Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30


Mr.. Stirling al Chicago than against foreign
/ producers
The residue Of the schedules vary from s5 TO
/ 30 per cent. wood screws being put at the lat
+ ter figure. Beams and Orders are IS per cent
/ because Of the waste in cutting beams and the
variety OF lengths and sizes, and Of the frequent
necessity q changing the rolls in making
+ beams and Orders because Of the Irregular
/ quantities and lengths and sizes Of orders
Tin Plates.
Tin plates are reduced 70 20 per cent, little
more than one-haif OF II Mckinley rata
This is a revenue duty md az the same
I time enough TO permit any existing mills
70 live and flourish Cheaper grades
/ OF pocket cutlery are IS per cent Higher
I grades IS Table cutlery Is put at IS per cent
These are very substantial reductions from
/ present rates which, being specific reach in
some grades Of pocket cutlery as high as %
\ per cent but with release Of taxes on raw ma
1 terials, especially on pearl and ivory Tor han
! dies, seems ample. Both copper ores and pig
/ copper are made free, We being large exporters
/ OF the latter and the daty serving only 70
able the producers 70 sell higher 70 our PEG
/ pie than 70 foreigners Nicke. - Tree. Lead
ore has a small duty Of IS per cent Pig lead
cent pound Silver lead ores are restored TO
the free list Unmanufactured lumber is free
Manufactured is put at p per cent. with the
proviso that II any export duties are charged
on foreign lumber IL shall be admitted only
the rates now existing
Sugar.
Sugar has been dificult subject 70 deal
with Raw sugar was transferred 70 the free
list by the Mckinley bill because nearly all the
taxes paid on IL went 70 the public treasury. A
strong desire among some members Of the com
mtttee was 70 put an ad valorem duty Of % TO
% per cent on It and abolish the bounty At
once. After much consideration IL was decided
10 reduce by one-eah Re duty on refined sugar
and TO repeal the bounty one-eighth each year.
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 & and g rs q pound on wrap
ping leaf have blotted out any small establish
ments and actually impaired revenue
We make the rates 81 and SIPS per
pound on wrapper leaf and IS cents
and 30 cents per pound on filler tobacco, I'M
stemmed and stemmed in each. Manufactures
OF tobacco are put at 20 cents. Cigars are re-
dueed from a 30 per pound and Is per cent. ad
yalorem 70 s. per pound and - per cent, which
is believed 70 be the most productive revenue
rate and is higher than the law Of 1883
Live animals are put at 20 per cent Barley
is reduced from 30 cents q bushel 10 20 per cent
which is about ~ cents
BreadstuIs. Of which we are immense ex-
porters, are made free except when imported
from countries putting duties on our like prod
Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs and like food.
products are untaxed for the benefit OF our own
consumers largely the working people OF the
cities. Salt in bulk is free; in packages the salt
is tree, but the covering dutlable at rates pre-
scrtbed for Ike articles
Tariff on 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
IA a ~,
terest OF increased revenue The duty on
sparkling wines is likewise slightly reduced for
the same reasons that on champagne beingput
at II per dozen quarts against s. in the Nc
kinney bill ana 20 IN the law OF 1853
Ia cotton manufactures substantial reduc
lions are 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 1 4 cent respectively.
Burlaps and cotton and grain bagglng are put at
10 per cent, but when imported for covering Of
articles 10 be exported are duty free.
Wool Is Free.
Wool Is made free This takes the stills
from under wooden manufacturers and begets
the hope that they may recover from
the lauguishing condition IN which they have
been for quarter Of century and that we
may get wuoiGn goods at reasonable rates in
stead of az duties that on the common grades
Two or three times that merGiless figure,
Cloths and dress goods are put az 40 per cent,
clothing at IS. per cent, rates higher
than the committee desired, but deemed
temporarily necessary because our man
features have SO long been excluded from two
thirds Of the woods u the world that they will
have To learn the art Of manufacturing at FREQ
wooL sliding scale Is therefore added By
hich the rates in the wooden schedule are to
come down I'VE points with The lapse of Ave
years
Revenues Reduced $50, 0oO. 900.
The above is q rapid summary OF the chief
changes made by the proposed bill, and viii
give satisfactory idea, I believe, Of its gen.
eral structure IL is estimated that it Will re.
duce revenue on the basis Of importatons
of 1892 about sSo.0oU0Ol with an i'm
meusely larger decrease OF tax binding 10 the
American people The administration law Is
reported with a few amendments. suggested BY
experience OF its operation. That law was
chiefly prepared by Mr. Hewitt when he was
in congress and the changes proposed In our
bill are 70 make II more effective, while at the
same time softening some OF the features added
by the Mckinley bill that would treat the bust
ness Of importing outlawry, not entitled
u the protection OF government
The Free List.
on and after the ist OF March, 1894. the fol.
lowing articles are to be added TO the free list
meats OF all kinds, prepared preserved not
specially provided for in this act
BarytA
All binding tytne manufactured In whole or
in part from thistle or tampico III Der, MANILA.
sisal grass or suuB, q single ply and measuring
not exceeding 90 feet u the pound
Birds stuffed, not suitable for millinery or
naments, ana bird skins, prepared for preser-
vation but not further advanced in manufac-
ture
Blue vitriol, or suphate of copper
Bone char suitable for use in decorating
sugars,
Coal oitumtnoas ana shae, and coal slack or
cut. coke, coal TAR, crude, ana ali preparations
and products 81 coal tar, not colors or dyes, not
specially provided for IN tins aet
Oxide II cobalt
Copper imported II the form Of ores cid cop
per. at oaly for manufacture. clipping from
ueN copper ana al composition metal OF
which e0pper & a component material 81 chief
vatue not specially provided fer II this act,
rcrnlu~ Fl copper ara black or coarse copper,
and copper cement copper d Plates, bars, ia.
gets. or Digs aad other ferm9. no1 maBafac.
t0reu R0( speciality PROVIDED fog ii this act
CuPperas. 0r sulphato III iron