Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-12
THE M'KINLEY BILL
The Changes as Reported to the
Ways and Means
Committee.
According to the Author It viii
Effect a Reduction of
$45, 900, 900
Many Articles Placed on the Free
List-Hides Made Duitiable-
The Liquor Schedule
Unchanged.
A Republican Tariff Measure.

A Republican Tariff Measure.
WASHINGTON, April AT q special
meeting of the ways and G commit
tee yesterday Chairman Mckinley pre-
sented the republican tariff bill. The
minority will be allowed ten days in
which to prepare their views and offer
such amendments to the bill before it is
reported to the house. The bill, ac-
cording to Mckinley, will effect a re-
duction of $45, 600, 600 in the evenue
The only change of special signifi-
canoe made in the tariff bill since those
already noted within the past few weeks
is in hides, which have been placed
upon the dutiable list at the rate of Is
per cent. ad valorem, with a provision
allowing a drawback on exported goods
made from imported hides equal to the
rate of duty paid.
Among the additions made to the free
list are the following: Acids, used for
medicinal, chemical or manufacturing
purposes, not especially provided for.
Any animals imported especially for
breeding purposes, providing that no
such animals shall be admitted free ex-
cept it be of pure breed, or of recog-
nized breed, and has been duly regis
tered on a book of record established
for that breed. Animals brought into
the United States temporarily for a
period not exceeding six months for the
purpose of exhibition or competition
for prizes offered by any agricultural or
racing association. Articles in a crude
state used in dyeing or tanning not
specially enumerated or provided for in
this act. Books and pamphlets printed
exclusively in languages other than
English, also books and music
in raised printing used exclus-
lively for the blind. Engravings, photo
graphs, etchings, bound and unbound,
imported by authority or for use by the
United States or for the use of the
library of congress. Braids, plaits,
fats, laces and similar manufactures
suitable for making or o%rnamenting
hats, bonnets and hoods composed of
straw, chips, grass, palm leaf, willow,
osier or rattan. Bristles, chickory root,
raw, dried or undried, but unground.
Coal tar, crude and pitch tar. Diamonds
or other precious stones, rough or I'M
cut, including GLACIERS and engravings;
diamonds not set and diamond dust, or
jewels to be used in the manufacture Of
watches. Essences, such as nutgalls,
fruits, flowers, dried fibres and dried in
sects. Grains, gums and gum
rosin. Herbs, leaves, lichens,
MOSES, nuts, roots and stems.
Spices, vegetables, seeds, aro-
matte and seeds of morbid growth.
Weeds and woods used expressly for
dyeing. Any of the foregoing, which
are not edible and are in a crude state
and not advanced in value or condition
by refining or grinding or by any other
process of manufacture and not specially
provided for in this act. Currants,
sante or others, dates and fruits, green,
ripe or dried, not specially enumerated
or provided for in this act. Grasses and
fibers, istle or tampico fiber, jute, man
lila, sisal grass, saut and all other tex
tile grasses or tibrous vegetable sub
stances, manufactured or undressed,
not specially provided for in this act.
Grease and oils used in soap making.
wire drawing or dressing leather. Nat
ural mineral waters and all mineral
waters effervescent or artificial and nat
ural mineral salts accompanied by sworn
certificates showing them to be OBJ
tanned by evaporation and not to con
tain an admixture and substance for
eign to natural water springs. Molasses
testing not above ffty-six degrees; pro-
yided, that If an export duty be here
after laid upon molasses by any country
from whence imported, it shall be SUBJ
ject to the present duty. Needles,
hand sewing and darning. Newspapers
and periodicals.; but the term ''periodi-
cals' embraces only unbound or paper
covered publications, containing cur
rent literature. Oils-Nut oil or oil Of
nuts not otherwise specified; olive oil
for manufacturing or mechanical pur-
poses, unfit for eating; after of roses,
spermaceti, whale and other fish oils of
American fisheries, and all other arti-
cles of produce Of such fisheries.
Opium, crude or manufactured and
not adulterated, containing 0 per
cent and over of morphine.
Nickel. Paper stock-Pulp or grasses
and woods fit only to be converted
into paper. Platina. Potash-Crude,
chlorate Of potash, nitrate of potash or
salt petre crude, sulphur of potash
crude. Rags not otherwise specified.
Seeds not otherwise specified. Chic
rate of soda. Sponges. Sulphur of
birthstone. Tar and pitch of wood.
Tobacco stems. Spirits Of turpentine.
Wearing apparel and other personal eff
cfets mot merchandise) of persons ar
wiring in the United States not exceed
ing $500 in value; but not to include
articles not actually in use and neces-
sary and appropriate for the use of such
persons for present comfort and con-
venience, or which are intended for any
other person, or for sale. Paintings in
oil or water colors, professional pro-
duction OF the painter or artist only,
and statuary, professional productions
of statuary or sculptor only not other
wise specified.
The clause permitting free entry to
articles OF growth, produce or manufac-
ture Of the United States after being
exported is amended by providing that
1t not apply TO articles which have ad-
vanced in value or improved in condi-
ton while out Of the country. The
paragraph does not apply to any article
upon which a drawback Is made for re-
importation, which is prohibited except
upon payment of duties equal to the
drawbacks allowed, or to any articles
manufactured in a bonded warehouse
and exported. Manufactured tobacco,
exported without payment OF internal
revenue tax must pay the tax before re-
importation.
Among the articles now free which
the new bill places on the dutiable list
are: Hides, except sheepskins with
wool on, Is per cent. ad valorem. Mica,
as per cent ad valorem. Aluminium,
manufactured or crude, IS per cent. ad
valorem. Straw, 90 per ton. Macaroni
or vermicella and similar preparations,
2 cents per pound. Eggs 5 cents per
dozen.
Since the abstracts were sent in q
couple of weeks ago some changes have
been made In the dutiable sections.
Some of these are slight increases,
moro OF them are decreases. The sched-
ule OF e~arthenware and glassware is
generally revised.
Among other new duties are the fol-