The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-01
SOMETHING OF THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Proposed Duties In Which Maine
People Will Be Interested.
Mr.. Frye's Words or Warning Res
pecting Pension Legislation.
Provisions OF the Bill Passed by the
Senate Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The tariff bill
was presented to the ways and means COM
mittee this morning. The following Is an
analysis; The bill reduces the duty on su-
gar more than one half, sugars below and in.
cluding number sixteen having 35 per cent
and refined sugars above sixten 40 per cent.
Molasses over Sc degrees has 25 per cent, and
below Sc is made free. If any country i'm
poses an export duty on sugar or molasses
such sugar and molasses shall pay present
duties.
At the last moment hides and skins we're
made dutiable at 15 per cent In consequence
of the change of two Western Republicans,
who said that the demand from the Western
farmer for duty on hides was so strong
that they must yield to it; skins Of the goat.
kid and kangaroo are retained on the free
list. rebate of duty on hides and skins is
allowed where leather made from them Is ex-
ported. The duty on leather and manufac-
lures of leather is slightly increased.
The duty on carpet wool is increased 81
cents when valued at 12 cents per pound and
under, and to cents when valued over 12
cents. The square yard duty on carpets is
made equivalent to the duty on wool in them
and 40 per cent additional protection for the
manufacturers. The duty on clothing wool
10 AuCtOdoOu Out CclL 10 IL ceuLS, anu on
comoing wool one cent to II cents.
Inc duty on cotton warp dress goods Is in
creased to cents per square yard, and 40
per cent when valued at not more than 15
cents per square yard, and to cents per
square yard and 30 per cent when valued
over 10 cents. The duty on all other wool
and worsted dress goods is increased to II
cents per square yard and 80 per cent The
duties on common cotton goods are reduced,
ana those on fine cotton goods are increased
Several new varieties of cotton manufacture
are provided for. An increased duty is
placed on flax to encourage its growth here.
Tue duties on coarse linens are increased to
40 per cent, and fine linens to 30 per cent, al
though 1t is possible the increase on the
hne linen goods may be deferred.
and raw silk failed. and they are left on the
free list, The duties on silk goods are read
Justed, but not raised. Pushes are increased
A bounty Of 81 per pound is given for the
production of silk coc0ons in this country.
The duty on iron ore and bitumin0us coal
is unchanged, the opposition to placing them
on the free list being nearly as strong on the
Democratic side as on the Republican side.
Nickel ore is placed on the free list. Pig
iron is unchanged. The duty on steel rails
is reduced to Cloths of cent per pound,
and the duty on structural iron to 9-10ths.
There is a reduction on steel ingots and
blooms and many other forms of iron. Some
kinds OF cutlery are reduced and others in
creased. The duty on guns is increased.
Ground wood pulp is placed at $3.50 per
Ton. Ton. 9n1ieached chemical pulp at So and
bieached at 81; duties on paper are same as
at present.
Lumber Is left as the Senate placed it, logs
being on the free list and half dollar per
thousand reduction on pine boards. When
any country imposes an export duty on logs
In excess of our import duty. such import
duty is to be added to sawed lumber import
ed from said country.
The duty on lime is increased to six cents
per hundred, and on cement to eight cents.
The duty on dressed or polished granite is
increased.
A large increase is made ON imported
farm products, particularly such as come
from Canada to compete with our farmers.
In this respect the bill is conspicucusly a
farmers tariff. The duty ON eggs is in
creased to cents per dozen, oats Is cents,
cents per pound, hay o. per ton, ots.
All fish, except canned and packed in oil
and shell fish, are made dutiable at one cent
per pound. Canned fish, except canned lob
sters which pay duty only ION the cans, pay
Works of art, the production of profess
ional artist, are placed on the free list.
The internal revenue provisions of the bill
reduce the duty on manufactured tobacco
one-half and abolish the tax on dealers of
tobacco. Growers of tobacco are permitted
to sell to any one. The tax on alcohol and
fermented and distilled liquors is not
changed.
1t is estimated that the changes in internal
taxes will reduce the revenue about S12, ,000,-
900 on sugar and molssses; about $2S. 900
on woolen goods on account of the increase
of duties, which will reduce imports S10,-
100000; on other changes in duties S5,OOO,-
600; total, about $55, 100000.