Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-13
Dir. springer,s Free woo,-EilI.

The following is the text Of the tree
wool bill drafted by Chairman Springer
of the ways and means committee, bur
not yet introduced in the house by hin,
nor approved By the majority of the ways
and means committee. Blr. Springer
was at first reluctant to give il out for
publication in advance Of its introduce
ton, but finally said that in view OF 10,
many conflicting statements which hsc
gone out in regard to the bill, he though
it might be best in order TO avoid crit
cism to make its provisions as at resent
drafted public. 1t is as follows:
"a bill to admit all woods free Of duty
aud to repeal the duties per pouad agc
ersquare yard upon wooden goods 3,
1t enacted:
SEC, L That on and after the fir,
day of January, 1898 the following 1T
tices imported Shall BE- exempt fir u
duty, namely: All woods, Aalr Of III.
camel, goat, alpaca and other like N.
mails, and woods on he skin, all nois
top waste, rowing waste. slubbiug was
ring waste, yarn waste and wooden raas
mungo and fl0cks.
''SeC. , That on and after the frs
day Of January, 1893. the duties par
pound imposed in paragraphs sol, 392
393, 394, sos, 800, 397 and 39S, of al
act 10 reduce the rev. uue ard DUAL Z
duties on imports and for other purposes.
approved October l, 1890, and the dutis-
per square yard imposed in paragraphs
800, 400, 4O1, 402. 4U3, 4O4 4O5 4U6 and
407 of said act he and the same are hereby
repealed, and only the ed yslorum duties
imposed in all said paragraphs rcspac-
lively which are mentioned 10 this sec
ton shall hereafter be levied, collected
and paid upon the articles mentioned il
said paragraphs. The articles mentioned
in paragraphs 4O9 OF said ast shall b.
subject to the rate of duty imposed ny
this act on carpets or Competing of lik
character or description. The articles
mentioned in paragraph 800 Of said act
shall thereafter be subject, to duty Of
80 per cent ad valOrem"
The effect of section is to wipe out al!
except the ad valorem duties on wooden
and worsted yarns, cloths. shawis, knit
FABRICS, blankets, hats and fl,nuells OF
wool, women's and chiidren's dress goods
coat Innings, Italian cloths and goods of
similar character, ready made clothing
and wearing day apparel. feI,s, plushes
and pile fabrics made partly OF wool
closks, dolmans. jackets, talmas, ulster
ETC., weddings. gOrings, suspeaders
braces, billings, bindings, braids, gal
-oons friuges, gimps. cords, cords and
tssse!s, dress trimmings, ces and en-
broideries, head nets and buttons for or
nsments made principally o! wool or
worsted, carpets of all kinds, drucgets
and bookings. mats, rugs, hassocks. arr
squares and other portions OF carpet
aud carpetiDg
These are what is known as the M
pensatOry duties to manufacturers. mad.
because Of their being required To pay
duties on raw wool The duty undef
paragraph 800 of the Mckinley act is
fixed in Mir. Spriuger's bill 1T 80 per cent
ad vslorem. Paragraph 800 Of The Sic
Kinley act provides that wools and hair l.,
the form of 1oping, rowing or tops aud
all wool and hair advanced in anv manner
beyond the washed or secured cnnGitlnr
not specially provided for in ed:itisr O..
compensatory duties shall be subject ..
the same duties, ranging from ~ to 81
per cent, as are imposed upon mauuflc-
tuners Of wool not specially proviGeG for
This is equivalent to reduction o..
sides compensatory dutiesl of from 100 20
200 per cent on ropirg and top weel AID
woods partly adv inced in mauufacturc
and not specially provided for.