Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-22
sPRINoER's FRER-wooL BILL.
The Chairman of the Tarin Com mitteo
Makes Known His Proposed Measure.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The following
Is the text of the free-wool bill drafted
by Chairman Springer of the Ways and
Means committee but not yet intro
duced in the House by him nor APP
proved by the majority of the Ways
and Means committe.
A bill to admit all woods free of duty
and to repeal the duties per pound and
per square yard upon wooden goods.
Be it enacted, etc.: Sec. l. That on
and after the 1st day of January, 1891
the following articles, when imported,
shall be exempt from duty-namely,
all woods, hair of camel, goat, alpaca
and other like animals, and all woods
on the skin, all noils, top waste, Stub
bling waste. rowing waste, ring waste,
yarn waste and wooden rags, mungo
and fiocks.
Sec. 2. That on and after the LIST
day of January, 1898 the duties per
pound imposed in paragraphs 391, 392.
1893, 394, 395, 396, 397 and 39s Of IAN
act to reduce the revenue and equalize
duties on imports and other purposes, "
approved Oct. 1, 1890, and the duties
per square yard imposed in paragraphs
800, 400, 401, 402, 4O3, 404, 4O5, 400 and
407 of said act and the same are hereby
repealed and only the ad valorem
duties imposed in all said paragraphs
respectively which are mentioned in
this section shall thereafter be levied,
collected and paid upon the articles
mentioned in said paragraphs. The
articles mentioned in paragraph 40s OF
Laid act shall be subject to the rate OF
duty imposed by this act on carpets OF
carpeting of like character or descrip-
ton. The articles mentioned in para.
graph 800 of said act shall thereafter
be subjected to duty of 80 per cent ad
valorem.
The effect of section is to wipe out
all except the ad valorem duties on
WOODEN and worsted yarns. cloths,
shawls, knit fabrics, blankets, hats and
fiannels of wool, women's and children's
dress goods, coat Innings, Italian cloths
and goods of similar character, ready
made clothing and wearing apparel
felts, pushes and pile fabrics made
partly Of wool, cloaks, dolmans, jackets
talmas, ulsters, etc, weddings, gorings
suspenders, braces, beltings, bind
ings, bralds, galloons, fringes
gimps, cords and tassels, dress trim
ming, laces and embroideries, heat
nets and buttons for ornaments made
principally of wool or worsteds, car
pets of all kinds, druggets and book
ings, mats, rugs and hassocks, ar
squares and other portions of carpet,
or carpetings. These are what ar,
known as the compensatory duties t
manufacturers, made because of theil
being required to pay duties on raw
wool.
The duty under paragraph 800 of tn,
Mckinley act is fxed in Mr. Springer
bill at 80 per cent ad valorem. Para
graph 800 of the Mckinley act provide
that woods and hair in the form of rop
ing, rowing or tops and all wool ant
hair advanced in any manner beyont
the washed and secured condition, no
specially provided for in addition t,
compensatory duties shall be subiec
to the same duties, ranging from 40 t.
so per cent, as are imposed upon manu-
features Of wool not specially provided
for. This is equivalent to reduction
(besides compensatory duties) of from
10 to 20 per cent on roping, rowing ant
top wool and woods partly advanced il
manufactures and not specially pro
| vided for