Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-18

cratic majority to-day, and the measures
70 be reported are the Springer Free
Wool bill, the Bryan Free Binding
Irvine bill and the Turner bill placing
cotton ties, cotton bagging and |
machinery for manufacturing the same
upon the free list.
A meeting of the full committee has
been called for tomorrow morning, ut |
which these measures will be brought |
10 the 'front.' and the preliminary steps
taken to send the bills to the house be-
fore the close of the week.
The Springer Wool bill, as finally
amended and unanimously approved
by the Democratic members of the COM
mittee at to-day's conference is as fol-
lows:
ION and after the first day of Janu-
ary, 1893, the following articles, when
imported, shall be exempt from duty,
namely, all woods, hair of the camel,
goat, alpaca and other like animals, and
all wool AND hair on the skin, all noils,
top wasteI stubbing waste, rowing waste,
ring waste, yarn waste, card waste. bur
waste, rags and focks, including all
waste or rags composed wholly or in
part of wool.
section ?. That on and after the first
day of January, 1893, the articles
enumerated, described and provided for
In the paragraphs hereinafter named of
An act to reduce the revenue and
equalize duties On imports and for other
purposes approved October 1st, 1890,
shall, when imported, be subjected to
the duties hereinafter provided, and no
others; that is to say:
upon the articles enumerated in
paragraph Of 391 of said act the duties
shalFbe So per cent ad valorem.
"Upon the articles enumerated in
paragraph 399 the duty shall be DO per
cent ad valorena.
"Upon the articles enumerated in
paragraph 1893 the duties fixed therein
at 80 per cent ad valorem shall be re.
duced to % per cent ad valorem; the
duties fixed at 35 per cent ad valorem
shall be reduced to 80 per cent ad
valorem, and the duties fixed at 40 per
cent ad,valorcm shall be reduced to 80
per cent ad'valorem; and no duties per
pound or per square yard shall be i'm
posed upon the articles enumerated in
said paragraph.
"Upon the articles enumerated in
paragraph 1894 the duties shall be So per
cent ad valcTem.
upon tie articles enumerated in
paragraphs a95 and 1906 the duties shall
be 40 per cent ad valorem.
upon the articles enumerated in
paragraphs 396 and 397 the duties shall
be 45 per cent ad valorem.
- upon the articles enumerated in
paragraphs 1893, down to and including
paragraph 40S, the duties shall be 80 Der
cent ad valorem.
"And al imported articles enumer-
ated, described and provided for in said
paragraphs respectively, which may be
in public store or In warehouse on the
first day of January, 1893, shall be sub.
jected to the same duties when with.
drawn from consumption, and nc
others, as If said articles had been i'm.
ported on or after the first day of Jan.
uary; and only the ad valorem duties as
herein provided shall thereafter be
levied, collected and paid upon the arti
cles mem toned in said paragraphs.
"Sectidn 3. That the articles men
toned III paragraph 800 of said act, ano
likewiselall mungo, garnetted or cardec
waste, OF other waste product, shall, or
and afteF the first day of January, 1893
be subject to a duty of 25 per centun
ad valoIhm.
"Sectton a. That all acts and parts O.
acts in Conflict with the provisions Of
this act be and the same are hereby re
lpealed, lbut this section shall not tax,
effect until the first day OF January
1885,"
SPRINGER EXPLAINS HIS BILL.
Mr.. Springer, in explaining the tex
of his bill, said:
alt will be seen that all woods ant
hair Of the camel and other like animal
and all waste matter are put upon tn
Tree list, and waste advanced by manu-
facture beyond the condition of scoure
wool, shoddy and mungo are taxed 2
per centum. The second section of til
bill relates to the duties on woole,
goods, carpets, &C., and the provision
OF it, as in the former section, are not {
take effect until the first day of Januar
1893.
1.-The articles in paragraph 391, name
wooden and worsted yarns, are fixed fo
- Ialues at 30 per centum ad valoren
Ter the Mckinley act the rates upo
se per pound and ad valorem ar
ivalent to from 103 to 1913 nc
tum. The rates in article 1872, tina
on wooden and worsted cloth
WIS, Knit fabrics, &c, were fixed 6
per centum ad valorem.
The equivalent ad vaorem rate unde
Mckinley act is not stated in iii
asury report ON all the items b,
'rsteds, and the rate is from so 10 IA
r centum, the other rates not state
ould vary from 30 to 300 per centun
ne articles enumerated in paragrap
3, blankets, hats of wool and tianne
underwear, were reduced from 80
from 30 to 80 and from 40 to 80 pl
,ntum adj valprem. Under the Mckii
~ act the rates are from 72 TO ! 10 pt
entum and ON the articles in paragrap
"a, namely, womens and children
ress goods, &c, having cotton war
he rates are liked at 30 per ceniur
Under the Mckinley act they are ov
SS per centum adj valorcm
"On the articles enumerated in par
graph a95, women's and chidreii's Dire
goods, with wooden warp, the rates we
fixed at 40 per centum. The cquiyale
rates in the Mckinley act would
from 80 70 ITO per ceutum. Ihc articl
enumerated IN paragraph 396 ana 50
readymade clothing for men and cloal
dolmans, jackets and ready-made clot
ing for women, were fixed at i5 D
centum. The rates under the Mcl&inl
act are SO and "A per ccnium.
The rates on weddings, gorings, g.,
in paragraph 395 were fixed al 40 .
centum. Under the Mckinley oct /
rates are over SO per centum The raj
on carpets Of all kinds, beginning
paragraph 800 and including paragra
4Oo, were fixed at 30 per centum. T
equivalent rates under the McKinl
act are so, 81, So, II and 50 per centun
THE OTHER BILLS.
The sill of Renrespntative 1urnar