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THE OMAHA DAILY BEElII 'JJUESDAY , NOVEMBER 28 , 1893 ,
nnd chains of all llmls , made of Iron or stool ,
M ) percent nil vnlorom.
The metal scheduler arc almost wholly by
ad valorem duMcs. ns follows :
Iron In pigs , 22M P r centum ad valorem.
All Iran Jn slobi , blooms , loop * or other
formsJmorondvatireiUhan pig Iron and loss
finished than Iron In bars , 23 per centum.
I ar Iron , rolled or hammered Iron , In cells
or rods and bats or shapes ot rolled Iron , 30
per centum , , .
Ilpiiint , glrdnrs. Joints , angles , channels ,
car truck channels nnd nil other structural
shapes of Iron or stool , 35 per centum.
Holler or other plato Iron or steel , except
if saw plates not thinner than No , 10 wire
[ f gntigo. sheared or unahenrod , and skllp Iron
l ! nnd steel , sheared , or rolled In grooves , 80
I per centum. . . ,
V Forcings of Iron or storl or forgodIron or
I stool combined , HO per cent. Hoop , band or
1 scroll iron or stool , ! ) per cent.
Hallw.iv bars made of Iron or steel , and
i railway bars made In part ot stcol , common
* or Muck , Including all Iron or steel , eotnmcr-
f clally known ns common or tntrirors Iron or
Btoel , and skllp iron or slcol , JB per rent.
All Iron or stool shoots or plates , and all
hoop , haml or scroll Iron , excepting what are
known commercially ns tin .plates , tore
4 plites rfnil taggers tin , or when galvanized
. or coated with zlnu or cpultor or other
I inotah. or any allo.vof these metals , Ai per
cotitnd valorem. , .
Sheet iron or sheet polishodf planished or
glanced. : i5pcr crnt. Sheets or plates or
Iron or stcol , or luggers iron or steel , coated
with tin or lead or with n mixture , commi-r-
clally Know as tin plates , und tabors tin ,
40 per rent.
Steel Ingots , cogged Ingots , blooms and
not ape-dally provided
slabs , shoots and nlales
vided for In this act. and steel In all forms
and slnpes not specially provided for , 'Ai per
centum.
Iron nnd Forging * 'or VCMO | .
Anchors , or parts thereof , of' iron or steel
nnd wrought Iron for ships and forgings of
iron or stuol for vessels , steam engines nnd
locomotives , 25 per centum ad valorem.
Holler or other tubes , pipes , flues or stays
of wrought Iron or steul , ' > per centum.
Cast iron pipe of every description , ! io per
centum ad valorem.
Chains of all kinds made of iron or steel ,
! M ) per cent ad valorenii
I'on knives or pocket knives of all Kinds ,
or parts thereof , and razors or razor blades ,
finished or unfinished , v.iluod tit not moro
than CO cents per ilozonj 33 per cent ud
valorem , nboro Unit , 4 ! > par centum.
Table knives , forks , steels and alleavvimr ,
cooks nnd butchers knives , forks and stcols ,
all sizes , finished or unllnlshod , 33 per cent
ad valorem.
Muskets , muzzle-loading shotguns and
sporting rillcs and parts thereof , iin per cent
ad valorem ( no chaugo ) .
SDortlug , brcecli-loading shotguns and
pistols und parts thereof , 30 percent ad
valorem.
Cut nails and cut .splints of Iron and steel ,
horseshoe nails , hob nails and ill other
wrought Iron or steel nails not specially
provided lor , 23 per cent.
Needles for knitting or sewing machines ,
crochet needles and tape noodles and bodkins
kins of metal , 25 per cent. Present law 23 per
cent.
Crosscut saws , circular saws , hand , buck
and all other saws , 23 nor cent.
Screws , 30 per cent ad valorem.
Wheels , or parts thereof , made of iron or
stcol and steel tired wheels for railway
put-poses , whether wholly or partly mi'sheii ' ,
ana Iron or steel locomotive , car , or other
railway tics or parts thereof , wholly or
partly manufactured , 85 pdr dent ad
valorem.
Aluminum , or aluminum hi crude form for
alloys , 25 percent ad valorem.
Cupper nuil Loud.
Copper In rolled plates , called braziers ,
copx | > r shoots , rods , pipes and copper bottoms
toms , 20 per cent ad valorem.
Lead , 0r lead dross , 10 percent ad valorem ,
upon iho lead contained therein , according
to sample and assay at port of entry , pro
vided that all ores containing silver and
4oad , In which the value of the sliver con
tents shall bo greater than the value ot the
lead contents , according to sample and assay
at port of entry , shall bo considered silver
ores.
ores.Lend in pigs and bars , molten and old
refuse load ruu into blocks and bars and old
scV.ip lo.ul , lit oilly to bo manufactured , 1
cent per pound.
Pens , metallic , except , gold pens , 33 per
cent ad valorem ; penholder tips , penholders
or parts thoreof.and gold pens , 2. ) per cent
ad valorem. Present law SO per"contum ad
valorem.
1'ins , metallic , including hairpins , safety
pins , shawl and belt pins , not commercially
known ns Juwclry , 20 per cent ad valorem.
Present law 30 per rout ud valorem.
Typo metals and now types , 15 nor cent ad
valorem.
Xliic in blocks or pigs , 30 per cent ad va
lorem.
Xlnc in sheets , 25 per cent ad valorem.
Manufactured articles of wares not spe
cially provided for in this act , composed
wholly or in part of any metal , whether partly
or wholly nmmif.ictu'red. 35 percent ad va- .
lorcm. Present law , -13 per cent.
AH llugHrilt til 11 Sucnr Itouutloi.
The bill repeals the provision of the present
ont law for sugar bounties by installments , *
by providing mat these homilies shall bo
reduced one-eighth p.irt of thulr respective
amounts oacli year , beginning with July If
IblC ? , and extending to July 1 , 1902 , inclusive
and shall thereafter reuse. ,
The Wilson bill also reduces the duty on
all sucars ubovo Uie 11 } degrees standard
from live-tenths of 1 cent per pound to five-
uvcnUottiH of 1 cent.
On nil loaf tobacco , or such part thereof as
is commurclnlly known as wrapper tobacco ,
and BUilnblo fpr cigar wrappers , if mi-
stemmed , the duty is to bo ? 1 pur pound.
If stemmed $1.25 per pound. The present
duty is $2 and 50.75 per pound. All other
Irnf tob.icco , if mistommcd , is llxud at 85
cents per pound ; It stemmed 50 cents per
pound , as at prcsont.
Cigars , cheroots and uigarottnsof all kinds ,
Including wrappers , § ; i per pound and 25 per
' cut ad valorem. The present duty is $1 per
poutm aml25 per cent.
Spool thread or cotton , containing ono-
Inch spool , nut exceeding 100yards of thread ,
1 % cents per dozen , and also for uvory addi
tional iOO yurJH of thread 4 > i-unts per
pound. Present law , 7 cents per pound.
Impont on lr < ! ! i < iMnn" < .
nrcadstuffs , of which wo are Immense ex
porters , are made frco , except when Im
ported from countries mittlm ; duties on our
illru products , In which c.tso It is 20 per cent.
