Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
CUNNING OF THE MAJORITY
In the New Tariff Schedule a Pretty
Bait For Farmers.
Allowed TO Sell Tobacco 70 Auvone
Without Restraint.
The Duty on Tin Plate Increased But
SiSal Grass is Free.

0lJteG nave practically agreed ulpn every
point in the division Of the tariff scheluIe
and the reductions to be made from the
internal revenue. and will present n hin
to the full committee for its Consideration
before the end of the week. The clause
relating To carpet woods and one or two
other articles are not vet finally and def
nitely passed upon. While the bin is not
absolutely COMPLETED. and will. of course
be subject to revision. it is believed
to be a substantially finished measure
50 far as the majority Of the committee is
concerned. The internal revenue features
of the bill are rs follows: The entire ahoh-
ton Of all special taxes upon dealers Of aU
kinds commonly known rs licenses;
taxes upon snuff be rcpealed. that formers
and planters growing tobacco have tha
liberty to sell to owhomSoever they please
without restraint IN the same manner rs
any farmer can dispose of any other pro-
ducts. The tax upon manufactured
tobacco be reduced from 80 TO cents;
cigars, cherootS and cigarettes the same
tax rs now. Alcohol used in the arts, free.
under substantially the same restrictions
prescribed in the senate bill, The reduc-
tons IN the revenue from these sources
Will bc In round numbers between severn
teen and nineteen million dollars,
The following are the principal pr0Vi-
SIonS in tariff schedules: The chemical
schedule contains but few changes from
the existing law. Earth, eartheuWare and
glassware schedules remain substantially
rs IN the existing law. There are a number
Of important changes IN the metal
schedule, The existing rates are m9iu-
tanned upon IRON ore and pig IRON; harhed
wire tentlnE Is made dutlaoe NJ b~lO
cent per pound, winch Is below the duty
upon that kind ct iron entering into other
uses. Beams, glrderS and structural iron
Is reduced from Ia to 6-lO cents
per pound, which Is NJ
durtlon below the senate bill;
rallS reduced b-lu cent per per pound; the
present rate beng 81, per ton, rcduc-
uon ot about 81 per ton, III the rated liked
10y the senate hlii. The duty ON TIM plate
Is increased to 10 cents per pound.
llg TIM remains free. 1t Is believed with
tins encouragement TN plate viii he
manutdctWed IN tins country. Already We
make sheet TIM and sheet steel, winch Is %
per cent. OF TIM plate, and with the aSSur-
nuceS that there Is tmm the Black HILLS IT
Is thought That a great industry viii
spring up. There Is an IN
crease IN the duty, upon pocket cutlery
tue EfouhN Iudl tue u'pI'NNtu tohullloh OF
that industry IN the United States
and the sharp and ruinouS
competition already felt from
Germany. Cum barrels are placed upon
the free list. Hand sewing needles are
also placed upon the tree lust. The new
metal alumlnunL Is gwen Il designation
Tor the hrst time under metals and man
ulactmc, and made duimhie mt "a per
cent. adraior"m. In the lumber schedule
the duty ON sawed boards, sawed
plauks and finished lumber is
reduced - per cent. from
the present rate. There Is a special pro
vision inserted that in case Canada lays
an export duty upon lumber duties be
collected according to- the rates under the
existing law. The duty ON Sumatra to-
hacco is increased to s2.75 per pound.
There is an increase generally along the
entire list in duties upon agricultural pro
ducts. The duty upon barley Is raised to
80 cents huShel, hops to 10 cents a