Evening journal., 1890-04-01
THE M'kINLEY SCHEDULE
A Synopsis of the Revised
lariff Measure.
IT WILL CUT DOWN THEREyENuE.

Chairman Mckinley Places the Amount
OF Reduction at s45, 600, o0O-A Raise
in the Duty on Farm Produets-New
aud Interesting Revenue Features.
WASHINGTON, April chairman McKin-
ley, Of the ways and means committee, pre-
sentcd to the committee at special meeting
the tariff bin arranged by tho Republican
members. The minority will be allowed ten
days in which to offer amendments and to
prepare their views upon the bin c.id suck
amend ments as may be made before the bill
IS reported 70 the house Mr. Mckinley
says that the bin will effect a reduction Of
S45 600 in the revenues
In the Wood schedule.
In the wood schedule hewn ard sawee
wood and timber used for spars ana build
ing wharves is reduced from 29 10 10 pel
cent ad valorem. Squared aud sided tim
Der, not specially provided for is increased
frcm cent to y cents per cubic foot. NJ
change is made in the duty on sawed boards,
plank, deals and other lumber Of hemlock
whitewood, Sycamore and Eastwood, bn
white pine is reduced from S2 to $3.50 pci
1000 feet.
Sawed lumber not specially provided for is
made dutiable at s. per ,0oJ feet instead oi
20 per cent, as at present, but when lumber
Of any sort is planed or finished it shall be
dutiable, in addition to the regular rate, nj
so cents per 1000 feet for each side so planed
This is a reduction of 80 cents. Ii pianed on
one side and tongued and grooved it is 70 pay
81 per 1000 feet additional, ami if planed on
both sides, and tongued and grooved, 81 81
per 1000 II is provided that in case any
foreign power shall place an export tax upoi
pine, spruce, elm or other logs exported e
the United States in excess of the equivalent
per 1000 feet board measure of the duty fixed
by the bill upon sawed lumber, the eduty upon
the sawed lumber provided for in the bill
shall be increased TO an amount equal 70 tn,
tax imposed by the foreign country upon the
exports Of such logs to the United States
Sawed cabinet woods and unmanufnctured
veneering and wood are changed from g.
per GOO feet TO so per cent ad valorem.
With the exception Of chair cane, manufae.
tured but not made into finished articles,
which is made dutiahlo at 10 per cent, the
rest Of the wood schedule is unchanged
Cotton Materials 90 Up.
The duty on nearly every article in the
cotton manufactures schedule is increased
Cotton thread. yarn and warps are increased
3 cents per pound. Spool cotton bears the
present duty. A new standard for cottol
cloth is established, 100 threads 70 the squar,
inch being changed as the standard 10 4
threads. An increase Of from one-quarte
to three-quarters Of a cent per yard is mad
in different kinds OF cotton cloth A new
item is inserted taking ready made clothing
composed Of cotton or other vegetable fiber
dutiable at 80 per cent. ad valorem.
A very heavy increase Of duty on wools i.
made en- the whole. Carpet woods worth
less than - cents per pound are taxed now
at q cents, and those above at cents per
pound. This bill puts duty Of Sl6 cents on
those worth less than ~ cents per pound,
and S cents on those worth more than l.
cents per pound Woolen manufactures OF
the high grades are greatly increased The
duty on the finest cloths is fixed at from
three TO four times the duty on the wool in
them, and 40 per cent. ad valorem in addi
tion