
| Aud regulations that shall he prescribed Tor
Iuch manufacture and ro'!uction oi s;ar
"Ghe commissioner O. internal rsvemin, upon
I receiving the application and bond ictcinhrfore
| provided Tor. snail issue to the applicant II
| jcense to produce sugar IRON sorghum, peets or
| sugar cane crown within the lncl states. or
rom maple sap produced within the United
| States at HE place ant. with the machinery and
by the methods described in the application:
but said license shall not extend be! ond one
year IRON the date thereof
| mo bounty shall lie paid to any person ell
! gagged III refining sugars which have been import
I'd into the United States, or produced III tile
/ United states upon which tie bounty herein
| provided Tor has already been paid or applied
| or. nor to amy person unless lie shall have first
aeen licensed rs herein provided, and only upon
sugar produced by such person from sorghum
eeets or sllsar-cane grown within the United
states or from map'e I'M prode F Yh The
.evcniie. with the approval OF the secretary ri
| The treasury, shall from time to time make all
aeediul rules and regulations Tor the maritime
ture of sugar from sorghum, beets siigar.calIc
| grown within the United States, or from lGap.c
zap produced within the United States. AID
shall, under the direction of tle.secretary ri the
TREASURY. exercise supervision and insl cc.;on Ci
| the manufacture thereof.
| "Anh for the payment OF these houm;iss the
| ectetary lEH llE'tSNrS is ti!tHDilHcu 10 tlF.W
| warrants OH the treasurer of the lli:l.d States
| Or such sums Shall be necessary, which >,.Ts
pllull be cert tiled o him 10y the commissioner OF
Internal revenue, by whom the bnuiIt!cs shall lr
| lisDurscu, and 40 bounty shall j" allowed or
paid to any person licensed rs aforesaid in any
one Year upon any quantity OF sugar less than
| 500 pounds.
| THAT any person Who Shall Ii oTy.!iIiy refine
Or aid in the ieiiuiu. nj su.ar Imported INTO lie
| t'uiteI statts on upon witch the bounty herein
proriuru ior mas already rscn !pulu or arpi!el
or, ut the pince described ~ tie license iss;:ed
any person not entitled to TIL. bounty hcre.;
provided Tor. who shall apply or receive The
tame shall 10 guilty OF mistiruleauor, and
lpon conviction thereof shall pay u fine. not en-
see'ilng S5.nOU,or he nrrisumcd for period not
| Exceeding five years. or both. IL the discretion
| ,! the court T."
| Sugars above No. 1G Dutch standard are to
| pay u duty o! one hall cent per pound. AMI will
| pay opc-tei!th of Il rsTt additional when ex.
| ported from, or Ill" proicl cf ryruun;ry that
| thail hereafter pay, directly or in'lcc;iy, Il
| bounty or premium az Tie cxno!taiiul o. such
sugar. Machinery purchased abroad ana c.rctc,,
| q beet sugar actor.cs Tor the production OF raw
sugar from bee.s produced in The United states
ale to be admitted duty irca Wtii .Iuy !. 1892,
and any duty collected Oh any OF sic.i ma
| chnnery imported since Jan. las, sha De re.
| funded. Sugar candy and confectionery
made wholly or III part OF sugar watt. A at
| u cents CT .css tcrrurl.iuIe 10 raY 81 Uniform
nuty OIL, cents Yer pound. No change IL In;uc
| Ill Inc rate on other Con!cctumrrv Glucose or
grape sugar is changed IRON: 20 percent al
salolem to y cent Ter pound. Tie provisions
| 0i the act reatiiia To THE importation of sugar
| ANA 10 the payment uf luulitieS on tie pro,uc-
ton thereof are to take effect Oh April /. 1891.
| but between March ! aud tpril !. 1871, s,!gars
may be retir.d in bond without lie payment oi
| duty, and may lie tr:i!sl orted IN loi,al and
| ct rel in hOntpi warehouses; nj such uuiut. al