New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-19
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
PRACTICALLY FINISHED BY THE WAYS AND
MEANS MAJORITY
AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION OF $50, 900 ooo-THE
NUE. FEATURES -PEINCIPAL PRovI-
s1oys OF THE TARIFF SCHEDULES


tcrnaI rcvcnnc and will present the bill to the full
committee for its consideration before the end Of the
week The clauses relating TO carpet woods. Mexican
lead ores and two other articles have not
vet been finally and definitely passed upon. While
the bill Is not absolutely completed, and will. OF
course be- subject 10 revision, II is believed to be
substantially finished measure far rs the majority
Of the committee is Concerned
The Internal revenue features Of the bill are A.
follows All special taxes upon dealers OF all KINDS,
commonly known licenses. are to bc entirely
abolished; the taxes upon snuf will he repealed
farmers and planters growing tobacco Will have the
liberty to sell to whomsocvcr they please, without
restraint in the same any farmer can
Il, pose Of any other Of the products Of his land
the tax npon manufactured tobacco will be
reduced from cents 90 4 cents pound: cigars.
clcroot, and Cigarettes will carry tho same tax aS
Imposed under the present law alcohol used In the
art, is free under substantially the restrictions
as are prescribed in the senate bill The reductions
in the from these sources VIII be. in round
number, between 917 100000 and $4,000 600
The following the principal provisions in the
tariff SCHEDULES:
The chemical schedule contains only few changes
from existing Inv: there some reductions ana no
advances in duty. and it is believed that the duties
under this schedule will bc found below the senate
schedule The Garth carthcnwarc and glassware
schedules rcmaln> substantially in the existing law
There are a number of important changes In the metal
schedule Existing rate, are maintained upon iron ore
and nr iron arlcd wire for fencing made dutiablo
al g 10 cent pound. which Is below the duty upon
that kind OF iron entering into other Uses Inc dutY
nn beans clrdcrs and structural iron is reduced from
IL cents to G.fO cent pound. which Is reduction
below that ~ the senate bill. Railway iron j. re
duccd GIO cont pound the present rate being 81
ton-a reduction Of about - a ton, ana reduction III
the rate fixed bv the bill The duty on steel
rails !, reduced - ton.
The duty on tin pate has been increased TO 2"lo
cent. a pound Pg tin remains free. It Is believed
that with thi, announcement. the tin plate used hero
will lc mauufa, ,iurcd IN this country. Already the
sheet r,n and sheet steel which % per cent Of the
tim plate are made here ana with the assurance that
there J., TIN I'm the Hack lill,. 1t j, thought that
great industry will spring mp.
There is au Increase iu the duty upon pocket cut
lcry. which the committee ju-iihes upon the ground
n the dcpc sd uditDn of tha industry In tn" United
>iaics. ana The sharp and ruinou, competition that
na. aircad, hcrn felt from Germany. Gun barrels
are. placed upDu tic free Est. Hand sewing needles
are also pl,oei ulon tine free list. The new metal
aluminium has a designation for the first time under
metal, ard Manufacture, thereof ana il m"u'
dutiablc AZ ., per cent ad 'aiorrn.
H. TIC lumber ,.hcfue Oh" duty on saved o"iT'''
pl,rl. and nn. .hed lumber j, reduced % per cent
from the present rate There Is a special provision
Inserted that 80 case Canada LAYS an export uny
npon lumber. duties shall De collected according I"
IA. rate, under cNi,ting law.
The duty on snmatra tobacco 1, increased TO - -
per pound. There 4, Increase generally along mo
cnt.r,, LET ln iAe duuc, upon agricultural products
The dut, upon iarlc, 3. raised io 30 cents bnshci'
hon. 70 l. cent. a pound, huchNhcat 10 l. cent,
hu.lcl rlcaronl and vcrmccli cents pound,
,.t. 10 cent. a lu-hel. The duty on agricultural
seed, 6 lnrf,l cd Tie duty on r.cc l. reduced ion
Il to = cent, pound ON rice Hour ana r7'c
u.-lI from cen tp - cent pound ami on broken
rieo 4, cent pound. huttcr and -nh,Nt"tc'
therefor have tlo duty increased tO cent? pound
The duty on cs., +, raised to cents Dozen potatoes
10 - cents lr,hci. Hides. which arr now ON the
fr,. list are made duilab, at l.. cent, a pound
Ihrr &, small lncfeasc IN the duty upon huit'.
