The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25
Ia Aim Is to Increase Reve-
nues and Encourage
Industries.
Committee Aimed at @ Compro-
mise Between the Wilson and
the Mckinley Laws.
AGRICULTURAL Items in DetaiI-Co ton
Schedule Not Much Changed
The Free List.

Washington, March 1G.-The new
tariff measure presented to the lower
branch of congress by Chairman Ding
lev. of the ways and means committee,
Is sentitled: IAN act to provide revenue
for the government and ndtoencourage the
industries of the United States" The
date when the new tariff is to go into
effect is named in the preliminary
draft submitted to the house as May /,
1897. The bill, as a whole, is pro-
tectiye measure. The average rates are
little, if any, below those of the MclNin
lev bill, and in some of the schedules
they are slightly higher. Specific duties
have been substituted. as far as possible,
for ad valorem rates. 1t is intended TO
raise from $50,000,G00 to S60,0O0,00
more revenue under the bill than is pro-
yded by existing laws under similar
business conditions. When the task of
preparing q new bill was first under
taken the committee was disposed to
be very conservative and frame a meas
ure which would be in the nature of a
compromise between the Mckinley law
and the present law. The following
outline of the various schedules indi-
Gates the general character of the meas
ure and the more important changes
from the present law which have been
made:
Schedule A. dealing with chemicals. oils
cnt law than the Mckinley bill, but some
important changes have been made. Blue
yitriol is taken from the free list and rnade
dutiable at cents per pound. Crude boraX
% Increased to cents per pound, borate OF
lime to cents and refined borax to cents
per pound. CopperaS is taken from the
free list and made dutiable at the rate of
three-tenths of a cent per pound. The Nc
knley rate Is restored on magneSia and
naxseed oil.
The duties on all lead products arc IN
creased to correspond with an increase in
the rate on lead and lead ore. Acetate OF
lead IL made cents per pound: litharge. .
cents: nitrate of lead, Il. cents; lead and
white paint containing lead. cents per
Sulphate OF soda is taken from the free
lkt and restored to the Mckinley rate.
sulphur ore Is taken from the free list
and made dutiable at 40 cents per ton.
Cream tartar is made dutiable at cents
per pound
Enrths and Earthenware.
No schedule in the bill has given the
committee so much trouble as that relat-
ing TO earths, earthenware and glassware.
Efforts were made to devise satisfactory
ciasslncation to serve as u basis for Spe-
elnc instead of ad valorem duties on pot
tery, but compromise was effected as fol-
Fire brick. 81. 25 per ton: glazed, enameled,
omamented or decorated, 80 per cent.
otner brick. 20 per cent: if glazed or dec
grated in any manner, 80 per cent. Tiles
I encauStiC ceramic mosaic and all other
eaVhenware tiles for floors and walls
valued at not exceeding 40 cents per square
ioot, cents per square foot; exceeding &C
cents per square foot, 10 cents per square
oot and 20 per cent.
Cement, Lime and Plaster.
Roman. Portland and other hydraulic
cement, in barrels. sacks or other pack
sges cents per 100 pounds, includins
cents per 100 pounds: other cement. 20 pei
cent.
Lime. cents per 100 pounds. including
weight of barrel or package.
Plaster of paris or gypsum, ground o.
calcined, 80 per ton.
Pumice. stone, wholly or partially man
ufactured. one-half cent per pound.
Clays or earths, unwrought or unmanu
nctured. 81 per ton: wrought or manufac
tured. not specially provided for in thi
act. s. per ton: china clay or kaoline, s. Pc
/ ton
Earthcnwnre and China.
Common yellow and brown earthenware
common stoneware and crucibles, 20 pc
sent, rh,r, no.oo,,,n ,,r,,n ,,s.,,o o,r.,o,
stone and crockery ware. including clocl
cases with or without movements, plaques
omaments. toys. toy tea sets, charms
vases and statuettes, painted, tinted
4 wise decorated or ornamented in any man
ner, GO per cent: II plain white and withou
nperadded ornamentation of any kind. ;
All other china. porcelain. parian, bisque
carthen. stone and crockery ware an
manufactures thereof, or of which tn
value, by whatever name known, If painted
united, stained, enameled, printed, glide
f otherwise decorated or ornamented j
NY manner, go per cent: IL not ornamente
xnd decorated. o5 per cent.
Articles composed of earthen or minera
sepstances, If not decorated in any manner
per cent: IL decorated. 45 per cent.
Gas retorts, s3 each: lava tips or burners
cents gross and Is per cent; carbons 70
electric lighting and filter tubes. 50 pc
cent; porous pots for electric batteries
Stnout metallic connections. 20 per cent.
Glassware.
The Mckinley rates on glassware hav
sen restored throughout. with some III
q Pottant increases. Plate glass not exceed
W. l6Xs4 inches square has been increase
mat. and not exceeding 2tx3o inches squar r,
increased frcm to II cents. There Is no !!
Iease in the larger sizes over the Mckir
Silvered plate glass and looking-glas
q Rntes not exceeding 16X24 inches squar
Ave been increased to s cents per squal
s0ot; above that, and not exceeding In
mcnes. to u cents: above that. and not e1
vMeding 24N60 inches. decreased to IS cent:
"a ABOVE that reduced to & cents.
Marble and stone.
n Marble or onyx. in blocks. not dresse
III made into articles. 60 cents per cub
vo!, marble of ali kinds and onyx, save
dressed. including marble or onyx Sia b
f.Nng tiles or mosaic cubes. containll
~ tnan cubic inches each. Sl-lo per CUB
~ but in measurement no slab. tile
saoe shall be computed at less than inc
~ ~ thickness. Manufactures of agate. all
ster, chalcedony. chrysolite, cornelial
SSsxnet, jasper. jet, malachite, marbl
vdyS ~;yS or rock crystal. including clock cas-
an or without movements, 30 per cen
|Ssr .lsestone, granite. sandstone, EmeStoI
I'd ~ ~ other building and monumental ston
ssrrsmaanufactured or undressed. 10 cents p
sssuic foot. Building and monument
ne. except marble and onyX, hew
or polished. 10 per cent. Slate
SsHse chimney pieces, mantels. slabs f
roofing state and all other man
sS seures OF slate. 20 per, cent.
The Metal Schedule.
"a the metal schedule the rates of Z
lent law ha hAAp rroffy adher,