The record-union., 1894-05-11
THE TARIFF BILL.

Comparison Rates Under the McKin-
ley Act and the Senate Measure.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Jones
of Arkansas was asked to-day what
foundation there was for the .intimations
or statements that the amendments re-
Gently presented by him. as is understood
on behalf OF the Democratic members of
the Finance Committee, are not materi-
ally below the rates in the Mckinley BILL
"They are," he said, utterly without
foundation in fact. a very vivid imag-
ination or reckless disregard Of plain
facts must have suggested these state
ments. Take, for example, two of the
most important schedules in the bill
wool and iron. / have made careful
comparative statement of the rates in the
Mckinley bill and the present bill as we
propose to amend it, both reduced TO ad
valorem rates, for better comparison"
The rates on wool are as follows, the
first figures representing the tariff under
the Mckinley bill and the second the
tariff under the amended Senate bill:
Unwashed wool-class l, 59.63, free;
washed, 1886, free: secured, $3.50, free.
Unwashed wool-claSS z, 56.23, free;
sorted, 9l.6S free.
Hair, so. l3, free; valued at 13 cents or
less per pound, wool-class 3, 81, free
sorted, 64.00. free.
Cancels hair costing less than 13 cents
per pound, 81, free; camePs hair over I3
cents, 30, free; sorted, 100, free.
Noils, 92.27, free; shoddy, mungo and
flocks, $3.50, 15; mungo tlocks and car
bonized wool, 34.62, 10; tops and rovings,
$3.50, 10.
Yarns valued at not over 80 cents per
pound, 27S.66, 5000; valued at over 40
cents per pound, 1882, 80.
Woolen and worsted cloth valued at
not over 30 cents per pound, 163.09, 40;
valued at not over 40 cents per pound.
Il4.S6 40; valued at over 40 cents per
pound, $3.50, 40.
Shawls, valued at not over 40 cents per
pound, 5000. 50.35; valued at over 40
cents per pound, $3.50, 40.
Knit fabrics, not over 40 cents per
pound, 1876, 30; knit fabrics, over forty
cents per pound, S2.25, 40 knit wearing
apparel, 94.O9, 80.
Blankets. valued at not more than 30
cents per pound, SS.22, 25; valued at not
valued at over 40 cents per pound, 103.90.
50: valued at over 30 cents per pound.
so. SO, 80.
Hats, of wool. and fiannels show rel
atively the same decrease in duties as. on
blankets.
Dress goods-V alued at not exceeding
10 cents per yard, 1898, 40; valued above
Is cents per yard, $500, 40; weighing over
four ounces per square yard. l03.S0, 400.
Other manufactures of woolS not spe-
cially provided for-Va alued at not over
30 cents per pound, 1880, 40; valued at
not over 40 cents per pound, 142 SO, 40;
valued at over 40 cents per pound, S7.03, so.
Wool of worsted weddings, gorgins,
ETC., 93.S2, so.
Clothing, ready made cloaks, dolmans,
etc., Sl.23, 90.
IRON SCHEDULE.
The comparison of the iron schedule is
as follows: Spiegeleisen, 25.54, Is; pig
iron, 1904, %; rolled and flat iron, from
25 to %, %; bars, from 80 to 81, %; beams
and girders, 74.64, IS; boiler and plate
iron, from 81 to "a, 25 aud 80; steel rails,
from 44 to %, 26 to 81; iron in sheets and.
taggers iron, from 80 to 20, % to 55; iron,
picked, etc., from 81 to ~, % to 81; tin
plate, 70, 40; steel ingots. from "a to 90, Is
to 374; wire, from 26 to 50, % to 40;
anchors, 1892, 2l.S1; other castings in
proportion.
Cutlery-Penknives, from 62 to 95, 20 to
81; razors, IS, 40; table knives, from 46 to
"a, 35.
Breech-loading shotguns, from Al to 6s,
30.
Nails, from 80 to 1.O7, %; screws, from
46 to 1.10: 80.
Wheels of parts, 1872, 10.
All other manufactures not otherwise
provided for, 45, 30.
"This plain statement of facts,'' said
Senator Jones, fought to completely put
a quietus upon those absurd statements.
| have not had time to extend this COM
parison to all the schedule, but will do
SO without delay and risk nothing in
saying the friends of tariff reform Will be
satisfied with the showing when made.u