The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-03-20
AGREED ON A TARIFF BILL
The LabOrs Of the Ways and
Means Subcommittee Near.
ly Ended.
A Reduction in the Revenue Of
Probably $eo,ooo,ooo Will
Result.
Some OF the More Important Changes
Recommended - Agricultural
Interests Favored.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Repub-
lican mem bers of the ways and means
,saE-'" saGssed upon ererv point
of d 6ag. lA 'q T.. e ,.le.s
the reduc lions to be made from internal
revenue. and will present the bill to the
full CON mistee for its consideration in a
few days. The clauses relating to car
pet wo,Dls, Mexican lead ores, and one or
two other articles have not yet been
finally and definitely passed upon.
While, the bill is not absolutely COM
plete and will, of course, be subject to
revis ion, it is believed to be substantially
a fir ish as far as majority of the COM
NIT zee is concerned.
he internal revenue features of the
bill. are as follows: The entire abolition
of all special taxes upon dealers of all
k;A.ls, commonly known as licenses; the
tax upon snuff will be repealed; farmers
and planters growing tobacco will have
! the liberty to sell to whomsoever they
please without restraint in the same
manner as any farmer can dispose of
any other of the products of Of his land.
The tax upon manufactured tobacco will
be reduced from 8 cents to cents a
pound. cigars, cherootS and cigarettes
will carry the same tax as IS imposed
under the present law. Alcohol used in
the arts is free under substantially the
same restrictions as are prescribed in the
senate bill. The reductions in the reve-
nue. from these sources will, in round
numbers, amount to between SIT ,000,O 600
and $ly,OG0,OO0. The following are the
principal provisions in the tariff sched-
ules:
The earthenware and glassware SEIZED
ules remain substantially as in the exist
ing law.
The sugar schedule is reduced from SO
to 60 per cent.
There are a number of important
changes in the metals schedule. Exist
ing rates are maintained upon iron ore
and pig iron. Barbed wire for fencing
is made dutiable at $40 of a cent per
pound, which is below the duty upon
that kind of iron entering into other
uses. Beams, girders and structural
iron is reduced from IA to 6-S cents
per pound, which is a reduction below
that of the senate bill. Railway iron is
reduced to 6-10 of cent a pound, the
of about 81 a ton and reduction in the
rate fixed by the senate BILL The duty
on steel rails is reduced 81 ton. The
duty on tin plate has been increased
2-10 cents a pound. Pig tin remains
free. There is an increase in the duty
upon pocket cutlery.
In the lumber schedule, the duty on
sawed boards, planks and finished lum-
Der is reduced 80 per cent. from the pres.
ent rate. There is special provision in
serted that in case Canada lays an ex-
port duty on lumber, then duties shall
be collected according to the rates un.
der existing law.
INCREASE ON FARM Pf.ODTCTS.
The duty on Summarize tobacco is in
creased to $275 per pound. There is an
increase generally all along the list OF
the duties upon agricultural products
| The duty on barley is raised to 80 cents
bushel; hops to Is cents a pound; buck
wheat to Is cents bushel; oats 10 cents
bushel. The duties On agricultural
seeds are increased. Butter and substi
tutes therefor have the duty increased to
6 cents pound. The duty on eggs is
raised to cents a dozen; potatoes tC
25 cents bushel. Hides, which are now
on the free list, are made dutiable at 1 l.:
cents pound. There is small increase
in the duty on fruits. Spirits, wines and
other beverages have been left as found
in existing law. Salt, also, has not been
| touched.
COTTON MANUFACTURES
are left substantially as in the senate
| bill. Jute, MANILA and sisal grass are
put upon the free list, as is wool degras
which enters into the finishing OF
leather. A reduction is made in the
duty on binding Irvine.
In the wood schedule, woods of the
first class, known as clothing woods
cents a pound; woods of the second
class known as combing woods, ~ cents
carpet woods, valued at IL cents or less
1-2 cents per pound; valued at over Il
cents, cents a pound. This is rednc'
ton of one-half cent pound from the
senate bill, and an increase OF l 1-2 cents
from the present law.
The bill also repeats that section Of the
statutes which gives to the United
| States, and contractors under it, the
right to import supplies into this coun
try free of duty. By this means it is in
tended to require the United States and
all of its officers and contractors to be
bound by the laws which it establishes
| for its citizens.
The bill, it is thought, will reduce the
revenues about $50, 900, 900, and of this
reduction about $27, 0O0,0 900 will be Sc.
cured by the cut on sugar and from ST..
O0O, 900 to S19,0O0,000 by the internal
revenue features of the bill. The free
list, which contains, with few excep
tions, all the items of the senate bill and
few others which were not in the sen.
ate bill, will, it is thought, make a re-
duction of between $3.50. 900 and ST..
100000. The revisions made throughout
the tariff schedules are expected to make
up the difference between the sums
named md SEC, 0O0,0O