The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-17
TIE SILK BOUNTY.

of 81 pound for silk. and = cents a
pound for the cocoon, in addition to the actual
value of the articles themselves, and this ex-
pense is to be charged to all the people. whether
they use silk goods or not and be paid out of tho
public treasury. At the same time the bill pro-
poses to make an enormous increase in rates on
wooden goods. which ell our people are com
PEELED to purchase and use. and a very large
Increase In rates on some kinds Of cotton and
linen goods, which are absolutely necessary for
the health and comfort of all classes.
INCREASE ON WOOL AND vooLENs.
Continuing, the report says: The bill will in
crease taxes on wool and wooens el5.50O 600
per annum, according TO last years importa.
tions, but really to much greater sum: while
are abolished. The minority cannot agree to
do this at the price of an increase
on necessaries. The only substantial
reason urged :, for for the repeal of
supervision, but mere reduction of the tax
from cents to cents does not dispense with
this supervision or reduce the cost of collection
The report then attacks some Of the details of
the bill.
IMPORTANT RECENT CHANGES.
The following are some of the more i'm
portant of the recent changes in the dutiable
schedules Of the bill:
All paints and colors, mixed or ground
with water or solutions other than oils and
artists water color paints, 25 to 80 per cent.
ad valorem; sponges, 20 per cent ad va1o-
rem; wire rods not smaller than No. wire
gauge, valued at 81 cents or less per pound.
6-10 cents per pound. 1t is provided that
lead ore and lead dross, whether in silver or
other ore, to the amount Of per cent, shall
pay duty of cents per pound on the
lead contained therein.
The general paragraph fixing the duty at
as per cent. ad valorem on ironware not
specifically provided for is made to
read as follows: Manufactured articles
or wares made of iron, steel, lead, copper,
nickel, pewter, tin, zinc, gold silver, plat
mum, of which these or any other metals
shall be the component material of chief
value and whether partly or wholly manu-
factured, 45 per cent. ad valorem.
TO MEET EXPORT DUTIES.
The following proviso is added to the log
paragraph in the wood schedule to meet the
imposition of export duties by other coun-
tries:
Provided, that in case any foreign coun-
try shall impose an export duty or other
equivalent charge on logs imported
into the United States, than sawed
lumber above named, imported from said
foreign country, shall be subject to a duty
equivalent to such EXPORT duty, to be ascer-
tanned under the regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in addition
to the duty provided in this act.
Sawed boards of cabinet woods shall paw
a duty Of 35 per cent. ad valorem. instead
of 81 per 1000 feet, board measure.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Garden, agricultural, and other seed not
specially provided for. shall pay 40 per
cent. ad valorem instead of 80: straw, 80
per cent. ad valorem instead of 50 per ton;
oranges in bulk So SO per 1000 instead
of 50.
In the cotton schedule proviso added
to the ready-made clothing paragraph
reads Provided, that all such clothing
ready-made, and articles of wearing ap-
parel having india rubber as compound
material, shall bs subject to duty of go
cents per pound and so per cent. ad va
loremn
Cotton hose, valued at from 50 to 81 per
dozen pairs, 70 cents per dozen pairs and 40
per cent. ad valorem, instead of 40 cents
per dozen pairs and 40per cent ad valorem:
valued at more than $4 dozen 81 per
dozen and 40 per cent ad valorem; shirts
and drawers valued at from 81 50
to SO per dozen, 81 per dozen
and 35 per cent. ad valorem, instead
of so cents per dozen and 35 cents ad valo-
rem; valued at from So to So per dozen,
81 25 per dozen and 40 per cent. ad valorem
instead Of rs cents per dozen aud 40 per
cent. ad valorem; valued at from SIS to 81
per dozen, 81 Is per dozen and 40 per cent.
ad valorum; valued at mora than 81 per
dozen, 50 25 per cent. and 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Flax, gill netting, nets, webs, and seines
made of less than No. 90 yarn. 15 cents
pound and 35 per cent ad valorem; finer
than No. 20 yarn, 25 cents q pound and 35
per cent. ad valorem, duty being in addition
to that in original bill.
THE LINEN SCHEDULE
The duty on brown and bleached linens,
ducks, canvas, handkerchiefs or other
wovea fabrics composed of fax or hemp
and containing 100 or more threads
to the squara inch until Jan. l, 1894, shall
be 35 per cent. ad valorem, and after that
time so per cent. ad valorem. Bleached
shirt and collar linen cloth, 35 to 81 inches
wide, containing Is threads or more
to the square inch, 35 per cent.
ad valorem collars and cuffs,
composed entirely of cotton, 10 cents per
dozen pieces. and 50 per cent ad valorem :;
composed partly or wholly Of linen 80 cents
per dozen, and 35 per cent. ad valorem, in
stead of 36 cents per dozen and 80 cents ad
valorem: shirts and ali articles of wearing
apparel Of every description, composed
wholly or in part of linen, 50per cent. ad
valorem, instead Of 60.
INTERNAL REVENUE CHANGES.
The committee also added the following
section to the internal revenue feature of
the bill: Upon cigars which shall be manu-
factured and sold, or removed for con-
sumption or use, there shall be assessed and
collected the following taxes, to be paid by
the manufacturers thereof: On cigars
of all descriptions made of tobacco
or any substitute therefor. So per
thousand; on cigarettes weighing not
more than three pounds per 1000,
50 cents per 1000; on cigarettes made
wholly of tobacco, including both wrapper
and filler, weighing not more than five
pounds per 1,000 50 cents per 1000; and on
cigarettes weighing more than three pounds
per 1000, except as hereinbefore provided,
viz: to be made wholly Of tobacco, So per
1000.
KICK FROM THE SUGAR MEN.
The following was submitted to sthe ways
and means commiI tee to-day:
We, the undersigned representatives of the
Louisiana sugar industry, have read in the
papers the statement that we have consented
to substitution of free sugars and bounty in
lieu of that article. We desire to assure the
committee that we have at no time consented
TO such proposition, and we wish to state
that we are opposed to any PROPOSE
tion that separates sugar from the
other industries of the country affected
ent rates of duty on the grades of sugar that we
produce be maintained and that we shall have
the protection for our industry that we are
willing to concede to other industries OF the
country.
This paper was signed by John Dymond,
John Foos, Henry l.. Laws, Henry Mccall,
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