People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — ANOTHER TARIFF BILL. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER TARIFF BILL.

Hr. Harter (O.) Introduce* • CompromlM Mewsre—lt* Provision*. Washington, July 25.—Representative Harter (0.) introduced in the house a bill which he proposes as a compromise tariff measure. It provides that: "On and after September 1, 1894, all tariff taxes or duties not herein otherwise provided for, shall be reduced one-half; provided, such reduction does not bring them below 20 per cent, ad valorem. It being the Intention of this act to allow a tariff tax or duty of not less than 20 per cent, ad valorem to remain upon all articles now paying a higher rate. This shall not be construed as In any way changing existing taxes or duties upon articles paying a lower rate of duty at this time than 20 per cent, ad valorem, nor does this section in any way Interfere with the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of this act. “The secretary of the treasury is hereby expressly authorized and directed In all cases where this act reduces the taxes on articles which now pay a specific or a speciflo and ad valorem duty below 20 per cent, ad valorem to charge and eollect upon all such articles on and after September 1, 1894, an ad valorem difty of 20 per cent. To the taxes or duties provided for In this act there shall be added upon all articles which if produced or made In the United States would be subject to an internal tax or duty, the amount of such internal tax or duty. “All tariff taxes and duties in excess of 12 per cent, ad valorem shall be reduced to and collected at the uniform rate of 12 per cent, ad valorem, to which shall be added internal taxes or duties as provided for in section 1. "A uniform duty or tax of 1 cent per pound shall be levied and paid upon all sugars, all tank bottoms, all sugar drainings and sugar sweepings, sirups of cane Juice, melada, concentrated melada and concre e and concentrated molasses, and molasses imported Into the United States from any part of the world having 100 degrees of saccharine strength and a reduction of 1-100 of a cent per pound shall be made for each degree of saccharine strength below 100 degrees. "A uniform duty of 4 cents a pound upon all coffee und of 8 cents a pound upon all tea imported Into the United States shall be levied and paid. "The internal duty or tax upon beer and all other malt liquors shall be $2 a barrel of thirtyone gallons, and an internal duty or tax at the same rate a gallon as is collected upon beer and malt liquors shall be levied and collected under rules to be prescribed by the secretary of the treasury upon all wines produced or made in the United btates.”