St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-08
sPRINGER's WOOL. BILL.
1t Would Repeal All Duties on
Wool and Wooden Goods.

Wool and Wooden Goods.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE following
is the text of the free wool bill drafted
by Chairman Springer. of the ways and
means committee, but not yet intlo-
duced In the house by him nor approved
by the majority of the ways and means
committee. Mr.. Springer was at first
reluctant to give 1t out for publication
in advance of its introduction, but finalr
ly said that III view of the many con-
tiicting statements which had gone out
in regard to the pill, he thought it might
be best. in order to avoid criticism, to
make its provisions as at present draft
ed public. 1t is as follows:
A bill to admit all woods free of duty and
to repeal the duties per pound and per square
yard upon wooden goods.
Section l. That on and after Jan. l, 1893,
the following articles, when imported. shall
be exempt from duty, namely. all woods. hair
of the camel, goat, alpaca. and other like an
imals, and all woods on the skin; all nuilS,
top waste, slubbing waste, rowing waste, ring
waste, yarn waste, and wooden rags, mungo
and f1ockS
Sec 2 That on and after Jan. l. 1893, the
duties per pound imposed in paragraphs 391.
3a2, 39}, 1884, 395. 39j, 3J7 and 39S, of
An act to reduce the revenue
and eoualize duties on imports and
and the duties per square yard imposed in
paragraphs 800, 400. 40i, 402, 403, 404, 40j, 436
and 497 of said act be. and the same are
hereby repealed, and only the ad valorem
duties imposed in all said paragraphs, re-
spectively, which are mentioned in this sec
ton shall thereafter be levied, collected and
paid upon the articles mentioned in said par
agraphs. The articles mentioned Ill para
graph 40S of said act shall be subject to the
rate of duty imposed by this act on carpets
or carpeting of like character or description
The articles mentioned in paragraph 30 OF
said act shall thereafter be subjected TO
duty of 80 per cent ad valorem.
The effect of section 2 Is to wipe out
all except the ad valorem duties osf
wooden and worsted yarns, cloths.
shawIs, knit fabrics, blankets, hats and
tlannelS of wool, wOmen'S and chlldren's
dress goods, coat Innings. Italian cloths
and goods of similar character. and
wearing apparel. felts, plushes and pie
fabrics. made partly of wool. cloaks,
dolmans. jackets, talmas., ulsters. etc.
weddings. gOringS, Saspenders, braces.
beitingS. bindings, braids, galloons,
fringes, gimps, cords, cords and tasselS.
dress trimmings. laces and embFOider1
mentS made principally OF wool or
worsted. carpets of all kinds, druggets
and bookings, mats. rugs, hassOcks. art
squares, and other portions of carpets
or carpeting. f
These are what are known as thecom-
pensatory duties to manufacturers,
made because of their being required to
pay duties on raw wool. The duty I'M
der paragraph 800 of the Mckinley act
is fixed in Mr.. Springer's bill at 30 per
cent ad yalorem.. Paragraph 800 of the
Mckinley act provided that woods and
hair in the form of rOping, rowing or
tops, and all wool and hair advanced i'll
any manner beyond the washed or
secured condition not specially provided
for I'D addition to compensatory duties,
shall be subject to the same duties.
ranging from 40 to so per cent, as are
imposed upon manufacturers of wool
not specially provided for. This is
equivalent to reduction besides COM
pensatory duties) of from 10 to 20 per
cent on-roping, rowing or top wool, and
woods partly advanced in manufacture
and not specially provided for. "a.