The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-02-19
THE TARIFF BILL.

The majority Of the committee on ways
and means today agreed upon the full text
of the bill prepared by Chairman Springer,
to admit wool free of duty, and to reduce
the tariff on manufactured wooden goods
II Is as follows:
"rhat on and after the first day Of jan
uary, 1898. the following articles when
imported shall be exempt from duty: All
woods, hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, and
other like animals, and all wool on the
skin, all top waste, slubbing waste, rowing
waste, ring waste, yarn waste, card waste,
bur waste, rags, noiis and focks, includ-
ing all waste or rags, composed wholly or
in part Of wool.
"Sec. 7.-That on and after the Tst day
of January, 1898, the articles enumerated,
described, and provided for In the para
graphs hereinafter named, of ian act to
reduce the revenue" ard equalize duties on
imports, and for other purposes, approved
October 1, 1890, shall, when imported, be
subjected TO the duties hereinafter pro-
vided and no others: That is to say, upon
the articles enumerated in paragraph 3oI
of said act, the duties shall be IS per cent
ad valorem. Upon the article enumera
ted in pa aragraph 397, the duty shall be 40
eIcent ad valorem. Upon the articles
enumei ated Ia paragraph 1913, the duties
fixed therein at 80 per cent aG valorem,
shall be reduced to IS per cent ad volorem;
the duties fixed at IS per cent ad valorem,
shall be reduced to 80 per cent ad valor-
EN-, and the duties fixed at 40 per cent ad
valorem, shall be reduced TO IS per cent
ad valJrcu, and no duty per pound, or
per squar, ard, shall be imposed upon the
articles enumerated In said paragraph.
Upon the articles enumerated In para
graph 39I, the duties shall be IS per cent
I'd yalorem. Upon the articles enumera-
ted In paragraph 30s aid 39S. the duties
shall be 20 per cent sd vaIorem. Upon
the articles enumerated In paragraphs 3o6
597 the duties shall be IS per cent ad va
loren. Upon the articles named IN par
agraphs 800, dow n To and including para
graph 4oS, the duties shall be 80 per cent
nd valorem, and all imported articles emu
mera.ed, ,described ard provided for In said
paragraphs respectively, which may be In
public store, or ip warehouse on the said
first day of January, 1893, shall be sub.
jected 10 the same duties when Withdrawn
for consumption and no others, as II said
articles had been imported on or after
said first day Of January, and only the ad
valorem as herein provided shall there
after be levied, collected and paid upon the
articles mentioned IN said paragraphs.
'Sec. 3,-That the articles mentioned In
paragraph 800 Of said act, and likewise all
mungo, ,shodies, ,garnet;ed or carded waste,
or other waste product, and OF, or both,
shall cn and after the said Ist day Vf Jan.
uary, 1898, be subjected 10 duty # IS per
cent ad valolem.
"See. 4.-That all acts and parts Of acts
in conflict with the provision of this act,
be AMI the same are hereby repealed. But
this section shall not take effect until the
Ist day of January, 1895"
COTTON RAGING AND TIES.
"1he following bill to admit cotton bag
gIng and ties Of duty, was also agreed up
on, that the following articles, when i'm
ported, shall be exempt from duty. viz:
"Bagsing for cotton, gunny cloth and
all similar material suitable for covering
cotton, composed In whole or in part of
hax.jute or jute butts,cards, rowing frames,
winding frames, softeners and other ma
chinery purchased abroad and used in the
manufacture of bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth, and similar materials, suitable for
covering cottons; cotton gins and also
hoop OF band iron, or hoop or band steel,
cut to length or wholly or partly manu.
factuIed into hoops, or lies for baIing pur.
poses, and hoops or band iron, or hoop
y bard rteeI fare spalJer punched
Aith, or without buckles OF faslenings y