The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-11
rHe TARIFF QUESTION.

An Eliminated Reduction ~ ftttt NIL
ION Dollars The free list
NAsmiNGro>, March Si.-Ihc new
tariff bin was submitted 70 the fun
ways and means committee this morn
inr and passed upon BY the committee
The minority were given ten days ~
prepare amendments in committee ana
10 prepare their views On fhe bill lii>
estimated that the bill makes total
annual reduction in the revenues 81
about $4,000 600 The sugar ana ~
bacco schedules are greatly changed.
The duty on The former Il greatly r.
duccd Under the sugar schedule the
standard 4 changed from NJ w ~ Ne.
Is. Ii provided that all sugars above
No. i6 Dutch standard in color. also ali
tank bottoms. sugar trainings and sugar
swecpings. sirups 81 cane Juice or ~ beet
mice. melada. concentrated melada. and
concrete and concentrated molasscS
yhall pay duty Of 81 per cent az
yalorem. instead Of specific duty a.
nnder existing law. All sugars above
No. i6 Dutch standard are placed A.
40 per cent al yalorem. The existing
law provides that these sugars shall
pay duty al the rate ~ y cents anu
; cents per pound
Molasscs testing above % degrees j.
made dutiable Al ~ per cent. change
from the specific duty ~ eight cents
per gallon. Its also pr prided that Il
an export duty shall hereafter IT, LAID
upon sugar or mola$ses by any country
whence ii Is imported. il stall BE- sub
ject to duty a. provided ~ the present
tariff law. 80 change j. made in the
duty on sugar candy and glucose
Grape sugar is made dutiablc al = Of =
cent per pound.
The duty on leaf tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers, siemmed and I'M
.stemmed. is considerably increased
Under existing Law the stemmed quail
fy is dutiable at 81 per pound. and this
is increased in the Mckinley bill 10
SITS per pound. The duty on I'M
stemmcd j. increased from Is cents 70
So per pound. proyiso j. inserted "a
the effect that If any portion u any to-
bacco imported in any package Or in
bulk shall be suitable for cigar wrap
pers. the entire quantity Of tobacco con-
tanned in such package or buls shall be
dutiable. il not stemmed. ST -. and
IL stemmed at $40 per pound No
change is made in regard 70 all other
tobacco in leaf. unmanufactured and
not stemmed. but stemmed tobacco i
made dutiable at 50 cents per pound
Tobacco manufactured. and 81 all de-
scriptions not specially enumerated or
provided for. is placed Al 40 cents per
pcnnd. change from the present duty
OF 80 per cent. al valore M No change
is made in regard 70 snuff and snuff
-four made Of tobacco. Cigars, cigar
cites and chero0ts Of al kinds are made
dutiable at $ per pound and = per
cent ad valorem. Under existing law
they are dutiable al $3.50 per pound and
IS per cent ad yalorem.
Hides. raw or uncured. whether dry.
salted or picked. and other skins ex-
cept sheep skins with the wool on. are
taken from the free list and made duti-
able at fifteen per cent ad valorem.
with the proviso that there shall be al
lowed on leather or skins manufactured
OF imported hides or skins on which
duty has been paid. when exported. .
drawback equal in amount to the duty
paid on these hides or skins
In the wood schedule, hewn and
sawed wood and timber used for spars
and building wharves- is reduced
from 90 to 10 per cent ad valorem-
Squared and sided timber not specially
VrDvided for. is increased from one cent
to cent and half per cubic foot NJ
change is made in sawed boards. plank
deals and other lumber OF hemlock
white wood. sycamore and Eastwood
hut white pineis reduced from s. to 81. =
Yer thousand feet Sawed lumber not
specially provided for Is made dntiabl.
ut 50 per thousand feet instead Of 90 pc
cent. as at present. but when lumber Q
any sort is planed or finished il shall b
dutiable, in addition TO the regular rate
1T 80 cents per thousand feet for eacl
side so planned This i q reduction o
so cents II planned on one side ant
tolguei and grocved. 1t is TO pay 81 pe
Thousand feet additional. and If plane
on both sides and tongned and grooved
81. SO per thousand II j. provided tina
In case any foreign power shall plac
an export tax upon pine. spruce. elm Z
Olntf lvL@. tAIVItfu ~ Aut ~ -
States in excess of the equivalent *
thousand feet board measure Of III
duty fixed by the bill upon sawed luH
Der. the duty rSon the sawed lumbs
provided FOR in the bill shall be II
creased 10 an amount equal 70 the "a
imposed by the foreign country upc
the exports Of such logs 70 the Unite
States Sawed cabinet woods unmani
factured yeneering and wood Al
changed from s. per thousand TO 20 n
cent ad valorcm- With the exccptie
or chair cane. manufactured but NJ
made into finished articles. which
made dutiable At 10 per cent the re
OF the wood schedule Is unchanged.
The duty on nearly every article
the cotton manufacturers schedule
increased. Cotton thread. yarn al
wraps, arc Increased cents per poun
spool thread bears the present duty.
new standard for cotton cloth Is esta
lishcd, one hundred threads 70 q
square inch being changed as the sta
dard 70 fifty threads An increase
from onc-quarter 70 thrcequarters Of
cent per yard j. Is made in dificrc
kinds 81 cotton cloth A new item
inscrtcd, making ready made clothir