Fresh vegetables , fruits , eggs and ilito lood
products are untaxed for iho benefit of our
own consumers , hugely the working people
of the flues.
Salt In bulk Is frco. Packing salt Is frco ,
hut the covering is dutiable at r.itcs pre-
Btriuod for Ilko nrlides.
The tariff on .spirits U put at double the
Internal ruvcnuo r.itc.s on Ilko spirits , and
Bjmo slight reduction is made on still wines ,
malt liquors , ginger ale and Ilka beverages
in the interest of Increased rovonuo. The
duty on sparkling wlnci Is likewise- slightly
reduced for the same reason , that on churn- '
pagno being put at ' * 7 per dozen quarts , as
iiiraiust (6 in the MoKinley and fli la lha law
of 1 1.
In cotton manufactures substantial roduo- *
lions urn made , and especially on cheap
clotiib and prints , and the existing system
of ttixlnir by count of thread in thu square
inch is retained ,
Hemp and | lix : are made frco ; dressed II no
of hemp and ll.ix , I font and 1VJ cunts ro
fapeotlvolv.
Hurlap. * and cotton and grain bagging are
SERIES ONE
NOVEMBER 28. 1893.
T H El B El EX
COUPON.
World's Fair
Art Portfolio.
To secure this superb souvenir
aoid or brlntr six coupons of this
kcrlcs boarlng different dutcs
with 10 ven U in coin to
ART PORTFOLIO DEFT , ,
Bee Office , Omaha.
put at 15 per cent , but when Imported for
covering articles to bo exported nrp duty
frco.
frco.Wool Is made free. Tilts takes the stllti
from under woolen manufactures and begets
the hope that they may rocox'or from the
languishing condition In which they have
been for a quarter of n century , nnd that wo
may get woolen goods at reasonable rates In
stead of at duties that. oo. the common
grades , frequently reach 103 percent , and In
rases two or three times that merciless fig
ure.
Olotlic-i mill Dry Cnoitt.
Clothes nnd dry goads are put at 40 per
cent ; clothing at 45 per cent ; rates higher
than the committee desired , but doomed
temporarily necessary because of our man-
ufacturces having so lontr boon excluded
from two-thirds of the wool of the world
that they will have to learr. the art of manu
facturing free wool. A sliding sc.ilo Is
therefore adoed , by which the rates in the
woolen fi'jliodulo are to como down live
points with the lane | of five years. Carpets -
pets , an industry In wh'ch ' wo will soon bo
independent of competition , are put at.JIS
porconffor Axminstors , Moquotto and Wil
ton , 'X ) percent for Brussels , whlld common
grades gu down to 20 per cent.
The bill provides that the duty shall bo
removed from wool on M-irch 1 , f nd reduced
on woolen goods July t.
In the silk schedules thodoductlon of rates
Is smaller than in cotton or woolen fabrics.
Solo leather is reduced from 10 to 5 per
cent.
Leather gloves are classified according to
material and length and are uniformly rated
at iticelllo duties , which average not over 23
percent on the common varieties nnd not
over 40 percent on the fine lamb and kid
gloves.
In the , schedule of sundries many articles ,
like hatters' plush , are put on Iho free list.
The duty on cut diamonds , pearls nnd
other precious stouos Is Increased. Works
of art are , lam delighted to say , put back
on the free list.
Clothing , ready made , and articles of
wearing apparel of every description , hand
kerchiefs composed of cotton or vegetable
liber or of which cotton or other vegetable
ilbor Is the component material of ctilof
yaiuo , 40 per cent ail valorem. Present law ,
05 nor cent.
Plushes , velvets , velveteens , etc. , not
bleached , dyed or colored , UO per cent.
Present law , 10 cents per yard and 20 per
cent ad valorem.
Stockings , hose and half hose made on
hnlttintr machinery or frames , shirts and
drawers , valued at not moro than fl.50 per
dozen , 'M per cent ad valorem.
Stockings , hose and half hose , velvets ,
etc. , Including such as are commercially
known ns seamless , 40 per cent ad valorem.
Present duty on this class ranges from 2
cents per dozen on hoiserv and20 per con turn
ad uiloretn , to $2 per dozen nnd 40 per centum
ad valorem on shirts and drawers.
\Yool Schedules.
The classification In'tho wool schedule
proper was disposed of in two short seotlons.
The llrst provides that wool , hair , etc. , Im
proved or advanced beyond Its original con
dition , ns wasted by the use of machinery or
the application of laborer both , shall bo sub
ject to a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem.
The second that on Ilko material , valued
at not moro than ! 13 cents per pound , the
duty shall bo 25 per cent ; valued at over 35
cents per pound the duty shall bo 30 per
CClUt. .
Duties are llxod on manufactures of wool
as follows : On woolen and worsted yarns ,
! 50 per cent ; valued at more than 4.0cents per
pound , 83 per cent nil valorem.
On woolen or worsted cloths , shawls , knit
fabrics and other manufactures , 40 per cent
ad valorem.
On women's and children's dross goods ,
coat linincrs. buntintr and ( roods of similar de
scriptlon orchardcter,40percentad valorem
On cloaks , dolmans , jackets , ulsters or
other outside garments for ladies and chil
dren's apparel , 45 per cent ad valorem.
Present law , 4UJ { cents per pound and DO per
cent ad valorem.
AubUsson , Moquotto and chenille carpets ,
and all carpeting of Ilko character or condi
tion , and oriental , Berlin and other similar
rues , ! i ? ) per cent ad valorem. Present law
00 cents per square yard and 40 per cent.
Saxony , Wilton and Tourney velvet , carpets -
pots , ISO per "cent ad valorem,1 Present law
GO cents per pound und 40 per cent.
Brussels carpet aO cents per pound
Present law 44 cents per square yard.
The "bill provides that on all rates of duties
in the \vonlou sclicdulos1 except on carpets ,
there shall bo a reduction of 1 cent on the
100 on the first of July , 1S % , and thoroattor
a likn amount on the llrst day of July , 1897 ,
18'JS ' , 18'JO and 1900.
Twluo nutl
Flax , hackled , known as "dressed line , "
\y \ cents per pound. Present law. 3 cents.
t anil made of jute , 20 per cent ad valorem.
Present law , 33 per cent.
Cables , cordage and twine ( except binding
twine ) . 10 per cent ad valorem ; burlap's , not
exceeding sixty Inches In width , containing
not over forty threads to the"squaro inch ,
counting warp and lilting , and bitgs for Krain
mndo of burlaps , 20 per cent ad valorem.
lUieglng for cotton , gunny cloth and all
material suitable for covering cotton , 15 per
cent ad valorem. '
Collars , cuffs , shirts and all wearing ap
parel not especially provided for85 per cent
ad valorem. .
All manufactures of flax , hemp , jute or
other vegetable flbro , except cotton , 30 per
cent ad valorem. Present law , from 2 cents
per pound to 40 per cent ad valorem.
Solo leather , 5 per cent ad valorem. Pres
ent law 11) ) percent.
Belting leather , 10 per cent ad valorem.
No chance.
