The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-27
Will Be Laid Before the Full Men,
bership OF the Committee
Monday.
The Free List Includes Wool, Goal.
Copper, Lumber, Salt and
Lead Orc.
The Wool and Wooden Schedule Takea
From ths Springer Btii Of the
Last Csngrsss.

WAsHIN1ToN. Nov 26.-Tho democratic
members Of the committee on ways and
means completed the tariff bill last night
near midnight. ths last item finally acted
upon tbs being the sugar sohsduls. This
new bill will be promulgated Tomorrow.
II will show tho following changes in ths
sugar schedule: Tho duty ON rshnsd sugar
10 rsdused from one-hnlf 10 one-qaarser Of
cent per pound; raw sugar remains free
Of tax; the Mckinley bounty 10 repealed
progressively THAT IL, ons-eighth each
year, 80 that ns the end Of eight yea.s II 10
10 cease entirely.
Tho bill will bs laid before the fall NOM
bership OF the ways and means csmmittee
tomorrow morning. 10 far the rspubli-
cans on the committee know nothing Of the
bill except the knowledge derived from
newspaper xspofts and II il not expected
that ts-moEiow's mestinR will BE- "ds-
Lucrative ons. The measure will bs
adoptsd BY = strict party vote. II is now
definitely annosnosd shat the internal
revenue scheduls will be reserved until .
later date, - IL 10 net yet competed
Changes in this fsatuYe of the law, how.
ever, will b slight.
In general terms the new tariff bill will
be called radical measure. The free list
will include wool, iron ore, coal, sottop
ties. copper, lumber chocolate. salt. bind
ing tvins, fax, lead ere. and many otht4
articles of less Importance. After two
months Of delibsration ON woods ard
WOODEN goods. the committee Anslly dt-
cided to adopt the springer policy OF tto
last congress. and tho wool and wooden
hair Of camel, geat. slapaea and other like
animals. and all wool and hair on the
NOR: than 30 sea.. psr pound. viii b:
rated a. 35 psr can't, which 10 the ad valorem
rate under the present law without the
specific duty whioh that bill Divides. On
all voolen and wofsteL manufactures,
valued At not more than 80 cents Per psuad,
| the duty will BE- 40 per cent. On Blankets.
| hats OF wool. haAneIs. underwear. valued
at not more than 80 sents per pound, the
duty will be 2b yer cent; valued at mot
| more than 80 cents per pound, dsty Of 80
per osut; valued at more than so cents per
pound. 81 per cent.
In tho ssheduls which includes women's
and childrsn's dress goods, coat lininas,
Italian cloths etc.. ths warp Of whish IL
oottsR or othsr vegetable matter. value not
exceeding 15 osnts per squsrs yard, duty
Of 35 per cent is placed; on women's and
| ehildEen's dress goods. etc.. wholly or In
| pafs Of wool. wor stsd. etc.. the duty 10
| fixed At 40 per cent. On clothing ready
made, and arsioles OF wearing apparel, .
duty OF Is per oent is placed; on eloaks.
etc.. for ladies and children. duty of 10
per cent. and on webbing. suspendors. bolt
ing. binding braids. Ralloons, frinRss. ets..
~ peF cent.
On common carpets the duty will bs
about % Pc cent. and on finer grades of
carpets. all of which were taxed &c psr cent
in the Springer bill. the duty in this bill 10
somewhat less.
Steel rails will probably bs put II Ss or %
a ton. Pig iron will probably bs put 1t
hve per cont. while bar iron will be reduced
about 80 psr cent The rate on nearly all
manufactures OF cotton will be 40 per cont.
Manufactures Of FAX, hemp and juts will
be greatly reduced. In view Of the placing
| of raw materials on the free list the oon-
pound duty ON collars aud cuffs, it 10 said,
will BE- abandoned, and nothing isft but an
ad valoren rate of IS or 45 rsf cent. The
chinawars schedule will probably be re-
duced 10 per cent.
The republican nsneers Of the oon mit-
tee are to be given ten days time in which
to prepare minority report. dissenting
from the Recommendation OF the nsio.ity
Of the committee.
In regard to tLs new tariff BILL Chairman
Wilson said to-day: ''The tariff bill will
be given to the public ~ II O'Clock To- NOR
| row morning. when the committee nsets.
The regular schedule was maus public TO-
day because IL 10 reported shat Spectators
arc etseM psing TO manipulate the market
| on the strength OF alleged inside informa-
tion. and We did not desire TO BE- sonsld-
cred party to any thing of this kind. The
| tariff bill will be Quite voluminous. II will
really comprise two bills in one. - ii will
embrace both customs bill proper and an
sdminist' alive bill. In some provisions
naturally there will be no change At all.
This will particularly be true of Abe admin
| istrative provisions. where changes are not
| 10 humorous - in the tariff sections"