Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-19
esssx County 8srala.
ISLAND PoxD, VI, MARCH 10.
protection-Reciprocity.

striking features of the new tariff as ar a
ranged By the House Committee on d
Ways and Means. The full text OF the c
bill has been agreed upon. II
The measure S truly Republican. lt is q
expected to yield revenue OF at least
SIS. 900, 900 over the present Democratic {
system. Sugar alone, it is expected VIII
produee over SIS 1000, 900 more than 1T ,
does at present.
Lumber, salt and cotton tics have been
cut from the free list.
In some of its important features the
measure is a reproduction of the Nc
Kinley law of 1890. In the agricultural
schedule the Mckinley rates have been
restored; the silks and silk goods ana
the earths and cartheuware schedules
adopted are practically the same as III
the Mckinley law.
The rate of duty on sugar viii be 'olozo
on 90 degrees of saccharine strength by
polariscopic test. That is 1856 per
pound. At IS degrees or below the rate
will be lie. per pound. and above that
3-1OOc for each additional degree.
The differential for the rehners is one
eight of a cent per pound. And sugar
will be used for reciprocity purposes to
the extent of reduction OF 12H2c. per
100 pounds.
The rates on tobacco are raised above
those of the Mckinley law.
The Wilson law rates on spirits, wines
and other beverages, which were an ad-
VANCE on the rates of the Mckinley law
remain unchanged.
Iron ores are dutiable at Acc. ton'
Mo iron at 81, tin plates at 112c. pound,
steel rails at $7.S+ a ton, the same as IN
existing law; lead at 1l2c. apound, nickel
at &c. a pound, and so on.
One of the late changes made in the bill
was to take henllock out OF the 81 rate
on lumber and put it in the 81 rate
Paintings and works of art will pay x
per cent. duty.
Wherever possible. specific rates have
been substituted for an ad valorem basis
of taxation. This object encountered
difficulty in the wood schedule, whic
was the last important one to betrameo
Asst stands now, the only changes frot
what it was in 1890 are the change
made in the classiicatlons OF WOO
These changes are as follows:
In paragraph 375 the word "Angora
is inserted, and i'll paragraph 37o II
words Egypt, Morocco, China an
lambs " DOL" and Casa Branca and hi
skin woods, or butchers woods, are l
serted. In paragraph 1888 the VOL
"Augora" is also inserted. The wo'
Egypt" is stricken out OF paragral
37S.
These changes make China, LIANT
wool and wool from Egypt, Morocco
Casa Branca. and fine skin wools'
butchers wool, dutiable in class l, at
cents pound, instead of being in class
dutiable at from 81 to 80 per cent
valorem.
Woods of class 1, including those mi
toned, are dutiable under this change
ii cents a pound. Those woods are 9
orally known as clothing woods. "o
of class 2 are dutiable at II cents
pound. Those are woods generally kno
as combing woods.
Woods of the third class, commo
known as carpet woods, Will pay
per cent. ad valorem when less than
cents per pound in value, and so
cent ad valoren when over that.
A subcommittee had prepared ascl
\ ule of specific rates of duty, but C
putation by experts showed conclusl'
that these would make material
vance in taxation over the Mckinney
owing to the lower prices OF woods
day.
Cotton manufactures remain abou
same, but hemp and jute take the
Mckinley rates. Gables, cordage
Irvine, not otherwise provided for,
taxed at cent per pound.
The amount OF wearing dPpatei
other personal effects that have been
chased abroad that can be entered
by citizens returning from other
tries is fixed at 5000 worth.
The President is empowered to
treaties by which duties can be rec
on importations from foreign coui
that make concessions to American
tie and other products. This is TO
purpose OF removing restriction
American cattle imposed by Ger
and France.