Loathe rmado into ishoo uppers or vamps or
other forms , 20 per cent ad valorem.
The. glove schedule has benn entirely rearranged -
arranged and it Iff era from the McICinloy law
quite materially.
Ilutloi on I'll per.
Printing papor.uusUcd for books and news
papers , 12 per cent an valorem. Present
law 10 per cent.
Surfaced , coated papers and manufactures
thereof , cart'.boards , lithographic prints , ex
cept illustrations when forming a part of a
periodical newspaper or In printed books ,
photographs , autographs and scrap albums ,
2j per cent ail valorem , Present law 35 per
cent.
Envelopes , 20 per cent ad valorem. Pres
ent duty , 25 per cent.
Playing cards , 10 cents per package and 50
per cent ad valorem , present duty , 50 cents
per package.
Some of the specific duties of the MclCln-
loy law , on earthenware und glassware ,
liavo been changed n's follows :
Hrlck , not glazed or ornamented or deco
rated in tiny manner , 20 per cent ad valorem.
Present law , $1.23 per ton , Oluzod or deco
rated , 0 per cent ad valorem. Present law ,
25 per cent. ,
Tiles , plain and encaustic , not glazed , or
namented , painted , enameled or decorated ,
40 percent ud valorem. Present law , 45 pur
cent.
China , porcelain , parlan and bisque ware ,
not uecoratod in any niaimor-40 per cent ad
valorem. Present law , 55 per cent ad
valorem.
Oulna , porcelain , parian , bisque , earthen
and crockery ware and imitations thereof ,
Including placquos , ornamons , toys ,
charms , vases , decorated or ornamented in
any manner , 15 per cent ad valorem. Pres
ent law , ( iO per cent ad valorem.
Plain green and colored , moulded or
pressed and Hint and lluio glassvt are , Includ
ing bottles , vials , demijohns and carboys ,
covered or uncovered , whether llllod or uu
filled , and whether tholr contents boor bu
not free , not specially-provided In this act ,
80 per cent ad valorem , Present law , 1 cent
to 1'i cents per pound , according to slzo.
.trllplrr ot Clsiftswaro. '
All articles of glass , cut , engraved ,
painted , colored , stained , decorated , silvered
or glided , not including plate glass ; silvered
or looking glass plates , 35 per cent ad
vnlorom. Present law , GO per cent ad
valorem. *
All glass bottles , decanters and other
vessels or articles of glass when cut , en
graved , painted , colored , printed , stained ,
etched nr otherwUu ornamented or deco
rated , except such as have ground necks
and stoppers only , upt especially provided
for lu tuls act , 35 per cent ad valorem.
Present law 40 per cent , ad valorem.
Unpolished cylinders , crown and common
window glass , not exceeding 10x14 inches
square , 1 cent pfcr pound. Proa out law
1/g cents , Above that and not exceeding
24x30 Inches square , lj } cents per pound ,
Piosont law 'J.V. , Above thai and not
exceeding 24x39 Inches square , 1 % cents per
pound. Present law lijj cents per pound.
Cylinder and crown glass , polished , not
'exceeding Itx24 ! Inches square , 2l , cents per
square foot. Present law. 4 cents. Above
that and not exceed Ing 24x30 inches square ,
4 cents per square foot. Present law , U
cents. Above that and not exceeding 24x00
Inohcs square , C cents per square foot. Pres
ent law , 20 cents. Above that , Scents per
square foot. 1'rcsont law , 4 cents ,
riktoii ( Han * .
Fluted , rolled or rough platoil glass , not
including crown , c.vlinderorcotnmon window
glass , not exceeding 10x24 inches square ,
threo-quartors of I conl tier square foot.
Prcsanl law , 1 cent. Above tlmt nnd not
oxccoJIng 24x30 inches square , I cent per
square foot. Present law , l' < cents. All
above that , lt < cents per square' foot. Pros- .
cnt law , 3 cents.
All ntitcd , rolled or rough plato glass ,
weighing over 100 pounds per 100 square
feet shall pay nn additional duty on the
excess at the same rates heroin imposed ,
provided that all of the above plate glass ,
whea ground , smoothed or otherwise ob
scured shall bo subject to the same rate of
duty ns polished glass or plates unsllvercd.
Spectacles , eye glasses , opera glasses nnU
other optical Instruments and frames for
thesimo , : i3per cent ad valorem. Present
law , CO per cent ad valorem.
lenses of glass or pebble , wholly or partly
manufactured , 85 per cent ad valorem.
Present law 00 per cent ad valorem.
All stained or painted glasses , stained and
painted glass windows nnd all mirrors , not
exceeding In slzo 144 square Inches , with or
without frames orcascs , nnd all manufactures
of glass or ot which glass Is the component
or chlof value , not especially provided for In
this act , 85 per cent ud valorem. Present
law 15 percent ad valorem.
The marble stone schedule shows an
almost general reduction.
Acrloiiltnritl Holicitulc.
The agricultural schedule Includes almost
nil farm products and provisions. Many
chances have been made , spoclllc duties
being changed to nd valorem In many In-
stances. All live animals not placed on the
free list by this bill are made liable to 20
per cent ad valorem , the s.imo as the present
law Other farm products are as follows :
Hujkwhcat , corn or maize , corn meal , oat
meal , rye Hour , wheat and wheat flour , 2U
per cent , but each of the above products
shall bo admitted frco ot duty from any
country which imposes no Import duty on
the like products- when exported from the
United States.
Macaroni and all similar provisions , 25 per
cent ad valorem. Present law , 2 cents per
pound.
Anchovies , sardines and other fish packed
in oil , tin boxes or any other form , 80
per cent ad valorem. Present law , 40 pur
cent ad valorem.
Fish in cans or packages made of tin or
other materials , except anchovies and sar
dines , and IUU packed In any other manner
not specially enumerated or provided for in
this act , 25 cor cent ad valorem. Present
law , 80 percent ad valorem.
Grapes , 25 per , cent ad valorem. Present
law , 00 cents per barrel.
Oranges , lemons and limes In packages , 10
cents per cubic footer fractional part thereof.
Halslns nnd old dried grapes , l.j cents per
pound. Present law , "yt cents per pound.
Brandy mill Spirits.
Brandy nnd other spirits , mnnufacturod or
distilled from grain or other mnterials , and
not specially provided for In this act , $1.80
per proof gallon. Present law fi.ftO.
Cordials , liquors , absinthe nnd other
spirituous beverages or bitters of all kinds
containing spirits , not specially provided
for in this act. ? 1.80 par proof gallon.
Preset ! 1 law $2.50.
No lower rate of amount of duties shall bo
levied , collected and paid on brandy , spirits
and other spirituous beverages than that
fixed by law for the description of llrst
proof , but It sbnll bo increased in proportion
for any greater strength than the strength
of first proof and all Imitations of brandy or
spirits of wines imported by any names what
ever.
ever.First
First proof and all imitations ot orandy or
spirits of wines imported by any name what
ever , shall bo subject to the highest duty
provided for these articles , respectively. In
tended to bo represented , and In no case loss
than $1 per gallon. Present law. 81.50.
