Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-15
FREE WOOL BILL.
AGREEMENT or THE RATES or
DUTY.
In Favor OF Low Tariff on Marufac'
lures Of Wool OF All
Kinds.
Rates Of Duiy ON clothing. Blankets,
Carpets, Etc.

Rates Of Duiy ON clothing. Blankets,
Carpets, Eic.
WASHINGTON, Fob. i3.-Thc Demo.
cratic members Of the why's and means
committee held another prolonged
conference on the Springer wool bill
today. This result was mn agreement
on the rates Oi duty Ia the bill to I've
Imposed on manufacture Of wool. The
Democratic members have always been
agreed nn the proposition that wool
should ho admitted FREQ Of duty, hut
differed 10 some extent az 10 the rates
which should bu Imposed on manu-
iaclur1B OF wool. The result Of the
conference WIS favorable 10 n low
tariff, She member Of tho committee
reducing all tho duties below 80 per
cent. under the present laws as well as
those above 20 per cent. The agree.
mont reached has yet 10 DO voted on as
u whole, the action today being on
ench paragraph Of the wool ana wooden
schedules separate.
The greatest rate Of duty provided
for ia - pur cent. on reAdy.mniu cloth
Ing, dolmans. Jackets, uls.urs and
wearing apparel, on which under the
80 AssH - W. NfNA AfNANs AhNN N
imposed. These arc articles on which
the greatest amount OF labor Ia ex.
pended, and are tile only articles lott
above 10 per cent. which was tho uni.
form rate proposed by the 1iill's bill ON
wooden manufactures Of NIL KINGS.
Tho greatest reduction made from tho
80 per cent duty under the Millia bill
g. In cheap blankets, wu0lon hate, aud
flannel for underwear, the duty Of
which n cut down 20 IS per cont. On
WOODEN and worstcd yarns the rate IL
80 per cent. This Tnte under the Sic.
Klnlcy law $50, 10 per cent. On wooden
or worlted clJlns, lliawis knit fabrics,
aud all fubrlcs made on knitting
machines or frames, and all manuiaC.
lures Of every description, made
wholly or ia part OF wool or wOntod,
not specially provided for, It Is 30 per
cent, the present rates being forty aud
MY per cent, according 10 values. ON
blankets, hats Of wool, aud llannela Tor
underwear composed wholly or In
part Of wool, valued not more than 80
cents per pound, ~ Is 25 per cent,
against the present ratio under the Me-
liinlSy law OF 80 per cent. al valoreni.
Valued at more than 30 cents per
pound, aud not more than 81 conts, IL
Is 30 per cent. nd valOfem. Valued az
moro than 80 cents per pound, and not
more than 80 cents, II IN 10 per cent.
ai valorem, against the present rate Of
- per cent. Valued at more than 10
cents per pound, It Is thirty-fvo pgr
cent, against the present ratio
Of 90 per cent. ad vhlorem. ON
wOmens' aud children's dress goods,
HNuNtmfFa htfaII "a nj fVaaIa NJ -
liar description, 1t u 80 per cent. az
valorem, the rate under the Mckinley
Bill being 80 per cent. On clothing,
ready made, and artiClen Of wearing
apparel Of every description, cloaks,
dolmans, Jackets and other outside
garments for lndles' and children's
apparel, Il IL IS prr cent. ad yalOrcm,
the Mckinley rate being 90 per cont.
On webblngs, earrings, susponItra,
braces, hgllings, bindings, brsids, gal.
looms, ilnre1, gimps, cords, cords aud
tasgplH, drusa trimmings, lnCea aud en-.
brDidUrles, hliions, head nets, It Is 40
per cont. nj yalorein, tins present rate
being 90 per cont.
On carpets Of Rll description, drug.
gets, cnrpetines, mats, rugs, screens,
covers, art squares, and other portions
Of carpets, 70 Is 30 per cent. as against
the present rate OF 20 per cent. on an
except carpotineb not specially pro-
vidcd Tor, which nrn placed at 50 per
cent. under tho Mckinley law. In
addition ,here Is no per pound or per
square yard duties imposed, thtse bn.
ing what arc known "a compensatory
duties, given because OF the duties on
wool, which is proposed now to be adj.
mitted frer.
The only section OF the Springer bill
not considered is that relating 10 shod.
dies. The conference will meet again
Monday 10 perfect the bin and reach
an agreement ON il rs a whole. Mesrs.
shively aud Whiting were not present.