Tariff Bill Advances With Significant Duty Revisions
Washington special reports the Ways and Means Committee chair unveils a tariff bill after months of drafting. It sets pig iron duties at 6 per ton and rails at 11 to 15 per ton while sharply expanding free imports for wool and related products after July 1 1858 and imposing a 40 percent duty on woolen shawls flannels blankets knit goods and dress fabrics after October 1 1858. The measure aims to reduce annual revenue by about 53 million.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Additions to export duties on various timber and textile goods
The act expands export duties to include timber products such as sawed boards planks and staves plus hardware blocks and laths and shingles. It lists burlaps bagging hemp flax jute substitutes and other fibers for duty treatment and covers chemicals soaps and oils with specific inclusions and exclusions.
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United States
Manila
Commodity list of crude materials and refined products
The text catalogs a wide range of substances and preparations including sulphate of copper and iron, potash and caustic potash, nitre salts, coal tar products, essential oils and alkaloids, dyes not included, bone black and charcoal, ocher, amber varieties, essential oils and alkaloids, natural barks and seeds, earths and clays, opium with morphia, steel and cotton ties, various needles, copper ores and alloys, nickel ore, quicksilver, chromate of iron, brick, vegetables in natural state, chicory and coffee substitutes, cocoa, dried fruits, meats, beans, peas, currants, and prunes.
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Paris
China
Unclear historical goods list including paper Pulp and related items
An OCR fragment enumerates items such as paper pulp and books for non English distribution, various lampo materials, hair, hemp seeds, lime, garden seeds, marble, rags, and rattans. The text resembles a catalog or tariff-like inventory from a historical source.
Undefined textile and craft materials list excerpt
The fragment lists items such as Osier, willow prepared for basket-makers, broom corn, brushwood, oils, paints, statuary, stones, and unwrought building stones. It clarifies statuaries include professional productions. It mentions strings of gut and tallow waste and unenumerated materials.
Proposed tariff changes on glass and iron products detailed
The measure outlines shifts in ad valorem duties and specific rates for China ornamented and unornamented wares, flint and lime glass, bottles, cylinder and crown glass, window glass sizes, porcelain and Bohemian glass, and various iron and steel rails and bars. Notable adjustments include higher duties for caustic tiles and Bohemian glass, reduced rates for certain glass and iron items, and new assessments on filled bottles and sheet iron across multiple categories.
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China
Kent Ledge
Tariff Adjustments Apply To Iron and Steel Goods
The notice outlines revised ad valorem rates and per pound charges for iron and steel items such as nails, spikes, rails, rivets, hinges, and beams. It lists specific changes from previous figures, including steel ingots, beams, wheels, boiler tubes, and copper remanufacture materials with updated percentages and cents per pound.
Trade duties overhaul lowers many import rates in new schedule
The new tariff schedule reduces or raises duties across a range of goods. Hollow ware drops from 24 cents to 3 per pound, sugar grades adjust with degree tests, confectionery rises to 10 cents per pound, and tobacco remains fixed at 35.0 cents per pound while wrapping differs by product. Other items such as starch rice and raisins see notable per pound changes.
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Ad Valorem
Sumatra
Tariff Revisions on Cotton Goods and Textiles
The document outlines tariff changes on cotton cloths and related textiles, proposing ad valorem rates from 5 to 40 percent and specific per-pound duties on items like spool cotton and gunny cloth. It details classification of cotton cloth into thirteen classes with varied duties and adjusts linen and jute products to new rates.
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Russia
Wools Placed on the Free List After July First
The article states that all wools and related products including skins, shoddy, waste and woolen manufactures are placed on the free list after July 1. It notes that flannels blankets woolen hats knitted hoods or yarns and woolen worsted fabrics are assessed 40 percent ad valorem except items partly woolen or worsted. It compares existing duties on flannels and similar goods ranging from 10 cents per pound and 35 percent ad valorem to 35 cents per pound and 40 percent.
Tariff adjustments on woolen goods and textiles
The notice lists ad valorem duty changes for a wide range of woolen cloths fabrics and garments including dress goods cloaks linings carpets and paper products. It specifies new rates such as 40 percent ad valorem 35 cents per pound and 20 to 45 cents per yard with various updated figures and classifications across textiles and related items.
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Ad Valorem
Rates of ad valorem duties and bill provisions summary
A long list shows duty increases from the old to new rates on items like feathers hair jewelry hats gloves and umbrellas. The passage notes many commodities with ad valorem changes and dates to the Hewitt administration bill features such as smuggling guards and warehouse reforms.