Champagne and other sparkling wines In
bottles containing not moro than ono quart
ana less than one pint , § 7 per dozon. Pres
ent law , $8.75.
Alo. exported , and beqr in bottles and
jugs , 30 cents > per ' gallon.Present . . law. 40
' >
- * -
cents.
IJiittons , F.tc. '
Buttons and button 'forms , pearl and shell
buttons , wholly or partly manufactured , 40
per cent ad vnlorom. Present law 2j cents
per line and 25 per cent ad valorem.
Ivory , vegetable ivory , bone or horn but
tons , 25 percent ud valorem. Present law ,
50 per cent.
Explosive substaucosj mutches , friction or
luclfcr , 20 per cent ad valorem. Present
law 10 percent gross.
Percussion caps , 30 per cent ad valorem.
Present law 40 per cent ad valorem.
Feathers and downs of all kinds , when
dressed colored or manufactured , including
quilts of down or other manufactures of
down and also including dressed and ilu-
islicil birds suitable for millinery ornaments ,
artificial and ornamental feathers and
flowers or parts thereof of whatever ma
terial composed , not especially provided for
In this act , 85 per cent ad valorem. Present
law , crude , 10 per cent ; dressed , 50 per c out.
Fans , except common palm leaf funs , 40
per cent ad valorem.
Fur hats , including fur hat bodies , 30 per
cent ad valorem. Present law , 53 per cent.
Jewelry and precious stones : Ail articles
not specially provided for In this act and
known " " and
commercially as "jewelry ,
cameos in frames , 25 per cent ail valorem.
Present law , 00 per cent.
Precious stones of all kinlcs , cut but not
sot , 15 per cent ad valorem. Present law , 10
percent.
Pipes , and all smokers' articles not speci
ally provided for , 50 per cent ad valorem.
Present law , 70 per cent.
Umbrellas , parasols and sunshades , cov
ered with material composed wholly or in
part of silk , wool 6r goat hair , 4T per cent
ad valorem , Present law , 05 per cent ,
ls , OllK mill I'ulnlg ,
Many articles in the chemicals , oils and
paints schedule have been transferred to the
free list. The changes made In the remain
ing articles include the following ;
Ink and hue gamier , printer's ink and all
other inks not .specially provided for in this
not , 'JO per cent ad valorem. Present law , 'M
per cent.
Opium , adquls extract , for medical use ,
and the tincture of laudanum and all other
liquid preparations of laudanum , not spe
cially provided for sn this nutr2'i per cent ad *
valorem. Present law , 40 per cunt tid
valorem.
Opium containing loss than 1) ) per cent of
morphia , opium prepared for mnoKiiig- !
per pound. Present law , $12. But opium
prepared for smoking and other preparations
of opium deposited In bonded warehouses
shall not bo removed therefrom without
payment of duties , and such duties shall not
bo refunded.
All medicine preparations , including prep
arations of which alcohol Is a component
part , or In the preparation of whioh alcohol
is used , not specially provided for , 50 cents
per pound. Provided , that no such prepara
tion shall pay loss than 25 per cent ad va
lorem. Present duty the same , without the
ad valorem provisions.
Preparations used as applications to the
lipir , mouth teeth or skin , and articles of
perfumery , not specially provided for , 40
percent ail valorem. Present law , 114 cents
per pound ,
Fancy , perfumed nnd all descriptions of
toilet soap , 35 per cent ad valorem , Present
law 10 cents per pound ,
A largo portion of the now tariff bill is de
voted to the administrative law. Under the
McKiuley revision this was made the subject
of a separate bill , but the democrats have
simply added the administrative provisions
to the customs bill and thus IneluJed thu
.whole machinery of the customs collections
{ none measure ,
Chungo * in AiliulnUtrathe r.aw.
The changes In the administrative law are
moro numerous than was at ilrst contem
plated , and some of them are of considerable
importance. Ono of these autnorizos the
secretary of the treasury , at his discretion ,
to permit the certification of Invoices boforu
United States consular oDIcors In adjoining
districts from that in which the goods
are manufactured or purchased. Consuls
uro also authorized to refuse cer
tificates or Invoices not made In
strict accordance with the regulations.
The invoice shall also slate the nuino of the
consular district and the name of the port ,
or place from which the merchandise was
procured , andi when entry of mer
chandise oxcoedlng f 100 In value is made , by
a statement In the form of an invoice , the
collector shall require a bond In a penal sum ,
which shall bo double the amount of iho
estimated duties , and in excess of 1100 If
the merchandise ba iree of. duty for the pro
duction of a duly certified invoice.
The decision of the collector an to the rate
and the amount of uuties chargeable on Im
ports of merchandise , including all dutiable
costs nnd charge * , ifipd as to all fees and ex
actions of whntoyqr character , shnll be
final nnd conrluslttf ( against nil persons in
terested therein , unless the owner , importnr.
consignee or ngont of such merchandise , or
the person paying , such foes , charges nnd
exactions , shall within ton days after ,
but not before , such ascertainment
nnd liquidation of duties , aa well in
unso of merchandise ? entered In bond for
consumption , orf lthln ten days nftor
the payment oti suQli foes , charges nnd exactions -
actions , if dissatisfied with such decision ,
give notice In writing to the collector , stating
therein distinctly nnd specifically and In re
spect to each entry or payment the reasons
for his obocttonnhcrotd7 ] ! and If the mer
chandise is f , n to roil for consumption , pay the
full amount of duties nnd charges to bo duo
thereon.
Procru iif Appntil ,
Upon such notice nnd payment the collector
shall transmit such notlco , together with the
Invoice of the merchandise , to n bonrd of
three general appraisers on duty at the port
where such merchandise was entered , or the
nearest board of three general appraisers
designated to hoar and determine such case ,
which board shall Investigate the facts and
the law applicable to the case and shall
transmit their report of the facts ami their
recommendations as to the rate nnd amount
of duties lawfully duo on said merchandise
to the secretary of the treasury , nnd their
report signed by n majority of the
board shall bo ihml nnd conclusive ns
to the facts Involved , unless the sec
retary shall direct a rehearing thereof , nnd
the sncrotary of the treasury shall decide
the question ns to the lawful amount of
duties dutiable on such merchandise , which
decision shall bo llnal nnd conclusive , unless
within thirty days thereafter the Importer ,
owner , consignee or agent of such merchan
dise shall appeal from such decision to the
United States circuitcourt of appeals , which
court shall decide the questions of law In
volved therein and Its decision shall bo final
and conclusive.
All final judgments when In favor of the
importer shall be satisfied and paid by iho
secroiary ot the treasury from the perma
nent appropriation provided for In section 24
of this act. For the purpose of this section
the circuit court of the United States shall
always bo deemed open. When goods are
damaged In custom or in bond or In custody
of the United States ofllcials the secretary
of the treasury Is authorized to remit the
import duties paid or due.
CIIAIItUAN WILSON TALKS. -
Ho Mnkev a Stnlenirnt Coiiccriilnc the
New llltl.
