Salt Lake Herald | 1875-02-10 | Page 1 | The Tariff and Tax Bill

The TariO aud Tax Bill. Washington 9. The senate ways and means committee to-day reported adraft of the tarifl and tax bill. It proposes to raiso about thirty millions. mil-lions. Should no modifications of it he made bo tore it is reported, the ten per cent, taken from the duties under un-der the act of June. 1872, will be restored.- The articles are: Manufactured Manufac-tured cotton, wools, iron, steel, paper, books, India rubber, gutta percha, glass, leather, etc. Tea and coffee are to remain tree of duty, butaugars of all kinds are to bear additional tax. The tax on whisky and tobacco will also be increased. The committee will hold another meeting to perfect the bill.