New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-22
MISTAKES IN THE TARIFF BILL.
ru1RTy.oNE DISCOVERED so FAR-A FEW OF
THEM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
TILE FREE LIST.

THIRTY DISCOVERED so FAf-A FE" o'
THEM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
THE FREE LIST.
Washington Aug 2l-Scattered over twenty -one
different pages of the new Tarin Dill there nave
been discovered so far total Of thirtyone errors
the greater mart of which, however, have no effect
on the bill There are three very serious errors
though not counting the section that authorizes
the payment of rebate on the tax paid on aico-
hol used in the arts and sciences. None OF .he
errors can be corrected without joint resolution
of the two houses for the law print OF the Dill
must be an exact copy. wording, spelling puhc.u
alton and everything else contained in the enroheo
bill which is the copy that becomes part Oh 'he
archives of the Government.
In the order in which they appear In the Dill the
errors discovered as follows
Paragraph "A of the chemical schedule makes
sulphate of magnesia, or EPSON SALTS ou'aoie "'
one-hfth of a cent per pound This was an item
added by the Senate which omitted TO strike from
the free list Paragraph 542, which reads; Mashes"'
sulphate Of or epson salts The two paragraphs
are in opposition but the Treasury Department
will doubtless hold. under Section 4. that epson
.a,ts sbau no dutiable the simtude clause OF that
section providing that the duty shall be assessed
according to the highest rate. =.
In Paragraph 26, under the SUBDIVISION Oh oiis'
"alazarin" is incorrectly spelled with maj Z,
Paragraph S. the first of the glassware, mas what
appears to be a very serious error. 1t applies 70
bottles walls. etc. the closing part Oh the para
oranh having been intended to read. ali otner
nlain green and colored. nodded or pressed ana
flint and lime glassware. 40 per cent al VaioreH
Instead of this, however the and between mint
and lime" became transDosed. and the rate Oh ~
per cent is imposed upon 'all other ana
flint lime and glassware" the effect peins 10 I'M
nose this rate on all other glassware. pure ana
ample instead Of flint and lime glassware as was
the intention .r,
Paragraph 210. which reads as follows: her
rings picked. frozen. or sailed, and sait water
fish. frozen or packed in ice, n OF one cent per
pound" clearly conflicts with Paragraph 4ei VI '"e
free list which admits free Of duty fish, frozen
or packed in ice fresh"
A lucky accident prevents an error III ''' w.
schedule from changing the rates IN the ''ip a.,
paragraph relating readymade ciothihs' Inns
paragraph fixes a duty on clothing readymade ana
articles of wearing apparel OF every description
made I'D or manufactured wholly or in part ho'
especiay provided for felts ETC., al OF these COM
posed wholly or in part OF WOOL etc., 'aiueo d. VI
above 81 80 per pound, 80 per cent ad VaIorem' val
ued at less than 81 30 per pound, 40 per cent al
yalorem Tina, was what the bill was intended TO
do but In the new law the word or In the Clause
"valued at or above 81 80 per pound is omitted. 80
that the Classification Of these goods Is limited 10
those either above Or below the dividing line, ana
the dividing line OF 81 80 pound has no rate hAeo
by this section. Ii so happens that the preceding
eectIon the basket clause OF the WOODEN scheduie'
d
on all manufactures OF wool not especially provided
for valued at more than 80 cents per pound. and
under this the Treasury will hod wearing apparel
valued at 81 30 per pound 10 be dutiabie at 90 per
cent.
In paragraph 30s relating 10 parchment papers
there are six errors that VIII have no eneot ana
seem TO be the result of careessness Referring 10
the thickness OF papers the thickness Is expressed
thus mot exceeding eight thousandths. The Treas
urv Department may be puzzled TO ascertain just
what a "thousandths' Is The items should read
eight one-thousandths. etc
Another specimen OF hurried work Is found in
paragraph 354 where manufactures OF ivory. vege-
table ivory mother of pearl geatne and shell. etc.
are made dutlab.e at IS per cent. 'Gelatine and
SHELF should read "gelatine, SHE'LL, ETC.
The absence Of a comma from one OF the Senates
additions TO the free list causes curious consruc-
ton OF a sentence. 1t appears In paragraph l24'i'
and what the Senate intended to have appear was
This. .Burlaps and bags for grain made OF bur-
laps" 1t so happens that no comma appears after
the word grain" and the paragraph really admits
free of duty not bags made Of burlaps for grain but
bags for grain made OF bur.aps." This may puz-
xle the Treasury Department good DEAL out IL
vii, also puzzle the agrculturis for this appears to
be kind OF grain not geherahy ih'rouuceo III
the United States.
BY the omission Of comma. the Senate mas
lifted bodily from the free list the products OF coai
tar not co,ors or dyes.
Paragraph +3. In the free list OF the House bill
reads. Coal tar crude and all preparations and
products OF coal tar coors or dyes not specially
provided for in this act The senate inserted after
coal.tar preparations" which it had put on the
dutiable fist but In 10 doing omitted the comma
and the exceptions now read. except medicinal
coal-tar preparations and products OF coal tar" etc
Among the products Of coal tar the more important
are dead oil pitch and benzole. These should have
come in free. but by the omission OF the comma
they are all transferred to the dutiable list.
The next error Is which there has been
some dispute, but. according to tariff experts. II
operates to put diamonds the free list II has
been decided that when article In named spe-
cifcaIiy 1t Is lifted from the provisions OF gem
eraI class TO which might otherwise belong. Pre-
cfous stones OF all kinds" under the language Of
paragraph Sss. II cut but not set are dutiable at
per cent: II set 30 per cent; II uncut 10 cent
Diamonds would come under this classification had