The Washington critic., 1890-03-19
REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.
Changes in the Present schedule-In-
ternai Revenue Reductions.

The Republican members of the
Ways and Means Committee have
agreed upon every point of division on
the tariff schedules and the reductions
10 be made from internal revenue, and
will present the bill to the full com
mittee for its consideration in few
days.
The clauses relating to carpet woods,
Mexican lead ores and one or two other
articles have not yet been finally and
definitely passed upon While the bill
is not absolutely completed, and will.
of course, be subject to revision, 1t is
believed to be substantially finished
measure so far as the majority Of the
committee is concerned.
The internal revenue features of the
bill are as follows The entire abolition
of all special taxes upon dealers of all
kinds, commonly known as licenses; the
tax upon snuff will be repealed, farm
ers and planters growing tobacco will
have the liberty to sell to whomsoever
they please, without restraint, in the
same manner as any farmer can dispose
Of any other of the products of his
land.
The tax upon manufactured tobacco
will be reduced from 8 cents to 4
cents a pound; cigars, cheroots and
cigarettes will carry the same tax as is
imposed under The present law. AL
cobol used in the arts is free under sub
stantially the same restrictions as are.
prescribed in the Senate bill. The re-
ductions in the revenue from these
sources will, in round numbers, amount
to between seventeen and nineteen mil
lions of dollars
The following are the principal
provisions in the tariff schedules: The
chemical schedule contains but few
changes from existing law. There are
some reductions and no advances in
duty, and 1t is believed that the duties
in this schedule will be found below
the Senate schedule. The earthenware
and glassware schedules remain sub
stantially as in the existing law
There are number of important
changes in the metal schedule. Exist:
ing rates are maintained upon iron ore
and pig iron. Barbed wire for fencing
is made dutiable at 6-10 cent per pound,
which is below the duty upon that kind
\ of iron entering into other uses.
\ Beams, girders and structural iron is
reduced from Il cents to 6-10 cent O
pound, which is reduction below that
Of the Senate bill.
Railway iron, in packages exceeding
II and not exceeding % cubic feet, so
cents package. Raisins 81 cents a
pound duty. Advances in duties have
generally been conceded the farming
interests where it is believed increased
duties will benefit the farmer.
| Spirits, wines and other beverages
have been left as found in the existing
law. Salt, also, has not been touched.
Cotton manufactures are left substan-
italy as in the Senate bill. Jute, ma
nilla, sun and sisal grass are put upon
| the free list, as is wool de gras, which
enters into the finishing of leather. A
reduction is made in the duty on bind
ing twine.
| In the wool schedule, woods of the
| first class, known as clothing woods, II
| cents per pound woods of the second
| class, known as combing woods, 10
| cents; carpet woods, valued at 10 cents
! or less, 81 cents per pound; valued at
over IL cents, 8 cents pound.
| This Is reduction of cent pound
! from the Senate bill and an increase of
| II cents from the present law. 1t is be-
| lieved, however, that the definitions and
classifications and restrictions provided
for will make this duty even more valu-
able to the wool-growers than the duty
fixed by the Senate bill.
| In the Mills bill wool was put on the
free list, and the duty given to the
manufacturers of woolen fabrics was
from 40 to 45 per cent. AS this bill
makes wool dutiable, it gives compen-
sation to the manufacturers for the
duty imposed upon wool. The differ
ence between the duty given the manu-
facturers by the Mills bill and the pro.
posed measure is only 10 per cent.
After giving to the manufacturers a
compensatory 6-10 cent pound, the
present rate being $17.a ton, reduction
of about $4 ton, and reduction in
the rate fixed by the Senate bill.
The duty on steel rails is reduced Sd
ton. The duty ON tin plate has been
increased to 2 2-10 cents pound. Pig
tin remains free. There is an increase
in the duty on pocket cutlery.
| In the lumber schedule, the duty OF
sawed boards, planks and finished lum.
| DCl 10 lCOuCCu cO pei CCuI. Iut
present rate. There is a special pro
vision inserted that in case Canada lays
an export duty upon lumber then du
ties shall be collected according to the
rates under existing law
The duty on Sumatra tobacco Is in
creased to $2.15 per pound.
There is an increase generally along
the entire list in the duties upon agri
cultural products. The duty upon bar
ley is raised to 80 cents bushel, hop.
to 10 cents pound, buckwheat to Il
cents bushel, macaroni and vermicell
2 cents pound, oats 10 cents "a bushel
The duty on agricultural seeds is in
creased. The duty on rice is reduced
from q to 2 cents pound; rice floul
and rice meal from cent to I cent {
pound and broken rice to J cent {
pound. Butter and substitutes there
for have the duty increased to 6 cents
pound.
| The duty on eggs is raised to !
cents a dozen; potatoes to 25 cents I
bushel Hides, which are now on tn,
free list, are made dutiable at Il cents
pound. There is IA small increase In
the duty upon fruits. Oranges ant
lemons, in packages of II cubic feet ol
less 05 cents nnr nackapn