Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-25
THE DINGLEY TARIFF BILL.
Patterned After the Mckinley Law-In
Some Instences the Tax Is Even
Greater Than Was Imposed
by That Measure.

The bill, as whole, is a high
protective measure. The average
rates are little, if any, below those
of the Mckinley bill, and in some
of the schedules they are slightly
higher.
Though changes may be made
before the bill is presented in the
house of Representatives an outline
of various schedules indicates its
general character and more import
ant changes from the present law
which have been made. When the
task of preparing a new bill was
first undertaken the committee was
disposed to be very conservative
and frame a measure which would
be in the nature of compromise
between the Mckinley law and the
present law.
Schedule A, dealing with chem
icals, oils and paints, is far more
like the present law than the Nc
Kinley bill, but some important
changes have been made. Blue
vitriol is taken from the free list
and made dutiable at two cents per
pound. Crude borax is increased to
three cents per pound, .borate of
lime to two cents and refined borax
to three cents per pound. Ccpperas
is taken from the free list
and made dutiable at the rate of
$40 cent per pound. The Mckinley
rate Is restored on magnesia and
t1axseed oil. The duties on all lead
products are increased to CORES
pond with an increase in the rate on
lead and lead ores. Acetate of lead
is made three cents per pound,
nitrate of lead II cents, lead and
white paint containing lead three
cents per pound.
Sulphate of soda is taken from the
free list and restored to the McKin
ley rate; sulphur ore is taken from
the free list and made dutiable at 40
cents per ton; crude tartar is made
dutiable at 8 cents per pound.
No schedule in the bill has given
the committee SO much trouble as
that relating to earths, earthenware
and glasswares. Efforts, SO far I'm
successful, have been made to de-
wise satisfactory classification to
serve as a basis of pacific instead of
ad valorem duties on pottery. The
committee is still at work on this,
but the probabilities are that earthen-
ware generally will be restored to
the Mckinley ad valorem rates.
The Mckinley rates on glass
ware have been restored throughout
with some important increases.
Plate glass not exceeding 16x24
inches square has been increased
from to 6 per cent per square foot,
above that and not exceeding 24x30
inches square increased from 8 to IL
cents. There is no increase in the
larger sizes over the Mckinley rates.
Silvered plate glass and looking
glasses not exceeding 16x24 inches
square have been raised to cents
per square foot, above that and not
exceeding 26x30 inches to 12 cents,
above that and not exceeding 24x60
inches decreased to 90 cents. All
above that reduced to 3s cents.
In the metal schedule the rates of
the present law have been pretty
well adhered to as to iron and steel.
The Mckinley rates on hoop, band
iron, ETC., have been restored, with
the exception that cotton ties will
pay Ito of cent per pound in addi
ton to the duty imposed on the iron
or steel from which they are made
instead of 2 cents. In the present
law they are on the free list.
The classification is changed in the
paragraphs relating to sheets of iron
or steel, including black taggers iron
or steel by the addition of a new
class, thinner than No. 80 wire
gauge at210 cents per pound.
The duty on tin plate is placed at
II cents per pound. Under the Nc
Kinley law it was 2 2-1O per cent
and in the present law it is 1 13
cents.
On steel ingots, ETC., the classifi-
cation of the present law is the
same, and the duties are a compro-
mise of about half way between
those of the Mckinley act and the
present law, beginning with 7-2O of
cent pound or less, and running
cents on all valued above 16 cents
a pound.
On iron or steel wire, known as
crinoline wire, ETC., the duty is in
creased from 40 to As per cent, with
proviso that atlcles manufactured
from iron or steel wire, shall pay
the maximum duty on the wire and
IL cents per pound additional.
On anchors, mill irons, ETC., the
rate is increased to II cents per
pound.
Anvils are restored to the McKin-
ley rate.
There is an entire new classifica-
ton of penknives. Those valued
at not more than 40 cents per dozen
are dutiable at 35 per cent. all other
pen knives having one blade so cents
per dozen, all having two blades 81
a dozen and 90 per cent, all having
three blades $3.50 per dozen and 20
per cent, all having four blades or
more 81 per dozen and 90 per cent.
In case the handles are pearl or tor
toise shell so cents are added ON
knives of two blades, and rs cents
on those of more than two blades.
Mckinley rates are restored on
razors.
Table and carving knives and
forks, with handles of pearl
or ivory, will pay 15 cents per
dozen and Is per cent; with
handles of bone or celluloid,
12 cents per dozen and Is per cent.
On bars of iron, steel or other
mettle, enameled or glazed, the rate
is increased from IS to 40 per cent.
Cut nails are changed from 214
per cent to $40 of a cent per pound.
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