The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-20
Its Aim Is to Increase Reve-
nues and Encourage
Industries.
Committee Aimed at a Compro-
misc Between the Wilson and
the Mckinley Laws.
Agricultural Items in Detail-Colton
Schedule Not Much Changed
The Free List

Washington, March 10.-The new
tariff measure presented TO the lower
branch of congress by Chairman Ding
ley, of the ways and means committee,
is entitled: IAN act 10 provide revenue
for the governmentandt oencourage the
industries OF the United States" The
date when the new tariff is TO 60 into
effect Is named in the preliminary
draft submitted to the house as May l.,
1897. The bill. as q whole, is pro-
tectiye measure. The average rates are
little, If any, below those of the Mcl<in-
ley 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 90
raise from $50,00o,o0O to 100000. 900
more revenue under the bill than is pro-
vided by existing laws under similar
business conditions When the task Of
preparing n new bill was first under
taken the committee was disposed to
De 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
and palnts IS far more nearly like the pres
est law than the Mckinley BILL but some
important changes have been made Blue
vitriol IS taken from tho free list and made
dutiable AT cents per pound. Crude borax
Increased Mound. lOTntg
line 70 cents and refined borax 20 cents
per pound. Copperas IL taken from the
free list and made dutiabie at the rate OF
three-tenths OF cent per pound. The Me-
kinley rate Is restored on magnesia and
The duties on all lead products are in
creased 10 correspond with an increase In
the rate on lead and lead ore. Acetate OF
cents. nitrate OF lead ~ cents: lead and
white paint containing lead, cents per
sulphate OF soda Is taken from the free
list and restored 20 the Mckinley rate
Sulphur ore Is taken from the free list
and made dutioble at 90 cents per ton
Cream tartar Is made dutiable al cents
per pound.
Earths and Enrthcnware.
No schedule In the bill has given the
committee so much trouble as that relat-
Ing 70 earths, earthenware and glassware.
Efforts were made TO devise a satisfactory
classification 70 serve as basis for spec
ciuc Instead OF al valorcm duties on pot
lows
Fire brick, 81. rs per ton: glazed, enamcied.
ornamental or decorated, % per cent !.
other brick. 20 per cent; III glazed or dec
Grated In any manner. 30 per cent. Tiles.
encaustic, ccramic-mosaic and all other
earthenware tiles for floors and walls,
valued at not exceeding 40 cents per square
foot, cents per square foot; exceeding 40
cents per square foot, 10 cents per square
foot and 70 per cent.
Cement. Lime md Plaster.
Roman, Portland and other hydraulic
cement In barrels, sacks or other pack
ages, cents per 100 pounds, including
weight OF barrel or PACKAGE In bulk Z
cents per 100 pounds; other cement. 20 per
Lime. cents per 100 pounds, including
weight OF barrel or package.
Plastsr or paris or gypsum. ground or
Pumice stone. wholly or partially man
ufactured one-half cent per pound
clays OF. earths. unwroueht or unmanu-
tured, not specially provided for in. this
act, 81 per ton; china clay or kaoline, 8 per
Earthenwnre nnd ChInn.
Common yellow and brown oarthonware.
common stoneware and crucibles, 20 per
china, porcelain. parlan. bisque. onrthen
stone and crockery ware, including clock
cases with or without movements, plaques
ornaments, toys, toy tea sets, charms
stained, ennmeled. printed, gildod or other
wise decorated or Ornamcntpd IN any man
DfFt ~ PCT cent? IT pam Mhftc ana without
superadded ornamentation OF any kind, &c
per cent
All other china. porcelain. parlan. blsque,
oarthcn, stone and crOckery ware and
manufactures thereof, or OF which the
same Is the component material OF chief
tinted, stained, enameled. printed, gilded
or otherwise decorated or ornamcntcd IN
any manner. 60 per cent. N not ornamentod
and decorated. Is per cent.
Articles composed OF eRrthcn or mineral
substances. N not decorated IN any manner,
IS per cent, II decorated. As per cent
Gas retorts, So each. lava tips or burners,
10 cents gross and 10 per cent: carbons for
electric lighting and filter tubes. so per
cent; porous pots for electric batteries
without metallic connections. 20 per cent
Glassware.
The Mckinley rates on glassware have
been restored throughout. with some I'M
portant Increases. Plate glass not exceed
Ing i6xA inches square has been Increased
from 20 6 cents per square foot; above
that. and not exceeding 2iX30 Inches square.
Increased frcm 3 10 ~ cents There Is no In
crease Tn the larger sizes over the hckin-
Slivercd plate glass and iooklng-eiass
plates not exceeding iCX2i inches square
have been Increased 10 cents per square
foot: above that, and not exceeding sixsO
Inches. 70 II cents; above tiEti, and not ex-
cceding 2iN60 inches. dccrcascd TO % cents.
all above that reduced 60 " cents.
Marble and stone.
Marble or onyx, IN blocks. not dressed
or made into articles. Go cents per cubic
foot: marble OF all kinds and onyx, sawed
or dressed. including marble or onyx slabs,
paving tiles OF mosaic cubes, containing
less than cubic inches each. Si.i0pcr cubic
foot, but IN measurement no slab, tile on
cube shall be computed M less than inch
IN thickness. Manufacturer OF agate ala
baster. Chalccdony, chryaolitc. comedian,
garnet. jasper. jet. mulnchHc, marble.
onyx or rock crystal, including clock cases
with or without movements, 80 per cont
Irrcestonc. granite. sandstone. limestone
and other building and monumental stone.
manufactured or undrcascd. 10 cents per
cubic foot. building and monumental
stone, except marble and onyx. hcwn,
dressed or polished. 80 per cent. States.
slate chimney pieces. manteis slabs Tor
tables roofing Etnfe and all other manu-
features OF slate. 20 per cent.