WASHINTOX , Nov. ST. Chairman \Vllson
has issued the following statement in regard
to the bill :
The democratic members of the comtnlttoo
on ways nnd nioam liavo felt , ns none others
could fool , the momentous responsibility
resting upon them and the magnitude nnd
diflleult duty assigned them of framing a
tariff bill for iv nation of 70,000,000 people.
The bill they were called upon to reform Is
a vast und labyrlntnlan system of chw tax
ation , the culmination of thirty years con
trol of the taxing power by a few great
interests , gathering into their train a host
! 0f potty toll gatherers. It was carefully
framedto , prevent , as long as possible , what'
its author called "any monkeying with the
tariff , " by whlclV ho"mcant any successful
eflort of the people 'to1 undo or to lesson the
bounties which jts , biollclaries wore per-
tnittoa to write therein , In their own words
and their own jfigures. It transferred to
the free list prqper.-.and fruitful revenue
articles where most ofthe taxes paid by the
people were received by their movement
and greatly Increased the rates of
the articles where' 'dll1 or most of the
taxes paid by the people went into private
coffers. And it wns bolstered about by many
defenses , chief amongyhlch are a swept and
garnished treasu y aff a swollen and colossal - <
sal scale of permanent ) expenditures. Such
arp , ho conditions that confronted us at the
threshold pi ou'r\xpric. " i-Iho commitfe has
welcomed information and counsel t from
every trustworthy.ispurcc , and while it does-
not expectits bill to escape just criticism in
all particulars , It presents It to the country
as the .result of patient , anxious thought ,
nnd of an honest desire to discharge its duty
purged of all taint of local 'and personal
favoritism or prejudice.
Its mam features are two :
1. The adoption , wherever it seemed
pra--tlcable , of ad valorem instead of specillc
duties.
2. The freeing from taxes of these great
materials of industry that lie nt the base of
production ,
Kcunnns Agiilnst Spcclllo Dutlen.
Specific rates of duty are objectionable for
these reasons : They frequently conceal a
rate of taxation too enormous to be sub
mitted to if exposed in in ad valorem terms ,
us the duty of 8 cents per 100 pounds on salt
in bulk , which amounts to over 80 pdr cent
on a common necessity of life. They
always boar heavily on the common ar
ticle used by the masses and slightly
upon the expensive article consumed by the
rich as a tax of fl)0 ) on all the houses would
bo little on the great mini and very hiijh on
the humble home. And contrary to common
belief , specific duties load to greater frauds
In administrationc for the counting and
weighing al iho customs houses nro done by
the cheapest and most corrupt labor , while
ad valorem ratoa are assessed by the best
paid anil'most responsible appraisers.
The ad valorem system has worked well
In practice and Is essentially the fairest sys
tem , because il is a tax upon the aclual
value of an article and was declared by Mr.
Clay himself to bo in theory und according
to every sound nrinclplb of Justice entitled
( o the preference and to have been vindi
cated by long trial.
Why Itnw Mntorlnln Arc Free.
The boldest Innovation of the bill Is its
largo frco list of the raw materials. Taxes
upon iiroducllou are double wrongs.
They gather nnd accumulate on
the consumers of the finisher's pro
duct. They hurt labor by narrowing
the market for what It produces. Coal and
iron are the foundations of modern produc
tions. Material progress Is measured by thu
amount of Ihoir consumption. No other
country can supply them as abundantly or
cheaply as wo can. No possible competition
can interfere with our own producers , n few
mites in the Interior of thd country. Itomoto-
ness from the sources of supply is in Itself
enough disadvantage to any section of the
country without further bunions in tariff
taxes. Untuxcd ores , lumber nnd other
things will also immensely stimulate pro-
dilution in certain parfs of our country.
The thlu edge of American manufactures
has entered every country , WItn releases
from taxes on thqic juaturials iboro Is no
limit to the grovUKif / , our foreign trade.
This will moro thatt'Co iiponsato producers
of raw material,1 whd , tariff or no lariff ,
control all the intcdP.r.of the country , from
any apureho.ndod IqHPi markets anywhere
along the seaboard. ,
Its incalculable qdjVjmtago to labor is ap
parent. In every Kr < i ( llnu of manufaclura
wo can produun infelx lo nlno months enough
for our honia murkpt.i'ibVo can get rid of our
surplus only by foKcImv.tradp , As long us
wo have taxes on tl ) * > materials of Industry ,
we cannot build UIV Uiit | trade , IIuuso the
other alternative , fqu3tp to keep down pro
duction to ( ho honjMiimu-kot.
The worklnginuu can.sou . whether his In
terests are wlthnn isvatom that represses
production nnd roba blui of employment or
with a system tlnU i.voj natural and healthy
play to \ietloujinna \ emancipates Indus
tries from trusts Aim like combinations of
capital. *
Chief ( ; hofl c Hpeclfled.
As to the details of ttio bill , I will briefly
capitulate tno salient changes of several
schedules.
In the chemistry schedule , wo have trans
ferred to the free list , qulla a number of
articles used in manufacturing the
most Important Ingredients used In Iho
manufacture of sulpiiura { acid , The [ duly Is
reduced from B5 to 1)5 cents
per gallon , and the duty on
Unseed which was revised to 83 cents by the
conference committee on the McKiuley bill
after each hfluso had openly voted for a
lower duty , wo put at 15 cent ? a gallon. Pig
lead is reduced from 2 to 1 cent a pound.
Load paints are conspicuously raiu.cod | ,
The McKlnloy bill luuroasod the duty on
opium prepared for smoking to 112 a pound
In the vain hope of lessoning its Importa
tion. The customs housa ofllcers on
the Pacific coast declare that this
Increase- duty has simuly placed In iho
bauds of smugglers the bringing in of opium
to the demoralization of the customs service
nnd the loss of ever J500,000 revenue. The
duty proposed is believed to bo collectable ,
nnd will put the trnfllc under government
control and supervision.
In the pottery schedule reductions nro
made. Plain whlto ware Is decreased from
the hieh schedule in which It mysteriously
crowded Itself. Decorated ware Is reduced
from CO to 45por cent , .
In common window glnss , whore close com-
blnntlo.ns have kept up prices to. consumers
under the scale of duties averaging 100 per
cent , n reduction of moro than ono-hnlf has
been made In all the larger sizes. There is
no doubt thai llioso rates will permit a very
heavy growth of the Industry hero. In
plate glass reductions are made , the largest
size from 00 cents to Sfl conls pur square fool ,
on silvered from 00 tofti cents.
llodurllons In Iron unit Steel.
Ill the iron nnd steel schedule wo begin
with free ore. The discovery of the Immense
deposits of Bessemer ores In thu Inko regions
and of foundry ores In Alabama has rapidly
swept us to the leadership of the world In
the production of Iron nnd Atcel nnd brought
near at hand nn undisputed supremacy In
the great field of manufactures. The
use of steam shovels reduces the
cost of mining to a point whore the
wages , paid "natural labor" arc Irrelevant.
Pig Iron wo produce for $ G.7'J per ton.
which Is from 00 to W per cent to a uniform
duly of 22 < < f per ucnt , a rate somewhat
higher In proportion thnn the rest of the
schedule because Of the cheap freight rates
on foreign pig , It being n favor
ite freight on westward voyages.
