The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-02
TIE new TARIFF BILL.
1t Will Reduce National Reve-
nues About $50, 100000.
The Principal Provisions in the
Schedules of the Bill.

The following are the principal provisions
in the tariff schedules of the bill agreed
upon by the Republican members of the
Ways and Means Committee Of the House:
The earth, earthenware and glassware
schedules remain substantially as in the e1-
isting law.
There are number of important changes
maintained upon iron ore and pig-iron; barbed
wire for fencing is made dutiable at 6-10
cent pound. Beams, girders, and structural
iron is reduced from l u cents to 6-10 cent
pound. Railway iron is reduced 6-1O cent a
pound, the present rate being SIT ton, re
duction of about - ton. The duty on steel
rails is reduced 81 ton. The duty on tin
plate has been increased to 22-10 cents a
pound. Pig-tin remains free. There is an
increase in the duty upon pocket cutlery: Gun
barrels are placed upon the free hst Hand
sewing g-needles are also placed upon the free
list. The new metal aluminium is given a
designation for the first time under metals
and manufactures" thereof, and is made du-
table at thirty-five per cent. ad valorem.
In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed
boards, planks and finished lumber isreduced
fifty per cent. from the present rate. There
is a special provision inserted that in case
Canada lays an export duty upon lumber,
then duties shall be collected according to the
rates under existing law.
The duty on Sumatra tobacco is increased
to So. Is per pound.
There is an increase generally along the en-
tire list in the duties upon agricultural pro
ducts. The duty on barley is raised to 80
cents bushel, hops to 10 cents pound, buck
wheat to Is cents bushel, macaronl and YER
micclli cents pound, and oats 10 cents a
bushel. The duty on agricultural seeds
is increased. The duty on rice is
reduced from ~ to 2 cents a pound,
rice -four and rice meal from l
cent to "a cent pound, and broken rice to n
cent pound. Butter and substitutes there
for have the duty increased to cents
pound The duty on eggs is raised to cents
q dozen; potatoes to 25 cents bushel. Hides,
which are now on the free list, are made
dutiable at ~ cents pound. There is
small increase in the duty upon fruits
Oranges and lemons in packages OF N
cubic feet or less, 25 cents per package: in
packages exceeding N and not exceeding
2L cubic feet, so cents package. Raisins,
2I cents pound duty.
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, sun and sisal grass are put
upon the free list, as is wool degras, which
enters into the finishing of leather. A re-
duction is made in the duty on binding
twine.
In the wool schedule, woods of the first
class, known as clothing woods, IL cents a
pound; woods of the second-class, known
as combing woods, 10 CENTS carpet woods,
valued at 10 cents or less, 3115 cents a
NJ
a pound. This is a reduction of ~ cents
q pound from the Senate bill and an increase
of IL cents from the present law. The
difference between the duty given the manu-
facturers by the Mills bill and the pro-
posed measure is 10 per cent. After CIV
ing to the manufacturers compensatory
duty for the duty on wool, yarns and cloths
are made dutiable at 40 per cent. ad
valorem additional, woolen goods at so
per cent, and ready-made clothing at 60
per cent. The carpet schedule has not
yet been arranged. There is some divi-
sion in the committee upon the subject. For
the encouragement of silk culture in the
United States duty will be recommended
upon raw silk.
Sugar, under and including 16 Dutch
standard, is made dutiable at IS per cent,
and above 16 Dutch standard at 40 per cent.
This gives per cent additional duty to the
re6ners, and the standard is raised from
13 10 16. This is a cut in the duties upon
sugar of from so to 90 per cent. Molasses is
made dutiable at Is per cent. ad valorem, the
present rate being specific.
Among the new legislative provisions pro-
posed in the bill is one that no importations
shall be made into the United States
which do, not show plainly the country
from which they are imported: This
Is done in order to put stop to the prac-
tice which has become very common, OF
sending foreign goods into the United States
with American brands thereon, the purpose
being to deceive the public and have the
wares supplant American goods which have
established regulations. The bill also
repeals that section of the statutes
which gives to the United States and
contractors under it the right to import sup
plies into this country free Of duty. By this
means it is intended to require the United
States and all OF its officers and contractors
to be bound by the laws which it establishes
for its citizens.
1t is estimated by the trainers Of
the bill that it will reduce the revenues
about s6O,0OO,0O0. Of this reduction about
S26,0O0,000 will be secured by the
cut on sugar, and about $4,000, 900
by the internal revenue features of the BILL
The free list, which contains with few ex-
ceptions all the items in the Senate bill, and
a few others which were not in the Senate
bill, will. it is estimated, make a reduction OF
between 81 $50, 900 and 81, 500, 600.
The internal revenue features of the bill
are as follows: The entire abolition
of all special taxes upon dealers of all
kinds, commonly known as licenses;
the taxes 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 man
ner as any farmer can dispose OF any otner
of the products of his land The tax upon
manufactured tobacco will be reduced from
eight cents to four cents a pound; cigars,
c6eroots, and cigarettes will carry the same
tax as is imposed under the present law.
Alcohol used in the arts is free under sub
stantially the same restrictions as are pre-
scribed in the Senate bill.