Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-28
JILL AAA YuesA SOA %
FOR FREE woodland iron
Some Features of the New
Tariff Bill.
RECEIVED IN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Attempt Made to Kill Chan
ceIIor Won Caprivi.
DIREcTuM defeated SALADIA. /
DIREcTUM DEFEATED SALADIN.
The Black Stallion Too
Much for the PAGER.
DEMOoRATIC TARIFF BILL.


Coal, Iron, Copper, Lumber and
Wool on the Free List-Steel
Rails Reduced-Heavy Reductions
In Tin PIate-Tobacco Also suf-
fers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The majority
members of the ways and means commit
tee this morning gave to the public the
tariff bill which they have been indus
triously at work upon for several weeks.
| On the whole the new bill affects Q re-
duction of 40 per cent. on the Mckinley
bill, and everything possible is reduced to
an sdvalorem duty, the exception being
sugar, that reading Raw sugar free; re-
| fined, reduction of so per cent. from
present rate and progressive abolition of
bounty at ons-fourth cent reduction per
| annum."
The free list includes coal, cotton, cot
ton ties, India rubber, iron and copper
ore, nickel and nickel oxide, oils of all
kinds, pewter and britannia metal, paper
stock crude, of every description, works of
art, lumber and wool. Steel rails re-
duced from 1874 specific to 25 per cent
ad valorem, amounting to about 81 80 per
ton on present Liverpool prices.
Tin plate ia reduced from two and two
dfths cents per pound to 40 per cent. ad
valorem, which at present Liverpool prices
amounts to one and one-eighth to one and
one fourth cents per pound.
Block plates are reduced to 25 per cent
ad valorem, the original duty being one
cent per pound.
Tobscco-Leaf tobacco, common tobacco,
commercially known as wrapper tobacco,
is reduced from 50 per pound to 81 per
pound, unstemmed. Stemmed is reduced
from So rs to $1.25 per pound. All other
leaf tobacco is reduced from so cents to 40
cents psr pound. Cigars and cheroots and
cigarettes are reduced from 81 so and 25
par cent. sd valorem to 25 per cent ad
valorem, thus abolishing the specific duty,
etc.
Wines-Champsgnes, quarts reduced 81
per dozen. Still wines remain the same.
Beer, porter, etc, are reduced from Az to
30 cents per gallon.
Carpets-All specific duties on carpets
are abolished and the duties placed upon
the different qualities ad valorem from 20
to 35 per cent.
Laces-Silk from 80 to so per cent, and
all other from go to 80 per cent.
Collars and cuffs-Abolished specific
duty of Is cents per dozen pieces and pro-
vides general adj vslorem duty of 30 per
cent.
Wood pulp is reduced from 50 so per
ton to 10 per cent. ad valorem, and chemi-
cal wood pnlp from 81 per ton to 10 per
cent. ad valorem. Printing paper Is re
duced from 20 per cent. ad vslorem to 12
per cent ad valorem. Copying paper and
filtering paper are reduced from a specific
duty of cents pound and 10 per cent.
ad valorem to 25 per cent. ad vslorem.
Under this rate American manufacturers
cannot compete with the French. In this
connection many classi6cations of paper
are omitted in the new bill and are rated
under a general rate of 20 per cent per
pound.
Wearing apparel to the amount of $500
can be brought In free of duty from for
eign shores.
The reciprocity clause is eliminated in
the new bill.
Agricultural implements such IS plows,
harrows, harvesters, mowers, drllle, Guilt
vators and threshing machines are placed
on the free list.
Brandy and other spirits manufactured
| or distilled from grain or other materials
| are subject to 81 so per proof gallon.
Cordials, liquors and other spiritnous bev-
ersges or bi.ters Of all kinds containing
spirits and not specially provided for 81 so
per proof gallon.