Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-02


more against Mr.. Carnegie ut Pittsburgh and
Mr.. Stirling at Chicago than against foreign
producers
The residue Of the schedules vary from oj TO
30 per cent wood screws being put ut the lat
ter figure. Beams and girdors are 30 per cent
because of the waste in cutting beams and the
variety OF lengths and sizes, and of the frequent
necessity of changing the rolls In making
beams and girders because Of the Irregular
quantities and lengths and sizes of orders,
Tin Plates.
Tin plates are reduced to 40 per cent little
more than one-half of the Mckinley rate.
This is revenue duty and at the same
time enough to permit any existing mills
TO live and flourish. Cheaper grades
OF pocket cutlery are S5 per cent Higher
grades 40 Table cutlery is put at IS per cent
These arc very substantial reductions from
present rates which, being specific, reach in
some grades Of pocket cutlery as high as 90
per cent but with release of taxes on raw ma
terials especially on pearl and ivory for ham
dies seems ample. Both copper ores and pig
| copper are made free, we being large exporters
of the latter and the duty serving only to en-
able the producers to sell higher to our peo-
pie than to foreigners, Nickel is free. Lead
| ore has small duty of 10 per cent Pig lead
| cent pound Silver lead ores are restored to
I the free list manufactured lumber is tree.
| Manufactured is put at p per cent, with the
proviso that IL any export duties are charged
on foreign lumber IL shall be admitted only
| the rates now existing.
Sugar.
Sugar has been a dif1lcult subject to deal
| with. Raw sugar was transferred to the free
list by the Mckinley bill because nearly all the
taxes paid on it went to the public treasury. A
strong desire among some members of the COM
mittee was to put an ad valorem duty of 20 to
20 per cent on it and abolish the bounty at
once. After much consideration it was decided
| to reduce by one-half the duty on refined sugar
! ard q rpDpnl the hOunty Onp-piVhth pnCh
leaving raw sugar untaxed as at present
The Tobacco Schedule.
In the tobacco schedule those rates were
| sought which would bring most revenue. The
present taxes OF 81 and rs a pound on wrap
| ping leaf have blotted out any small establish
| We make the rates u and SL25 per
| pound wrapper leaf and 35 cents
and 80 cents per pound on filler tobacco un-
stemmed and stemmed in each. Manufactures
of tobacco are put at 40 cents, Cigars are re-
duced from "A. 80 per pound and % per cent. ad
valorem to So per pound and 25 per cent, which
is believed to be the most productive revenue
rate and is higher than the law of 1883.
Live animals are put ut 20 per cent. Barley
is reduced from 30 cents u bushel to 20 per cent,
| which is about l. cents.
Breadstufs, OF which we are immense ex-
porters, are made free except when imported
from countries putting duties on our like prod.
ucts, in which case the duty is 20 per cent
Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs and like food
products are untaXed for the benefit OF our own
consumers largely the worlting people of the
cities. Salt in bulk is free; in packages the salt
is free bat the covering dutiable at rates pre-
scribed for like articles.
Tariff Spirits.
The tariff on spirits is put at double The in.
ternal revenue rates on like spirits and some
slight reduction is made on still wines, malt
liquors, ginger ale and like beverages in the in
1V,N.
sparkling wines is likewise slightly reduced for
the same reasons, that on champagne being,put
at "a per dozen quarts as against SS in the Nc
Kinley bill and 10 in the law of 1885
In cotton manufactures substantial reduc.
tions made, especially on cheap cloths and
prints and the existing system OF taxing by
count OF threads in the square inch is retained
Hemp and fax are made free; dressed line OF
hemp and fax cent and Ia cent respectively.
Burlaps and cotton and grain bagging are put u
10 per cent, but when imported for covering OF
articles to be exported are duty free.
Wool Is Free.
Wool is made free. This takes the stilt
from under woolen manufacturers and beget
the hope that they may recover from
the languishing condition IN which they have
been for quarter Of century and that we
may get wooden goods at reasonable rates in
stead of at duties that on the common grade:
frequently reach 100 per cent, and in case.
} two three times that mercileSs figure
! Cloths and dress goods are put ut 40 per cent
clothing ut i5 per cent, rates higher
) thun the committee desired, but deeme,
temporarily necessary because man
features have so long been excluded from two
thirds OF the woods OF the world that they viii
have TO learn the art of manufacturing ut fire.
wool sliding scale is therefore added b.
which the rates in the wooden schedule are Il
come down live points with the lapse OF tiv
l years,
Revenues Reduced S5O,O0O,O0O.
The above is rapid summary OF the chic
changes made by the proposed bill, and vii
, | give IA satisfactory idea, / believe, OF its ger
eral structure. II is estimated that it will re
, duce revenue on the basis of importation
OF 1892 about S50,OOOO0J with an In
= mensely larger decrease OF tax binding to th
y ! American people. The administrat tion law
q | reported with few amendments. suggested b
q | experience OF its operation. That law Wa
v chiefly prepared by Mr. Hewitt when he wa
in congress and the changes proposed in ou
n bill are TO make IL more effective, while at III
a a | same time softening some OF the features adde
9 | by the Mckinley bill that would treat the bus
a ness OF importing as an outlawry, not entitle
= to the protection OF government
n The Free List.
On and after the LIST Of March, 1924, the 70
lowing articles are TO be added to the free lis
Bac on and hams beef mutton and pork an
=. meats of all kinds prepared or preserved, nj
II specially provided for in this act
q Baryta
y All binding twine manufactured in whole
:. in part from thistle iampico fiber, maniil
a ssal grass or sum, of single ply and measurir
not exceeding go feet to the pound
/, Birds, stuffed not suitable for millinery o
n naments and bird skins prepared for prese
p vntion, but not further advanced in manufa
:, ture
a Blue vtriol or sulphate OF copper
Bone char, suitable for use in decoratiI
n sugars
4 Coal, bituminous and shale, and coal slack
. cut; coke; coal tar, crude and ull preparation
:" and products of coal tar, not colors or dyes II
= specially provided for in this act
- Oxide of cobalt
~ Copper imported in the form OF ores; old co
~ per- iii only for manufactures: clipping fro
- new copper, and all composition metal
m which copper is u component material of chi
~ - value not specially provided for in this nc
., regulus Of copper and black or coarse coppt
and copper cement, copper in plates, bars,
gots, or pigs, and other FORMS not manufa
l,Af