The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16
TARIFF BILL
introduced Into the House by
Chairman DinRIey.
wOOLEN SCHEDULE COMPLETE
And Protection to Growers and MHnHEaC.
tursrS In Every IIsm-sOms Orths Main
Features whIcl, Particularly ATsct In
dustrIss III thSs section Of Country
Given In summnry-In Line with Pres
IdSnt MrIiInIsy'S Message.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. March l5.-
The new tariff bill prepared by the Re-
publican members OF the ways and
means committee was introduced In the
house to-day by Chairman DinRley. The
principal features OF the bill follow;
Schedule X. wool and manufactures
Of wool--All WOODS, hair Of the camel
goat. alpaca aud like animals are de-
vidrd into three classes. The duties
! fixed are. Cln-a I. II cents pound; class
.. IL cCnls, clasS 3. on wOols valued at
| 10 cents a pound ana Less, including
| charges. aud on common govt hair " per
| cent ad valOrcm: valued at more lhhh
~ cents per pound. 30 per cent ad va
| loren.
! Wools OF class = Improved from thelr
| present character by the mixture OF me,
| rlno or English blood shall be CLASSIFIED
ns class or = Wools OF the first class
imported washed shall pay double duty
] 4 md wouis OF the first and second classes
imported secured treble duty.
| I.nwnghcd wo0lg EhUll b" considered
| such ns shall have been sh0tn from III"
| sheep without cleansing. washed WooI'
| such as have been washed with water
only on tho Sleeps bnCk, OF on the SKIN.
| Wool washed In any other manner shdll
| be considered AZ secured. Wu0ls OF class
one and two Imported IN any other ihuii
ordinary condition. or sorted, or incFeAs-
| ed In value by the rejection OF any part
| OF the original hccC" shall pay double
duty. but skirted woods ns Imported IN
| 1870 and before are excepted. Th" duty
tipon wool changed in character or con-
| ditIon for ryading IN" duty. or reduced
! I'm value by admIXturc OF dirt or other
| foreign substance shall be twice
| doubled. Duty on wOOls on which duty
| IL nssoasrtt amounting 80 three times ar
more than II uuwashed shall not DC
| doubled on. account or It's being sorted.
Woods on the skin shall pay the same
rate az other woods,
Duties Oh coils. shOddy, top waste,
| slubblng waste. rowing waste ring
wupt". yarn waste, garnettcd waste ana
all other wastes composed wholly or IN
! part NJ wool. 20 cents per pound, ON
wooden rags, mungo and ilocKs, 10 cents
| per pound
Woods and hair IN the form OF roplng,
| rowing, or tops and all which have been
| advanced In any manner or by any pro-
| cess uf manufacture beyond the washed
or secured condition. not especially pro-
vided for in this net. shall be subject
10 the same duties ms are imposed upon
| manufactures Of wool not specially pro-
| vided for
ON roylngs. roplnEs aud FaTBs made
wholly or In part OF wool, valued at not
more than 30 cents per pound, the duty
| shall be two aud one half times tho
duty on one pound OF unwashcd woo! OF
| the FIRST clnss; valued at more than 20
! cents and not more than 20 cents, three
| times the duty ON unwashed wool Of the
| first class: valued at moro than 90 cents
| three and one half tlmeS. and upon all
| the above additional duties shall he Inn
| posed az follows:
on rowing. ropInE and yarns wholly
on In part OF wool, and not advanced
| beyond the condition OF single yarn by
| grouping or twisting two or morr sim
| ale rovings, ropingS, strands or yarns
| together, the duty HhNll be Is cents per
| pound. on nll numbers up TO and includ'
ing number 20: on all numbers finer than
| number 30. 10 cents aud In addition
| thrcC-trntbF OF one cent FOR each num-
her IN excess OF 20: II advanced beyond
| the condition OF single yarn the addl-
| llOnal duty shall be IS cents on num-
hers to and including S0 numbers finer
| than 30 and not finer than 90, Is cents
| and three tcntha OF Il cent additional for
| each number In excess OF 20: on numbers
| finer than 20. Is cents and four-tenths
| Of q cent FOR each number exceeding 20
| On roViRCs, rOplngs and yarns. e..
mapped, blcached, coiorcd. stained or
| printed, In whole or part. cents per
nound IN addition 10 the foregoing, and
| on genapped yarns, blcachcd. colored
stained or printed, In whole or part,
cents por pound shall be- imposed in ad-
ditIon to all foregoing duties.
On Manufactured WOOIs.
The following scheme Of mixed spc-
clnc and ad vaIorem duties on manufac.
tured goods has been devised:
on cloths, knit fabrics not especially
provided for In this act, and on all
manufactures OF every description made
wholly or IN part OF wool. not specially
| provided for. valued at not more than
| 30 cents per pound, the duty shall bC
| three times the duty on unwRshPd wool
OF the first class; more than 20 cents
| and not more than 10. three and one
half times; moro than 20 cents, four
times, and In addition on all the FORE
going the following duties:
Valued at not more than 30 cents pcr
pound, cents; more than 20 and not
more thnn ~ cents, 8 cents; moro than
40 and not more than 10 cents IL cents:
| more than 30 and not more thnn 20 cents
u cents: more than 20 cents per pound
q cents, and In addition cents per
pound for every 20 cents per pound
OF value In excess OF 20 cents per pound:
and In addition 10 the foregoing. on all
articles mentioned In this paragraph %
per cent 1d vUlorcm,
on blankets and innncls for under.
wear composed wholly or In part OF wool
| valued at more than 20 cents per pound
| q Itttt .4hnIl I.N IN 40
pound and one-hilf Of unWnShrd wool ol
the first class und In addition cents pei
pound and IL per Centum al yaiOrcm;
| more than 30 and not more than 40 cents
| twice she duty on unWashpd wool OF tho
first class. and eight cents per pound and
90 per cent ad vAlOrrm more than "a and
NOT more thnn 60 cents three times and
| in addition 10 cents per pound and 70 pei
ccntum nd valorom. on blankets valued
nj more than 80 cents per pound. three
and one half times the duty ON unwash.
ed wool Of the first class, ana In addition
| Ii cents per pound and 20 peTccntum nd
vnlorrm. Flinnes valued above 80 cents
pcr pound, the same duty az women
and ChIldrrn'R drpas goods. coat Innings
Italian clothes and goods OF similar char
hctpr.
ON women and chjldrcn's dress goods
coat Innings. italian cloths and goods OF
similar character. from 10 ~ cents pet
square yard. and IN addition on all the
articles In this paragraph 20 per cent al
valOrem.
On all the foregoing. Weighing over
rnur ounces per square yard the duty
IhnIl he the same as on cloths
on womon's and childrrn's wuolcn
dregs poodE. coat Innings. Italian cloths
bunting and goods u similar character
not aporiaIly provided FOR, II cents per
snliare yard. and 20 per cent ad vHlnrem
I'm all The above paragraph weighing
over four ounces pcr Npuarc yard. the
duty ahnll be the same aE on cloths
| ,.an1v tt,nIa nnl nFttO1ag nj