Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-14
.SPRINGER'S WOOL BILL.
The Provisions Submitted to Demo-
cratic Members of the
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Tariff Rates Will Be Reduced All Along the Line.
All Lines That Enter Into General Consumption
viii Fee the Benefit of the Proposed Re
ductOn-AnOtherC Conference Monday.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 13.-
The Democratic members OF the Ways
and Means Committee had another pro-
longed conference on the Springer wool
bill to-day. The result was an agree
ment on the rate of duty to be imposed
by the bill on the manufactures OF wool.
The Democratic members have always
been agreed on the proposition that
wool should be admitted free OF duty,
but differed to some extent as to the
rates which should be imposed upon
mapufactures OF wool.
The result of the conferences is favor
able to the low tariff members OF the
committee regarding all duties below 40
per cent. under the present law, as well
as those above 40 per cent. The agree
ment reached has yet to be voted on, as
whole, the action to-day being on each
paragraph Of the wool and wooden
schedules separately. The greatest rate
of duty provided for is As per cent.
on ready made clothing, dolmans,
Jackets, ulsters and wearing apparel, on
which, under the present law, sixty per
cent. duty is imposed. These are the
articles in which the greatest amount
of labor Is expended, and are the only
articles left above forty per cent, which
was the uniform rate proposed by the
Mills bill on wooden manufactures OF all
kinds. The reduction made from forty
per cent. duty under the Mills bill Is in
cheap blankets, wooden hats and fan
nelS for underwear, the duty on which
is cut down TO % per cent.
The agreement by paragraph is as fol-
lows:
On wooden and worsted yarns 35 per
cent. The rate under the Mckinley
law is 35 and 40 per cent, the higher
rate being on yarns valued at more than
40 cents per pound.
On wooden or worSted cloths, shawls,
knit fabrics, and all fabrics made on
knitting machines or frames, and all
manufacture of every description made
wholly or in part Of wool or worsted
not specially provided for, 40 per cent,
the present rates being 40 and so per
cent, according to value.
On blankets, hats of wool and fan
nels for underwear composed wholly or
In part Of wool, valued at not more than
30 cents per pound, 25 per cent, against
a present rate under the Mckinley law
of 80 per cent. advalorem.
Valued at more than 30 cents per
round and not more than so cents, 30
per cent. advalorem, against present
rate of 35 per cent.
Valued at more than so cents per
pound. at 35 per cent, against pres
ent rate of 40 per cent. advalorem.
On women and childrens dress goods,
coat Innings, Italian cloth, bunting and
goods of similar description, 35 per cent
advalorem. The rate under the Nc
Kinley bill is so per cent.
On clothing, ready made, and articles
of wearing apparel OF every description,
cloaks, dolmans, jackets and garments
for ladies and children, As per cent ad-
valorem. The Mckinley bill is GO per
cent.
On weddings, gorings, suspenders,
bracelets, binding, braids, galloons,
fringes, gimps, cords and tassels and
dress trimmings and embroideries, but
tons, head nets, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
The present rate is 40 per cent.
On carpets of all descriptions, drug
gets. carpetines, mats, rugs, screens,
covers, art squares and other carpets,
30 per cent. as against the present rate
OF 40 per cent. on all except carpets
and carpeting not especially provided
for, which is placed at 80 per cent.
under the Mckinley law.
In addition, there is, OF course, no
per square yard, but it is imposed,
these being what are known as compen-
satoIy duties, given because of duty on
wool, which it is proposed now to admit
free. The only section of the Springer
bill not considered is that relating TO
shoddes. The committee will meet
again Monday. MesSrS. Shively and
Whiting were not present.