Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-10
THE TARIFF.
Final Adoption of fuckers Bill by the
Ways and Means Committee--Addi
tional List OF Articles Affected.

Final Adoption of fuckers Bill by the
WAYS and Means Committee--Addi
tional List of Articles Affected.
WAsulSGroN, May S.-Thc House
Wavs and Means Committee finally
agreed upon Representative fuckers
tariff bill this morning, and ordered 1t
10 be favorably reported to the House.
fuckers sugar tariff schedule was also
adopted as Il special bill. This schedule
imposed specific duty ON each grade
equal 10 a 90 per cent, adyalOrem duty
and will also be iayorably re-
ported To the House. The provi-
sions of the tariff bill agreed upon
to-day are as follows: Salt is stricken
from the bill entirely; the duty there
fore remains as ut present, II cents per
100 pounds in bags and cents per lOO
pounds in bulk. Upon screws OF all
descriptions the duty is placed at five
and seven cents instead OF five and eight
cents per pound. AZ agreed upon yes
terday. The duty on wood pul Is re-
duced from 20 To l0per cent. al valorem;
iute butts from six 10 three dollars per
ton; unmanufactured flax and all other
fibres or iibrOus material for the
manufacture of paper from $40 To SO
To the uniform rate of $40 per ton; sized
or glued paper for printing, from % To
20 per cent; unsized for books and
newspapers, exclusively, from 20 to 10
per cent. manufactures OF paper or OF
which paper is component part, not
otherwise provided for, from % To %
per cent: plOws, harrows, spades, SHOW
els, hoes and other like articles OF which
iron or steel is the component
material used for agriculture, min
ing or mechanical purposes, from
IS 10 - per cent. AL valorem.
Plows, harrows, spades, hoes and other
like articles Of which iron or steel is the
component material, used for agricul'
tural, mining or mechanical purposes,
from IS To % per cent. advance. The
sugar bill as agreed to is as lOllws:
Upon tank bottoms, syrups of sugar,
cane Juice; melado, concentrated melado
and concentrated molasses, the duty is
fixed al | cents per pound instead oil
the present duty, which ~ equivalent 10
O.. .4S per cent. upon sugar not above
No. 7; Dutch standard $40 cents per
pound instead of the present duty,
equivalent To 53.2O per cent.
AL valorem; above No. ? and not above
No. Is ID. 5, uniform duty is laid at
"a cents per IT,. instead OF the two rates
equivalent 10 60.7S and 606j per cent,
at present imposed, above No. l3 and
not above No. Ii ID. S., Sl-lOO cents,
instead of 6I.SO per cent; above No. l6
and not above No. 20 ID. S., 5 l7-lOO
cents, instead Of 70S2 per cent; above
No. 20 ID. =, 80 100 cents, instead of
G4.0 per cent; upon all sugar, candy
and all confectionery made wholly or in
part of sugar; sugar after being
refined, when tinctured, colored
or in any way adulterated
Of all descriptions, uniform duty Of 80
per cent, adyalorem instead of the three
rates now imposed OF Is cents per pound,
10 cents per pound, and 80 per cent, adj
yalorem, provided, however, upon all
sugars not above No. ! ID. ;, which test
above S. degrees, the duty shall be p
cents per pound, aud the Secretary oi
the Treasury is authorized to employ
under regulations in conformity with
law such means by chemical analysis,
pOlariscope, or otherwise, as shall be best
adopted. To adjust on all sugars the rate
Of duty thereon imposed by this act.