Steel rails wo reduce from S13.14 per ton
now , or 7ft per cent , to25 percent. As the
pool which has kept up prices so many years
in this country seems now ulsorgaul/cci the
other producers will soon need protection ,
more against Mr. Carnegie at Plttsburg and
Mr. Stirling at Chicago than against foreign
producers. The residue of the schedule
varies from 25 to 30 per cent.
Beams nnd girders arc 513 per cent because
of the waste of cutting beams and the va
riety of lengths nnd nlso the frequent ne
cessity of changing the rolls In making
boanis nnd girders because of the Irregulac
quantities and lengths nnd sizes of orders.
Tin plates are reduced to 40 per cent , n lit
tle moro than ono-half.of the McKlnley rate.
This Is a revenue duty , nnd nt the same time
enough to permit any existing mills to live
and HoUrlsh.
Cheaper grades of pocket cutlery nro 3o nor
conthigher grades 45 percent. Table cutlery
is 35 per cent. Those nre very- substantial
reductions from present rates which , being
specillc , roach in some grades of Docket
cutlery ns high as 90 percent , but with the
release of taxes on raw material , especially
on pearl and Ivory for handles , seem ample.
Both copper ores and pig copper are made
free , wo bulng largo exporters of the lattoo
and the duty serving only to enable the pro *
ducer to sell higher to our pcopio than to
foreigners. Kicklo is froo. Lead ere
has a small duty of 15 per cent ,
and pig load is 1 cent n pound. Silver lead
ores are restored to the free list.
Unmanufactured lumber Is froo. Manu
factured is put at 25 per cent , with a proviso
that if there are any export duties or
charges on foreign lumber , It shall bo ad
mitted only at the rates now existing.
Win a IlnrU Ono.
Sugar has been n difficult subject to deal
with , Hnw sugar was transferred to the
free list by the McKlnloy bill because nearly
all the taxes paid on it went to the pub
lic treasury. A strong dcslro amongst
the members. of the committee was
lo put nn ad valorem duty of 20 or 25 per
cent on it and to abolish the bounty at
onco. After much consideration , It was de
cided to reduce to ono half the duty on re-
llncd sugars and to repeal the bounty ono-
elghtn each year , leaving raw sugar taxed
ns nt present.
In the tobacco schedule those rates wore
sought which would bring most rovenuo.
The present taxes of S2.75 per pound on
wrappers or leaf have blotted out many
small establishments and actually impaired
revenue. Wo make the rates $1 and $1 75
per pound on wrapper loaf ad 35 cents and
50 cents per pound on filler tobacco , un-
sccmmed and stemmed In each. Manu
factures of tobacco are put at 40
cents. Cigars are reduced from ? 4.50
per pound and 25 par cent ad valorem to 3
.per pound and 20 per cgnt. Ills believed to
bo thu most productive revenue rate and is
higher than the law of 1SC3.
Live animals are put at 20 per cent.
Barley Is.roduccd from HO cents per bushel
to 20 per cent , which is about 12 cents.
Intoritul ItuvniuiD I'lgnn-it.
From the annual report of the commissioner
of internal revenue made public last night , it
is found that Nohraskans during the last
fiscal year paid in tax on oleomargarine con
sumed $08U05 ; tlmt there are in the state one
oleo factory , ton wholesalers and Hfty-flvo
retailers. Iowa paid S3,8V.I tax and has ono
manufacturer and twenty-nine oleo dealers.
Nebraska nas fifty-five tobacco factories and
they manufactured during the year 32,000
pounds of tobacco and 4,8(2,000 ( cigars.
The above is a rapid summary of the chief
changes made by the proposed bill and will
glvo a satisfactory resume , it is believed ,
of its general structure. It is estimated
that It will reduce revenues on the basis of
importations of 1SU2 about 550,000,000 and
something moro on the basis of Ib'JIJ , with nn
immensely larger decrease ot tax burdens
to the American people. The administrative ,
law is repealed with a few amendments
suggested by the experience of its operation ,
'ibat was chloliy prepared by Mr. Hewitt
when he was in congress and the changes
proposed in our bill are to make it moro
effective , while , at the same time , softening
the features added by Iho MclCmloy bill
that would treat Iho business ot importing
as nn outlawry not entitled to the protection
of the government.
LOUAL
Opinions of OmiliiiiiB on tlio Suujoct of
TiirllT Knvlsliin. ' ,
W. V. Morse I luivo not seen the contents
of the bill , although I was aware that such
n measure had been proposed. We do not
wauta change , as we have always had pros
perity under a protective tariff. It is my
idea that if the democratic congress would
adopt a resolution saying that the lariff
would not bo disturbed for three years that
prosperity would return to the country in
side of twenty-four hours. It Is this unset
tled stiitc and agitation of change that has
taken commercial prosperity from us.
There is no such thing as free trade and
cannot bo. Of course last year they talked
that they wanted free Irado and Iho pcopio ,
nol knowing what ityna and supposing
tlmt frco trade really meant free
trade , voted for it. It is all a
humbug. This country demands $000,000,000
annually lo conduct its affairs , nnd
the amount must bo derived from revenues ,
There is no reason why wo should not havn
a system of protective tariff continued , as wo
experienced prosperity nil ulong under it and
there was no business depression. I am in
formed that there was only a difference ) of
4 mills between the Milts an'l McKlnlcy bills ,
which rcp'resenled thu ideas of the followers
of uiich. Major MelClnley's speech down at
Doitoii last weak represents my views upon
this matter thoroughly. What wo want is a
business tariff , ono that will glvo us pros
perity , and not one that is a political mo.isuro
und Intended lo tear down , II U simply this
that If wo had manufactured In tins coun
try during IS'JJ $100,000,000less , of goods than
wo did , thai wu would have been compelled
lo Import that amount , and If , inlb'Jl , wo had
manufactured { 100,000,000 more , as wo would
had there not been a change of management
In the affairs of the nation , wo wr.uld have
stopped the How of from | 80OOO.OiJO to $110-
000,000 in gold lu Kuropo aud which started
the financial panic.
Thomas Kllpatrick was suffering from n
severe attack of the grip , but declared him ,
self well enough to signify bis unqualified
approbation of iho now tariff bill. ' ! only
hope , " sul'l he "that the nuw bill will be
passed without delay , so that there will bo
all Iho lime possible loft for people lo
prepare themselves fur the change before It
takes offucl. I highly approve of thai sec
tion of iho bill Dial provides for removing
Die tariff on linens. Wo produce but little
of that article in this country , und when
linen is put on the free list 11 will glvo lha
people a useful article of clothing al a con
slderably reduced expense. I tun also plai
to see wool on the free list , for but few
people realize how heavily that article Is
taxed. I think that It is a wise pro
vision to lot in Iron ore free of duly , as our
iron production I * in northern Michigan
where there is Water communication will
the east nnd with tills advantage our Inn
mines should be nblu to compete with those
of any other country. Ouu of the best feu
lures of the Wilson bill in my judgment is
Iho fact that it impose * auad valorem Instead
of a specific-duty. The pacific duty fell on
the cheaper grades of good * ; while the other
Is more equitable. "
Charles H. Brown had not read the now
bill thoroughly enough to dlscius It lit detail ,
but was satisfied to say that It met with his
approval Ho wns In favor of the whole
doctrlno of tnrlff reform ns embodied In the
democratic platform nnd favored the Wilson
bill ns a stop lu the right direction. Ho
thought that nil thu necessaries of life should
ho placed on the free list nnd if the tnrlff
wns nol then sufllclonl to serve the pur
poses of the government , money should bo
raised In some other way.
lXl'ltiSSlNl : : TltlCMSKI.VKS.
