The Yale expositor., 1897-03-19
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
The Dingiey Bill Reported to the House
of Representatives.


OF Representatives.
The new tariff bill proposed by
Chairman Dingley's committee for the
consideration of the extraordinary SEES
sion OF the Fifty-fifth Congress is on
| titled AN act to provide revenue
| for the government and to protect the
industries of the United States"
The average rates are little, if any,
below those of the Mckinley bill, and
in some OF the schedules they are
| higher.
1t Is the purpose of the committee
to devise a provision that will enable
reciprocity treaties to be made, not
only 10 secure the larger importation
OF American manufactures into the
! South and Central American countries,
but also to open the markets OF Eu-
ropean countries, particularly Ger
many and France. to the freer use of
| American meats and agricultural pro-
ducts generally.
| The principal schedules are the fol
| lowing:
Chemicals end Oils.
Schedule A-All alcoholic perfumery,
| including cologne water and other tot
let water and toilet preparations of all
kinds. containing alcohol or in the
| preparation OF which alcohol is used,
and alc0hollc compounds not specially
provided for, 45c pound and 40 per
| cent ad valOrem.
Alkalies. alkaloids, distilled oils, es-
sential oils, expressed oils, rendered.
oils, and all combinations of the fore
| going, and all chemical compounds
and salts, not specially provided for,
% per cent al valorem.
Ammonia, carbonate Of, IA cents
pound; muriate Of, or. sal-ammoniac, q
cent pounti; sulphate of, " cent pound.
Drugs, such as barks, beans, berries,
| balsams.. buds. bulbs dubious roots,
nut gals and other excrescences,
| fruit, flowers: dried fibers, dried in
sects, grains. gums and gum. resins,
herbs, ieaEes. lichens, mosses, nuts,
roots and stems, spices, vegetables,
seeds daromatic, not garden seeds,
| seeds OF morbid growth, weeds and
woods used expressly for dyeing; any
of the foregoing which are not edible,
but which are advanced in value or
condition by refining. grinding or other
process. and not specially provided for
in this, act. 10 per cent.
IIthers. sulphuric and spirits of nit
rOus ether. 2Jc H.; fruit others. oils or
! essences 81 h.; others of all kinds, not
especially provided foi in this act, 81
1b.; provided that no article of this
paragraph shall pay aless rate Of duty
than - per cent.
Extracts and decoctfons of logwood
and other dye woods, extract Of SUI
mac. and extracts OF barks or woods,
such as are commonly used for dyeing
or tanning, not specially provided for
in this act. use h.; all the above in a
solid or dry form, 1Iac To-; extracts of
hemlock bark. 1ac h.
Gelatine. glue. isinglass or fish glue
and prepared fish bladders or fish
sour'ls, valued ut not above Zoe To-,
20 h.: valued above Zoe lb. and
not above DC H., 30 H. and IL
per cent; valued above 25c 10. and not
above 40c H., &c 10. and II per cent:
valued above. 40c H., zoe 10. and IL
per cent.
s.. Paints and VGrnishes.
Vanishes, including so7called gold
size or japan. - per cent; and OH spir-
H. Yarnishes for the alcohol contained
therein. S1.32 additional.
White lead, white paint and white
pigment, containing lead, dry or in
pulp, or ground or mixed with oil, -21s
cents pound. ,
Whiting or paris white, x cent
pound; ground in oil, or putty, I cent
pound.,S
Leed--,.Acetate OF: white, 3ih cents
pound; in ..colors, 81 cents pound;
litharEe. ;224acents pound.
Medicinal preparation CONTAINING
aicohair for IN the preparation of
hicitEa1cohei is used, not specially
provided fer in this act ~ cents per
pound. but in no case shall the same
.paylless than % per cent r.
- Metlicinal' preparations not contain
ing alcohol, or in the preparation Of
which alcohol is not usol. not special
,ly provided FOR in this act. - per cent;
ealomel and other mecurial medicinal
preparations, 30 per cent.
Preparations used ms applications to
the hair, mouth teeth. or skin, such
as cosmetics. dentifrices, pastes, pom
AIDES. powders and other toilet articles,
and articles of perfumery, whether in
sachets or otherwise. not containing al
cohol, or in the manufacture of which
alcohol is not used, and not specially
provided for i'm this act. 80 per cent.
The Mckinley rates on glassware
have been restored throughout with
some important, changes Plate glass
not exceeding IL by "A inches square
has been increased from > to q cents
per square foot; above that, and not
exceeding "a by 30 inchese. increased
from \ to II cents There is no in
crease in the larger sizes over the Me-
Kinley rates.
Silver plate glass and looking-glass
plates. not exceeding 10 by "a inches
square. have been increased to cents
per square foot: above that and not
exceeding "a by 30 inches. to II cents:
above that. and not exceeding ~ by
90 inches, decreased to % cents: all
above that reduced TO 3S cents
Iron Ore.
Iron ore. Including maganiferous |
iron ore. also the dross or residuum |
from burnt pyrites, 40c ton. Iron in |
pigs. iron kentledge. spiegeleisen. fcrro- |
manganese. ferro-silicon. wrought and |
east scrap iron and scrap steel 81 ton.
The rates on bar and rour'l iron. |
beams, Orders and other manufactured'
forms range from G-10 cent a pound to
81 n ton. 49, -ir