The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-28
This States Chief Products Go
on the Free List.
GENERAL REDUCTION OF DUTIES
Ad yalorem Charges Substituted for
Specific Wherever Practicable.
The New Tariff Rtii Gross Violation Of
the ChicAes Piatform--Is Fails 10 rro-
vide sufaeient Revenue. and Makes
Special Direcs Taxes Necessary.

WASHINGTON Cfry, Nov. 27.-TLe new
Democratic tariff hisl vas given cut today.
Its provisions fulfill every expectation OF
those who predicted that Ii would ne
measure Of radical reform. In many re-
spects il IS surprise even TO the Demo
crats. as it is unprecedented in many pro-
visions. The Erec list is Of liberal scope.
sufficient TO satisfy the most radical adyo-
cates OF reform. and the reputation of the
principle of reciprocity IS decisive and
emphatic. Thus the bill, in addition TO
tariff reforms, will. IL passed. necessitate
readjus,ment of the treaties with South
American countries which enjoy practical
or theoretical reciprocity with the United
States. The bounty on sugar, instead of
being repealed at once. will be repealed by
easy graduations and will not reach fun
effect till after the close of the present
century.
Beginning March I. 1904. the following
articles will be added to the free list
Bacon. hams. beef. mutton, pork. meats
Of all kinds. prepared or preserved. not
otherwise provided for; baryta, binding
twine made in whole or part of sisal or
tampico fiber. MANILA, sisai or sum. sin
gle ply. measuring not more than 600 feet
to the pound: stuffed birds not suitable
for millinery. bird skins prepared for
preservation. blus vitriol. bone char, coal.
bituminous and shaie and slack or cut.
coke, coal tar. colors or dyes not es.
pecially provided for, oxide of cobalt,
copper ores. old copper. clippings from
new copper. all compositions OF which
copper is the chief component value.
rcguius and black copper and copper ce-
mens; copper plates, bars. ingots. pigs and
other forms; copperas, cotton ties. dia-
mond dust or bort. jewels used in the
manufacture of watches and clocks,
yolks of eggs Of birds. fish and insects.
crude down. fresh fish. undressed furs.
iodine, resublimated iron ore. including
magniferous iron; dross of burnt pyrites,
sulphur or pyrites in the natural state.
lard. lemon Juice, mica and crude metallic
minerals aud unwrought metals, ocher
and ochery earfhs. sienna and sienna
earths. timber and umber earths. cotton
seed oil, paintings aud statuary. plows,
tools, disk harrows. harvesters. reapers.
drills, mowers, horse rakes. cultivators.
threshing machines. cotton gins, plush
black for making hats. quicksilver, salt.
silk not further advanced In manufacture
than carding or combing. soap not other
wise provided for, sulphate Of soda. salt
cake or nitrs cake. sulphuric acid,
tallow and wool grease, straw.
burr stone bound into millstones,
freestone, granite sandstone. limestone
and other building or monumental stone.
except marble undrcssed; all wearing ap-
parel and other personal effects on identity
being established under regulations to be
established by the treasury; timber, hcwn
and sawed: spar and wharf timber,
squared or sided timber. sawed boards,
planks, deals and other lumber: lath.
pickets. palings. shingles, slaves; manu-
factured wood. provided the same duties
as now exist shall obtain In oil cases in
which export duty Is laid on any article in
the above schedule, chair, cane or reed
woods, namely. cedar, lignum vita. lance
wood, ebony. box, granadilla. mahogany.
rosew ood, rattanwood: all forms of cabi-
net woods in the log. rough or hewn; man.
ufactured bamboo and rattan; man.
ufactured briar root or briar wood.
reeds and sticks of partridge.
hairwood. pimento. orange, myrtle or
other woods In the rough; all wool of the
sheep, hair Of the camel. goat, alpaca and
other like animals; wool and hair on the
skin, ncils, yarn. waste, card waste. burr
waste, rags and Hochs. including all waste
or rags composed wholly or in part OF wool.
IRON AND sTEEL
All manufactures of iron and steel have
a tariff of 25 per cent. except east hollow
ware. coated, glazed or timed iron, and
steel chains of all kinds. which must pay
80 Per cen, cent, :, ..,.s,,,.. ~. .,mo., xho,,v
by ad vsiorem duties. as follows: Iron IN
pigs. saiz per cent. all iron i'm forms more
advanced than pig and less finished than
| bars. . per cent; bar iron, rolled or
hammered iron in coils or rods. 80 per
cent: beams. g!rders. joists, angles, car
trucks. channels and other structural iron
/ or steel, IS per cent. boiler or other plate
iron or steel, except saw plates not thinner
| than No. 10 wire gauge, sheared or ul-
sheared, and skeip iron or steel. shcared
| or rolled In grooves, 30 per cent. : forging
| iron or steel or both combined, 20 per
cent. hoop band or scroll iron o. steel, 80
Ter cent railxay bars Of iron or steel.
| common or black, incsnding common
or taggers iron or sfeet ana bketp
| iron or steel, ~ per cent. all
| iron or steel sheets or plates and
! al! hoop, band or scroll iron. excepting
/ tin plates and taggers tin. galvanized or
( coated. IS per cent sheet iron or steel
| polished, pianished or glanced, 80 Per
cent sheets or plates OF iron or steel, or
Z taggers iron or steel, coated with tin or
I lead or With tin plates and taggsrs tin. n,
ner cent steel ineots, ccgged ingots.
( hiooms and slabs, sheets and plates not
+ specifically provided for. - per cent. ;
( snchor iron or steel for vessels, steam en-
| eines ard locomotives. - per cent, boiler
/ or other tubes. pipes, fiues or stays oi
wrutlght iron or steel. - per cent cast
iron pipe of every description, . per
cent.
CUTLERY.
penkniyes. pocketknises or parts thereof,
,pd rsxors. finished or unfinished. valued
al not more than 61 cents per dozen, 55 pei
cert. above this. -; table knives, forms.
I sssels. cooks and Datchers' knives. forks
/ and steess. all sizes. finished or unfinished,
I s. per cent
Musket.. r7fnxxse-Iositng shosgmns and
soo-sing rifles and paris thereof. - rel
{ cent. tho ehangel: sporting breech-ioadins
/ shotgnns and pistols and parts thereof. y
per Ceat
/ nails. sgikks. Efe.
/ Cat nails and cut spikes. iroa and stee
I horseshoe nails. hob nails and al othei
/ wrought iron or steel nails not specially
4 ,roxte.sd for, X per cent. needles for knit
( ting or sesinx machines. cyoches needles
] and taps needles and bodkias Of metal, 2
r.r eena tno ebangsl
saws. &eRxws. ETC.
Cr1ss~ut saxs. circular. hand, buck and
All oxhef saws, - PER cent. serews, - pei
| cent wheeis or parts thereof. iFon o'
/ steel and stesi-tsFed xheets fur railways
wholly or partly finished, and iron or siee
LOCOMOTIVES, Car OF other railway nfes o.