Domorrnllo Member * of iho Wny nnd
JUfiiim Committee nil the Hill.
WASIIINOTOX , Nov. 27. The meeting of the
vays and moans committees was very brief.
\lt the democratic members wore on hand ,
tit the only republican members prosenl
voro Heed , llurrows , Hopkins , Payne and
Xtlzoll. Immediately nftor the roll call
Chairman Wilson spread iho bill before Iho
ommlttce and the clerk Instantly thereafter
upplled It to the members of the press. The
nly advance copy furnished was given to
ho whlto bouse messenger a half hour
irovlous for transmission to the president.
Jo business whatever was transacted by
ho committee. The republican members
voro supplied with copies of the bill. A few
ocular remarks were made and the com-
nlttco adjourned loglvolimoto the minority
o examine thu measure.
Most of the republican members declined
o express any opinion on Iho bill until they
hnuld have an opportunity to examine It In
lotalt.
Representative. Bryan of Nebraska , n dom-
crailc member , gave out the following
lalomonl In regard to the bill : "I am very
nuch pleased with the tariff bill ; in tnol it
o nearly carries out tluTplatlorm upon
vhlch 1 was elected In 1SUO thai 1 could nol
veil bo dlssatlsllcd with it. 1 wrote tlio
aril ! plauk for that platform ana went Into
he details moru thnn Is usual. "
Representative Tarsnoy of Missouri , ono
of iho democratic members of the ways nnd.
nouns committee , expressed himself ns fol-
ows : "I think the bill Is a substantial com-
> llanco with the demands of the pcopio and
ho pledges of the democratic party. Its re-
orm lies In the fast that it gives to our
nunufaclurors many of iho raw materials
sent to the manufactories without duty and
enables us to meet the substantial reductions
n the duty on manufactured products. It
changes Hie old ftystcm of taxing necessities
ilgh aud luxuries low and puts luxuries ut
, ho high rates and necessities al the low
atcs. It Is absolutely free from sectional
ism and favoritism. Every Industry and
ovcr.y section Is treated with fairness. No
luty has been reduced so low as to seriously
Inlerforo with the wliolcsomo development
ot our manufacturers , giving no occasion for
tlio closing of a single industry. "
The following statement wns made by
Hon. Clifton H. Brccklnridgo of Arkansas ,
ono of the members of the ways and means
committee : "Tho now tariff bill it Is pro-
msod shall go into ofl'ect on the 1st day of
March , In most schedules thcro Is n very
substantial reduction from the present law.
A general average cannot bo precisely
stated until the elaborate tables which are
being prepared nro completed. Some J50-
000,000 of objectionable taxes will bo taken
oft , nnd of this amount about $13,000,000 ncr-
lalnlng to raw materials is placed on the frco
list. "
Tom Kcoil .Spoulc .
Ex-Speaker Tom Hood , a member of the
ways and means committee , said tonight :
' Of course it is very easy for the gentlemen
who prepared iho bill to give their views
slnco they have been busily engaged in Die
work for a number of weeks , while Iho llrsl
the minority heard of the bill was al 11
j'clock today. The southern democracy
have taken 'the lion's share of Hie committee -
too ; llioy have done llns for a purpose ,
for while Iho northern domocrals are
represented on the committee they are rep
resented in such a way that the south holds
a strange and very unfortunate predomina
tion. As their Industrial status is very much
different from the average of the whole coun
try , it necessarily follows , and absolutely ,
tlmt the bill is as bad as could bo reasonably
imagined. This may not bo true with regard
to every item , but it is certainly true wilh
regard to the most important matters in the
bill. "
Mr. McMillln of Tennessee , one of Iho
most prominent members of the committee ,
said : "The democratic party has fought the
fight of tariff reform for a quarter of a cen
tury , often battled , often defeated ; It , has
after Its defeat came nobly forward , undis
mayed by political danger and renewed the
light. The promise of universal pros
perity which was made by tlio
authors of the McKlnloy bill on
its adoption has not been fulfilled
and under it'dcprcsjlon nnd panic reigned.
The present bill has been prepared with all
the care we could give It. It has been
trained to raise revenue for the support of
the government Instead oMriUlvlduals. Free
wool is given the manufacturer and a heavy
cut made in woolen goods. It can bo truly
said that all the duty taken from wool has
gone to the consumer of woolen goods and
oven moro. "
Aiiolhnr Itcpiihltcun Spunks.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois , a republican mem
ber of the committee , saidThe : bill Is In
such a form that it is impossible to give a
detailed and accurate statement In regard
to Us workings , From thu investigation I
have hud time to glvo it , I can say that the
most radical changes have been made , approaching
preaching to moro nearly free trade than
any previous bill ihat has over been pro-
sonled lo congress. It will reduce the rev
enues from imports for Iti'J.I about $00.000,000.
It has largely Increased the frco list , and
made radical changes. If thu bill Is carried
out in the form in which it is presented to
the members of thu ways and means com
mittee It will close down the great majority
of the woolen mills which have been In
operation under existing laws , and throw
out of employment the men , women and
children who have received employment at
remunerative wages. The bill will destroy
the sug.ir industry in this country. Under
tlio McKlnloy law a bounty of 2 cents a
pound was given to the sugar boot and other
sugar producers , and under thai system
a splendid heel sugar Industry has
been started In Kansas , Nebraska and
other states. The farmers in these
states will have to go back to raising corn
and wheat. Thin hill serves notlco on them
that the domocrals prefer the foreign pro
duct. The f2UuuuJOU ( nnnuaiy that was sent
abroad for tin plates before the advent of
the McKlnloy law , will again bo pain to the
foreigners and the laborers of that Industry
In Wales and other foreign tin produclntf
countries , und that amount of money will betaken
taken out of circulation In this country , und
the laborers who , under the existing condi
tions , would ho given employment at remun
erative wages will have to'wallc the streets
without employment , begging for bread , "
Air. DltUuU'ii Opinion.
