The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-14
THE HOUSE TARIFF BILL.

A Washington City correspondent o.
the Chicago Inter Ocean furnishes the
following interesting details OF the Tariff
Bill as it passed the house and indications
of its fate IN the senate. He said:
"The Tariff Bill as passed by the house
is in every respect just as agreed upon by
the Republican members of the Ways and
Means committee, except that three
amendments to their original bill proposed
by the committee and agreed to by the
committee of the whole were defeated in
the house by few votes. One of the
amendments made the duty on jute yarn
30 per cent. as at present, instead of 80
per cent. as first proposed, and the other
two amendments increased the pound
duty &c on WOODEN yarns and wooden cloth
valued at 30c per pound or less. The
changes made in the till by the Ways and
Means committee and agreed to by the
house reduced the duty on guLs valued
at less than S12 to the present rate of 30
per cent; reduced the rate on burlaps to
15s per pound, and on bags to &c per
pound; included oriental rugs in the
Wilton Carpet paragraph; placed on the
free list fresh fish caught IN fresh water,
cept herrlng) dutiable at 1c per pound;
changed the duty on carpet woods to 90
per cent. ad vaiorcm, Oh woods at not more
than IL and 30 per cent, on carpet woods
valued above 13c; provided for specific
duties ON kid gloves equivalent to the
present 30 per cent. rate; reduced the duty
on rough granite and free stone to lie per
cubic loot, and on dressed and polished
stone to 40 per cent; made cloths made
partly OF silk and partly of wool dutiable
as woolen goods; reduced the duty ou all
hristles per pound. In other respects the
bill as passed Is the same as that origin
ally reported by the Wa?s and Means
committee.
Sugar, up to and including No. 16,
together with molasses, is made free, and
refined sugar above No. 16 Is given duty
of 4-10c per pound. A bounty of &c pc.
pound is given the home producer of
cane, sorghum and beet sugar. Contrary
to expectation, the sugar schedule proveo
to be one OF the strongest In the bill. 1t
is predicted, however, that the senate
will restore sugar to the dutiable list.
''The proposition TO increase the duty
on tin plate to 2-10c after July 1, 1898, |
went through safely. and inasmuch as the |
senate included similar provision in
their bill two years ago, it is probable
that this will become law.
''The duty on clothing. wool Is increas-
ed cent per pound, and the duty on all
OF wool increased in larger
proportions as it was conceded that the |
tariff OF 1883 did not give the wooden in
austry proper protection. 1t is reported
that the Senate Finance committee will
,oncede this increase of duty on wool, but
will cut down the duties accorded by the
,f wool. The bill reduces duties on
common cotton goods, but increases the
iuty Oh the finer grades, including cotton
hosiery.
"There is no increase of duties on silk
except velvets.
"Manufactures of flax of common quail.
les are increased to 80 per cent when the
,ill goes into effect, and of fine qualities
except bleached linens) after January 1,
894; until that time fne qualities con-
inue at 30 per cent.
"There is 70 change in the lumber
chednle beyond the reduction of so cents
'er thousand on white pine boards and u
ent per foot Oa squared timber. The
'roviso which adds the expert duty laid
Ipon logs and manufactured lumber I'M
'orted from any country lsvying such ex-
'ort duty does not take effect until March
Il, 1891.
"Chemical and wool pulp are given a
pecial duty equivalent to the present
alto.
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"Tbe increase of duties on all I'm ported
arm products, recommended by the COM
lirtee, were all indorsed by the House.
''The internal revenue tax On tobacco
nd snuff is reduced half, but that on
igars is not changed.
provision is made to continue the
rovisions of law relating to the manu-
acture of white wine vinger on payment
tax of cents per gallon and under
eW restrictions to prevent flauds.n