Show republican TARIFF the mighty measure is at last made public WHAT reductions IT PROPOSES the articles free from duty special tax on tobacco removed other provisions made washington march 31 at a special meeting of the ways and means committee chairman JUc Kinley presented the republican Republic aa tariff bill the minority nill be allowed ten days to offer amendments to the bill the mckinley bill will effect a reduction of in the revenue among the articles placed on the free list is uncut diamonds and and other stones fish the produce of abik acau fisheries and fish caught by A ayi vebbell in open of lake form the boundary between united states and canada currants dated fruita green ripe or dried not enumerated opium crude or and not adulterated containing y per cent or over of morphia chlorate of soda sponges sulphur or and pitch of wood tobacco stems spirits of turpentine wearing apparel and other personal effects not merchandise of persons arriving in the united states not exceeding in value but not to include articles not actually in use and necessary and appropriate for the use of such persons for present comfort and convenience or which are intended for any other person or persons or for sale paintings in oil or water colors the pro tensional teas ional productions of a painter or artist and and productions of statuary or sculpture not otherwise specified the clause permitting the free entry of articles of growth produce or manu laesure exported s amended by providing that it does not apply to articles which have advanced in val ue or improved in condition while out of the country the paragraph does not apply to any article upon which a drawback is made the of which is prohibited except upon payment of duties equal to the drawbacks allowed or to any article 0 manufacture in a bonded warehouse and exported manufactured tobacco exported without payment of the internal revenue tax must pay the tax before among the articles now free which the new bill places on the dutiable list are hides except skins with wool on 15 per cent ad va lorem mici 35 percent ad valoree valorem va lorem aluminum manufactured or crude 35 per cent ad val orem straw 2 per ton macaroni or vernii cilli and similar preparations cents per pound eggs 5 cents per dozen since the abstracts were sent a couple of weeks ago some changes have been made in the dutiable sections some 0 these are slight increases but more of them are decreases the schedule of earthenware and glassware is generally revised among the other new duties are the following glue from 12 cents per pound to 30 per cent adva loren according to value sulphur rolls 8 per ton sublimated 10 glycerine crude 1 cent per pound refined W cents cottonseed oil 10 cents per gallon soda bicarbonate 1 cent per pound the schedule of metals allows py containing more than 25 per cent of sulphur to enter free and prohibits allowing for moisture the other important changes in this schedule have already been noted pen knives and pocket cutlery show sharp increase from 12 cents to 2 per dozen and 50 per cent ad valoree valorem va lorem wooden schedule timber cut 50 per cent reduced from 2 per thousand to ago and a safeguard against export duties on logs is provided prova ded to aquil the excess in that duly sugar stands as already noted at 35 per cent below no 16 and 45 per cent above which amounts to a 50 per cent reduction on some grades and more alian that on others molasses above ag degress 25 per cent with safeguard against export duly cigars cigarettes and cherooty cheroots che roots 3 and 25 per cent the liquor schedule is substantially as at present with the addition ef effervescent mineral waters natural and imitation which are datable at 25 cents and 50 cents per dozen bottles according to size cotton manufactures are practically as fixed in the senate bill last congress cables cordage and twine of manilla including binding twine 1 cents per pound on wool the duties are as already stated under the silk schedule a bounty clause to operate ten years provides for the payment of 1 per pound on silk produced and reeled in the united states and 7 cents per pound on co coons leather belting and sole leather 20 I 1 per cent calf skins dressed 25 per cent kangaroo sheep and goat skins dressed 25 per cent skins of morocco tanned but unfinished 15 per cent glovas kid and eaverin eaU erin whole or part in au v stage of manufacture according to valie from and 30 per cent to 50 per cent pianos 55 per cent an internal revenue provision abolishes all special tax upon dealers in eaf tobacco dealers in tobacco manufacturers rs of tobacco and cigars and peddlers all restrictions upon growers in regard to the kale of tobacco are removed the tax on smoking and manufactured tobacco ana snuffs is reduced from 8 to 4 cents per pound provisions made for a rebate to manufacturers on goos hell when the law goes into effect section sa repeals all laws allowing distillation of fermented liquors except in an authorized distillery and abo law allowing all alc hohol vapor in the manufacture of vinegar section 40 confers upon the producers of all sweet wine who are also distillers the right to use wine spirits to fortify wines except in may june and july each year the bill mak es closely printed pages |