The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-01
OPIUM ON THE FREE LIST.
Mckinley Finishes His Work of Preparing
Tariff Bill.


"a Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, March Sl.-At n special
meeting of the ways and means COM
mittee to-day. Chairman Mckinley pre-
sented the republican tariff bill. The
minority will be allowed ten days TO offer
amendments TO the bill. According 10 Me-
kinley, his bill will effect a reduction of
! $i5,OOO,OO 900 in the revenue.
| Among the articles placed on the free list
are hsh, produce OF American fisheries and
/ fish caught by American vessels in the open
watep of the lakes which form the boundary
Of the United States, curTants dates, fruits,
green, ripe OF dried, not specially enume-
rated, opium, crude or unm0uufnctured and
not adulteruied. containing nine per cent.
or over Of mOrphi0, chiOfatp
OF soda, sponges, sulphur or brim-
stone. tar and pitch OF wood. tobacco stems,
spirits of turpentine, wearing apparel aud
other personal effects. mot merchandise
/ Of persons arriving in the United States,
not exceeding $500 in value, but not 10 in
clude articles not actually in use aud neces-
sary and appropriate for the use of such
persons for present comfort and convent
ence, or which are intended for any other
person or persons or for SALE paintings, oil
or water culors, the professional production
professional production of q sculptor
only not otherwise specified. The clause
permitting the free entry of articles Of
growth. produce or manufacture of the
United States, after being exported, WAS
amended by providing that IL shall not ap-
ply 10 articles which have raised in value
or improved in condition while out of the
country. This paragraph shall not apply
to any articles upon which drawback Is
made, the reimportatiou of which Is pro
hibited except upon the payment of duties
equal TO the drawbacks allowed, or to any
article manufactured in bonded ware
house and exported. Manufactured tobacco
exported without the payment of the in
ternal revenue tax must pay the tax before
reimportation. Among the articles now
free which the new bill places ON the dutia-
BILE list are hides. except sheep skins with
wool on, IL per cent. ad valorem; mica, p
per cent. advalorem; aluminium, manufac-
tured or crude, 70 per cent. al valorem;
strnw, 81 per ton; macaroni or yermicelli
and similar preparations, cents pound;
eggs, 3 cents dozen.
Since the abstracts were sent ont couple
of weeks ago some changes have been made
in the dutiable sections. In some of these
are slight increases, but none OF them are
decreases. The schedule on earthenware
and glassware generally is revised. Among
other new duties are the following: Glue,
l u cents a pound TO 20 per cent. ad yalor-
EN-, according to yalue; sulphur, refined
rolls $s per ton; sublimed, $40; glycerine.
crude. cent pound; refined, ~ cents;
cotton seed oil, 10 cents a gallon; soda BIZ
carbonate, cent a pound.
The schedule of metals allows pyrites
containing more than % per cent. OF sui
phur 10 enter free and prohibits allowing
for moisture. Othe important changes III
this schedule have already been noted
Pen knives and pocket cutlery show a
sharp increase TO from II cents 10 81 per
dozen and 10 percent. In the wooden
schedule timber is cut 30 per cent, sawed
white pine boards, 81 per thousand, is
placed at $l.5O, and n safeguard against ex-
port duties on logs is provided TO equal the
excess in that duty. sugar stands Ms al
ready noted, at 30 per cent below No. IL and
45 per cent. above, which amounts 10 a 10
per cent. reduction On some grades nEd
more than that on others. Molasses above
81 degrees, % per cent, with a safeguard
against export duty. Cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots 50 and 25 per cent.
The liquor schedule il substantially ms
at present. with the addition of effervescent
mineral waters, natural and initiation,
which are dutiable at twenty-five cents and
| fifty cents dozen bottles, according 20
size. Cotton manufactures are practically
as fixed in the senate bill of the last CON
gress. Cables, cordage and twinc of mn-
nilla, including binding twine. y cents
per pound.
On wool the duties are already stated.
Under the silk schedule the bounty clause,
TO operate ten years, provides for the pay
ment of 81 pound ON silk produced and
reeled in the United States and
seven cents per pound on cOcoons.
Leather betting and sole, 20 per cent; calf
skins. dressed, - per cent; kangaroo, sheep
and goat skins, dressed, % per cents skins
Of morocco tanned, but unfinished, 10 per
cent gloves, kid and leather. in whole or
part in any stage of manufacture, according
to value, from Sl.5O and 20 per cent TO ~
per cent; pianos, % per cent.
The internal revenue provisions abolish
all special tax upon dealers in leaf tobacco,
denlers in tobacco, manufacturers of
tobacco and cigars, and pcddlers;
all restrictions upon growers in regard
10 the sale of tobacco are removed. The
tax on smoking and manufactured tobacco
and snuff is reduced from eight 10 four
cents pound. Provision is made for
rebate 10 manufacturers on goods held
when the law goes into effect. Section 33
repeals all laws allowing the distillation Of
fermented liquids except in an authorized
distillery and the law allowing the use Of
alcohol yapor in the manufacture Of VINE
gar. Section 40 confers upon producers of
to use wine spirits TO fortify wines except
in May, June and July of each year.
The bill made l52 closely printed pages.