The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-06
RADICAL CHANGES
IN THE NEW TARIFF BILL MADE PUB
Lie MONDAY.
The Nscsssaries of Life, Farming Impls.
ments, Cotton Ties, Etc, Are Either on
the Free List or With Minimum Duties.

ine Nscessaries OF Life, Farming Imple.
ments. Cotton Ties, Etc, Arc Either on
tho Free List or With Minimum Duttes.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 27.-
The new Democratic tariff bill was
given to the public today and It's pro.
vision fulfill every expectation of those
who predicted radical reform. In many
respects it is surprise even TO Dsmo.
cratic members Of Congress, as It Is I'M.
precedented in many of its provisions
and to great extent, doctrinaire In
some matters upon which the party had
never given definite political uttsrance.
Free List of that liberal scope sufficient
to satisfy the most radical adv ocates of
drastic reform, and reputation Of princl.
pie of reciprocity, are decisive and em.
phatic. Thus the tariff bill, In addition
to reform 1t makes in customs laws, will
necessitate immediate readjustments Of
treaties with those South American
countries which enjoy practical or the,
oretlcal reciprocity with the great Ameri.
can republic of the Northern hemisphere.
One of the tenets Of Democracy winch
found such frequent Iteration and was a
source ofsuch declamatorY eloquence In
the last two campaigns, is a subject Of
compromise. In the adjustment OF the
sugar schedule the bounty which was to
be 80 promptly repealed Is, instead, to
be repealed by easy gradahon and will
not reach it's conclusive effect until after
the end of the present century. Its to
be reduced / csnt each year for eight
years.
The following is a summary of the bill
which has been prepared by Rspressn.
tative Bryan. of Nebraska: The bill
just completed puts wool, coal, lumber,
salt and iron ore on the free list, and
reduces tho tariff on sugar from one
half to one.quarter of q cent per pound;
it also provides for the extermlnatlon Of
the bounty by degrees. As q rule, the
tariff has been made the lowest upon
cheaper goods, of necessary use, and
left highest upon more expensive ar.
ticles.
The wool schedule will, perhaps,
attract most attention. We have left
no duty higher than As psr cent. on
manufactures of wool, and that only on
ready made garments, the average being
less than 40 per ceas Cheaper quality
OF blankets and fanneis ara only rs psr
cent. and lower grades Of carpets only
20 per cent. We haYe also applied q
gradual reduction to the weolen schedule,
SO that at the end of five years tho high.
est duty will bs 40, and the average near.
80 per cent. Very material reductions
have been made in the cotton schedules.
We have placed iron ore on the FREQ
lust aud made a large cut all along the
metal schedule, the duty on steel rails
is reduced mora than SO per cent. FREQ
lumber will be a great beneis to pesple
of the prairie States, and free salt will
give to those who need salt for their cat.
tie or for curing meats the sa,us advau.
tage which has been secured heretofore
BY menans Of rebate to those who cured
| fish.
| Agricultural implements have been
placed upon the free list In order to On.
able farmers to better compete in foreign
markets and bscauss macy OF our agri.
cultural implements afs being 0old
abroad today cheaper than at homo.
Among principal additions to the free
list are the following: Bacon aud hams,
beef, mutton, pork ald meats ofall
kinds not specially provided for in this
act, binding twine, borax, camphor,
bitnminous, coal, coke, copper in all its
crude forms, cotton ties, iron ore, cotton
seed oil agricultural implements, (cot-
ton gins specifically named), salt, soap,
building materials excepting marble,
lumber, timber and wood in all but 9
few conditions which are named, and
wool. The metal schedule of the bill
levles almost wholly advalorem duties,
while the present low levies are specific
duties. Burlapse and cotton bagging
are taxed Is per cent, but when i'm
ported for covering articles to be ex-
ported, are duty free.