New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-04
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
THE WORK OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NEARLY
coMpLrTE-A REPORT TO BE READY TO-DAY.

THE WORK OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NEARLY
coMpIYTE-A REPORT TO BE READY TO-DAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The Finance Com
,ttee of tie Senate at their meeting to-day virtually
completed a tariff bail, which will he reported 10 the
Senate tomorrow. Two three items remain to be
finally acted upon, among them thrown silk not more
than singles and silk threads yarns OF every
ds.cr,p,iou purified dried. The Tariff Commission
recommend upon the former duty OF 81 90 per pound
and upon the latter 81 90 These figures have been re-
dueed by the committee TO 81 and 81 20 respectively
subject to na action the meeting to be held tomor
row morning. The more important on~ns.'
which have been made by the commit
tea IN the various tariff schedules, and
the rates OF duty which have been upon ana VIII
be reported in their bill tomorrow are az osn,
per pound recommended by the farm Sommlssion on
chromate and bchromaie OF pots.h nae Se1n % a IN
pulp and when ground or mixed III Oh we
Recommended duty OF cents ana dny 70 2e ana
a eeni. The committee au'AH'' S -, s =. .n,~
on china porcelain Paxian and bisque ware including
plaques ornaments, charms vases and sthtnsts aeco
so per cent ad vslorem, instead Q, DO per cent
recommended BY i n1 decorated IS insted Of
SO per cent All other earthen stone or crockery ware
or Do.ssd fG Sae G sa ss no
exceeding by TO inches square 20 per cent instead OF
70 aso,e G. metals pig iron Is liked at So per
instead OF ST. che present 80 20 as proposed by
sSs srRe out al the limitations
weight and nix the duty at cests per oane on a
by the Commission. Iron ore 90 cents per ION wnicn
the rate as that proposed by ,roa no or ses
Sst rails 9I0 OF cent per pound pound
Instead q 2S BY sSe
Dlste iron or combination OF iron ana seel M
onnna instead OF s as proposed ~ Com
mission Boiler other plate iron thinner tnsn NO ~
tron whether put up In boxes bundies, $40 cents
ns y.' pound Instead Of clio. sheet iron or sheet
:sss, aa ln''s scand q instead ssa'' I'm
sisS esst Of all o.n, descriptions
sfss Rer
above cents % cent? instead o. S SeI NE SDs
sion Steel wheels for railway purposes iron OF stee
.sms ets per pound instead Of ga steel and wire
rods Of ali descriptions Que cent per pound 1900, scsw
two inches or over in length cents over one inch an
less than two scents one inch to one1ns men
GRADES of iron or steel wire from No 10 to smaller ta
10 &c the Tariff Commission @ oty o.
spectively The Comnittee5make reduction OF 81
ssps %RSn Ssia q
ferai OF chief value. Ia cents per pound instead Of
ssa and SH lead en IN sheets pipes. shorts the duty
fixed present respectively ON oRez or ngos' 5 %
cents instead OF 20 cents.
In schedule f. sugar the Polarseope tes. L RETAINED
noarscopo test, saccharne strength TO No. 10 Dutch
ns TO NJ es1i Dutch pr stSSDda1d
ofSA All sugars above 20 Dntch standard Se cents
srstead Of Al4 Molasses. cents per gallon .
scheiYie r.. tobacco. On all tobacco ya.ued at 40
rents per pound and upwards 70 cents pc, p9unu Uh
figsrs cheroots, cigarettes etc., tue present au'
Schedule g. provisions Bye and barley, 10 cents per
s,sad of % cents Rice. 20 per cent ad yaoTeIn.
In schedule H. liquors no Changes are mace ss .,anyes
Are made In the way OF reductions from TO ~ per cent
A h.cno mi pflnBl
al change that Of fixing the duty on fe bu'ts al %
PEI 70 X wool and wooen the distinction be-
tween washed aud unwashed wool Is removed and the
duty wool g. b. ' the present law On
shoddy and waste the duty IL fixed ~ 10 cents instead
fa IL e sse Suy sf at 40 cents pound
In the schedule OF books tne eomm na1n'
phets bound or unbound, engrasi1gs etchngs' Illus,
srasd s,a Ct Is az BY CO
mission; 49,. IN n. more ,,oocrtsn, changes
uropossS by the Finance Committee and the BILL after
bone further slight sInendmen. VIII so"oi'o" W
epoGRrss OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
The Committee On Ways and Means covered q great
aea Of ground ut ito meeting to-day and stopped TIA
york on the Tariff Commissions report OF the eo hst
m doing this however II passed furtner inquiry
the schedule OF books papers etc. ana part Oh tne
sohcdule Of sundries Turning bacs IL inserted aie'
woellen manufactures, In schedule X;
cilcloths for floors, stamped painted OF printed
asd r. SO cents or less per square yard, 80 per cent
Al ysiorem; valued so cents per square yaIo
snd on All other oil cloth Except silk ocloth, and
Waterproof CLOTH not otherwise provided for % pc
Dont al valorem ,. rhx ,,.,,,s
under The head 81 paintings and safuary vereaiso In
nerted By the committee.
Following Of tho itens IN me nst approved
Today:
fsrriazee and parts OF not specially enumerated or
nvcvtded for In tbs act, 35 per cent nd yhiorem.
Chrononefers, box or ships and pafts sner"o 'o p'f
cent cd valorem. :.