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Ad Valorem
Japan
United States
United States Circuit
Proposed $53 Million Revenue Reduction From Bill
The Ways and Means Committee estimates reductions by item totaling about 53 million dollars if the bill passes. Major cuts include woolen goods 12.3 million, sugars 11 million, free list 22.23 million, and other sectors such as chemicals china and glass and hemp and flax. Internal revenue changes are excluded and a separate Internet tax proposal may come later.
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Committee On Ways and Means
Mills
Republicans Press for Hearings on Bill Changes
Washington report says Ways and Means Republicans have not chosen a path but will call manufacturers and others affected to explain effect of proposed changes. Randall supporters show discontent while free wool lumber and other items draw criticism and Louisiana members oppose sugar cuts. Randall to prepare a bill soon, but Republicans plan their own measure.
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Washington
Chicago
Ways and Means Committee
Louisiana
Randall
Mr. Randall
Tariff Talk Among Boston Iron and Textile Trades
In Boston the iron and steel sector expects little impact from proposed tariff changes. Wool dealers doubt passage and warn local trade would be demoralized if it does pass. Textile houses share the adverse view.
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Boston Telegram
Pittsburg Iron Men Fight Tariff Bill
Pittsburg iron and glass manufacturers oppose the new tariff bill saying defeat is needed or industries will be ruined. A meeting will be held next week and a committee will travel to Washington to lobby against the measure. Opposition crosses party lines with strong Democratic as well as Republican dissent.
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Pittsburg
Washington
Rape of the Lock in Reading Cottage Hair Theft
An unknown assailant attacked Mrs. William J. Miller in her Reading Pennsylvania cottage, knocked her to the floor, and while she lay unconscious from fear, cut off her hair about the scalp and fled with the prize. Her hair measured twenty three inches in length and was described as a beautiful brown.
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William J. Miller
Reading
Shot by a Senator's Nephew in Virginia Shooting
In Culpeper Virginia Edwin Barbour shot and killed Ellis Williams. The incident stemmed from a newspaper controversy. Barbour is the nephew of United States Senator Elect James Barbour.
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Culpepper
C. H
Edwin Barbour
James Barbour
Ellis Williams
Barbour
United States
Elect Barbour
Milwaukee Shipyard Strike Over Ten Hour Pay Dispute
Three hundred fifty Milwaukee ship carpenters went on strike after employers refused to concede ten hours pay for nine hours worked. The dispute centers on wage and work-hour terms at the shipyards.
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Milwaukee
Negotiations for Flint Workers' Strike Declared Off
Negotiations for a settlement of the Flint workers strike have again been declared off keeping the dispute unresolved. Authorities said no further talks were planned and the strike would continue until a settlement is reached by both sides.
Surplus debate in House on bonds purchase bill
Washington special reports a lively House debate over a treasury bill to use surplus revenue for bond purchases. Speakers claim a money trust controls banks and demand action to reduce the surplus, while defenders urge careful tariff and funding reforms.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
McKinley
Congress
Meiley
Weaver
Hamilton Bank of
Fort Wayne
McCulloch
Treasury
Third National Bank of Buffalo
Standard Oil Bank
Breckinridge
John Sherman
America
Ways and Means Committee
House
Dickers
Mr. Cleveland
Reed
Maine
United States
Committee On Ways and Means
Mr. McCreary
Kentucky
Mills
Treasury Secretary Cancels and Then Passes Bill
The document notes the action of cancellation by the Secretary of the Treasury followed by the bill being approved and passed.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Pensions Debate in Senate on Grand Army Pension Bill
The United States Senate held a spirited session debating the Grand Army Pension Bill. Senators argued about veterans’ benefits and funding, with supporters urging swift passage and opponents pressing for fiscal restraint and clearer eligibility.
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United States Senate
Senate Pension Debate Turns on West Plumb Teller
In Washington the Grand Army pension bill sparked a tense Senate debate. Senator Plumb argued the measure should aid veterans with a decent livelihood, while Senator West attacked the bill as excessive after years of pensions spending. Teller countered, framing Democratic prospects and party unity amid election talk.
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Plumb
Kansas
West
Congress
Commissioner of Pensions
Republican Party
Nebraska
Manderson
Grand Army
United States
Maine
Frye
Grand Army of the Republic
Illinois
Cullom
Prairie
Iowa
Allison
Ohio
Sherman
Ingalls
District of Columbia
Teller
Democratic Party
Platt
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
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