The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14
THE FREE WOOL BILL.
Democratic Committee Agree
to Manufactures Rates.
SWEATING TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Liberal Appropriations Wanted for the
Mississippi and Coiumbia-Appesi
of Utah to Congress.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 13.-The Demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee held another prolonged con-
ference on the Springer wool bill today.
The result was an agreement on the rates
of duty to be imposed on 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 the
manufactures of wool. The result of the
conference is favorable to the low tariff
members of the committee, reducing all
duties below 60 per cent. under the
present law, as well as those above
40 per cent. The agreement reached has
yet to be voted on as awhole. the action
today being on each paragraph of the
wool and wooden goods schedules sepa-
rately. The greatest rate of duty pro-
vided for is 40 per cent. on ready-made
clothing, doimans, jackets, listers and
wearing apparel on which, under the pres
emit law, 60 per cert. duty is imposed
These are the articles on which the
greatest amount of labor is expended, and
are the only articles left above 40 per cent,
which was the uniform rate proposed by
the Mills bill on wooden manufactures OF
all kind. The greatest reduction was made
from the 40 per cent. duty under the Mills
bill in cheap blankets, wooden hats and
fannels for underwear, the duty on which
was cut down to % per cent. The agree
ment by paragraphs is as follows:
On WOODEN and worsted yarns, a IS per cent.
rate; under the Mckinley law. So and 40 per
cent On wooden or worsted cloths, shawls, knit
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chimes or frames, and al manufactured articles
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,
wool and hannels for underwear, composed
wholly or in part OF wool valued at not more
than 80 cents per pound, Is per cent, against
the present rate under the Mckinley law
of 60 per cent ad valorem; valued at more
than 80 cents per pound and not more than so
cents, 90 per cent. ad valorem, against the pres
emit rate OF SO per cent; valued ut more than so
cents per pound, So per cent, against the present
rate OF 40 per cent ad vaiorem. On womens
and children's dress goods, coatings, buntings
and goods OF similar description, s. per cent. ad
valorem; under the Mckinley bill, so per cent
On clothing ready and articles of wearing
apparel OF every description. cloaKs, dolmans,
jackets and other garments for ladies, and chill
dren's apparel, d per cent. ad yalorem; McKn-
ley rate, 60 per cent. On weddings, goring,
suspender braces, beitirgs, bindings, braids,
galloons, fringes, gimps, cords. cords and
tassels, dress trimmings, laces and embroideries,
buttons and head nets, 40 per cent ad valorem;
present rate, 60 per cent On carpets OF all de-
scrfptions, druggcts, carpetings, mats, rugs,
screens, covers, art squares and other portions
OF carpets, 80 per cent, against the present rate
OF 40 per cent. on all except carpets and carpet
ings not specially provided for. which are placed
at 50 per cent. under the Mckinley law. In ad-
dition there are no per pound or per square
yarn duties imposed, these being what is
known as compensatory duties, given because
OF the duty on wool, which it is proposed now
to admit free.
The only section of the Springer bill not con-
sidered is that relating to shoddies. The con-
ference will meet again Monday to perfect the
bill aud reach an agreement on it as a whole
Messrs. Shively and Whiting were not
present.