The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

'.rlT Increased-The Farmers Protected.
sfThe tariff bill of the Ways and Means
Committee is almost completed. The
Following are some of the features of the
sbill not heretofore referred to:
TAX ON TOBACCO.
The interal 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upon snuff will be repealed; farmers and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 manner
as any farmer can dispose of any other of
| the products of his land. The tax upon
manufactured tobacco will be reduced
from cents to cents a pound; cigars,
cberoots and cigarettes will carry the
same tax as is imposed under the present
law. Alcohol used i'll the arts is free
under substantially the same restrictions
as are prescribed in the Senate bill. The
reductions in the revenue from these
sources will be III round numbers bet
ween seventeen and nineteen millions of
dollars.
The duty on Samatra tobacco is in
creased to $2.75 per pound.
THE FARMERS REMEMBERED.
There is an increase generally along
the entire list in tue duties upon agricul.
tural products. The duty upon barley
is raised to 80 cents bushel, hops to Is
cents a pound, buckwbeat to 10 cents a
bushel, macaroni and vermicelli, 2 cents
bushel, oats 10 cents bushel. The
duty on agricultural seeds is increased.
The duty on rice is reduced p cents
pound, rice -four and rice meal from
cent to cent pound. and broken rice
to ! cent a pound.
Butter and substitutes therefor have
duty increased 10 cents pound The
duty on eggs is raised to cents dozen.
pototoes to 25 cents a bushel. Hides,
which are now on the free list, are made
dutiable at ! cents pound. There is
a small increase in the duty upon fruits.
Oranges and lemons in packages of | !
cubic feet or less, % cent per package,
in packages exceeding ! aud not exceed.
ing . cubic feet, 80 cents package.
There are few changes in the liquor
schedule, although the items are rear
ranged. No increase is provided for duty
on beer. Tie duties on cotton bagging
are reduced. Collars and cuffs are
specially enumerated, at 10 cents per
dozen and 30 per cents. ad valorem, when
entirely of cotton, and at 80 cents per
dozen and 35 per cent. ad valorem when
in whole or part of linen. Manufactures
of hemp, flax aud jute are increased from
30 to 80 per cent. The internal revenue
features in the free list are not yet com
pleted.
1t is estimated by the trainers of the
bill that it will reduce the revenues
about $50 000. 900. OF this reduction
from twenty six to twenty-seven millions
will be sucured by the cut on sugar aDd
from seventeen to nineteen millions by
the interal revenue features of the BILL
The free list, which contains few
exceptions, all the items In the Senate
bill and few others which were not in
the Senate bill. will, it is estimated make
areduction OF between one and one fourth
and one and one half millions of dollars.
Pig iron remains az So -, or 10 of
cent pound. Iron ore rs cents ton.
Steel rails are reducted to Clio of a cent
a pound, or $13.44 ton. The present
rate is SIT.