Evening journal., 1890-03-19
"A ..Aa sAnlrr meAounE.
The House Ways and Means
Committees Bill.
INTERNAL REVENUE FEATURES.


Many Farm Products Increased.
WASHINGTON, March 10. The Republican
Members Of the ways and means committee
nave agreed upon every point Of division on
she tariff schedules and the reductions to
D. made from internal revenue and will |
eresent the bill to the full committee for
ita consideration in few days The clauses
relating to carpat wools, Mexican lead ores
and one or two other articles have not yet
been finally aud definitely passed upon
While the bin is not absolutely completed,
aud will OF conrss, b. subject to revision,
it Is believed % bs substantially finished
mcclure SO far as tho majority OF the com
mittee is concernvd
The Informal sevenue Features.
The internal revenue features Of the bill |
are Be- follows The entire aboliti on OF all
special taxes upon dealers of all kinds, com
mon known as licenses; the tax upon /
snufl will le repealed; farmers and planters /
growing tobacco will have the ibsrty 60 |
sell tD vhos0over they please without re- |
stratnt in tho same manner as any farmer |
can dispose OF any other OF the products Of
his land.
The tax upon manufactured tobacco will
bH ItuOCoN Aipin Q NtnAe 10 = InUAH u
pound cigars, cheroots and cigarettes will
carry the same tax as is imposed under the
pres mi Law Alcohol used in the arts Il
free under substantially the same restrictions
as are prescribed in the senate bill. The re-
duc,ions in the revenue from these sources
will. in round numbers, amount to between
sl7 600. 900 and si90O0,0O0.
some Of the Principal Provisions.
The following are the principal provisions
In the tariff schedules: The chemical sched
ule contains but few changes from existing
Law. There are some reductions and no adj
vances ia duty, and it is believed that the
duties ia this schedule will be found below
the senate schedule The earth, earthenware
and glass ware schedules remain su bstantially
as in the existing law.
There are number Of important changes
in the metal schedule. Existing rates are
maintained upon iron ore and pig iron.
Barbed wire for fencing Is made dutiable at
$40 cents per pound, which is below the
duty upon that kind of iron entering into
other uses. Beams girders and structural
iron is redaced from 4 cents to $40 cents
pound, which is a reduction below that
OF the senate bill Railway iron is reduced
TO o-ia cents a pound, the present rate be
Ing Sla ton. reduction OF about Si ton,
aud reduction in the rate fixed by the
senate bill The duty on steel rails is re-
duced s. ton The duty on tin plate has
increased to 2-l0 cents a pound. Pig iron
remains free There is an increase in the
duty upon pocket cutlery.
In the Lumber Schedule.
In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed
boards. planks and finished lumber Ii re-
duced 80 per cent from the present rate
There is a special provision inserted that III
case Canada lays am export duty upon lum.
Der, then dutirs shall be collected according
70 the rates under existing law
The Duty Raised ON Farm Products.
The duty on Sumatra tobacco is increased
70 S2 15 per pound. There is an increase
generally along the entire list IA the duties
upon agricultural products. The duty upon
barley j. raised TO 30 cents bushel, hops to
KS cents a pound, buckwheat 20 IS csnts a
bushe., macaroni and vermicelli 2 cents a
pound, oats 10 cents a bushel The duty on
agricultural seeds is increased. The duty
IN rice is reduced from ~ to 2 cents a
bound. rico Il our and rice meal from cent
o q cent pound, and broken rice 10 X
cent pound Butter aud substitutes there
for have tho duty increased TO G cents
pound. The duty on eggs is raised TO cents
dozen, potatoes 90 20 cents a bushol.
Hides, which are now on the free list, are
made dutiable at ] X cents a pound. There
is small increase IN the duty upon fruits
oranges in packages Of y cubic feet on less
% cents per package; in packages exceeding
] 4 and not exceeding D x cubic feet, so cents
a package. Raisns, 2la cents pound duty
Advances in duties have generally been CON
cedsd the farming interests whereit is be-
lieved the increased duties Will benefit the
farmer
Spirits, wines and other beverages have
been left as found in existing law. Salt also
has not been touched.
Cotton aud Wool.
Cotton manufactures are left substantially
as IN the senate bill Jute, MANILA, sun and
siEal grass are put upon the free list, as is
wool de grass, which enters into the finish
ing OF leather. A reduction is made in th,
duty on binding twine
In the wool schedule, woods Of the first
class, known as clothing woods, II cents q
pound woods Of the second class, known a.
combing woos, ~ cents; carpet woods
valued az l2 cents or less, 3I conts pei
pound, valued at over y cents, cents ,
pound This is reduction Of " cent
pound from the senate bill, and an increas
Bf ~ cents from the present law. IL Is be
heved, however, that the definitions ans
rlassifcations and restrictions provided fo
viii make this duty even more valuable &
bhe wool growers than the duty fixed by thl
senate hill
Compared with the Mills Bn.
10 the Mills bill, wool was put on the FIRE.
list, and the duty given to the manufact
urers Of wooden fabrics was from 40 to a.
per cent. As this bill makes wool dutiable
It gives compensation to the manufacturer
for the duty imposed upon wool The diff
ference between the duty given the manu-
facturers BY the Mills bill and the proposes
measure is only 10 per cent.
After giving 70 the manufacturers a CON
pensatory duty for the duty upon WOO
yarns and cloths are made dutiable at 4
per cent ad valorem additional. woole
goods at 50 per cent. and ready made clotl
ing at 60 per cent The carpet schedule be
not yet been definitely arranged tits ii
derstood, although there IS some division
tie comaaitt,e upon the subject, that for q
encourage cement Of Sis culture ia the Unite
States duty will be recommended upS
raw silk.
The Rate on Sugar.
Sugar, under and including Is Dut'
standard is made dutiable at S5 per cen
aud above 10 Dutch standard at 40 per ccr
This gives per cent. additional duty to t
re6ners. and as the standard is raised fro
13 to i6 the people Of the United States W
b. enabled, in case the refiners combine
put up the prices, to import sugar whi
will be ia every way fit for family use II
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