The morning call., 1893-11-28

are all free. except to countries which put
duties on our like products. In which case
IL is 90 per cent; fresh vegetables, fruits.
eggs and like food products are untaxed
for the benefit of the working people OF
the city; salt In bulk is free. in package
coverings dutiable.
The tariff on spirits doubles the internal
revenue rates, with some slight reduction
on still wines. malt liquors, ginger ale and
like beverages in the interest of incre ased
revenue. For the same reason the duty on
champagne is reduced to ST per dozen
quarts, against SS in the Mckinley bill.
Substantial reductions are made in cot
ton manufactures, especially cheap cloths
and prints. Hemp and fax are free.
dressed lines of hemp and fax l cent and
IL cents respectively.
In the iron and steel schedule free ore,
on account of the discovery Of Bessemer
ores in the lake regions and foundry ores
In Alabama, will give us supremacy In this
great line of manufacture
Copper ores and pig copper are made
free. We are large exporters of the latter.
and the duty served only to allow the pro-
ducer to sell higher TO our people than for
eigners. Nickel is free, lead ore only Is
per cent, pig lead ore 1 cent per pound,
silver lead ores free.
Unmanufactured lumber free, manufac-
tured % per cent.
On the subject of sugar the statement
says: Sugar has been a difficult matter
to deal with. Raw sugar vas transferred
to the free list by the Mckinley bill be-
cause nearly all taxes paid on it went to
the public treasury. There was a strong
desire among the members of the commit
tee to put an ad valorem duty of 20 or 25
per cent on 1t and abolish the bounty at
once. After much consideration it was
decided to reduce 10 half the duty on re-
fined sugars and repeal the bounty one
eighth each year. leaving raw sugars un-
touched, as at present"
Burlaps and cotton and grain bagging
Is per cent when exported as covering
free.
Wool is free. Cloth and drygoods are put
at 40 per cent; clothing at %. The rates are
higher than the committee desired. A
sliding scale, therefore. Is added by which
the rates in the woolen schedule are to
come down five points with the lapse OF
five years. Carpets, an industry in which
we will soon be independent of compet-
ton, are put al So per cent for Administers,
Moquette and Wilton; 80 for Brussels,
while common grades range from so down
to 20. The bill provides the duty shall be
removed from wool on March l and re-
duced on wooen goods July 1.
In the silk schedules the reductions of
rates are smaller than in cotton or wooden
fabrics.
Sole leather is reduced from 10 to per
cent. Leather gloves are classified accord
ing TO material and length and are uni
fOrmly rated at specic duties. W hich aver
age not over % per cent on the common
varieties and nearly 40 per cent on fine
lamb and kid gloves.
In the schedule of sundres many art-
cles, like hatters's plush, will be put on
the free list. The duty on cut diamonds,
pearls and precious stones is increased.
e Works of art are put back on the free
list.
The statement concludes as follows :
The above is a rapid summary of the chief
changes made by the proposed bill and
will give satisfactory idea, believe, OF
its general structure. 1t is estimated that
1t will reduce the revenue on the basis of
the importations of 1892 about $50, 600,
with an immensely larger decrease of tax
burdens to the American people. The ad-
ministrative law is retained with a few
amendments suggested by the experience
Of its operation. That law was chiefly
prepared by Hewitt when he was In Con-
gress, and the changes proposed in our
bill are to make it more effective, while at
the same time softening some of the
features added by the Mckinley bill that
wodld treat the business of importing as
outlawry, and not entitled to the protec-
tion Of the Government"