The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-01
CORDS AND coRpAGE-

hlueS nave finally been placed upon the
duhable list At the rate of Is per cent ad
valorem, with proyiso allowing draw
back on exported goods made from imported
hides equal 70 the rate of duty paid.
Following the dutiable schedules and the
Tree list in the bill are the administrative
sections, mainly reiteratiye of the existing
law.
The internal revenue provisions make up
the remainder OF the measure. They
abolish all special taxes upon dealers in leaf
tobacco, dealers in tobacco, manufacturers
OF tobacco and cigars, and peddlers, but
these persons are required TO register their
names and addresses as at present All
restrictions upon tobacco growers in regard
To the sale OF their tobacco are also removed.
The tax on smoking and manufactured
tobacco and suufY is reduced from ) cents to
! cents per pound Provision is made for
rebate to manufacturers and dealers on
original factory packages of smoking and
manufactured tobacco, and snuff, cigars,
cneroots, and cigarettes held at the time
tho law goes into effect Of the full amount
of the reduction made by the bill.
THE DUTY ON GLUE.
The duty on glue ranges from IL cents
per pound to so per cent. ad valoreIn, ac-
cording to value.
Refined sulphur, rolls, IS: sublimated, $40
per ton, reduced from $l8 aud $50 respect
lively.
Crude glyeerine, / cent; refined. AZ
cents per pound, reduced from 2 aud 5
cents.
Bicarbonats of soda cent, reduction of
u cent.
Fire brick from 81 % plain to IS per ceat.
for glazed or ornamented. Other brick
plain 25 per cent. ornamented IS per cent.
Roman hydraulic and Portland cement is
8 cents per 100, and lime cents per 100
pounds. Plaster paris, ground 81 per ton;
calcined 81 rs.
The following are the changes in the glass
schedule, existing rates being IN parenthess /;
glass bottles, between d 90 l pint q cent
pound), ! Is cents; less THAI 4 pint 80 cents
per gross, flint and lime pressed glassware
t40 per cent 10 cents per dozen and 35 per
cent decorated glassware as per cent? 10
cents pound 80 per cent. =; thin blown
glass, 10 cents dozen, and 40 per cent. {:
heavy blown glass. 5 cents a pound and 40
per cent; porcelain, or opal CLASSY ware q.
from % cents to IS cents per dozen and 5 o
per cent. (the above are new classes; ua-
polished cylinder crown and common win
dow glass, Q3s to 21s cents a pound 1@ TO 3
cents pound In polished cyl
inder and crown glass, sizes
less than is by "a C215 cents per FOOT are
not provided for specifically and will pay 4
cents. The same is true of cast polished
plate glass g cents per foot below 10 by l5)
which will pay cents. So in plate looking
glass, small sizs (now 4 cents fooD will
pay cents.
THE WooLEN SCHEDULE.
On wool, the duties, as already stated,
are: On first class, II cents per yard; sec
ond class, - cents; third class carpet
wools), 81 cents on values Of II cents per
pound and less. and cents above that val
uation. Carpets are increased as follows:
Anbusson, Administer, moquette and che
nile, woven whole for rooms, C4s
cents per yard and so per cent?,
so cents and 40 per cent.
Saxon, Wilton and Tourney velvets AS
cents and 80 cents) 60 cents and 40 per cent
Brussels GO cents and 30 per cent, Al cents
and 40 per cent; velvet and tapestry velvet
(25 and 80 per cent, % cents and 40 per
cent; tapestry Brussels GO cents and 30 per
cent?, % cents and 40 per cent; treble in
grain three-ply and chain Venetians 12 cents
and 30 per cent, 10 cents and 40 per cent
wool--Dutch and two-ply ingram (l8 cents
and 30 per cent?, IA cents and 40 per cent {;
druggists Us cents and so per cent, % cents
and 40 per cent.
A SILK SCHEDULE.
Under the silk schedule the bounty
clause, to operate for ten years, provides
for the payment of 81 per pound on silk
produced and reeled in the United States,
and cents per pound on cocoons.
Under the head of books, paper and pulp,
wood pulp 90 per cent?, the duty is fixed at
81 80 per ton for ground, SO for uubleached
and 81 for beached chemical pulp. New
classes are proposed for thin paper like
cigarette, copying, filtering and tissue
papers at duty of cents per pound and
Is per cent, and for paper surface coated.
albumenized and sensitized lithographic,
photograph and scrap albums at 35 per cent.
Pianos new class 35 per cent.
Leather, betting and sole Q5 per cent
20 per cent; calf skins, dressed GO per
cent?, 25 per cent; kangaroo, sheep and
goat skins, dressed GO per cent?, 25 per
cent; skins for morocco. tanned but unfr-
ished 90 per cent? J, 10 per cent.
Section 81 of the bill repeals all laws al
lowing distilation Of fermented liquids,
except in an authorized distillery, and the
laws allowing the use of alcoholic vapor in
the manufacture of vinegar.
Section 40 confers upon producers of
sweet wine who are also distiliers the right
except in May, June and July of each
year.
LONG DOCUMENT.
The entire bill makes closely printed
document Of 152 printed pages.
According to the present arrangement
the full committee will enter upon its de-
tailed consideration Immediately and
amendments may be offered during the
next ten days.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE IN FULL.
Following is the sugar schedule in full:
"All sugars not above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color all tank bottoms, all
sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings, soups
of cane juice or of beet juice; metada, con-
centrated metada, and concrete and concen-
trated molasses shall pay q duty of 81 per
centum ad valorem. All sugars above No.
16 Dutch standard in color shall gay
duty of 40 per centum ad
valorem. Molasses testing above Sc.
by polariscope 25 per centum ad valorem,
provided that if an export duty shall here
after be laid upon sugar or molaSses by
any country from whence the same may be
imported, such sugar or molasses so inn
ported shall be subject to duty
as provided by law prior TO
the passage of this act. (AIolasses
below Sc is placed on the free list). Sugar,
candy, and all confectionery, including
chocolata confectionery made wholly or in
part CT sugar, valued AZ l. cents or less per
pound, and or sugars after bsiux refined
when tinofurad, c3.o;nd or in any way
adultera5s,'. cents por po-a6. Ell otheI.
Confectionery. inci,;G!ng chocolate c5nfec-
ti0nerY not specially provided scr Il this
act, 50 per ceutu,n ad v=.oru'n. glccogs CT
grape sugar 4 cent por pou 1d.
ADDITIONS 10 TIE FREE LIST.