The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-28

duties. which average not over . Per
cent. on the common varieties and nearly
- Per cent On the me lamb and KID
gloves
In the schedule Of sundries. many sr-l-
c-es' Ike hatters plush. are p1- on the
free list
The duties On cut diuonds and pearls
and other precious stones IS increased
WORK u arts are. lam delighted 10 say
Pot back on the free lis-.
The aDoTe Is q rapid summary Of the
chief changes made bg the proposed Dill
and will give satisfactory idea / believe
. OF lis general structure Il is estimated
that il viii reduce the revenue on The
basis Of the iupCrtatious Of 1872. about
80 GO oJ1. with an immensely larger &C.
. crease OF tax burdens 20 the American
. people.
The administrative law is reported
with few amendments. suggested o.
its operation. That law was chiefly pre-
pared oy Mr. Hewitt. when he was IN
congress. and the changes proposed n our
bill are 20 make IL more effective, while
al the same time sOfteninE some Of the
features added BY the Mckinley bill that
would treat the business OF importing as
an oUtla wry, not entitled 70 the prOtec-
ton Of the government -.
There were present in the committee
room to-day when the seal Of secrecy was
removed. Mr. Wilson, chairman: Tars-
ney- Breckenridge, Bynum, Turner and
Bryan, democrats; ands Reed. Burrows,
DaIzell and Hopkins. republicans.
The corridors In the neigh oOrhood Of
the room were filed with newspaper
men, representatives Of some OF the pro
tecJed industries, and others interested
in tariff legislation.
sOME or TIE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES.
Following are some Of the principal ar
ticles named in the bill and the rates Of
duty imposed.
Alcohol perfumery. s. a gallon and .
per cent.
ChlorOform, 25 cents per pound.
AlOrphia. 80 cents per ounce.
Opium. aqueous extract and tincture, p
per cent.
Opium, containing less than Q per cent.
Of morphia and opium prepared for smok-
ing. IS a pound.
Varnishes. . per cent, and sl.32 addi-
tiOual on the alcohOls in spirit varnishes.
Sponges. 10 per cent.
Sulphur, 20 per cent.
Brick, 20 per cent; decorated, 30 per
cent.
Tiles, plain, 25 per cent; glazed, 40 per
cent.
Marble. rough. 40 cents per cubic foot;
dressed, - cents per cubic foot.
Free stone, granite and other building
stone not specially provided for. dressed,
20 per cent.
Iron, pig and scrap, and scrap steel.
~ per cent: slab blooms, etc, % per
cent: bar, % per cent; beams, girders, etc.
81 per cent: boiler, - per cent; forgings
Of iron or steel. 30 per cent, railway bars,
iron or steel, . per cent; sheet iron or
steel, % per cent; sheet iron, galvan-
lied, IS per cent.
Tin plates. 40 per cent.
Steel ingots, blooms, etc, 25 per cent;
wire rods, 30 per cent.
Anchors and ship and mill forgings, Is
per cent.
Cast iron pipe, 25 per cent.
Chains. 20 per cent
Pocket cutlery, lowest, IS per cent ;
highest, a per cent.
Table cutlery, 3 per cent.
Muzzle-loadinR guns, % per cent. :;
breech-loading, 30 per cent.
Nails. % per cent.
Wood screws, 80 per cent.
Wheels. IS per cent.
Brass, manufactured, 10 per cent.
Rolled copper, 20 per cent.
Lead ore, 10 per cent.
Lead sheets and pigs ! cent per pound
Willowware, % per cent.
Casks and shocks, 20 per cent.
Furniture. - per cent.
Sugar-The present bounty is to be ex-
| tinguished One-eighth of cent each year
| until it has ceased 10 exist. All sugars
above No. l6 Dutch standard, fve-twen-
tieths Of one cent per pound
Leaf tobacco for wrappers unstemmed
81 per pound; stemmed .25; other leaf
unstemmed IS cents; stemmed 50 cents
all other tobacco not enumerated 40 cents.
Snuff 40 cents. Cigars, cheroots, and
cigarettes 50 a pound and 25 per cent
Rice, cleaned, ~ cent per pound; I'M
cleaned cent. Flour and broken rice
| one-quarter cent; paddy three-quarters
| Of cent.
Potatoes 10 cents per bushel.
Vegetables in their natural state, not
| specially provided for, 10 per cent.
Oranges, lemons and lines, packed, 1C
| cents per cubic foot; bulk, 81. 50 per 600
| and 30 per cent. ad valOrem on the boxes OF
barrels in addition.
Peanuts, u cents per pound.
Brandies and other spirits, manu-.
featured from grain or other materials
| $3.50 per proof gallon.
! Bay rum, 81 per gallon.
Champagne, quarts, 81 per dozen other
| sizes, proportlonately.
Malt liquors, bottled, 30 cents per gal.
! lon; otherwise than bottled, 10 cents a gal
| lon.
Cotton thread ranges from 20 to IS per
! cent. Sewing thread cotton A. cents per
! dozen for lO0-yard spools.
| CObJOn ClOJh ranges from | cent TO ~
| cents per square yard, according to DUAL
! ity and condition, with an ad valorem ad-
! dition for higher grades ranging from q
| To 40 per cent.
Bagging for cotton Of all kinds, Is PEI
cent, but when imported for covering
articles TO be exported, it is free.
| Printing paper, unsized, II per cent.
! sized IS per cent.
Among the principal additions to free
! listare the following: Bacon and hams
| beef, mutton, pork, and meats of all
kinds not specially provided for; binding
! Irvine, boraX, camphor. bituminous coal
| coke copper in all crude forms, cotton
ties, iron ore, cotton seed oil, agricultural
implements cotton gins named), salt
soap, building material, except marble
lumber, timber, and wood in all but a few
conditions which are named.
The metal schedule of the bill levie!
almost wholly ad valorem duties, while
the present law levies specific duties.
BRUNSWICK FULL OF CHEER.
The Fourth Day Without a New Case
A Death at the Camp.