The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-27
Forecast Of the Tariff Bill to Be
Made Public Today.
THE SUDDEN CHANGE ON SUGAR.
Probable Points That Have Been sur
missed from tho Action Of the Com
rnittee--The Eli WIN BE Given to tho
Public some limo Today.

WASHINGTON Nov. "a. The new Demo-
cratic tariff bill was laid before the new
membership Of the ways and means COM
mittee at IL o'clock this morning. Five
minutes later me bill was submitted by
Chairman Wilson and read at length, and
Il was promptly moved that 10 be adopted
by the committee. The measure was
adopted by . strict party vote. The in
ternal revenue schedule Is reserved until
later date, ~ IL IL not yet completed. The
practical certainty, however, that the
changes in this feature Of the law will be
bfight, and that tho increase of the whisky
tax, X an increase at all, will not exceed
I0cents gallon, deprives the international
revenue OF any great public interest.
In its general terms the new tariff bill
may be denominated radical measure.
The free list will be surprise to the coun-
try. II includes wool, iron ore, cotton
Ties, copper, lumber, chocolate, salt, bind
Ing twine, hax, lead ore and many other
articles Of less importance to the large
commercial interests.
fhs Wool Problem.
The disposition of wool and wooden
goods has been one of the most difficult
problems that the committee had to solve.
After two months Of deliberation, IL has
been finally decided to adopt the Springer
policy Of the last congress In this respect
ia all its material details and q written
report to accompany this portion of the
bill will also be substantially the report
Of the last chairman Of the ways and
means committee. Therefore, the wool
and wooden schedule will be a. follows:
All woods, hair of the camel, goat, al
paca and other like animals, and all wool
end hair on the skin, all top waste. Stub
bag waste, rowing waste, ring waste, yarn
waste or rags composed wholly or In part
Of wool, worsted or hair Of the camel,
goat, etc, valued % not more than 30 cents
pound, are rated st IS per cent, which Is
Che ad valorsm rate under the present law,
without the specific duty which that bill
provides.
On all wooden or worsted cloths, shawls
and knit fabrics, and all fabrics made on
knitting machines or frames, and all manu-
factures OF every description made wholly
or In part Of WOOL and worsted hair Of the
camel, goat, etc, valued at not more than
30 cents pound, the duty Is 40 per cent.
On blankets, hats Of wool, hannels for
underwear, composed wholly or In part Of
wool or hair of the camel, goat. etc, valued
st not moro than % cents q pound. the
duty is rs per cent; valued at more than 30
cents and not more than 80 cents pound,
tho duty 10 80 per cent.
On blankets and hats Of wool, etc,
valued at not more than 30 cents pound,
the duty 10 IS per cent.
Dress GoodA
There IL likewise we'll accredited FORE
east 40 to the schedule, which includes
woolens and children's dress goods. on
which coat Innings. Italian cloths, and
goods Of similar character. the warp Of
which is cotton or other vegetable matter,
the value not exceeding Is cents square
yard, . duty of IS cents Is placed.
On woolens and children's dress goods,
wholly or In part wool, worsted, etc, tho
luty IL fixed st 20 per cent
In clothing ready made and articles Of
wearing apparel duty OF as per cent Is
placed. On oloaks. dolmans, jackets, etc,
for ladies and children, duty Of IS per
cent; on webbing, suspenders, bolting,
binding, braids. balloons, fringes, etc, 40
per cent On common carpets, which were
taxed % per cent in the Springer bill, the
duty in the tariff bill will be about 35 per
cent, and on some of the finer grade car
pets, all Of which were taxed 40 per cent in
the Springer bill, the duty in this bill is
somewhat less
The cut In linen schedule Is quite heavy;
that on silk is comparatively light and tho
cut In the cotton schedule is nothing like
ss great as the cut in wool Steel rails are
nput at smaller figure, representing
tariff of 40 per cant ad valorem, while rails
are selling at their present low price of go
Rails will be one Of the few articles upon
which specific duty will be retained.
Pig iron is put at 5 per cent, while bar iron
Is reduced about 30 per cent.
The rate on nearly all manufactures of
cotton IL 40 per cent This includes
hosiery, which now pays compound duties
ranging as high as r2per cent. The classi-
6catious of different grades OF goods ere
abandoned. Manufactures Of fax, hemp
and jute are greatly reduced, ia view of
the placing OF the raw materials on the
Gree list.
The compound duty on collars and cuffs
Is abandoned, and nothing left but the ad
vslorem rate of IS or 40 per cent The
chinaware schedules are reduced 10 per
can't on the existing rates of 60 per cent
and B per cent
The Mckinley bill restored the duty on
coverings, which are large element in abe
tost Of chinswsre, and practically made
lhe increase In duty much greater than
the change in the sd valorem rate
Shs Ere. List.
The following are included In the free
list section Of the new bill:- Wool,
Cont inued on Page 2.