Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-02-18
THE NEW TARIFF.
House Ways and Means Commit
tse Hard at Work.
Bill WsIl BE Well Advanced When tho
session CIOses-Changes Proposed
in Some of the Important
Schedules.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The work of
framing the new tariff law has been
well advanced BY the republican mem
bers of the ways and means committee
and rapid progress has been made with
the leading schedules. The following is
the action decided upon with regard to
some schedules:
important Change on Cattle.
The wine and spirit schedule OF the Nc
kinley bill has been adopted almost with
out the erasure of line. one of the most
important changes is on live cattle. which
are covered by a blanket provision OF the
existing law for all live animals at 20 cents
ad Valorem. The rate under the new law
will be s. per head on cattle more than one
year old and % per cent ad valorem on
cattle valued above $40. This is thought
TO establish more equitable rate than the
Mckinley law, which imposed $40 per mead
on all cattle more than one year old. with
out regard 10 value, and is regarded as
sufficiently protective against the importa-
ton OF Mexican cattle.
Farm Products.
The rate on barley is the Mckinley rate
of 30 cents per bushel, which was demanded
by the American barley growers. Hay is
put at 81 per ton, the same as in the Nc
kinley law, and hops at Is cents per pound,
which is also an extract from the Mex nley
law. Vegetables all go back to the Nc
Kinley rates, potatoes being put at q
cents per bushel and flaxseed at 80 cents per
busheL Other items on which Mckinley
rates are restored are: Salt. u cents per
hundred pounds in packages and cents
when in bulk; starch, cents per pound /:
salt meat extracts, 80 cents per pound ;
salt meats, rs per cent: milk cents per
gallon, and poultry, 20 per cent. Eggs go
back to 5 cents per dozen and berries to the
old Mckinley rate. Oranges and lemons
will be adjusted in a manner to meet the
wishes of the California fruit growers. The
rates have not yet been absolutely fixed,
but will involve a different classification
from that of the Mckinley law.
The Chemical Schedule.
Under the chemical schedule, soap made
of caustic Of soda and kindred chemicals re-
mains at the rate fixed in the Wilson law,
which is considered sufficiently protective.
The principal oils are left at existing rates
except in the case OF ilnseed and faXseed
oil, where an advance was required be-
cause of the restoration of the Mckinley
duties on the raw material. Refined boraX
is advanced from cents to 3 cents per
pound, which is somewhat under the Nc
Kinley rate. Boracic acid remains at
cents per pound, the rate fixed by existing
law, while borate of lime is increased to
2 cents per pound There are only slight
changes in dyestuffs and their elements.
Castor oil is left at IS cents gallon.
Iron and Steel.
Lead IN ores is H&6Q at cent per pound,
pig lead at 2 cents and white lead and lead
acetates at 2l5 cents. These rates are
considerably less than those of the Nc
Kinley law. The iron and steel schedule
was left in a fairly satisfactory condition
to the manufacturers by the present law.
and win not be changed. except upon few
special articles, like tin plate and cotton
ties and some of the forms of tube steel.
There may be changes also upon the more
finished articles of manufacture. like sur
gical instruments and tools. but the adj
vance will not be large. The duty on stee
rails has not yet been fixed, and the com
mittee will endeavor to obtain some of the
further data before adopting IT.
The Lumber Schedule.
The lumber schedule as finally agreed
upon practically reenacts the Mckinley
rates, except in regard to white pine, or
which an increase is made. The advance
on white pine was made at the earnest re
quest of the lumbermen who represented
this industry to be in a very bad way
Sawed boards and planks, deals and al
forms of sawed cedar, Lakewood, ebony
mahogany and other cabinet woods, moi
further manufactured than sawed, arr
made dutiable at 20 per cent ad valorem
Casks and barrels. empty packing boxes
etc, 30 per cent. ad valorem. House anC
cabinet furniture. of which wood is tn,
chief material. not otherwise provided for
80 per cent. ad valorem.