Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-04-01
Official Comfy Paper

Official County Paper
THE TARIFF REVISION BILL
With slight changes and condensa-
ti0ns we are obliged to Bradstreets' for
the following excellent synopsis OF the
tariff revision bill now before Congress
for approval:
This bill is minimum and maxi
mum rate tariff bill. The maximum
rates are in general equal to the mini
mum rates and 20 per cent. additional,
and the articles on the free list under
the minimum rate carry when trans
forred to the maximum class rate
OF 20 per cent. I'D valorem. The mini
mum rates are contained 10 the first
section of the bill, and the free list
for the minimum rates In the second
section. The maximum rates are in
cluded in the third. The fourth Sec
sticn applies the minimum rates to all
Roods imported from any country
which gives the United States as good
terms in the matter of tariff rates as
are given to any other nation, and ap-
plies the maximum rates to countries
which discriminate against the United
States or fail 10 give it tariff rates as
favorable as those given to any other
nation. This last mentioned section Is
solf-acting, making it the duty OF The
executive to collect the duties, wheth.
~ minimum or maximum, In accor-
dance with the terms OF the bill, leay.
ing it open to the courts to decide up.
on the legality OF the action.
Among the articles on which duties
are Increased are perfumery and toilet
articles, fancy soap, swords and side
arms. enameled bottle caps, chicory
root, cocoa butter, dandelion root and
articles used as substitute for coffee.
Crude cocoa is taken from the FREQ list
and made dutiable st Accents pound,
and the rates on manufactured cocoa
are increased. Spices unground and
now Oh the tree list are taken there
from and taxed It the rate OF 30 per
cent. ad vaiorem, and when ground are
rated at "a cents per pou0d In addition
to the ad vaioren rate. Increases are
also made on feathers, furs and manu-
features OF hair. These changes have
been made by the committee for the
sole purpose OF increasing the revenue.
On the articles mentioned below
Increases have been msds because the
committee found there was not sufficient
protect tion under the present law: OK
alic acid coal tar dyes, cement in which
gypsum Is the component material OF
chief value, asphaltum and bitumen,
not refined or otherwise advanced;
auorspar, the smaller sizes OF cast pol
ished plate glass, pins with ornamental
heads, watch mov0ments, zinc In ore,
osier or willow prepared for basket
makers use, porch and window blinds,
stained, dyed, etc.; split peas, fgs, lem.
Ons, pinespples. mercerized fabrics,
lappets, stockings shaped wholly or in
part on Knitting machines, surface
coated papers, photographic prints and
cigarlabels, cardboard and other paper,
paper hangings. plain paper envelopes
I and women's and childrenb gloves. A
notable feature Of the bill is the imposi-
tion Of duty Of 8 cents pound ON tea
coming from countries producing II
and OF cents y pound coming from
other countries. while coffee Is left on
the free list. The tax on cigarettes Ia
increased 20 per cent. on the heavier
and so per cent. On the lighter kinds.
Reductions are more numerous than
increases. Many Of these appear iu
the chemical schedule, where consider.
able decreases are made, among others,
IN borscic acid, o0rax and other
,Orate material, chlor0iorm, sulphurit
ethers, fruit and other ethers, oils anl
essences, leads, paints and varnishes
and other articles which there is no,
space to mention. Copperas, now duti
able at cent per ponnd, 10 transferred
TO the free list, ~ are cotton.seed snt
croton oils and all forms OF licorice
Under the earthenwxre and glasswsr,
schedule there are decreases On brick
crude gypsum. unpublished cylinder
crown and common window glass; ony;
marble and slabs and tiles Of tho same
cast polished plate glass, silvered, etc.
exceeding "a BY 30.inches ;auossic cube
OF marble, building or monuments
stone andmica. Under the mssal schsd
ule iron ore is transferred TO the ire
list, pig iron 10 reduced from a to 92.5
pcr ton, scrap iron and steel from a I
50 cents per ton, bar iron from ei1
cents 70 four-tenths Of cent pc
pound, railway bars and steel rattle fro,
seveE-twentieths 70 seven-iortieths (
cent per pound, and tinplates from
to12-l0 cents per pound. .Othsr forms q