The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05
THE M'KINLEY TARIFF
Schedules Adopted by the Ways and
Means Committee.
HIGH RATES ARE TO BE- RESTORED
Specific Duties Imposed In Place OF
Ad Valorem Duties.
CATTLE AND FARM PRODUCTS.
The AGRICULTURAL, Chcmtcnl. wines
and spirits ana Enrthcnwnrc
and Glassware schedules

Washington, February Tho daily ses-
sions of the republican members OF tho
ways and means committee. which have
been In session for two weeks have brought
the tariff bill which is 10 be laid before tho
next unnEress to stage where the char
actor Of tho measure can he somewhat
gaugcd and where certain Of the most I'M
portant schedules ara definitely fixed In
these conference the tatin makers have
dealt largely With the general chalaeleris-
ties Of the schedules which they have had
under consideration and devoted temscivcs
10 sitting the great masscs OF he figures.
letters and petitions preseluai 10 them.
-Four schedules have nov been Early COM
pleted chemical. agricultural. Wines aud
spirits aud oartlon and glassware ached-
tiles. All rates which have been decided
upon are subject to change before tho
COMMITTEES finishes the hin but most of
them probably viii remain as they have
been fixed in The draf, OF the bill
Todays meeting was the most important
Of the berries for It resulted iu tho framing
Of tho agricultural sohodule, which was
made a rc-euae,ment Of the Mckinley bill
with a few changes, except on unimportant
products.
The most important step In connection
with the schedule was the establishment OF
rates OF So a head on cattle more than ono
year cd and of % per cent ad valorem GA
cattle valued al more than $50 a bend. Tho
Mckinley rates on otha tive stock. includ-
ing the rate OF 81 on cattlo OF one year
old or less are ,cainrcd The WILSON rates
we're 20 per cent ud yalorum on i've stock.
and lille the new tnlty of 81 on cattle doca
not roaoh tho McNin!ey figure OF $40 on
| rnitle moro Than one year old, If rs cNpeetfd
/ that wiih the ad Yalofcm on the more val
uable grades tt VIII y-pNn adequate 10 suen
/ Oh the Hi-Nicuu cattle Ia against tl'e MICA
| icnn stock that the Increase ~ phrtluuiaily
| directed, on the representation oil western
/ cattemon that their business has baen
/ ruined by the importation from Mexico IN
der tho Wilson law, which amounted to
more than 100000 head,
Much Interest conferred upon barley,
which tho committee puts back 10 the Me-
Kinley duty Oh SO cents hushel BECAUSE
The farmers gerscnded thal the wilson
tariff had turned over tho market tnlo the
hands of the Canadians, while the inalsters
who have been using Canadian barley nave
made hard fight against amy increase
The Mckinley rates. have been restored
! on fruita aud berries mainly for the benefit
Of the frnt growers Of The PHcillt coast
/ The fruit exchanged OF the country have
/ prepared schedule OF the ratc- below mo
! McKlnlcy bin although they hnye lhe WIZ
( son rates, hut they lid not succeed in hav-
, Ing their schedule adupcd,
Amoug tho produclr ia the agricultural
! schedule which are returned to the Mckin-
| ley rates are bToadstuiiH. rico, dairy prod.
ucts, potatoes and starch. CASTOR flens ana
| Oaxsecd noal- ana moaa products. eggs
al md sal
mAud Of tho farmers for he rate Of u u
| Ton ON hay iiisienfi OF the Wilson rate OF 81.
| vas granted. Chicpry Is placed at lie u
/ pound in accordance with the requests OF
| the growers ~ the Central states, who csti-
| matr that they can captire the homo mar
| keL with protection Rates on oranges have
| not been fixed yet bat the committee has
decided to change the classification ana
make the rates higher than those OF the
! Mckinley rates for the benefit OF the Can
! lornia interests.
! In the chemical schedule many OF the
/ Wilson rates viii DO retained The Wilson
! duty on soaps aud spdas and kindred chem
/ icals, which are of raw materials OF soap,
are left unchanged. The present raies on
/ oils, Including castor oil. Will be also re-
/ tanned, except where chanBos are mbuo
| necessary by the restoi alton oi tue duties
| on raw materials which enter into them ~
| In the case of linseed oils. 1'heie viii l'e
! but slight changes IN the rates on paints
aud dye atufIs and their constituent ei'-
| n onts. Duties on borate OF lime viii be
/ cents a mound, ON refined boraA cents,
| horaclc acid cents, which are eoinpro-
misses between the Mckinley and Wilson
rates. Tho duties on lead In ores is placid
at cent pound ON pig lead cents. on
| white lead aud lead acclates PA cents. the
| committee has decided to retain the Wilson
| tariff on wines aud spirits throughout the
wine and spirit schedule. This schedule
! Of the Wilson act was generally higher In
it's rates than In the Mckinley act.
| In the cotton schedule there will be a
| few changes from the present law, except
In rates on finory yarns and tho most COST
| ~ fabrics The changes In the Iron ana
| steel schedule viii be limited to u few spe-
| eialties liPe cotton ties, on which the Me-
| KinIey duties will be established; ON
| tin plGteH which has not been settled. ana
some forms OF tube steel and surgical in
| strumcnts,
| No other schedule has given the commit
| tee so much trouble as one which includes
earths. earthenware and glassware. II has
| been claimed by all the pottery and glass
| interests that the Wilson law has proven
| destructive to their interests and that no
| system OF ad valorem duties could properly
| protect them. Accordingly. the COMMITTEES
| has determined TO adjust the Items OF the
| schedule to such specific duties as VIII ba
| equal 10 the duties OF the Mckinley law,
| most OF which were ad valorem. On &C.
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