Mr , Dalzoli of Pennsylvania , n republican
member of the committee , said it would bo
impossible for him to express any opinion
except in a general way. As the offoot of
the bill , ho said , would bo to reduce the rev
enue about $50,000,000 per annum he thought
the bill should bo called a "tariff nill only
for revenue. " Ho said Iho free list was a
wonder , and continued : "Tho bill cannot
provo otherwise than a severe blow al our
supremacy as a munufacturlng nation. Thu
fact Is It must bo necessarily fatal upon the
cause of labor , This moans u long stop back
ward to the laboring man. I um at n loss to
know how nny sincerely patriotic American
can wish forks passage , " *
Secretary Herbert expressed himself as
being much pleased with the measure ,
M'lUM.ICV OK Till : III 1,1. .
tjnmo of the Ohjeullon * Urged Acxliut U
hy Ohio1 * Govurnor ,
CI.EVBI.ANII , Nov. 2r. Governor MoKinley
arrived in Cleveland tins evening , Ho was
asked his opinion of the Wilson tariff bill ,
Ho said ho had not road 'tho abstract of the
measure and had only glanced through Mr ,
Wilson's review of it. Ho said the bill pro
posed very swooning reductions In the exist
ing tariff. It was such a measure as he had
expected , yet a little more swooping than ho
had anticipated. It was , however , in line
with the expressed determination of the
democracy to Ignore tlio business Interests
and the working people of the country.
The objectionable feature of thn bill , Mr.
McKlnloy said , was the substitution of ad
valorem for s.ocillo | duties. That ulouo
ought to defeat iho entire measure. The ad
valorem system , bo said , raits upon the for'
eign valuation , which Is hard to determine ,
and It puU a premium upon undor-va'untloii '
frauds. All Iho leading natloni of the world ,
10 declared , had abandoned the ad valorem
system , for the reason thai Iho valuation is
mndo thousands of mile * from the port of
entry nnd never can bo depended upon
Ho quoted the Inle Secrotnry Manning ns
laving said that fnlso Invoices , under vnlim-
turns nnd like dishonesty ns Inherent In the
nil valorem system , and ho was certain that
siioh frauds would become moro prevalent
under it. Ho nlso quoted Henry Clav as
saying that If ho could fix the value ho did
not care wlml the ad valorem duty was.
flovornor McKlnloy said that the now hill
would nol pass iho protection wing of the
democratic party , but ho would not venture
a prediction ns to its chnnco of passage in
the house.
SIIA'KIlV1U , INTIltlni : 1TSKM' .
Troposnl to Tax Importation ! to Ito MiuM
lutrlnir thn Turlir lph tr.
WASMIXOTON , Nov. 27.-Those who lmv
observed Iho dlnicully of keeping Iho silver
Itieslloii In the background will not bo stir-
) rUbd to learn that this subjecl Is destined
to assert Its right to n hearing in connection
with the tariff. It will como up In the shape
of a proposition to put a duty upon silver Im
portations , nol In the house , but m the
senate , If the plans of thoao who have the
matter In hand do not miscarry.
1 ho effort to secure this Innovation will
be made In connection with the metal
schedule nnd It will bo coupled with the Item
concerning lead and silver load oro. The
purpose of this measiiro Is twofold. It may
prepare for the free coinage of the Ameri
can producl of silver and u Is expected to
prevent the countcrfoltlmr of the American
dollar in other countries and the sending of
counterfeit coins to the United States.
UOUICINU MOIIT AND HAY.
Cleveland Unking Tlmn lu tlin I'ropnrntlun
of III * McMitgo.
WASHINGTONNov. . 27. The president's
ncssago Is not half finished nnd ho Is deny
ing himself to all callers to work upon It.
Ho does not como into his ofilco except on
cnblnotMlnys , Tuesdays and Fridays , nnd
works Into Into the nlsht.
Heretofore , President Cleveland has
usually allowed himself six weeks to work
on his message. It is supposed that ho has
deferred the work on It this year lo allow
llmo for some development In the Hawaiian
matter. The time for congress to convene Is
so near thai It is no longer posslblo. It Is ,
therefore , thought probable lhal the
Hawaiian matter will bo treated later m a
special message.
flood for Doooniiciil Attornoyi.
WASHI.NHTOX , Nov. 27. A case of consid
erable Importance to the cslatcs of deceased
attorneys has boon decided by Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior itoyuolds on an appeal
from thu action of the pension bureau , The
rule provides Hint when an attorney dies ,
leaving pending claims whore he was en
titled to rocoanltlon , his personal property
will not bo recognized to complete such
claims.
Kccogiilzuil liy thnStnto Uopnrtmcnt.
WASHINGTONNov. . 27. The State depart
ment has recognised temporarily Don Luis
Munzlc. ns acting consul of Spain at Haiti-
more , m place of Don Carlos Dia/ , who re
cently committed suicide.
OA Tlfl.ll. MJt f,3IUGOLlX ( } .
Opium Cntot OpnniMl ut 1'ortlnnil und In-
trrcsllnc Oovolnpmoiit * Kxpoctoil.
Poim.tND , Oro. , Nov. 27. The trials ot
twenty persons indicted forsmugnling began
in the United States district court today.
Tlio trials nro of unusual lutcrosl owing lo
iho social nnd political prominence of some
of the defendants , among them
being James Latan , ox-collector of cus
toms , and C. .T. Mulkoy , ox-special agent ot
the department. In addition to its regularly
appointed prosecutors , the government Is
represented liy Hon. George Durand of
Michigan , while the defendants have some
of the'leadlng lawyers of the state retained.
The first case eillod to.lay was that of
Nathan Blum on the charge of smuggling
300 pounds of opium.
Blum pleading guilty , sentence was re
served. It Is stated that Blum will now ba
a witness for the government.
When the court convened this afternoon
L. C. Sweeney , W. B. .iacldlni : , Hobort Gar-
thornc , W. F. Patterson and Thomas Borg
nlso pleaded guilty. Sentence in each casu
was suspended. The pica of guilty entoro'd
by the live , defendants today will , It Is
thought , bo detrimental to the interests of
the remaining defendants.
CiuiRht. fnim u I'luo.
NismuRKA. CITV , Nov. 27.Special [ Tclo
gram to Tim Uuc.j The hoifto of CJeow
W. Smith , In Elniwood addition , was completely
plotely destroyed by flro this evening. Tin
source of the llro Is a mystery , for ttio fam
ily was not present nt the time. It Is sup
posed to have caught from n flue. Tin
house was valued at Jl.COO : insured for
$1,200.
} IEL1 > IS Ori
nnd la ymuun/m/
every nervous , dcllcuto
woman , by Dr. I'iorco'g
| Fnvorito Proscription.
' Hememlicr this If you
don't get the help that's
promised , there's noth
ing to pay.
In every " fenialo com *
plaint , " irregularity , or
weakness ) , nnd in tivcry
exhausted condition of
thu female system , If tlio
" Prescription" ever ftilli to benefit or euro ,
your money Is returned. Hearing-down
puliH , intcriinl Inflammation' nlcvratlon ,
wrnk back , and nil kindred ailments nro com
pletely cured by it. It's n marvelous remedy
for nervous anil general debility , Cliorcn , or
Kt. Vitns's Dnnca , Iiibomnlii , or Inability lo
Sluop , Bpasnm , Convulsions or Kiln , nnd hns
often , by restoring the womanly functions ,
cured COKOU of insanity.
Per moro than 25 years , Dr. Kngn'u Cntnri h
Ilenipxly him cm cd llio worst cnses of Chronio
Cutnrrh in the Hwid , The maknm of this
mudlcino nro willing to promUo that they'll
euro j/o r CILSO or they'll pay you toOO
cash , liy all druggUU.
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