Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-19
Outline of the Various
Schedules Given.
Average Rates are Little, if Any,
Lower Than Those OF the Mckinley
Hill, and I'm some or the schedules
Are Slightly Higher-Changes May
he Made by Congress.


bill ready for publication on Tuesday
morning.
He said the republican members of
: the committee had practically COM
: pleted the entire bill, and were now en-
3 gagged In reviewing their work and
making changes necessitated by the re.
lations which various schedules have to
each other. The bill, as a whole, is a
high protective measure. The average
rates are little. II any. below those of the
Mckinley bill, and In some Of the sched-
ules they are slightly higher.
Schedule A, dealing with chemicals,
oils and paints, is far more nearly like
the present law than the Mckinley bill, |
but some important changes have been !
made. Blue vitrol Is taken from the free
list and made dutiable at cents per
pound; rude borax Is increased to 3 cents /
per pound; borate of lime to cents and
refined borax to 3 cents per pound Cop
peras Is taken from the free list and
made dutiable at the rate Of $40 cent
per pound The Mckinley rate IS re.
tored on magnesIa and faxseed oil
The duties on all lead products are in
creased to correspond with an increased
rate on lead and lead ore Acetate of
lead is made cents per pound; litharge
CENTS nitrate of lead ~ cents, lead ,
and white paint containing lead 3 cents :
per 100. 7
Sulphate of soda Is taken from the f
free list and restored to the Mckinley ?
rate. Sulphur ore Is taken from the free c
list and made duliable at 40 cents per .
ton. crude tartar is made dutiable at Q
cents per pound
No schedule OF the bill has given the ?
committee so much trouble as that relat-
Ing to earths, earthenware and glass.
ware The committee is still at work on
This, but the probabilities are that earth
enware generally will be restored to the :,
ad valorem rates.
The Mckinley rates on glassware have
been restored, though with some impor-
ant changes
The duty on tin plates is placed at ~ 81
ents per pound. Under the Mckinley
aw It was a-Io cents, and In the pres
mt II Is Ills cents.
On steel ignots, etc. the classification
T the present law Is the same and the
uties are a compromise about half way ~
etween those of the Mckinley and the ~
resent law. u"
On iron or steel wire known as crino- "
ne, wire, etc, the duty Is increased from vi
D to IS per cent, with proviso that ar !"
eles manufactured from iron or steel
ire shall pay the maximum duty on the ~ -
ire and Z cents per pound additional 49,
n anchors, mill iron, etc, the rate is In
eased TO z a cent per pound Anvis
e restored to the Mckinley rates. I
There Is an entire new classification wa
penkniyes. Those valued at not more SOC
an 20 cents dozen are dutiable at Is On
r cent; all other penknives having one ','''
ade, 80 cents dozen and 20 per cent. @
having two blades 81 der dozen and s'o
pc all having three blades g
50 per dozen and 20 per cent: all hav.
3 four blades or more S, per dozen '1'y
4 20 per cent On wares of iron, steel ""0
other metal, enameled or glazed, the e'n
e is increased from 80 to 80 per cent. '"''
cut nails are changed from asH per 'en'
It to 6-io cents per pound; horseshoe
Us from 20 per cent to cents per liz
md wire nails faom IS per cent to =, 'o'u
and cent per pound, according to nae
3; spikes. nuts and washers and '''S'
-seshoes from IS cents ad valorem to "ou
emit per pound. ''''l
Needles Tor knitting or sewing ma
mes from IS per cent to 81 per thou
d and 30 per cent; all other needles IL
specially provided for from as to ss COM
cent. four
UMBRELLA and parasoi ribs, etc, are folio
sined by number OF ribs and speci- the {
duties are imposed equivalent to the "v
'eht az Vaiorem OF SO per cent. nicat
he Mckinley rates are imposed on Gree
man silver, brass and copper. except state
copper In rolled plates will be ~ to en-
Is per pound, instead OF IS per cent; Lo
ssee'oihs' or Whieh copper Is the ernm
oipai component cents per pound pIicit
cad OF IS per cent. Mckinley rates situat
on gold leaf, silver leaf and him
Gre and lead. bv Fe
ckinley rates are restored on pins Prem
type metal. of de,
'ronometers are increased from 10 expire
cent to 40 and watches and clocks said h