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

rate somewhat higher in proportion than mere
OF the schedule because of cheap freight rates on
foreign pig, it being favorte freight on westward
voyages Steel rails we reduce from slS.i4 per ION
now rs per cent, to p per cent
AS the pool which has Kept up prices so many
vears in this country seems now dsorganized the
other producers will soon need protection more
aooinst Mr. Carnegie at Pittsburg and Mr.. Stirling
AT Chicago than against foreign producers.
The residue of the schedules vary from p to 50
per cent wood being put at the latter figure
Beams and girdcrs are IS per cent because oil the
waste in cutting beams and the variety of lengths
and sizes and also of the frequent necessity oil chang
ing the rolls in making beams anu girders because
of the irregular quantities AMI lengths anu sizes Oh
orders Tin plates are reduced tn per cent a 1T
tie more than one-halfof the Mckinley rate This
is q revenue duty and at the same Time enough !"
hermit any existing mills 10 live and flourish
Cheaper grades of pocket cutlery are 70 per gent
Higher grades As Table cutlery is put AT % per
cent These are very substantial reductions from
present rates. which, being specific. reach in some
grades of pocket cutlery high as 80 per cent but
with release of taxes on raw materials, especially
on pearl aud ivory for handles, seems ample
Both copper ores and pig copper are mage lree
we being large exaole the pf6dIcer to sell higher
serving ,ople than to foreigners.
Nickel is free. Lead ore has small duty of Is per
cent. Pig lead cent pound. Silver-lead ores are
restored to the free list Unmanufactured lumber
is free Manufactured is put at p per cent, with
the provso that if any export duties are charged on
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
IN ~, n,,ff %,
abolish the bounty at once. After much considera-
ton it was decided TO reduce by one-half the duty
ON refined surgar and 10 repeal the bounty one
eighth each year leaving raw sugar untaxed as at
present.
In the tobacco schedule those rates were sought
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 sl.2j
per pound wrapper leaf and s. cents aad 5Ocenis
per pound on filler t)baceo unstemme and stem
med in each Manufactures OF tobacco are put at 40
cents. Cigars reduced from 81 30 per pound aud
% per cent. ad vaorem to 81 per pound and p per
cent which is believed to be the most productive
revenue rate and is higher than the law of lsS5.
Live animals are put at 20 per cent. Barley is re-
duced from so cents per bushel to % per centwhich
| is about y cents.
are made free except when imported from countries
putting duties ON our like products in which case
the duty is 20 per cent Fresh vegetables, fruits,
eggs and like food products are unaxed for the
| benefit of our own consumers-lOrgcy the working
| people of the cities.
Salt in bulk is free in packages the salt is free,
but the covering dutiable prescribed for like
articles.
The tariff on spirits is put double the internal
revenue rates like spirits, and some Sigh; reduc-
ton is made still wines, malt liquors ginger ale
and like beverages in the interest Of increased rev.
enue The duty OH sparkling wines is likewise
slightly reduced for the same reasons. that on
champagne being put at 81 per dozen quarts, as
against IS in the Mckinley bill and SC in the law of
1885
In cotton manufactures substantial reductions are
made, especially on cheap cloths aud prints and
the existing system of taxing by connt of threads in
| the square inch is retained.
| Hemp and flax are made free; dressed line OF
hemp and flax one cent and one and one.half cents
respectively Burlaps and cotton and grain bag
cling are put at Is 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 begeis the hope that
they may recover from the languishing condition
| in which they have been for quarter of century
and that may get WOODEN goods at reasonable
rates instead of at duties that the common grades
frequently reach 100 per cent. and in cases two or
three times that merci!ess figure. Cloths and dress
goods are nut at 40 per cent clothing AT II per cent
| rates higher than the committee desired. but
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
| 10 learn the art of manufacturing with free WOOL
| A sliding scale is therefore added By which the
rates in the wooden schedule 10 come down five
points with the lapse of five years. Carpets, an in
dustry in which we will soon be Independent of
| competition are put at 81 per cent for Administer
Moquctle and Wilton so per cent for Brussels while
| common grades 90 down to % per cent. The bill
pr Divides that the duties shall be removed IRAN
wool on March ist aud reduced on wonlen 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 10 material
and length and are uniformly rated at specific du-
| ties which average not over IS PER cent. on the
common varieties and near 40 per cent. OH the tine
lamb and kid gloves. In The schedule of snndres
many articles, like matters plush, are put on the
| free list The duty on cut diamonds, pearls and
| other precious stones is increased
| Works of art are am delighted to say put back
| on the free list. The above is rapid summary oil
the chief changes made in the proposed bill and
will give satisfactory idea, believe Of its general
structure 1t is estimated that will reduce Eeve-
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
tratve law is reported with a few amendments sus-
gested by experience offs operation. Thatlaw was
chiefly PREPARED by Mr.. Hewitt when he was IN
Congress and the changes proposed in our bill are
to make i; more Effective while at the same time
sotening some of the features added by the Mekin-
| ley bill that would treat the business OF importing
as an outlawry, not entitled TO the protection oil
| government.