New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-20

10 the rate Of 1890 and the rate on hIer tobacco
ncTea;sd partly for purposes Of revenue and part
filters The general policy pursued has been 10
raise the duties on luxuries.
The articles on the dutiable list are lower than
hSs0 b h ct Of @ yTs y @
in many appear to be higher. notwithstand-
Ing the actual rates are less
SPECIFIC DUTIES.
THE ann has been to make the duties specific or
at least partly specific wherever practicable. not
only protec, the against differentiation
frauds. but also TO give our own Industries the
protection carried on the face OF the tariff; and In
carrying out this policy we have had the sympathy
and aid OF reputable importers. This has been
and steel Immber sugar. tobacco. agricultural
liquor. cotton. fax and jute. woollen, SIX, paper
time Notwithstanding ex-Secretarles Farchild and
Manning most earnestly recommended TINS some
| years ago
| TRANSFER OF ARTICLES FROM FREE LIST
Several articles like arges opium. asphaltum
chiccory root. fea hers and downs. paintings ana
| statuary. Chinese floor mating, lemon juice, min
eraI waters hatters' plush, straw ornaments. sago
! -four etc have been transferred from the free 10
the dutiabe list for revenue purposes ~nme d suc I
! articles wool lumber. burlaps. bags ana sait
have been restored to the dutahle list; from wnicn
| thew should never have been removed
Several paragraphs in the free INST Originally IN
serted for some cormendable object when the reve-
| nue. was abundant. have been productive OF such
| imnossihle 70 avoid in administration under de-
cisions Of the Board OF Appraisers or the courts
have been removed entirely from the free list IN or
der to protect the revenue against Who'esde
free OF duty books that have been PRINTED NOR 2s
than twenty years ana BOOKS S b Ior Drtnted with
special date 70 fit the law. and sciehtlhc poohs
have beer maGe to G1yeI an When publish
an abundance SIX boiling Cloths nsessfllv Sought
free admission the paragraph relative TO books Tor
libraries which has proved to be wondertuly elas
tic. and ANTIQUITIES under which establishments
| have been set UP in Europe to make furniture
drapery and other luxuries so as 20 imas So az ~
fices that could be successfully brought IN iree Oh
duty provision has been IncotPOrar1n NM r III
reference the free admission OF wearing hnb
viii but stop TO the serious abuses which nave
existed. and the same time increase the 'e'e"''
EXTENSION OF RECIPROCITY POLICY
The reciprocity policy inaugurated In the tarin
81 1seo which proved so great success in the brief
perod OF its existence. is not only restored out en-
| larged The provisions of the act OF 1871 author
,z,rg tho President TO impose duties on coffee tea.
skins and hides. in case the co,nerT ponces
nns o EXPORTS from the United States are re-en,
acted sugar being transferred eSd 10 me
The President Is further authorized to negotiate
with countries exporting ARGOS on,ee, naptngs
and sfatuary and silk laces. with view 70 Sc.
rscproca ana o. STRAWBERRIES of the United States
| in which event he is empowered 10 suspe"u cno
~ emrh articles imported from any country
making such reciprocal concessions sn Nv " This bi
| III is beeve1 that this extension OF tne re- ~
procity policy OF the tariff OF ls" e., r
! ibc tenders Of lower duties as concession III r.
turn for equivalent concessions vii resu. IN Even
| hose that were secured under the act OF lss"'
INCREASE or REVENUE ESTIMATED.
| "Or tho assumpt.o1 that the imports under the
nrorosed tariff BILL K enacted into law. WOULD De
| the same as the imports IN the fiscal year ended
June 3d. 1876 the revenue which the several sched
ules Of the new bill would yield. II 1t should De
| enacted into law compared with the revenue 90,
| ,afced under the present tariff In 1896 and also
| compared with the revenue yielded by the taTnl
Of 1890 for the fiscal year 1898, would De sups'd-
| TALLY as follows:
J , ROt-GH PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF REVENUE