The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-15
DINGLEY BILL IS READY
Measure Based Largely Upon Me-
kinley Tariff Bill.
SYNOPSIS OF MAIN FEATURES.

The Admin stration Hopes liz VIII A1d
seventy Million Dollars Annually to the
Federal Revenues Many Reductions
Made In the Free List by Restoration of
Mckinley Rstes-BIi To Be Reported
At Once to the House for Passage.
Washington, March l5.-Here is a syn
opsis of the Dingley tariff bill. which
will be reported TO the house at once
for passage, and which the administra-
ton hopes will add $40. oOo. 900 annually
10 the federal revenues:
Wine-Schedule same as the McKin-
ley bill.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Mckinley bill.
except duty on leaf tobacco for cigar
filters. which is nearly doubled at 65 In
stead of IS cents per pound.
Cotton-Schedule same as Wilson bill.
except as to fine yarns and cloths made
thereform. which have been slightly ad-
vanced.
Wool-Schedule of Mckinley bill en-
tire. except that few varieties Of cloth
ing woods heretofore classed with car
pet woods have been transferred to class
one, the clothing wool class.
Metals-Metal schedule as to iron and
steel makes few changes in the rates
of the Wilson bill. except to reduce
them, and in hardly any case does a
rate reach the old Mckinley rate.
Tinplate-Midway between act Of 1890
and the present law.
Agricultural Schedule.
Farm Products-The agricultural
schedule of the Mckinley law has been
practically readopted. except that duties
on cattle over one year old are made
| IS instead Of $40. this rate being prohibi-
tory on Mexican cattle. Cattle valued
above $40 are given an ad valorem OF
| 20 per cent. rate.
Sugar-The sugar schedule fixes a
rate Of 1-63-100 cents on SO degree sugar
raising above that degree and falling
below 1t 3-100 Of a cent for each degree
! Of saccharine strength. The differential
| OF u cent and counter paying duty
/ against bounty paying countries is made
exactly equal to the net bounty paid.
Silk-Schedule preserves the McKin-
ley rates In substance. though In many
cases an effort has been made to reduce
them to an equivalent specified by the
pound.
Flax. Jute, Hemp-Schedule follows
closely the lines Of the Mckinley law
! though on some varieties Of Chinese and
| japanese mattings the duty has beer
greatly increased. as also on rugs ant
carpets Of the cheap varieties now be-
ing imported from the orient.
Binding Irvine on Free List.
Binding Twine-Binding Irvine Il
| placed on the free list, but a nomina
rate Is to be kept on 1t against Canads
| until that country removes its duty OF
binding Irvine imported from this coun
try. The word "burlaps" disappear
from this schedule owing to gros
frauds, and thus cloth of jute is de
scribed as plain woven fabric OF singh
jute yarns.
Wood--In the wood schedule the Nc
Kinley law rates on lumber are restores
with few changes. Among these ar
hemlock and white pine, now dutiabl
at 81, are lifted to the 81 rate, along witt
spruce, though none of the rates OF
the lumber schedule reach 20 per cent.
Paper-McKinley law rates are re
stored in substance on the paper sched
ule, though some changes of classified
tons are made and a few changes o
rate, owing to the introduction of
large variety Of tissue paper from Chin
and Japan.
Eathenware-Goes back TO the Nc
Kinley bill rates. This industry ha
suffered more than any other from un
LIBERALIZATION and the ways and mean
committee has not yet despaired G
working out scheme OF specific dutie!
Sundries-In the sundries schedule
the last of the bill, Mckinley law rate
ma : been restored substantially on Goa
gloves, leather, and corks though cor
less than half an inch In diameter ha
be advanced to 25 cents.
Reductions i'm Free List.
Free List-There have been great re
, auctions made in the free list by tn
removal therefrom and by the restora
ton Of the Mckinley law rates on lum
3 Der, salt. wool. and, in fact. everythin
that the people Of the United States ca
and do produce, and many luxurie
, which they can not produce. The FIRE
list has also been cleared Of lot
paragraphs which had some excus
years ago, but have become obsolet
and a mere refuge for fraudulent In
portations. Among these are the para
graphs excepting works of art, philo
sophical apparatus, many description
books, household furniture, curious al
}, tiques, goods brought into the Unite
n States by Indians crossing the horde
& and many other obsolete provisions
the law.
1t Is the first real clearing up q
free list has had in twenty years. ar
. the bill is calculated to provide an IN
r crease of revenues over the present la
q of $4,000, 900, the present annual DEF
! cheney being s65000,000. The bill
agreed upon by the ways and meal
committee, is entitled "An act to pr
duce revenue for the government ar
d to protect the industries of the Unite
r States"
Bank Robber Confesses.