Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-14
62d CONGRESS S.
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sulphate of copper. borax, charcoal
and bone black coal tar and some Of
its products, sulphatc of iron, Paris
green, London purple, phosphorus
sheep dip, sulphate Of soda, strychnine
sulphur in all FORMS talcum and all
drugs, such as barks beans, berries,
fruits. dried fbres, roots and the like,
in 1t crude state, not advanced in
value or condition by the treatment
beyond that essential to the preyen-
tion of deterioration pending manuiac-
ture. The same drugs advanced in
value or condition are subject 10 10
per cent ad. yalorem. against 1244 per
cent. now
The Democrats will caucus on the
measure, tomorrow afternoon, and, on
Thursday, Majority Leader Underwood
is expected to introduce il in the
House Debate On the bill probably will
begin, next week.
According to the committees esti-
mates the bill would increase the gov
ernment revenue from the chemical
tariff to more than $l6,ooo,ooe in the
next fiscal year, all increase of more
than S4,000,oo0
The more important reductions
made by the bill include.
Blood albumen, used in textile in
dustries, from to cents; ammonia
from u to u of . cent; chloride of
lime from "a TO l. per cent: calomet
81 to l. per cent: coal tar dyes from
30 TO % per cent; drugs, from j. to 10
per cent: ether. from cents To 4
cents per pound; gelatine from 2ia
cents TO 1 cent per pound; refined
=. - s,,Is 4g..t nor
cent. to-15 per cent: magnesia car
Donate from to 1te cents per pound;
cod. seal and whale oil cents to b
cents gallon. and cod liver oil 10
cents TO Il cents gallon.
Ultra marine blue from % to 20 per
cent with "a minimum of 2 cents a
pound: black pigments % to 10 per cent;
chrome yellow and green &c to 20 but no.
less than cents per pound; powdered
ochre AZ per cent. to 10 per cent; white
lead 3 TO II cent per pound; enamel
paints 50 to 20 per cent; paris white 81
to % per cent; all paints - to - per
cent; potash bicarbonate 70 TO 10 per
cent: medcated toilet soaps G per cent.
TO 20 per cent; other soap 20 TO 10 per
cent; soda bicsrbonate 20 to per cent.
sponges 30 to 20 per cent
The most important increases IN duties
include: Chloroform to 20 per cent.
caffeine % to A. per cent. crude tartar
to 10 per cent; and egg albumen, used in
baking powder, to cents per pound
1t would take many articles off the free
list of the present tariff law and impose
duties upon them. Among these articles
with the new duties proposed are: Black
pepper. nutmegs. ginger root, cinnamon
and other spices, one cent per pound;
mace cents; clover cents; medicinal
roots and herbs cent TO cent iodine
10 cents: crude camphor cents pound
Gums and other articles used in max
ing varnishes, now free, are made duti-
able at from I to l cent per pound, Am
Der, used for cigar holders, now free, is
given a duty of 81 per pound.
Many oils have been transferred to the
dutiable list, most OF them being given
20 per cent. ad valorem.
Almond and Chinese nut oil are made
five cents a pint: cocoanut. palm and
sover bean cent per pound; peanut oil
10 cents gallon; olive oil cent per
pound.
Perfumery and toilet waters undergo
practically no change. Ambcrgris musk
and other preparations used for manu-
featuring perfumeres are changed from
free to 20 per cent ad valorem.
Vanilla beans, now free, are dutiablt
% cents a pound.