The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-11
THE TARIFF DEDUCTIONS.
Comparisons by Schedules Of tho Old Law
with tho New.


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The reducing force Of the new tariff
bill becomes very plain upon even M
imperfect analysis. In tho gross it re-
duces the volume OF tariff duties by be.
tween SG0O00,0O0 and S70OO0,0OO, and
adds imports OF yearly value OF moro
than SlO9,CO0,OOO to tho free list. Such
a bill cannot be, rs the Democrats would
have 1t, an act TO prohibit foreign trade.
The most cursory examination proves It
to be a measure for reduction OF tariff
without injury to home industries. The
Mills bill was measure to reduce tariff
at the expense Of home Industries.
The now bill 10 divided into fourteen
schedules, designated by letters; to
these Is added the free list, OF which
latter it is enough to cay thu. 1t is largely
increased In the number OF articles upon
it, and enhanced in value to the extent
OF nearly Sll0,0O0,0O0.
Schedule A comprises oils, paints,
chemicals and drugs; 1t deals with about
fifty articles, eighteen Of which are made
subject to reduced duties. So that near.
!y ene.third of all the articles in this
schedule come in under lower duties
than were fixed by the old law.
Schedule D deals with glass aud
carthenware, and with certain manufac.
lures OF rock. The chief feature OF this
Gchedue in the new bill is the CONVEX.
sion OF the old al yalorcm duties to spe.
citc rites. OF the articles not 90 con-
verted most are left standing at old rates.
Burr stones for millem are reduced, and
one or two increased rates are observable
in the cases OF weak manufactures. But,
on the whole, this schedule ia not great
ly changed from its counterpart in the
old law.
Schedule G deals with metals and
their manufactures. It contains about
$50 articles, torty.nino OF which are re-
duced in duty BY the new law. So that
nearly one-third Of Schedule G is marked
by reductions.
Schedule D treats OF wood and It's
manufactures. Its list Is made up OF
nineteen articles, eight OF which under.
go reduction OF duties. Thus, more
than third OF Schedule D is in eyil.
ence rs 10 the reducing force Of the new
bill.
Schedule L treats Of sugar. It is a
perfect mass OF reduction, reduction
which in the Gaze OF low grade sugars
amounts to freedom from all duty.
Schedule + treats OF tobacco as an ap-
rlcultural product; tgives an increased
rate OF duty generally, to the benefit OF
the farmers whogro tobacco, and 10
the confusion OF the Democrats who said
in 1855 that it was Republican policy
to make whisky and tobacco Free"
Schedule G is q very long one, and
comprises agricultural products, ami
mails, meats, fruits, grain, aud things
manufactured from grain, liquors eS.
cepted. 1t gives increased protection 10
thlrty.eight farm products. reduces the
duties on starch, on ground spicee, and
on canned fish.
Schedule Fl comprises wines, spirits.
malt liquors, cordials and intoxicants.
1t is marked by universal increase Of
duties. In whisky as in tobacco, the
Democrats suffer discontinue. The Re.
publican policy does no. make either of
them free"
Scedule is made up OF cotton manu-
features. 1t comprises iorty.nine srti.
cles, OF which seven are made subject to
reduction. So one.seventh OF all the
cotton products are cheapened.
Schedule J treats OF jute, hemp, flax, |
and their manufactures. It has thirty |
articles on it's list; Blk OF them, or one. |
nth OF tho whole, undergo reduction.
Schedule X deals with wool and its
manufactures. 1t is marked b. general !
conversions from nd yalorem 10 spe-
'ltic duties, and, generally speaking,
works an increase Of duties. The SEIZED.
lie comprises thirty articles.
Schedule NJ, pulp, paper, books, ETC.,
caves four OF its fourteen articles with
he old rates OF duty, raises one, converts
he rest from ad valorem to specific.
Schedule N, sundries, makes eight di.
ect reductions, and large changes from
ID vo!orem to specific duties, many OF
which may prove 10 be reductive.
Thsl rough analysis disproves the
barge OF wholesale increase OF duties,
The new bill admits nearly half Of ali
he imports made by this country free Of
IL or any duty, and levies an average
lnty Of = per cent upon the total value
II goods imported.