The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-12-14
NEW TARIFF CHANGES.
The Ways and Means Committee
Hard at Work.

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Therc is a very full meeting of the
Wavs and Means Committee to dav
ma thus far it has been very lively.
More than 100 amendments have
been submitted 20 the tariff billand
they are all being considered in a
bunch.
The amendments affect nearly
every schedule of the bill and many
of them will be Incorporated before
the measure is submitted to the
House.
Already the committee has de-
cided upon several changes from I'D
valorem to specific duties. This is
noticeable in the case of white lead,
the duty on which Is made J cents
per pound instead of 30 per cent.
There has been uniform in
crease agreed upon on nearly all
graGes of carpet, the increase being
fixed uniformly at 5 per cent.
Other amendments have been dis
cussed and several will undoubtedly
be adopted The indications are
that the bill will not be ready to re-
port to the House for "A @pAss at
east, and the idea of calling it M
before the Christmas holidays has
been abandoned.
Chairman Wilson, however, is
quoted as saying the bill may be-
presented in the House as early as
Wednesday.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
Among the more important
changes made in the tariff bill are
these:
The schedule of cotton yarns is
raised on an average of oout per
cent. A new class is created. not
exceeding II cents per pound in
value, on which the rate is 20 per
cent. Yarns valued at over II and
not exceeding 20 cents per pound
are put up at rs per cent. Up to
20 cents per pound, 80 per cent.
Up to 40 cents per pound, 35 per
cent. Over 40 cents, 40 per cent.
All laces and embroideries of flax,
jute. cotton and other vegetable
fibres are raised from IS to 40 per
cent.
Saxony, Wilton and velvet car
pets are advanced from 80 to 35 per
cent. Velvet and tapestry carpets
are advanced from rs to 80 per
cent. and the same advance is made
in tapestry Brussels, trebled ingram
and Venetian carpets.
An advance is made in wool Dutch
carpets from 20 to IS per cent. and
in druggets and bookings and felt
carpeting. A like advance is made
in other carpets not especially pro-
vided for.
Tin plate is changed from an ad
valoreM duty of 40 per cent. to a
specific duty of / 1-5>-cents per
pound, and the reduction is not to
take effect until October | next.
Pocket knives and razors are fixed
at a uniform rate of As per cent.
The duty on pearl buttons is
again fixed at line mcasurment, at
the rate of one cent per line, and
the ad valorem duty changed from
40 per cent to Is per cent.
The provision for ivory in the
free list is amended so as to read
sawed or cut into logs" instead of
simply cut.
Duties are restored on planed
lumber at the rate of so cents per
thousand feet for each side planed;
81 for planed, tongued and grooved
on one side, and $l.50 when planned
tongued and grooved on both sides.
The limit of value of wearing
which can be brought in
free is reduced from $500 to $3.50.
At the committee meeting to-day
Mr.. Reed of Maine submitted
resolution in substance, that, mas
much as deficiency of $72. 900, 900
is shown by the committees cacu-
lations, 1t is desirable to inform the
committee in what way it is to be
met.
Chairman Wilson replied, speak
ing for the Democratic majority,
that it would be met by internal
revenue taxation, but that the
internal revenue schedules were not
completed.
A number of changes are also
made in the china schedule, but
more in the nature of establishments
OF classification than changes of
rates.
The duties on lead products are
changed from ad valorem to specific
duties, and are made one-half of
the rate of the present law.
Everything relating to the para
graph in linen laces has been in
creased from IS to 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Barley malt has been increased
from 20 to rs per cent. ad valorem.