New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
CONSIDERING THE TARIFF.
ACTION OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COM

.cr,o>- or rur HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT
TEE on THE COMMISSIONERS BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Ways and Means
Committee at its meeting to-day considered tho re-
port OF the Tariff Commission taking up the llst OF
articles in Schedule 4 chemicals and considering
them item by item. The following is a list OF inc
items which were approved by the comnittee'
Glue, 90 per cent ad valorem
BeeswaX, 20 per cent al ValOretn. -. ooror oo,t al
soar. hard and soft all which are not othSrwiSG
specially enumerated provided for IN ms Act an ana
All descriptions of toet soaps. Is cents per pound
Sponges, 90 per cent ad valorein.
Acid acetic actions or pyLoligneops not G ex
ceeding the specific gravity of 41-lOoo GEMS ao6 Per 1
pound; exceeding the specific gravity OF 4"looV ~
0o ACID P9 cit Ris" 10 cents per pound.
Acid tartarite, 10 cents per pound
CamphOr. refined, cents per pound
Castor OIL 80 cents per gallon
Cream OF tartar, cents per pound. - 49,, -
Dextrne burnt starch, gum substitute OF BrtiSn so
10 per cent al vaorein 80 -, ,oo
IDdigo extracts of and carnned, lOper cent al val
oreIn.
Licoricc paste roll cents per pound Licorlce
oil Of 6ov leaves essential or bay rum OIL
81 30 per pound.
OIL troton 80 cents perpound.
Hempsecd and raposeed oil, 10 cents per gaIon. -.
Strycnna strychnine, and all salts thereof oo Genus
TaraTs partly refined including lees crystals cents
per pound. .-.-, -. o.,,os
Aciduatec phosphate OF nne ahiihonidiou Vi O'Ai''
wise. 80 per ton. ,....o .,.ho.o
Ainmnia alum patent alum, alum substitute, sulphate
OF alumna and aumnOus cake and alum IN crystals UT
ground, 60 cents per 100 pounds oo 49,.
Ammonia anhydrOus, hqueiied by pressure ~ per
cent nd Valorein Ammonia aqua, or water OF nm
monia 20 per cent ad valcrem. Ammonia, Inurihte
Of or saianmOnac 10 per cent ad vaioren' Am
,nonia carbpraie of, 20 per cent al NHlofein Aui-
mouia sulolate OF, 90 per cent ad valOrem , ~,
Aimitations OF natural mineral waters, ana AL "hoLy
artificial watera 80 per cent al valoreIn; ,
A sh al
Baryta suIpuate of, or blryies manufactured, 10
per cent valorem. Baryta, sulphate or OF Darytes
manufactured, 20 per cent al NaloTem
Refined sOraX cents per pound.
Cement Roman. Portland and all others, 20 per cent
ad valorem.
The committee dsap3roved the commissions
charge of the tariff rate on faxseed and lnseed oil,
which was put at 25 cents per gallon, and restored
ii to the old rate. 80 cents. The following items
we're passed for further inquiry: Glycyone, crude
and refined phosphorus, castor beans soda polassa
tartrate or Rochelle salts. The committee con
sidercd about twO-ihrds OF the items IN Scheuule
A. and will resume it's work TOMORROW.
The movement foT an extension OF the DoEueu
period for whiSkey is gathering strength; MeIa-
beers of the Senate Finance Committee have re-
ceiyed number OF kilograms from banks in various
parts of the country which hold the paper OF
whskey men, urging speedy action upon the bill OF
last session. There l. reason TO bcne. tha' some
of the senators who were foremost in posing the
measure last Sc sion have charged their minds, and
hopes are entertained by the whlskey men that
something win now be done for their relief.