New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14

that no goods excepting the very finest couiu come
into this country under It. while on the other mana
woollen goods costing less than 60 cents Pounu
formed the great OF material that was pur-
chased by the poorer classes. ana the great o"'N
OF the output Of American mills.
Next 10 the Jones amendment which may ne
called the starting point, the committee mas before
Il the recommendation OF Me'srs stanton p''H''
hall and owens. who make their dividing lhe On
goods costing more than GO cents pound. ms u
the schedule upon which Treasury ana custom
House officials look with most favor ana whch
will doubtless be adopted. although Mr.. Vest cihss
~ the 81 basis Under this schedule duty q, "
rhidr.n's dress goods valued more than o. cents
pound: costing not more man Wv VA .iporstei
- PEI cent al yaorem; on All wooien anu TTi rr
cloths IS per cent. wool!en and Torsied yarns
valued at more than - cents Pog5 G nor 20 cpn cent
v9P 5 r az not q pn nHa" Of from 10 81 per cent
from the Mckinley rate. In tse Jones bn
i6ose rrcommenied by these manufacturers. hut In
their proposed schedule they equah|e the '"'''
THE third propossn is that OF Nr p W Hir geni Sf
Icyiei on al women's ana childrcn's dress goods
and woocn and worsted cloths valued at more tnln
An important Change has also been asasea upon
I'm IN paper schedule As rpoi'S5o D, o , an
Uthographc work. delegation OF nihoSrapn
printers from Nev-lorl came to soc NJ Jones anII
fo'd him tha: In the collection OF duty on snch
merchandise at al vaorem rates 1t was almost IN
rronhic prints ana labels and asked that spec,hs
Fate be pu; upon those goods. They recommend
Is cents A pound autographs and cigar labels
and q cents pound on other work stating ina
THIS was equivalent to average rate or ~ Pc:
ceni These rates were incorporated IN the BIZ
AMI are now among the Jones amendments. But
after publica;i lion the leading importers IN New
York visited Mr. Jones ana brought invoices OF I'M
portatiOns ana san p"s and showed that IN some
eases the equivalent al va'oren rates under me
proposcl amendment would 20 from 300 10 so per
cent Senator Jones Immediately notified The lthog-
raphers that under uo circumstances would the
schedules they propose be allowed to stand and ~
his suggestion meeting of the lmporiers ana
printers was hcd NJ tho local appraisers Office. IN
New York city last Monday. schedule was
agreed 10 az this meeting making rates OF duty on
utho-.aThic PRINTS Specific. equivalent to an aver
arc OF p uor cent. Cigar Labels and bands lctier"
or IN blank printed from either stone or zinc. II IN
les than zen coorg. but no, including hronz" or
metal Leaf. are dutiahle ct ~ cents . pound. II
printed I'm more than ten colors and not nc ludng
metal leaf. 90 cents pound II printed In whole or
i'm part IN metal leaf. ~ cents pound. All other
lithocrnphic printed matter ranges from TO ~
cents a rOvnd. based uoOn tho thickness OF tn"
orer and sizc Of the sheets the duty being e1u'a-
len, - per cent
Under the pending bill all imported envelopes.
porer cfc are made iutrbi" at 20 per cent. me
committee has decided to increase tho dut} 10 90
Der cent on embossed envelopes and paper