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been left as found in the existing law.
Salt also has not been touched.


Salt also has not been touched.
Cotton manufactures are left substan-
TALLY as in the Senate bill. Jute, MANILA,
sun and sisal grass are put upon the free
list, as is wool de graS, which enters into
the finishing of leather
A reduction is made in the duty on bind
ing twine.
TIE WOOL SCHEDULE.
In the wool schedule woods of the first
class, known as clothing wools, IL cents
pound; woods of the second class, known as
combing woods, 10 cents; carpet woods
valued at 70 cents or less, 5 ~ cents pound I;
valued at over IL cents, cents pound.
This is a reduction Of "a cent pound from
the Senate bill and an increase Of IL cents
from the present law. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the definitions aud classidcations
and restrictions provided for will make this
duty even more valuable to the wool grow
ers than the duty fixed by tue Senate bill.
In the Mills bill wool was put on
the free list and the duty given to manu-
facturers of woolen fabrics was from 40 to
As per cent As this bill makes wool dutia-
BILE. it gives compensation to manufacturers
for the duty imposed upon wool. The diff
ference between the duty given manufact-
urers by the Mills bill and the proposed
measure is only 10 per cent, alter giving
to the manufacturers compensatory duty
for the duty upon wool.
Yarns and cloths are made dutiable at 40
per cent. ad valorem additional, wooden
goods at 80 per cent, and ready-made cloth
ing at 60 per cent.
The carpet schedule has not been def
nitely arranged.
1t is understood, although there is some
division in the committee upon the subject.
that for the encouragement OF silk culture
in the United States duty will be recon-
mended upon new silk.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Sugar under and including No. 16 Dutch
standard is made duGiable at 35 per cent,
and above No. 16 Dutch standard at 40 per
ceut. This gives per cent. additional
duty to Iefiners, and as the standard is
raised from No. Is to No. is the people of
the United States will be enabled, in case
the refiners combine to put up prices, to i'm
| port sugar which will be in every way flt
| for family use.
| MoIasses is made dutiable at 25 per cent.
ad valorem, the present rate being specific.
| This is a considerable reduction.
| The committee has not yet settled what
duties shall be levied upon lead ores, this
beng one Of the few matters yet to be def
nitely passed upon.
| LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS.
Among the new legislative provisions
| proposed III Jne Dill Is Ju6 one UudG no I'M
portations shall be made into the United
States which do not show plainly the coun-
| try from which they are imported. This is
done in order to put a stop to the practice,
which has become very common, of sending
| foreign goods into the United States with
American brands thereon, the purpose be-
ing 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 right to import
supplies into this country free Of duty. By
this means it is intended to require tn,
United States and all Of its officers and con
tractors TO be bound by the laws which Il
establishes for its citizens. SJa - i-A -
1t is estimated by the framer
of the bill that it will reduce
the revenue is about $6U,000,000 OF thi:
reduction from s26,000, 600 to $4,000, ,00(
will be secured by the act on sugar anc
from ST, 600, 900 to $l9,000,0O0 by the inter
nal revenue features of the bill. The fire.
list, which contains, with few exceptions
all the items in the Senate bill and fe7
others whichSwere not in the Senate bill
will, 1t is estimated, make a reduction o
between 81, $50, 600 to 81 100000. Revision
made throughout the tariff schedules ar
expected to make I'D the difference between
the sums named and $61, 10000