The herald., 1893-11-27
The New Tariff Bill About
to Be Promulgated.
1t Makes Sweeping Reductions
All Along the Line.
The Wool Schedule Is the Same as
the Springer Bill.
Progressive Repeal of the Sugar Bounty
Decided Upon-Ad valorem Duties
Take the Place of Specific
Taxation.
BY the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 26.-The Demo-
cratic members of the committee on
ways and means completed the tariff
bill last night near midnight, the last
item finally acted upon being the sugar
schedule. The new bill, to be promul-
gated tomorrow, will show the following
changes in the sugar schedule: Duty
on refined sugar reduced from one-half
to one-fourth cent per pound; raw
sugar remains free of tax. The McKin-
ley bounty is repealed progressively
that is, one-eighth each year, so at the
end OF eight years it is to cease entirely.
The bill will be laid before the full
membership of the ways and means
committee tomorrow morning. So far
the Republicans of the committee know
nothing OF the bill, except the knowl-
edge derived from newspaper reports,
and it is not expected that tomorrow's
The measure will be adopted by strict
party vote.
1t is now definitely announced that
the internal revenue schedule will be
reserved until later date, as it is not
yet completed. The changes of this
feature of the law, however, will be
slight.
In general terms, the new tariff bill
will be called a radical measure. The
free liet will include wool. iron ore, coal,
cotton ties, copper, lumber, chocolate,
salt, binding tNine, fax, lead ore and
many other articles of less Importance.
After two months of deliberation on
wool and woolen goods, the committee
finally decided to adopt the Springer
policy of last congress-, and the wool
and wooden schedule will be as follows:
All woods, hair OF the camel, goat, al
paca and other like animals, and all
wool and hair on the skin, and all waste
valued at not more than 80 cents per
pound, will be rated at 35 per cent.
I which is the ad valorem rate under the
present law, without the specific duty
which that bill provides.
On all woolen and worsted manufac-
lures valued at not more than 80 cents
per pound the duty is 40 per cent. On
blankets. hats or wool or flannel under
wear valued at not more than 80 cents
per pound the duty is 25 per cent;
valued at not more than 80 cents per
pound, the duty is 80 per cent; valued
at more than 80 cents per pound, the
duty is 30 per cent.
The schedule which includes women's
and children's dress goods. coat Innings,
Italian cloths, etc., the warp OF
which is cotton or other
vegetable matter, valued at not
exceeding Is cents per square yard,
duty of 35 per cent is placed. On
women's and children's dress goods,
etc., wholly or in part wool, worsted,
etc., the duty is fixed at 40 per cent.
On clothing ready-made and articles of
wearing apparel, duty of 45 per cent ia
placed. On cloaks, etc., for ladies and
children, the duty is 45 per cent, and on
webbing, suspenders, boiling, binding
braids, galloons, fringes, etc., 40 per
cent. On common carpets the duty will
be about So per cent, and on the finer
grades of carpets, all OF which are taxed
40 per cent in the Springer bill. the
duty in this bill is somewhat less.
Steel rails will probably be put at So
or SO ton. Pig iron will probably be
put at per cent, while bar iron will be
reduced about 30 per cent.
Theirate on nearly all manufactures
of cotton will be 40 per cent.
Manufactures of fax, hemp and jute
will be greatly reduced, in view of plac.
ing raw materials on the free list.
The compound duty on collars and
cuffs, it is said, will be abandoned, and
nothing left but an ad valorem rate of
35 or 40 per cent.
The chinaware schedule will probably
be reduced 10 per cent.
The Republican members of the cona-
mittee are to be given 10 days time in
which to prepare minority report, dis
senting from the recommendations OF
the majority of the committee.
In regard to the now tariff bill. Chair
man Wilson sald tonight: "The tariff
bill will be given to the public at IL
O'Clock tomorrow naorning, when the
committee meets. The regular schedule
We made public today because it was re-
ported spectators were attempting to
manipulate the market on the strength
CT alleged inside information, and wo
did nos desire TO be considered party
to anything OF this kind.''
The tariff bill will be quite volumiu-
Qua. It will really comprise two bills In
one, as it will embrace both the cue--
toms bill, proper, and the administrat-
i've bill. In some provisions there
naturally will Ds no change at all. This
will particularly be true of the admin
istrative provisions. where changes are
not 80 numerous as in the tariff see-