Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
The New Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-After weeks
of preparation involving an exhaus-
tive study of the subject, from DEM
ocratic point of view, the new tariff
bill is at last completed and this morn
ing given to the public.
The bill, it should be explained, is
purely democratic measure. 1t is
the work of the democratic members OF
the committee, who have jealousy
guarded its details, even from their
Congressional associates. 1t was not
until to-day the republican members OF
the committee were made acquainted
with its contents, while their knoWl-
edge of the measure during the past
fortnight has been wholly from the
printed accounts in the daily press.
Whatever criticism may be made OF
the measure from an economic or party
standpoint, it must be admitted that
Mr.. Wilson and his associates have
given their best thought and study to
the work in hand.
The great strain under which Mr..
Wilson has labored for the past fort
night was painfully apparent to-day.
His face was pale and haggard and his
general appearance was that of man
suffering from mental and physical
overwork. While the other members
of the committee have no less consci-
entiously applied themselves to their
several duties they have not shared the
responsibility which alone fell upon
the chairman, and the effect of their
labor is not so apparent. They are all
glad that the bill is completed, how
ever, and in the interim, before it is
taken up for discussion in the House,
each will give himself brief session of
rest.
Sulphuric acid is on the free list.
The duty on castor oil is reduced from
eighty-nve to thirty-five cents per gal
Ion, and the duty on linseed oil is fif-
teen cents gallon. Pig lead being re-
duced from . to cent a pound, lead
paints are correspondingly reduced.
The duty on opium is reduced from 80
to Sc a pound. Plain white ware is
dropped from the high schedule. Dec
Grated ware is reduced from 60 to 45
per cent. Undecorated from % to 40.
On common window glass the duties
have been reduced more than one-half,
and on plate glass reductions are made
of from 80 cents to 80 cents per square
foot. Pig iron is reduced from 1912
per ton, which is from so 70 80 per Ct,
to %! per cent. Steel rails are reduced
from Sl3.44 per ton now IS per cent. to
% per cent.
The residue of the schedule varies
from % to 80 per cent, wood screws
being put at so per cent. Beams and
Orders are 80 per cent. Tin plate is
reduced to 40 per cent, a little more
than one-half of the Mckinley rate.
Cheaper grades of pocket cutlery are
So per cent. higher grades As. Table
cutlery is 50 per cent.
Iron, copper ores and pig copper are
made free.
Nickel is free. Lead ore Is per cent.
Pig lead one cent pound. Silver
lead ores are on the free list. Unman
ufactured lumber is free. Manufac-
tured is 25 per cent.
The duty is reduced one-half on re-
fined sugar, and the bounty is to be re-
duced one-eighth each year, leaving
raw sugar untaxed as at present.
The rates are 81 and S1.25 per pound
on wrapper leaf tobacco and S5 cents
and so cents per pound on filler, I'M
stemmed and stemmed each. Man
ufacture of tobacco are 40 cents.
Cigars are reduced from $3.50 per
pound and % per cent. ad valorem to
SO per pound and % per cent, which
is believed to be the most productive
revenue rate, and is higher than the
law of 1888.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs and
like food products are free, so is salt in
bulk.
The tariff on spirits is put at double
the internal revenue rates on like
spirits and some slight reduction is
made on still wines, malt liquors, gin
ger ale and like beverages. The duty
on sparkling wines is slightly reduced,
that on champagne being put at 81 per
dozen quarts, as against IS in the Nc
Kinley bill.
In cotton manufactures substantial
reductions are made.
Hemp and flax are made free. Dress
ed line of hemp and flax cent and l.!
cents respectively. Burlaps and cotton
and grain baggiug are put at 10 per ct.
Wool is made free.
Cloths and dress goods are put at 40
per cent. Clothing at 45 per cent.
Carpets are put at So per cent for Ak
minister, Moquette and Wilton, 30 Fer
cent for Brussels, while common grades