Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01

people were received by their move
ment and greatly increased the rates
OF these articles; where all or most Of
the taxes paid by the people went into
private Golfers; and it was bolstered
about by many defenses. chief among
which are swept and garnished treas
ury and swollen and colossal scale
or permanent expenditures. Such arc
the conditions that confronted us at
the threshold of our work. The COM
mittee have welcomed information
ana counsel from every trustworthy
source, and while they do not expect
their bill to escape just criticism in all
OF its details, they do present it to the
country as the result of months of Da-
tlent, anxious toll and of an honest de-
sire to discharge their duty, purged Of
all faint of local and personal favor
ltlsm or prejudice. Its main features
are two:
L. The adoption, wherever it seemed
practicable, of ad yalorem instead of
specific duties.
:. The freeing from taxes of those
great materials of industry that lie at
the basis of production.
Specific rates of duty are objection
able for these reasons: They frequent
~ conceal rate of taxation too enor-
nous to be submitted to if exposed in
al Valorem terms, us the duty of s
cents Il hundred pounds on salt in bulk.
which amounts to over so per cent. on
Il common necessary of life. They al
ways bear heavily on the common arti-
Gle used by the mass and lightly on the
expensive article consumed by the rich
as Il tax of $50 on all houses would be
little or nothing ON the great mansion
and very high on the humble home
And contrary to common belief, Speci-
tic duties lead to greater frauds in adj
ministration, for counting and weigh
ing at the custom-house are done by
the cheapest and most easily corrupted
labor, while al valorem rates are as
sessed by the best paid and most re
sponsible appraisers.
All manufactures of iron and steel
have Il tariff of % per cent ad valo-
rem excepting cast hollow ware and
chains which will have 30 per cent.
Metals are scheduled almost wholly by
AL ValOrem duties. Iron in pig - =
per cent. Bar iron rolled or hammer
ed iron, in coils OF rods, 30 per cent.
Beams, Orders, joistS, angles car
trucks, channels and all other Structur-
III iron or steel 81. All other iron
and steel ranges from % to 81 per cent.
Muskets, nuzzle loading shot guns
and sporting rifles and parts thereof
% per cent. (no change). Sporting
breech loading shot guns and pistols
and parts thereof 30 per cent Nails
of most descriptions - per cent
Sugar bountieS shall be reduced one
eighth part of the respective amounts
each year, beginning with July l, 1898,
and extending to July 1, 1902, inclu-
Siye and shall thereafter cease. The
Wilson bill also reduces the duty Oh
all sugars above 16 standard from
80 of Il cent per pound to $40.
On leaf tobacco or such part known
us wrappers, tobacco suitable for cigar
wrappers, il unstemmcd the duty is
to be 81 per pound. If stcmmcd, s.
and $40. All other leaf tobacco, if
Cnstemmed, is fixed ut 30 cents per
pound; il Stemmed 50 (aS at PRESENT..
Cigars, cheroots and cigarettes of all
kinds, including wrappers, So per pound
ana 20 per cent. ad valOrem tprcSent
duty 81 and - per cent?.
Clothing, ready made, and articles of
wearing apparel of every description,
40 per cent al valorem (present law
oO). Linen material valued ut not more
than 30 cents per pound - per cent.
valued at over 50 cents per pound 80
per cent.
Duties are fixed on manufactured
wool rs follows: Wooden and Worsted
yarns = Per cent; valued at more than
40 cents per pound 81. Wooden or
WorStcd clothes, ShawlS, knit fabrics
ana other manufactures 40 per cent.
AL Vaiorem Other wooden goods 40
and 10 per cent Carpets of different
kinds reduced 4 and per cent.
The bill provides that on all rates of
, duties i'll the wooden schedule, except
carpets, there shall be Il reduction Of
one cent hundred on the first of July.
1896, and thereafter Of a like amount
oiA 'hS Ill 81 Jay VI July 1901, 1893, anu
1900. Ropes, cOrdage and twine ex-
cept binding Irvine, 10 per cent, ad
yalOrem. Leather goods reduced about
half where any change is made and all
earthen and glassware is reduced from
10 to % per cent.
The agricultural schedule includes
all farm products and provisions.
Many changes are made from specific
duties to ad valorem. Brandy and
other spirits manufactured or distilled
from grain or other materials and not
specially provided for, $1.30 per gal
Ion present $3.50. Cordials, liquor,
absinthe and other spirituous beverages
or bitters of all kinds containing spirits
and not especially provided for in the
act, $3.50 per gallon present $3.50.
Champagne and other spiriting wines
in bottles containing not more than
quart and more than pint, 81 per
dozen, present So. Ale exported and
beer in bottles Or jugs 30 cents per
gallon, (present forty cents.
Jewelry, precious stones and all arti-
cles not specially provided for in this
act and commercially known as 'jewel-
ry'' and cameo framed, 35 per cent. ad
valorem, (present 50). Precious stones
Of binds mt I,,,f NOT cot NON oopf