The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-05
MORE PENSIONS.
The Senate Passes What Is Known
as the Dependent Bill.
1T REJECTS VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
A List of the Important Changes In the
Tariff Schedule as Proposed by the
Mckinley Bill-Other Cap
ital Gossip.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April I'm the Senate
Monday Senator Plumb's (Kan.) amend
ment to the dependent pension bill re-
moving the Limitation as to arrears OF
pensions making pensions on account
of wounds or injuries or disease com.
mence from the death or discharge Of
the soldier was defeated by vote Of 40
too.
Senator Call Fla offered an amend
ment to include those who served in In
dian wars prior to 1870 Rejected-yeas,
20; nays, 2S.
Senator Vest MO- offered an amend
ment providing that the money neces-
sary to meet the appropriation under
this bill shall be raised by an income
tax OF 8 per cent. on incomes between
81, 900 and 5000, ~ per cent. between
$1,000 and $4,000, and 10 per cent. over
500, 600. Laid on the table-yeas, go;
nays, II IA strict party vote).
Senator Plumb offered an amendment
to pay pension Of eight dollars
month to all who served ninety days in
the late war who are 81 years OF age, or
as they attain that age. Rejected
yeas, 10; nays, 80.
The bill was then passed-yeas, AZ;
nays, 10.
The Montana election case was taken
up so as to make it the unfinished
business" and, after session for execu-
tive business, the Senate at $50 adj
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April MIR. oMorrill
(Kan.), from the committee on invalid
pensions, Monday reported to the House
the bill providing for a service pension
and a disability pension. The House
passed the army appropriation bill A
joint resolution was introduced author.
izing the retirement of N. p. Banks
with the rank of Major-General.
THE TARIFF BILL
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The follow
ing additions to the free list of the tar.
if schedule are made by the Mckinley
bill:
Acids used for medical, chemical or manu-
featuring purposes not especially provided for;
agates, manufactured; amber, unmanufact-
ured or crude gum; analine salts any animal
imported specially for breeding purposes, pro-
vided that no such animal shall be admitted
free except 1t be pure bred, Of recognized
breed, and has been duly registered in the book
OF record established for that breed.
Books and pamphlets printed exclusively In
Q language other than English; also books
and music in raised prints used exclusively for
the blind.
Engravngs, photographs, etchings bound or
imported by authority or for the use
OF the United States or for the use Of the Ii.
brary OF Congress.
Braids, plaits, faces and similar manufact-
ures suitable for making or ornamenting hats,
bonnets and hoods, composed Of straw, chip,
grass, palm leaf willow. osier or rattan.
Briarroot or briarwood and similar wood, un.
or not further manufactured
than cut into forms or shapes suitable for the
articles into which they are intended to be con.
verified
Fish, the produce OF American fisheries and
fish caught by American vessels in the open
waters OF the lakes which form the boundary
between the United States and the Dominion OF
Canada.
Fruits, green, ripe or dried not specially
or provided for in this act.
Glass plates or disks, rough cut or unwrought,
for use In the manufacture OF optical instru
ments, spectacles and eyeglasses and suitable
only for such use.
Molasses testing not above So degrees by the
provided, that II IN export duty
shall hereafter be laid upon molasses by any
country, whence the same may be imported, II
shall be subject to duty as provided by law al
the date Of the passage of this act
Grasses and fibers, istle or Tampico fiber
juts jute-butts, MANILA, sisal grass sum and
all other textile grasses or hbrous vegetable
substances, manufactured or undressed moi
specifically provided for in this act.
Nut oil or oil OF nuts not otherwise specially
provided for in this act: olive oil for manufaot
uring or mechanical purposes, unfit for eating
and not otherwise provided for in this act; altar
Of roses, spermaceti, whale and other fish oils
OF American fisheries and all other articles the
produce Of such fisheries.
Opium, crude or manufactured and not adult
Grated, containing per cent. and over Of
morphia.
Paper stock, pulp Of grasses and poplar or
other woods At only to be converted into paper.
Manufactured tobacco exported without pay.
mont Of the internal revenue tax must pay the
tax before reimportation.
Paintings In oil or water-col0rs being the pro-
fessionaI production OF painter or artist only,
and statuary. out carved or otherwise wrought
by hand from q solid block or mass OF marble or
stone and being the professional production Of
q statuary or sculptor only, and not otherwise
especially provided for in this act.
mot merchandise OF persons arriving In the
United states not exceeding $500 in value; but
this exemption shall not be held to include arti-
c!es not actually in use and necessary and ap.
propriate for the use of such persons for the
purposes OF their journey and present comfort
and convenience, or which are intended for any
other person or persons, or for sale.
The following articles, now admitted
free of duty, have been placed by the
provisions of the new bill on the duti.
able list:
Hides except sheepskins with the wool on,
10 per cent. ad valorem.
Mica, IS per cent. ad valorem.
Aluminium, manufactured or crude, 80 per
cent. I'd valorem or 10 cents package on 100
leaves.
Straw, ee a ton.
Eggs of hens or other poultry, 5 cents q dozen.
Since the publication about two weeks
ago of the abstract of the tariff bill some
changes have been made in the dutiable
sections. A number Of these. in addi-
ton to changes of Importance in exist
ing law not specified at that time, are
indicated below, the present rates OF
duty being inclosed in parentheses in
cases where comparisons are necessary:
Cotton-seed oil (25 centsl, 10 cents gallon.
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