The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-13
REVISING THE TARIFF.
Rapid Progroas Made by House
Ways and Means Committee.
A New Revenue Measure Well Adj
vnnced-somc OF the More fmpor-
tnnt Schedules THAT Have neen
Practically Decided Upon.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The work of
framing the new tariff law has been
will advance by the republican mem
bers of the ways and means committee
and rapid progress has been made with
the leading schedules. The prog
ress made by the committee indicates
that they will have the bill well ad.
vanced by the close of the present ses-
sion on March 4. in spite of the fact that
some puzzhng questions remain TO be
dealt with. Following is the action de-
cided upon with regard TO some sched-
uies:
Important Change on Cattle.
The wine and spirit schedule OF the Me-
Kinlcy bin has been adopted almost with
out the erasure of line. One OF the most
important changes Is or live cattle. which
are covered by blanket provision OF the
existing law for all live animals az 20 cents
ad valorem. The rate under the new Law
VIII be S. per head on cattle moro than ono
year old. and 25 per cent ad yalorem on
cattle valued above so.
Farm Products.
The rate on barley Is the Mckinley rate
OF 80 cents per bushel. which was demanded
by the American barley growers. Hayis
put at 81 per ton, the same as I'm the Nc
Kinlcy law. and hops az IS cents per pound,
which Is also an extract from the Mckinley
law. Vegetables all so back 20 the Nc
Kinlcy rates. potatoes being put at 2H
cents per bushel and faxsecd at 80 cents per
bushcl Other items on which Mckinley
rates are restored are: Salt. ~ cents per
100 pounds an packages and cents when
I'm bulk: starch. 2 cents per pound: salt
meat extracts. So cents per pound; salt
meats % per cent; milk. cents per
80 mt I7srtra On
back TO cents per dozen and berries 10 the
old Mckinley rate
The Chemical Schedule.
Under the chemical schedule soap made
OF caustic OF soda and kindred chemicals
remain at the rate fixed in the Wilson law.
which IS considered sufficiently protective.
The principal oils ere left at existing rates,
except I'm the case OF linseed and fiaNseed
oil, where an advance was required be-
cause OF tho restoration OF the Mckinley
duties on the raw material Refined borar
Is advanced from cents TO cents pc,
pound. which Is somewhat under the Nc
Klnley rate. There are only slight changes
In dyostufrs and their elements.
Iron and Steel.
Lead in ores Is fixed at / cent per pound,
pig lead Is cents. and white lead and lead
acctates at 2ia cents. These rates are
considerably less than those OF the Nc
was left IN fairly satisfactory condition
TO the manufacturers by the present law.
and will not be changed. except upon few
special articles. like tin plate and cotton
ties and some OF the forms OF tube steel.
Cotton, Wool, Etc.
A rate OF cents per pound upon all classes
OF wool has been suggested as a probable
compromise upon the raw produce The
cotton schedule was satisfactory In Its
present construction 10 many of tfe man
ufacturers when Il was put In its fTcson;
form, and they are asking only minor
changes Wines and spirits Will be made
satisfactory, IL possible, TO the California
grape growers and manufacturers. The
carthenwaro schedule win also be iicom-
plete, but will be put upon firm protective
basis. The rates on decorated china were
put exceptionally low IN the present law.
because OF irritation between the manrfac
turers and their employees. The new rates
win be subjected TO some advances. The
smaller sizes OF plate glass are advanced
from TO s cents per foot when not ex-
ceedlng 10 by "a inches. and from TO IL
cents per foot when not exceeding "a by 30
inches square.