The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-02

foreign pig it being favorite freight on westward
VOYAGES steel rails we reduce from sisi4 per ton
now rs per cent, to % per cent
AS the pool which has Kept up prices so many
wears in this country seems now disorganlzed' the
other producers will soon need protection more
against Mr. Carnegie at Pitsburg and MI Stirling
nj Chicago than against foreign producers
The residue of the schedules vary from b TO so
per cent wood screws being put at the latter figure
Beams and girders are IS per cent. because of the
waste in cutting beams and the variety OF lengths
and sizes and also of the frequent necessity of chang
ing the rolls in making beams and sirders because
of the irregular quantities AMI lengths and sizes oil
orders Tin plates reduced To per cent 1T
tie more than one-half of the Mckinley rate. This
is a revenue duty and at the same time enough TO
permit any existing mills 10 live ana flourish
Cheaper grades of pocket cutlery are 70 per cent.
Higher grades Is. Table cutlery is put at % per
cent These arc very substantial reductions from
present rates, which, being specific reach in some
grades Of pocket cutlery as high as W per cent bn
with release of taxes on raw materials especlaiiy
| on pearl aud ivory for handles seems ample
| Both copper ores and pig copper are made freq
we being large exaDle the pf6dncers 10 sell higher
| serving -ople than to foreigners.
Nickel is free. Lead ore has small duty of 10 per
cent Pig lead cent a pound. Silver-lead ores are
restored to the free list Unmanuidctured lumber
is free. Manufactured is put at p per cent with
the proviso that if any export duties are charged
foreign lumber it shall be admitted only at the
rates now existing.
Raw sugar was transferred to the free list by the
Mckinley bill because nearly all the taxes paid on
il went to the public treasury. strong desire
among some members of the committee was TO put
ad valOrem duty of 90 or % per cent on il and to
abolish the bounty AT once. After much considera-
! half .E..N
on refined surgar aud TO repeal the bounty one
eighth each year leaving raw sugar untaxed, as at
! present.
In the tobacco schedule those rates were sough t
which would bring most revenue. The present.
taxes of 81 and s2.75 pound on wrapper leaf have
blotted out many small establishments and actually
impaired revenue. We make the rates 81 and sl25
per pound wrapper leaf and IS cents AID so cents
per pound on filler t)baceo, unstemme and stem :
med in each. Manufactures OF tobacco put at 40
cents. Cigars are reduced from $50 per pound and
% per cent al valoTem to s. per pound and % per
cent. which is believed to be the most productive
revenue rate and is higher than The law of 1855
Live animals are put at 20 per cent Barley is re-
duced from 90 cents per bushe to 20 per centwhich
| is about II cents.
BreadstuffS, of which We are immense exporters,
are made free except when imported from countries
|
the duty is % per cent Fresh vegetables fruits,
| eggs and like food products are untaxed for the
benefit of our own consumers-largcly the working
people of the cities.
Salt in bulk is free; in packages the salt is free,
but the covering duable rates prescribed for like
articles.
The tariff on spirits is put at double the internal
revenue rates on like spirits and some Sigh; reduc-
ton is made on still wines, malt liquors ginger ale
and like beverages in the interest of increased rev.
| enue. The duty sparkling wines is likewise
| slightly reduced for the same reasons. that on
| champagne being put at 81 per dozen quarts, us
against IS in the Mckinley bill and Sc in the law of
| 1888.
In cotton manufactures substantial reductions are
made, especially on cheap cloths aud prints, and
the existing system of taxing by count of threads in
| the square inch is retained.
Hemp and flax are made free; dressed line oil
hemp and flax one cent and one and one-hali cents
| respectively Burlaps and cotton and grain la g
cling are put at 10 pei cent, but when imported for
covering of articles to be exported are duty free
Wool is made free. This takes the stills from un-
| der WOODEN manufactures and begcs the hope that
they may recover from the languishing condition
| in which they have been for quarter OF century
and that we may get wooden goods at reasonable
rates instead of duties that on the common grades
frequently reach 100 per cent. and in cases Two OF
three times that merei!ess figure. Cloths and dress
goods are put at 10 per cent clothing at 10 per cent
rates higher than the committee desired. hui
deemed temporarily necessary because our manu-
| features have so long been excluded from two
thirds of the woods of the world that they will have
| TO learn the art of manufacturing with free wool
| A sliding scale is therefore added by which the
rates in the wooden schedule are to come down five
points with the lapse of five years. Carpets, an III
dnstry in which we will soon be Independent oil
| competition are put at 3j per cent for Administer
Moquette and Wilton so per cent for Brussels while
| common grades go down to % per cent. The bill
pr Divides that the duties shall be removed Ire ?
wool on March fst and reduced on wonieI goods
July LIST.
| In the silk schedule the reduction of rates Is
| smaller than in cotton or wooden fabrics.
Sole leather is reduced from 10 TO per cent
Leather gloves are classified according TO material
and length and are uniformly rated at specific dli-
| ties. which average not over % per cent. on the
common varieties and near 40 per cent on the fine
lamb and kid gloves. In the schedule of sundres
| many articles like matters plush, are put OH the
| free list The duty on cut diamonds, pearls ana
other precious stones is increased
Works of art are am delighted TO say put back
| on the free list The above is rapid summary OF
| the chief changes made in the proposed bill, ana
will give satisfactory idea, believe ofitS general
structure 1t is estimated that it will reduce Teve-
nue. on the basis of the imporations of 1892 about
fifty millions withan immensely larger decrease OF
tax binding to the American people. The admins
trative law is reported with few amendments sug-
gested by experience offs operation. Thatlaw was
chiefly prepared by Mr.. Hewitt when he was III
Congress and the changes proposed in our bill are
to make i; more effective while at the same time
softening some of the features added by the Mckin
ley bill that would treat the business OF importing
as an outlawry. not entitled 10 the protection OF
| government.