Orange and lemon, n pach,s" IF one and one quarter
cubic fec, less =, cents per package In pa hascs
exceeding one AID r.sricr and lot exceeding t"o
and half cubic feet % cent? a pt'hasc. hh'AlS.
. . ccn'e pound duty.
Advance Ia dut.e, have generally been conceded
the farming Interest, where 1t Is believed increased
iuilc, Will benefit Tho farmer. spirits. wine, ana
other beverages have been lcfi found In existing
law salt al-o ha, not been touchcd. Cotton manu-
licturcs arr cn substantially "a, n the senate bill.
Iuic manila. -uu and sl-al era-, are put upon the
free l.t, o. is wool de- efa-. which enters into the
iri, ,hln- - leather. y reduction j. hi'' ih tir
duty ou binding twlnc.
IN the wool b, hciule. Nools Of the first ca~'.
known a, clothing No,l,. II cent, pound "ool' Of
lhc second cis.. known Il, comblng woods, l. cents
carpet woods valued al l. cent, or les. = cents
pound valued at over !. cents, cents "a pound
Thi, j, a reduction % l = cents "a pound from the
senate bill and am Increase Of . cent, from the
present law II believed, however. that
the definitions, cas,noailons and restrictions pro
,iacd for VIII make th, duty even more valuable 10
he wool grower, than the duty fixed by the senate
bill. In thc NH, bill wool was put on the free N,t'
and the duty given TO the manufacturers Of "o'llcn
ftrics from forty to forty i've per cent a. 'mS
ill make. wool dutIablc IL gives compensation TO the
manufacturers for the duty imposed upon WOOL Inc
difference between the duty given the manufacturers
y the Aill, bin and the proposed measure j. only ten
per cent. After giving to the manufacturers com
pcnsatory duty for the duty upon WOOL yarns ana
cloth. arr made duahlc at forty per cent al valorm
additional woocn good, al fifty per cent ana ready
made clothing at sixty per cent. The carpet schedule
ha, not set been definitely arranged II /, nndcistood
,lthnnrh ;hcr. i, some division the committee upon
th ,lc that for the cement Of SILK culture
In the United states a duty will be recommended upon
raw silk.
sugar. under and including III Dn;ch standard, Is
made dutiablc at - per cent, ana above !" Dut'h
standard at 40 per cent. This gives > per cent
additional duty to the rchncr a. The standard Is raised
from - to iG the people of tine United states VIII
e enabled I'm ease the rrfncis combine to put mp tlc
price, TO import sugar which viii be ~ every way ht
for family use. This i a cut III the duties upon 7uSar
If from 30 to go per Moa,>c, Is made dutlabs
a, - ucr cent advaorcIn. the present rate being
.uccinc Th, J., a considerable reduction
The committee has not get settled what duties shall
be levied upon lead ores thi, being one oil the few
tuattcr, vet To be- definitely passed upon.
Among the new legislative provisions proposed IN
the bll /, one that importation, shall De maze lhlo
The 'nit,d state, which do not show plainly the com
iry from which they are imported ms i iohc III
order 10 put stop To the practice which has become
common Of sending foreign good, INTO the 'llltch
state. with American brand, thereon, the purpose
lcInr f., deceive the public and have the ware, sup
plant American goods which have established Irp'ta
inns The ltll also rrpct> that section of the stat
cs which give, to the United state, and Ia contractors
under IT, the right to import supplies INTO TINS country
frcc of iuty y th, II i intended Ia require
The United states, aud all of it, officers aud con
traitors 10 be bound by the laws which II establishes
for IT., citizens a. ,,, IL, .
II IS estimated by the trainers OF the bill that II
will reduce the revenues about T'oOooOOo. oi thiN
rc.uctlon from f2i,OOOOOO To T.i,ODp.OOD VIII bo
secured by the cnt on sugar, ana from 81 ,"ooooo
IA .ID 600 600 by the Internal Revenue features of