The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-01
9HE N'KZNLEY BILL.
The Revised Measure Presented
to the Full Committee.
MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES

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Others Made Dutinblc = Great
:. lscLuciipns, Mntlc III tho In.
ternal Revenue Taxes.
4 WASHINGTON, D. O., March Stat
special meeting OF the Ways and Mean
!. Committee today Chairman Mckinley
presented the Republican tariff bill
The minority viii be allowed ten day.
in which to offer amendments and pre-
pare their views upon the bill and dsuch
amendments rs may be made before the
| bill is reported 10 the House.
| The bill, according 10 Chairman Nc.
Kinley, will effect reduction Of SIS, ,OOO,.
600 In the revenues. ~
| The only change Of special siynili-
cance made In the tariff bill since those
already noted within the past week, is
in hides, which have finally been placed
upon the dutiabtc list at the rate Of Is
per cent advalorem, with proviso al.
lowing drawback on exported goods
made from imported hides equal to the
rate Of duty paid. s
SUGAR AND TOBACCO SCHEDULES,
The sugar and tobacco schedules are
greatly changed. The duty on the for.
meris greatly reduced. Under the sugar
schedule the standard is changed from
No. IL to No. 1G. 1t is provided that nil
sugars above No, l6 Dutch standard in
color, all tank bottoms, oil sugar drain.
ings and sugar swcepings, sirups OF cane
jnica, melada, concentrated mclnda, con.
centrated molasscs, shall pay duty of
IS per cent advalorem, instead Of a
specific duty rs under existing law. All
sugars above No. 10, Dutch standard, are
PLACED at 10 per cent advalorem. The
existing law provides that these sugars
shall pay duty at the rate OF 275.i00
cents and 3 cents per pound.
Molasses testing above SO degrees is
made dutiable at 25 per cent, change
from the specific duty OF eight cents per
gallon. 1tis also provided that If an ex-
port duty shall hereafter be laid upon
sugar or molaSsesby any country whence
It it is imported, it shalt be subject 10
duty as provided by the present tariff
law. Glucose or grape sugar is made
dutiable at three.fourths OF a cent per
pound.
The duty on leaf tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers, stemmed and uustem-
med, is considerably increased. The
stemmed quality is increased in the Nc
kinlsy bill to 81 rs per pound. The duty
on nnstemmed is increased from rs cents
to s. per pound. Tobacco manufactured
and OF all descriptions, not specially
enumerated or provided for, is placed at
10 cents per pound, n change IRON the
present duty OF 80 per cent ad valorem.
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots Of all kind
arc made dutiable at s. per pound, and
25 per cent al valorem. Under existing
law they are dutiable at S2 so per pound
and 25 per cent ad valorem.
M ADDITIONS TO TIE FREE LIST.
The additions made to tho free list are
as follows: Acids, used for medicinal,
chemical or manufacturing purposes, not
specially provided for; agates, manu-.
tactured; amber, manufactured, or crude
gum, analine, salts.
ANY animal imported specially for
breeding purposes, providing that no
such animal shall be admitted free ex.
eept it be pure bred OF recognized
breed and has duly registered in the
book ofrecord established for that breed.
The Secretary OF the Treasury NAV pre.
scribe regulations for the strict enforce
ment OF thisprovision. Animals brought
into the United States temporarily for a
period not exceeding ak months, for the
purpose Of exhibition or competition for
prizes offered by any agricultural or
racing association; but a. bond shall be
given in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury; also teams OF animals, including
thelr harness and wagons or other
vehicles actually owned by persons en-.
igratinr from foreign countries to the
United States, and in actual use for the
purpose Of such emigration, under such
regulations as the Secretary OF the Treas
ury may prescribe.
Articles in crude state used in diving
or tanning not specially enumerated in
this act. 80" :,
Photographs which shall have been
printed and bound and manufactured
more than twenty years at the date OF
importation. Books aud pamphlets
printed exclusively in the languages
other than English; also books and
music ln raised prints used exclusively
by the blind. Eagravings, photographs,
etc, bound or unbound imported BY au-
thority for the use OF the United States
or for the use Of the library OF Congress.
Braids, plaits, flats, laces and similar
manufactures suitable for the making OF
ornamenting, hats, bonnets and hoods
composed Of straw, chip, grass, palm leaf,
willow osier, rattan, bristles, raw.
I Cabinets Of old coins and medals and
other collections Of antiquities.
Coal tar, crude, aud pitch coal tar.
Coral, uncut, dandeiion roots.
Diamonds and other precious stones,
rough or uncut, including elaziers' and
engravers' diamonds not set, and dia-
mond dust or bort and Jewels to be used
10 the manufacture OF watches, Sid.
Drugs, such rs barks, beans, eggs, fish,
iloral mating, currants, dates, fruits,
gtass, paiesor desks, grasses and fihers,
| tampico fiber, jute, jute butts, MANILA,
sisal, grass, sum, and all other textile
grasses or iibrous vegetable substances
not sufficiently provided in,t this act.
Grease, degras aud oils, human hair,
raw, old scrap or refuse India rubber,
ivory, natural mineral waters and ali
mineral waters, molasses, moss, sea
weeds and vegetable substances, needles,
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