The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-01
A NEW 1RIFR BILL.
The Great Republican Measure is
Finally Presented by
THE WAYS NDMEANs COMMITTEE
To the Hcuse-It is Unsatisfactory to the
Protectionists- Comments OF Differ
ent Congressman.

WASAa1NOIONs u. Ssf l.-lODCCldt
telegram to The HERALD. THE Repub1i-
cans, now that they have finished their
tariff bill, will have hard work getting it
through the House The New England
men are furious about hides being restored
to the dutiable list The sugar men are
equally angry and even the Pennsylvanians
are not as well satisfied with certain parts
of the metal schedule as they might be.
MIR. Coleman, the Republican representa-
tive from Louisiana, is greatly dissatisfied
with the committees action. He said to
me: 'sI was elected to Congress as pro-
tectionist to represent that element in Lou
isiana. 1 said I would 60 into
She Republican caucus if the Republicans
would leave our sugar interests alone. 1
told this to the President, and he assured
he that we would be protected. Mr.. Row
eli, of Illinois, came to Louisiana in the
last campaign, and made number of
speeches. He talked protection to Ameri-
tan industries, but find the entire delega-
lion is in favor of the cut in sugar. Mr..
Burrows, of Michigan, and another gentle
man who spoke among US, like Mr.. Rowell,
talked protection. He came here, was
AaOC d AAS1hOOA Va Vic w anu 1lCdIS GULL
nittee and used his influence in aid of free
Jugar. What am going TO doc Fight the
bill, not the sugar clause alene, mind you,
but the whole bill. To me it looks like
lectional legislation. 1t will hurt the Re
publican party all through the south
Alabama has vast iron and coal interests
Ind ought in time TO become protection
Republican state. The treatment the
Louisiana people have received will alarm
the Alabamans. They don't know but
what their turn will come next. tell you,
bort you can't tell where it is going to stop.
1t is like a crevasse."
Representative Vandever, of California,
Rays: 81 shall, without doubt, oppose the
bill if the orange rate is not restored either
to its present rate, or at least not cut more
than % per cent To allow the sugar
schedule 20 stand as proposed will shut
f30, 00o, 900 out Of my state that otherwise
will go In there during the next year.
Then, too, they have fixed the duty on
oranges in bulk at $3.50 a thousand. 1t
ought to be s. thousand to properly pro-
tect US. They made the change in the in
terest Of the Mediterranean producers. 1t
Is slap at California and Florida produc-
ersn
The following is a summary of the bill as
reported to the full ways and means COM
pittee to-day:
Among the articles placed on the free
list are uncut diamonds andsother precious
stones; ish, the produce of American
fisheries, and fish caught by American
IL -, 10 ~
which form the boundary between the
United States aud Canada; currants
dates, fruits, green. ripe or dried. not
specially enumerated; opium, cured or un-
manufactured and not adulterated, con-
tanning 9 per cent. or over of morphia.
Chlorate OF soda, Sponges. sulphur or
birthstone, tar and pitch of wood. tobacco
stems, spirits of turpentine, wearing ap-
parel and other personal effects not mer-
chandise, Of persons arriving in the United
States not exceeding $500 in value. and
not tc include articles not actually in use
and necessary and appropriate for the use
of such persons for their present comfort
and convenience, or which is intended for
any other person or persons or for sale.
Paintings in oil or water colors, the pro-
fessional production of painter or artist
only, and statuary, the professional pro-
duction or statuary OF a sculptor only not
otherwise specified.
The clause permitting the free entry of
articles Of growth or produce or manu-
after being exported, is amended
by providing that it shall not
apply to articles which have advanced in
value or improved in condition while out
of the country. The paragraph does not
apply to any article upon which a draw
. back is made for reimportation, which is
prohibited. except upon the payment of
l,,fi aOrlol n tho 1.ax allo1rrad IN.
to any article manufactured in bonded
warehouses and exported. Manufactured
tobacco exported without the payment of
the internal revenue tax must pay the tax
before reimportation.
Among the articles now free which the
new bill places on the dutiable list are:
Hides, except sheepskins with wool on, Is
per cent ad valorem; mica, IS per cent. ad
valorem; aluminium, manufactured or
crude, IS per cent ad yalorem; straw, g
per ton; macaroni or vermicelh and SINH
lar preparations, 2 cents pound; eggs, )
cents a dozen.
Since the abstracts were sent couple OF
weeks ago, some changes have been made
In the dutlable sections. Some OF these
are slight increases, but more of them are
decreases. The schedule on earthenware
and glassware is generally revised. Among
other new duties are the following: Glue
III cents pound to 30 per cent ad valorem,
according to value; sulphur, refined rolls,
IS per ton, sublimate, SO; glycerine, crude
cent pound, refined, ~ cents; cotton
seed oil, 10 cents gallon soda bi-carbon-
ate, cent pound.
The schedule on metals allows pyrites
containing more than % per cent. Sulphur
to enter free and prohibits allowing fol-
moisture. Other important changes in
this schedule are already noted Pen
knives and pocket cutlery show sharp in
crease from II cents to 81 per dozen and sc
per cent.
In the wooden schedule, timber cut, 80 PEI
cent: sawed white pine boards g PEI
1000 and placed at s1.30 as a safeguard
against export duties on logs is provided
TO equal the excess in that duty
Sugar stands as already noted at 35 per
cent. below No. IT, add As per cent. above
(which amounts to 80 per cent. reduction
3on some grades and more than that on
others.
Molasses, above Sc degrees, 25 per cent
with safeguard against an export duty.
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots, 81 and
25 per cent.
The liquor schedules are substantially as
at present, with the addition Of efferves-
cent mineral waters, natural and imitation
which is dutiable at % cents a dozen bot
Ties, according to size.
Cotton manufactures are practically as
fixed in the Senate bill last Congress
Gables, cordage and Irvine of MANILA, in
Guiding binding Irvine, ~ cents pound.
On the wool the duties have already been
stated.
Under the silk schedule the bounty
4 clause, TO operate ten years provides for
the payment of 81 a pound on silk produced
and reeled in the United States and cents
pound on cocoons
Leather betting and sole, 80 per cent.