New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-17
THE TARIFF BILL REPORTED
Convinced from Third rnGc.

Ga per cent against ;sO6 per cent in the proposed
In the paper schedule no change ha' been made
from existing rates OF duty in ~" Si1"' " ii,,r,
which form the principal consumption Of the couh'i
Tissue and other me paper, lave been given an
Increased duty in order 70 enable our own mills sue,
The Injurious competition from iorrisn Yanrfactnrers
TO which they have been SUBJ ecicd. ,,,, f.. ,scd
Wood pulp. both ground ard chemical, w.,m ara j. cncH
to large extent IN paper m.ng " ap Ilgo
has chcapened the price Of paper IN onr a' c,iya
tent to the present ad valorcm duty on U,S arm" ,a
when Justly y.lgcd IN oGCr 10 oep1' the Injurious
competition Of i,reisn ch'mea yu,p W o,Y MI a 1ce
largely imported at valuation Ar peIoN WHAT II
should properly bear.
In the metal schedule no change Of duty has been
recommended upon iron orc or iron in pigs. IheSe
duties il is believed. cannot be lowered without detH-
ncnt q existing industries, and we have not icN
justified in interfering with the further development
Of our iron ore resources, now promising in the
Southern States
with regard to pir-ron IT may be said that il is IN
no sense material Is protuct Of the highest
skill! requiring Or its manufacture large and expensive
plants the capital invested in which in our country
today more than equals that which Is invested in any
other branch Of our iron and steel industries Pisron
made in twenty five states of the Union Its manu-
facturc is increasing rapidly in many states largely as
the result Of the protective duty which has long gwen
encouTag cement to its production. II has had mar
,cllorsly rard growth in the southern and Western
States in the last years. and 1t Is today the eadihe
manufacturing industry south Of the Potomac ana
Ohio rivers. II has been the most potent OF ali m
Hucnce> in the industrial rehabilitation OF the south.
To rolucc materially The duty on pig iron. and
scrani,or and scr,nstcel which are substitutes for
giron vould annually bring into ON ports many
ni,loaa NJ Tho. pro4urfs 70 take the place OF pig
iron which could be produced at home and ii would
orrcSpondinely reduce the demand for coal ana IRON
orc This is result which is surely not to be desired.
The committee have recommended among Others the
following changes nar-ron, no, less than threequai-
tiers Of an inch square, has been reduced from cent
TO nine cnths Of cent per pound, square ron less
than three quarters OF an nch from IL TO cent per
pound and round iron coils rods less than seven
sixteenths OF inch in diameter and bars or shapes OF
rolled iron, not especially provided for in this aci
from IL TO IL cents per pound. Beams Orders
ioists angles channels, HINGED columns and posts,
~ .u.te ,hor.,1 il, hriainc f,,,, ar, reduced from
Ia 10 nine,entl~ Of cent per poHnd' Fa"way IRON
is reduced from ST. per ton to al3 III per ton Iron
and steel sheets common or black, and known as
steel has been reduced throughout one
In wires Of all doScrpt!on there has been rednc.
uoh OF onclou'ul VI 'V"' pr r''"u INV -, -
parts thereof. OF iron or steel ana milIon ana nil
canks, and forslngs of iron and stool have been re-
o ro, norcot ~ iron or s,o., frou , II 10 cents
uer pound nactsmiths' iron and steel. hammers.
slodCes track tools wedges and crowbar- have been
"e0, Ian . - -. p,,o-
reduced from Il 10 : / Genus pr pop''u' "o
" ~ ' c,,, ,, , hin,o h,a,rs
no.'S' "'.' @'I non.. mn n[,,,G ,.,iron nine
"o'" ~ r ~ .o ..,s 81 .
VI wy ,a0', co... ,ron ..,s ,,t,. s4ove
'V'' POI r w .t,., ,us h,,.or.,
n.~' a ~ IRON no, S,,.col,y nrovided for
IRONS ana castings Oh IRON hol sPc''a"! pun"
from Ia to IL cents per pound. Castings OF
msiieaolc loh. rom cent? 10 % '."', - p'',l '
CHAINS OF all kho'' maze 81 IRON o' S'Vi nave O'''
reouced nom cents 10 10 GEM, per P'""U
lhcre mas oee" dill Increase Va ''",> upon '"''0's'
beheVed Dy inc coh'"''ce 10 &c "D'''"'V''
States. Tho competition from Germany AMI other
countries has been so irinous a. 10 destroy some OF
the existing Manufacture, and threaten w''noa'
'his increased uuN u "'p' '',o' '0' '''' .
5 i,s o ga Sut Sn,sc have he,n snrad from ID 10
cent per pound spike. nuts ia ana washer ana ana
tsckS Lrads or snrcs from > l . 10 II cents on
one grade and from cents 10 "a cents on another
the ssd free i ISt manu- sewing anu "1''"' pay
III 10 / cent per pound copper. from = II -
ia cents per pound. ola copper. ii; only for re-
manu-, ~ ,lom d MI or cna,n ofor frnr,
3l.a to ca cents per pound. Copper in plates.
BAR, ineots, or pig, rom q u c,h,s pr p,'id.
Nickel ore Is pitcco upon tlc ircc n-l; iYrHcS or
snlphst, Oh IRON, 'vh,lnhs an eN,esS oi - pr I'.t
OF salphnr, !, plscc1 upon tis iiee Ils' Nl'"c IN
cecrcaSed quito, a. piopps'a IsVe D.el naue az
the fullest investigation ana are believed 70 he jul
70 oar OWN ihuusuies'
TEMPLATES.
inc committee haNc 'o.o'''''nuou al "'"''o u
duty on uh-pIalc' INC fihahcc committee oi INC
Senate OF the last congress, AFTER the fullest hNe'u,a
ton, Sald IN 'helr report
fhe present anomalous ana ihsacqnale an,ie, on I'm
Snn,n,ce ivbo ,cIjevc st sufh a resdinstiuc, ~
these rates should be made would encourage the
manufacture Oh 'hose aru'e> III 'i"s country
IL mas Oceh oeh"i>uieu 'lf' We ''' "'u""'d''"'e
tnplae in the United States A. successfully as II can
be done III England us PfIahe''h mere suitable lof
all uses Is no longer eNpc'inch'H' We maze sheo'
iron ana Slec, Ee ana II ~ no'"g, r g '@.
for nse in making ali Of the En- required for This maI
and II this were not 20 Pix IN !, On the free-lat ac
ces,lDie " our pope ioI pa'per ,
i"'4N 4, ~ 80,