Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-03-20
Its Aim Is to Increase Reve-
nues and Encourage
Industries.
Committee Aimed at a Compro-
mise Between the Wilson and
he Mckinley Laws.
Agricultural Items in DetaiI-Cotton
Schedule Not Much Changed
The Free List.

washington, MarCn 1O.-lne new
tariff measure presented to the lower
branch of congress by Chairman Ding
ley, of the ways and means committee,
is entitled: IAN act to provide revenue
for the government and encourage the
industries of the United States" The
date when the new tariff is to go into
effect is named in the preliminary
draft submitted to the house as May /,
1897. The bill, as whole, is u pro-
tective measure. The average rates are
little, if any, below those of the McKin-
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 to
raise from $5O,000,O00 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
be very conservative and frame meas
ure which would be in the nature of n
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:
p Schedule A, dealing with chemicals, oils
and paints. is far more nearly like the pres
ext law than the Mckinley bill, but some
important changes have been made. Blue
Iitriol Is taken from the free list and made
duttable at cents per pound. Crude boraS
is increased to 3 cents per pound borate of
lime to cents and refined borax to cents
free list and made dutiable at the rate of
three-tenths of a cent per pound. The Nc
Kinley rate is restored on magnesia and
fiaSseed oil
The duties on all lead products are in
creased to correspond with All increase in
the rate on lead and lead ore. Acetate Of
lead is made 3 cents per pound: litharge,
cents: nitrate OF lead, 1h cents lead and
white paint containing lead. cents per
suiphate OF soda is taken from the free
list and restored to the Mckinley rate.
and made dutiable at A. cents per ton.
Cream tartar is made dutiable at cents
per pound
Enrths aud Eartbenwnre.
No schedule in the bill has given the
committee so much trouble as that relat-
Ing to earths, earthenware and glassware.
classification to serve basis for spe-
cific instead of ad valorem duties on pot
terry, but compromise was effected as fol-
Fire brick. SIPS per ton; glazed, enameied.
ornalnented or decorated, 80 per cent
other brick. 25 per cent: if glazed or dec
GRATED In any manner, 30 per cent. Tiles,
encaustic, ceramic-mosaic and all other
valued at not exceeding 40 cents per square
1oot, cents per square foot; exceeding 40
cents per square foot. 10 cents per square
foot and 20 per cent.
Cement. Lime md Plaster.
Roman, Portland and other hydraulic
cement, in barrels. sacks or other PACK
ages, C. cents p per 100 pounds including
cents per 100 pounds; other cement, 20 per
weight OF barrel or package.
Plaster OF paris or gypsum. ground or
.calcined, N.5O per ton.
Pumice stone, wholly or partially man.
ufactured. one-half ce:'t per pound.
Clays or earths, unwrought or unmanu-
factured, 81 per ton; wrought or manufac-
tured, not specially provided for in this
act 81 per ton; china clay or kaoline. 50 pc:
Earthenware and China.
Common yellow and brown earthenware
common stoneware and crucibles. 20 per
China, porcelain, parian, bisque. eartnen
stone and crockery ware, including clock
cases with or without movements, plaques
vases ana f stataettss, @ s painted. d 'fhrei tnted
stained. enameled, printed. gilded or other
wise ID decorated or ornamented In any man.
superadded ornamentshtion of any kind, 81
per cent.
earthen, stone and crockery ware and
manufactures thereof, or of which the
same IS the component material of chtet
tinted, stained, enameled, printed, gilded
or otherwise decorated or ornamented in
and decorated, 55 per cent
Articles composed of earthen or mineral
substances, II not decorated in any manner
35 per cent: If decorated, As per cent
Gas retorts, SO each; lava tips or burners
10 cents gross and 10 per cent carbons foi
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 1924 inches square has been increased
that. and not exceeding 24x3O inches square
increased frcm to - cents. There Is no in
crease In the larger sizes over the Mckin'
.sllyered plate glass and looking-glass
have been Increased to cents per SQUARE
foot; above that, and not exceeding 24X3
inches. to q O u cents; above that, and d1 dnot ex
all above that reduced TO SS cents.
Marble and stone.
sMarble or onyx; In blocks, not dres9et
or or made INT INTO articles, ~, 20 @ cents per eubiI
or dressed, including marble or onyx slabs
paving tiles or mosaic cubes, .containlnl
foot: but In measurement no slab. tile OF
cube shall be computed at less than incl
laster, chalcedony, chrysolte. cornelian
garnet. Jasper. jot malachite, marble
4 onyx or rock crystal, including clock cases
With or without movements, so per cent
: Freestone., gEanite, sandstone. limestone
and other. building and monumental stone
manufactured or undressed, 10 cents pei
cubic foot, Building and monumental
stone. except marble. and onyx. ,hewn
slate chimney pieces, mantels, slabs fol
tables, roofing slate and all other manu-
features of slate 20 per, cent
The Metal Schedule.
In the metal schedule the rates of th,