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

on the Pacific coast declare that this in
crease Of duty has simply placed IN the
hands Of sm ugglers the bringing Il OF
opium. % the Decentralization % the Gus
toms service and the loss Of over 5000
in revenue The duty proposed IS be
Iiered % be collec-ab.e. and VIII put the
traffic under government control and sl-
perTisiJl.
In the pottery schedule. substantial
reductions are made Plain white ware
is dr0pued from the high schedule In
which II Lysterl5ls.F crowded Itself.
Decorated ware is reduced from 20 % -
per cent. and uL1eeOrated from - % 90
..In common window glass, where close
combinations have kept up the prices 70
c0usLrners. under the shelter Of duties
averaging 100 per cent reduction q
more than oue-half has been made In all
The larger sizes. There IS no DOUBT tnaL
these rates will permit a very healthy
growth % the industry here In plate
glass reductions are made. the largest
sizes from - cents % % cents per square
foot, Of silyered from 20 % - cents
IRON AND STEEL
sIn the iron and steel industry SEIZED
ule. we begin with free ore. The dIscOv-
cry Of the immense deposits Of bessemer
ores in the lake region. and OF foundry
ores in Alabama has rapidly swept Us %
the leadership Of the world IN the pro
ductiou Of iron and steel. and brought
near at home or luClspute1 supremacy
In the great field Of manufactures.
The use Of steam shOvels reduces the
cost Of mining 10 a point where the wages
paid natural labor are Irrelevant. Pig
iron we reduce from 1912 per ton, which
is from 80 % 90 per cent. 20 Uniform
duty Of ~ per cent, a rate somewhat
higher. in proportion, THAN the rest OF the
schedule. because Of cheap freight rates
on foreign pig. it being a favOrite freight
on westward voyages.
Steel rails we reduce from - a per
ton. now - per cent, to . per cent. As
the pool which has Kept up prices 50
many years in this country seems now
disorganized, the other producers will
soon need protection. more against Mr.
Cauegie al PittsDurg and Mr.. Sterling
al Chicago, than against foreign pro
ducers. The residue Of the schedule
varies from y 70 - per cent, wood screws
being put at the latter figure
"Iron beams and Orders 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 GRID
ers, because Of the irregular quantities
and lengths and sizes Of orders.
Tin plates are reduced 10 20 per cent,
a little more than half the Mckinley
rate. This is a revenue duty, and at the
same time enough 10 permit any existing
mills 70 live and flourish.
THE cheaper grades Of pocket cutlery
are IS per cent higher grades -. Ia
bic cutlery is put at IS per cent. These
are very substantial reductions from the
present rates which being specific reach
iu'sOme grades Of pocket cutlery as high
asq0 per cent, but with release Of the
taxes on raw materials especially on
pearl and ivory for handles, they seem
ample.
Both copper ores and pig copper are
made free, we being large exporters Of
the latter and the duty serving only 70
enable the producers TO sell higher 10 our
people than 10 foreigners.
nickel is free.
LEAD ore has a small duty Of Is per
cent. and pig lead ! cent pound. Silver
lead ores are restored 70 the free list.
"UnmauUfactured lumber is free. Man
ufactured is put at 25 per cent, with the
provlsO that II any export duties are
charged or foreign lumber, it shall be ad-
mitted only at the rates now existing.
SUGAR AND TOBACCO.
"Sugar has been difficult subject 70
deal with Raw sugar was transferred
70 the free list by the Mckinley bill be-
cause nearly all the taxes paid on it went
10 the public treasury. A strong desire
among some members Of the committee
was 10 put an ad varlOrem duty Of 20 or %
per cent. on it and to abolish the bounty
at once. After much consideration it was
decided % reduce by one-half the duty on
refined sugar, and 70 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 the most
revenue. The present taxes Of 81 and
S. a pound on wrapper leaf have blotted
~ /
uaily impaired the revenue. We make
the rates 81 and $l.25 per pound on
wrapper leaf, and 81 cents and 80 cents
per pound on filler tobacco, uns temmed,
and stemmed in each.
Manufactures Of tobacco are put at 40
cents.
Cigars are reduced from s. 80 per
pound, and - per cent advalOrem 10 50
per pound and y per cent. which is be
lieved 10 be the most productive revenue
rate, and is higher than the law Of 1888.
Give animals are put at 20 per cent
BARLEY is reduced from 20 cents per
bushel 10 20 per cent, which Is about II
cents.
'Breadstuhs. of which we are immense
exporters, are made free, except when i'm
ported from countries putting duties on
cur like products, in which case the duty
is 20 per cent.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs, and
like food products are untaxed for the
benefit Of our own consumers, largely the
working people Of the cities.
Salt ia bulk is free; in packages the
salt is free, but the covering dutiable at
the rates prescribed for like articles.
THE tariff on spirits is put at double
the internal revenue rates on like spir-
its and some slight reduction is made on
still wines, malt liquors, ginger ale and
like beverages, in the interest Of in
creased revenue. The duty on sparkling
wines is likewise slightly reduced for the
same reasons, that on champagne being
put at 81 per dozen quarts, as against s.
in the Mckinley bill and 50 in the law of
1888.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
''In cotton manufactures substantial
reductions are made and especially on
cheap cloths and prints, and the existing
system Of taxing by count of threads in
the square inch is retained
Hemp and fax are made free; dressed
line Of hemp and fax | cent and u cents
respectively.
"Burlaps and cotton and grain bagging
are put at 10 per cent, but when i'm
ported for covering articles TO be ex-
ported are duty free.
WOOL MADE FREE.
Wool is made free. This takes the
stills from under xvoolpn manufactures