Evening star., 1897-03-15
POSTSCRIPT
THE TARIFF BILL
Some of the Features of the, Measure Intro
duced Today.
Scheme of Combined Specific and Ad
Ealorem Duties on Manufactured
WoOl-Thc Suxnr Schedule.

publican members of the ways and means
committee was introduced in the House
this afternoon by Chairman Dingley. Some
of the features of the bill follow:
All wocls. hair of the camel, goat al
paca and like animals are divided into three
classes.
The duties fixed are: Glass one, II cents
a pound; class two, II cents; class three,
on woods valued at IL cents or less per
pound, including charges. and on common
goat hair, 32 per cent ad valorem, valued
at more than Il cents per pound, 80 per
cent al vaiorem.
Wools of classes one and two imported in
any other than ordinary condition or sort
ed, or increased in value by the rejection
OF any part of the original fleece shall pay
double duty, but siSirted woods as imported
IN $3.50 and before are excepted.
The duty upon wool changed in character
duced in value by adrnixture of dirt or
other foreign substance shall be twice
doubled.
a scheme of mixed specific and ad va
iorefa duties on manufactured WOODEN GOO ds
mas been devised. For instance 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
noi spe clally provided for, vaiucd at not
more than thirty cents per pound. The duty
shall be three times the duty on ruwashed
Wool of the first class; more u.an thilty
cents ana not more than forty. three and
one-haif times; more than forty cents four
tlfnes. ard in addition. all the forego-
ing the following duties: Valued at not
mere than thirty cents per pound. six cents ::
more than thirty and not more than forty
cents, eight cents; more than forty aid rot
more than hfty cents, fifteen cents: more
than fifty cents and not more Than seventy
cents per pound, twenty ty-one cents aud il:
addition, eight cents per pound for every
twenty cents per pound IF value i'll excess
OF seventy cents per pound, and. in addition
TO the foregoing, ~ per cent ati valorem.
Aubusson, Administer, noquette and che
nile carpets, figures or p1ain, carpets
woven whole FOR rooms, and all carpets or
carpctinS Of like character, ard oriental,
Berlin and other similar rugs. g, cents per
square yard and 10 PER cent ad vaIoreIn
Saxony. Wilton and Tourney velvet car
pets, Co cents yard and 10 per cent ad
Valorer1.
Brussels carpets ~ cents a yard and 40
per cant adj va!oIem.
Velvet and tapestry velvet carpets, print
Ell on the warp or otherwise. 10 cents
yard ard 40 per cent ad vaforem
Tapestry brussels carpet Is cents g
yard and 10 per cent al Vale~em
Treble ingram, three-rly and all chain
Venetian carpets, 10 cents 4 yard and 40
per cent al valorem.
Wool Dutch and two-pIv ingram ofrnets
IA cents yard and 10 per cent ad valorem
DruGgets and backings, printed, colored
or otherWiSc, NJ cents yard and 10 per
cent ad valoIem. Felt carpeting, figured
or plain, II cents a yard and ~ per cent ad
valorem
Carpets and carpetng of. wool flax or
cotton, or composed ill part of either not
specially provided for, 30 per cent ad va
loren.
Mats, rugs, screens, covers. hassocks.
BED sides. art squares ana other portions
OF carpets or carpetjng made wholly or in
part or wool, and not specially provided
I,
like character
The word wool is described to include
WOOL or hair of the sheep, ramel goat,
a!paca. CT other animal, prepared by the
OF manufacture.
The Sugar Schedule.
Schedule E-Covering sugar ard moIassas
and manufactures from sugar and mo-
lasses = one of the most important is
one of the shortest schedules in the act.
sugars not above No 16 d. S and con
centrates testing not above 75 degrees are
uutlap!e at one cent per pound and three
nuhdredths OF cent additional for each
degree above; above No. Is. and on all re-
iilea sugars. 1910 cents per pound; mo-
lasses above % degrees, g cents per gallon
me chet against foreign bounties is
found in this paragraph:
Sugars tank bottoms etc the pro1uct
OF any country which pays. directly or in
uirectiy, bounty on the export thereof
whether imported directly and in condition
IS exported therefrom. otherwise. shall
pay, IN addition to the foregoing rates a
dity equal to such bounty, much
thereof as may be in excess of any tax
collected by such country upon such ar
ticie' or upon the beet or cane from which
II was produced"
1t is provided that this shall not affect
the existing Hawaiian reciprocal treaty.
Other duties in this schedule are:
Maple sugar sirup, 4 cents per pound:
Ut.
sugar cane in its natural state or manu-
facfured, % per cent ad valorem.
Saccharinc, 81 per pound and ID per cent
ad valorem.
all other articles made wholly or in part
of sugar, valued at IL cents per pound or
less. and on sugars after being refined,
when tinctured, colored or in any way
adulterated, cents per pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem: valued at more than l5
and not more than 81 cents per pound, l.
cents per pound and % per cent ad
valorem; valued at above 35 cents. 30 per
cent ad valorem. The weight of immediate
wrappers or coverings, other than the outer
packing case shall be included in the duti-
able weight of the merchandise.
The Wood Schedule.
The wood schedule fixes these duties:
Timber for spars and wharves ! cent per
cubic foot; sawed boards and other lumber
of white wood, sycamore and basswood. 81
per 200 feet; sawed lumber not specially
provided for, s. per 1.6O; pianed lumber,
10 cents additional per 1000 feet for every
side planed tongued and grooved ard
planed on one SIDE 81 additional; both
sides. $50 No deduction is made i'll
mea surement for planning, etc. 1t is pro-
vided that in case a foreign country i'm
poses an export tax on lumber. then an ad
valorem duty of p per cent shall be added
to the regular duties=op' lumber from that
country.
Posts and poles and railroad ties are
dutiable at 10 per cent a1saiprem; 'kindling
wood in bundles three tentfs of one cent
per bundle of one-fourth foot; sawed
boards of cedars, box mahogany and other
hard cabinet woods 15 per cent; veneers,
20 per cent; clap-boards. $150 per 1.000:
wheel hubs and like blocks, unfinished, 20
per cent laths, 10 cents per 1850; 'pickets.
10 per cent; shingles, 80 cents per 1000;
casbe and packing boxes, 30 per cent: rat
tar chair cane. 10 per cent; willow. 20 per
cent; manufactures Of willow, 30 per cent:
tooth-picks, 11=2 cents per 1.000, and Is
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