Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-01
THE MCKINLEY BILL.
An Abstract of Its Principal
Provisions.
It Is to Reduce the Revenue
S45,000,O00.
How This Result is Expected to BE
COnsummated.
Some Heretofore Dutiable Articles Placed
on the Free List-The Duty Raised
on Others.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-At special
meeting of the ways and means commit.
tee, Chairman Mckinley presented the
Republican Tariff bill. The minority
will be allowed ten days to offer amend
ments to the bill, and, according to
Mckinley, the bill will effect a reduction
of 100000 in the revenues.
The only change of special significance
made in the bill since those already
noted within the past week is in hides,
which have finally been placed upon the
dutiable list at fifteen per cent. ad
valorem, with proviso allowing draw
back on exported goods made from inn
ported hides, equal to the rate Of duty
paid.
Articles on the Free List.
Among the articles placed on the free
list are: Uncut diamonds and other
precious stones fish that are the product
of American fisheries and fish caught by
American vessels in the open waters of
the lakes which form the boundary be-
tween the United States and
Canada; currants, Zante or 9TH
ers; dates, fruits, green, ripe
or dried, not specially enumerated; !;
chlorate of soda; sponges, sulphur or
birthstone; tar and pitch wood; tobacco
stems; spirits; turpentine; wearing ap-
parel and other personal effects mot
merchandise) of persons arriving in the
United States, not exceeding five hun
dred dollars in value, but not to include
articles not actually in use and necessary
and appropriate for the use of such per-
sons for their present comfort and con-
venience, or which are intended for any
other person or persons, or for sale ;
paintings in oil or water colors, the pro-
fessional production of painter ofartist,
only, and statuary, the professional pro-
duction of statuary or sculptor, only,
not otherwise specified.
Reimported Articles.
The clause permitting the free entry
OF articles OF growth, produce or manu-
facture of the United States, after being
exported, is amended by providing that
it shall not apply to articles which have
advanced in value or improved in con-
dition while out Of the country. This
paragraph is not to apply to any article
upon which a drawback is made, the
reimportation of which is prohibited ex-
cept upon the payment of duties equal
to the drawbacks allowed to any article
manufactured in a bonded warehouse
and exported. Manufactured tobacco
exported without the payment of the in
ternal revenue tax must pay the tax be-
fore transportation.
Free Articles Made Dutiab1e.
Among the articles now free which the
new bill places on the dutiable list are
Hides, except sheep skins with the
wool on, Is per cent. ad valorem.
Mica, 35 per cent. ad valorem.
Aluminium, manufactured or crude, 35
per cent. ad valorem.
Straw, ~ per ton.
Macaroni, or vermicelli and similar
preparations, cents pound.
Eggs, 5 cents dozen.
Recent Changes.
Since abstracts were sent a few weeks
ago, some changes have been made in
the dutiable sections. Some of these
are slight increases, but more of them
are decreases. The schedule for earth
enware and glassware is generally re-
vised. Among other new duties are the
following:
Glue, IL cents pound t. 80 per cent.
ad valorem, according to value.
Sulphur, refined rolls, IS per ton !;
sublimed, $40.
Glycerine, crude, cent per pint re-
fined, Az cents.
Cottonseed oil, 10 cents a gallon.
Soda bicarbonate, l cent per pound.
Metal and Wood.
The schedule of metals allows pyrites
containing more than 25 per cent of SUI
phur to enter free, and prohibits allow
ing for moisture.
The other important changes in this
schedule have already been noted.
Penknives and pocket cutlery show a
sharp increase to from II cents to So per
dozen, and so per cent ad valorem.
In the wooden schedule timber. is cut
SO per cent.
Sugar, MOlasses, Etc. Il
Sugar stands as already noted at 81
per cent. below No. 49, and 45 per cent.
above, which amounts to so per cent.
reduction on some grades and more than
that on others.
=,
cent, with safeguard against an eS-
port duty.
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots, Sd
and rs per cent. ad valorem.
The liquor schedule is substantially as
at present, with the addition OF effei-
vescent mineral waters, natural and ini-
itation, which are dutiable at 25 cents
and 30 cents dozen bottles, according
to size.
Fabrics.
Cotton manufactures are practically
as fixed in the Senate bill of last Con
gress.
Cables, cordage and twine OF MANILA,
including binding twine, IL cents a
pound.
On wool the duties have already been
stated.