The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-28
THE TARIFF.
Tariff and internal Revenue Re-
ductions Agreed Upon.
The Republicans of the Ways and Means
COMMITTEES Have Agreed Upon .
schedule tn Present 20 III Full
ommitt Tor Action.

WAsm~crox. March M-The Re-
publican members Of the ways an.
means committee have agreed upor
every point ~ division on the tariff
schedules and the reductions IA be made
from internal revenue. and will present
the bill 10 the full committee for ii.
consideration in a few DAYS. The
clauses relating 10 carpet woods. Next,
can lead ores and one or two other arti.
cles' have not yet been finally and def.
nitely passed upon. While thc bill il
not absolutely completed. and will. OF
course. BE- subject 10 revision. ii i be-
lieyed % he substantially finished as
far a. the majority Of the l.
concerned
The ntcrnal-rcvcnu features Of the
bill are a. follows: The entire aholi-
ton ~ All special taxes upon dealers Of
all kinds. commonly known as licenses:
the tax upon snuf viii be repealed:
farmers and planters growing tobacco
Will have the liberty to sell to whomso-
ever they please without restraint in
the same manner a. any farmer can dis
pose Of any other OF the prod1c.~ Of
land. The tax upon manufactured to-
~ N" VIVA AANN HUH tAkuA ttuLH
70 four cents a pound: cigars. cheroots
and cigarettes viii carry tho same tax
as is imposed under the present Law.
Alcohol used in the arts is free under
substantially the same restrictions a.
are prescribed in the senate bill. The
reductions in the revenue from these
sources will in round numbers. amount
20 between n and nineteen
millions OF dollars.
The following are the principal pro-
visions in the tariff schedules:
The chemical schedule contains but
lew changes from existing law. There
are some reductions and no adva nces in
duty. and il is believed that the duties
in this schedule will be found below the
senate schedule.
The earth. earthenware and glass
ware schedules remain substantially as
in the existing law.
There are a number OF important
changes IN the metal schedule. Exist
ing rates are maintained upon iron ore
and pig iron. Barbed wire for fencing I
Is made duriable at Go cents Der
pound. which is below the duty upon +,
that kind Of iron entering into othe. I.
uses. Beams. girders and struct sral !
iron j. reduced from M. cents ID clio !,
cents a pound. which isa red stion be- !
low that Of the senate bill. Railway \.
iron j. reduced 70 $40 cents a pound. !.
the present rate bcinr n. a ton. q re-
duction " about : q. ton. and a reduc- r
ton in the rate fxed BY the senate bill. !
The duty On steel rails i reduced "a a
ton. The du'S on tin plate has been y
increased II : .-l0 centsa pound. Piu =
tin remains free. There is an in !.
crease ia the duty upon pocket cutlery. =
In she lumber schedule. the duty on I.
saved boards, planks and finished =
lumber Is red fifty per cent. from :
the present rate. There is a special :
provision inserted that in case Canada !.
lays an export duty on lumber. then "
duties shall be collected according 10
che rates under existing law.
h duty On Snmatra tobacco Il in 81
creased % =. IS per pound. 1,
There Is an increase generally along &
The entire list Of the duties upon >
agricultural products The duty upon =
BARLEY is.raised to 80 cents a bushel.
hops 70 Is cents a pound; buckwheat 10
10 cents = bushel: macaroni and y
vermiceili ? cents a pound. oats 10 cents N
a bushel. The duty on agricultural
seeds is increased. The duty on rice il
reduced from : to > cents a pound: rice =
-four and rice meal from | cent to
cent a pound. and broken
rice to one-half cent a pound. Butter
and substitutes therefor, have the duty
70 Q cents a pound. The =.
duty on eggs is raised to 5 cents a =
dozen: potatoes - cents a buShel. ~
Hides. which are now on the free list. m
are made dutiable at TX cents a pound. y
There Is a small increase in the duty th
upon fruits Oranges and lemons. in "
packages Of IL cubic feet or less. W ie
cents per package; in packages exceed -
ing IL and not exceeding az cubic 80
feet 30 cents a package. Raisins 2 ~
cents a pound duty. Advances in sp
duties have generally been conceded
the farming interests where 1t is be- in
lieved increased duties will benefit the ~
farmers. w
Spirits, wines ana other beverages Ia
have been left as found in existing law. 1T
salt has also not been touched. III
Cotton manufactures are left subStan- ~
as in the senate bill. lutte. We
"HA - hlA-- ART DNl on the ~~
Tree list, as i wool degraS. which on ne
into the finishing or leather. IN
i made in the duty on bind We
ng Irvine. In the VOC schedule. woods ST
the first class, known a. clothing 20
Nools. II cents a pound; woods of tho
second class, X nown as combinr wools
Y cents; carpet woods. valued at n Er
;ents or less, y cents per pound: val. KIN
led At over 32 cents, \ cents a pound Ia
This Is q reducti ton 81 onc-half cent a wa
,ound from the senate bill. and an IN. Hc
'reasc of cents from the present IAN. in
y y believed however, that the dcffni- "a,
ions and classihcati0rs AMI restrictions al,
FOR n III make this duty even Ill:
more valuable % the -wool-rroMers than en-
he duty fixed NV Senate bill. In the do,
Mills bill. wool was put on the frce lis, th,
ma the duty given 10 the manafactur- ser
rs Of wooden fabrics was from 40 u 4, rad
per cen a. this Bit. makes WOOL du. me
" gives com sensation u tho TIL,
manufacturers for the duty imposed or
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