Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-27
AS AGREED UPON.
Brief Review of the Proposed
Tariff Bill.
FEW CHANGES OF IMPORTANCE.


The Fight Over Indian Schools
Money for Jefferson's Papers.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 27.-The con-
ference report on the tariff bill provides
that the new law shall go into effect Oct.
9, 1890 The senate reciprocity feature is
preserved in the bill, but the date for it to
go into effect has been changed from July
l, 1891, to Jan. l, 1892 The duty on bind
ing twine of all kinds is put at or of a
cent per pound, and the provision for this
article is made to apply to binding Irvine
made in part from istle or Tampico fibre,
MANILA, sisal grass, or sum.
The Sugar Schedule.
The sugar schedule provides that all
sugars not above No. 10 Dutch standard,
all tank bottom, all sugar DRAWINGS and
sugar sweepings, syrups of cane juice,
melada, concentrated melada and con-
crete and concentrated molasses, and
molasses shall be placed on the free list
This is the house provision subject, how
ever, to the restrictions of the reciprocity
feature, which empowers the president to
suspend the free admission of sugar. mo-
lasses, coffee, tea and hides under certain
April l, 1891.
For the Benefit of Importers.
The conference changed the time for
the bonded period to go into effect to Feb.
l, 1891. The provision relative to the
bonded period allows merchandise depos.
tied prior to Oct /, 1890, to be withdrawn
at the present rates of duty before the
time the period goes into effect. Il is also
aH har mt hos
the weight of merchandise deposited prior
to Oct. l the duties shall be levied upon
the weight of the merchandise at the
time of its withdrawal.
The conference committee struck out
senate amendments providing for a tariff
commission.
Provision for Homemade Sugar.
The provision for homemade sugar is
as reported yesterdays bounty of "a
cents per pound on sugar testing between
80 and 90 degrees polariscope test, and 3
cents on sugar testing not less than 80 de-
grees, from July 1, 1891, to July |, 1895
The bill as passed by house and senate
granted bounty of Q cents pound to
sugar testing 80 degrees and over The
conferrees agreed to the senate amend
ments extending the bounty to maple
sugar, and providing that no bounty be
paid on less than 800 pounds. Sugar
above No. 10 Dutch standard is to pay Is
a cent pound duty and o. of cent ad-
ditional if the country exporting or
producing it charges an export duty
Machinery for the manufacture of beet
sugar is to be admitted free until July l.
1892, and any duty collected on such ma
chinery imported since Jan. l, 1890, shall
be refunded
Internal Revenue Features
In the internal revenue features of the
bill nearly all the house provisions of the
bill are restored. The provision removing
all restrictions on farmers and growers of
tobacco, in regard to the sale of leaf to-
bacco are restored and proviso added
that the farmer shall furnish on demand
of any internal revenue officer state
ment of his sales, etc. A fine of $500 is
provided for violation of this provision.
The tax on smoking and manufactured
tobacco and on snuff is placed at cents
per pound. The senate amendment pro-
viding that all special internal revenue
taxes shall become due July 1, 1891, is re-
tanned.
The Duty on Flax and Hemp.
The rate on undressed fax is fixed q
cent per pound; on tow of fax or hemp,
n cent per pound; on cables, cordage, and
Irvine, except binding Irvine composed
wholly of MANILA or sisal grass ~ cents
per pound; on cables and cordage made of
hemp, 21I cents per pound; tarred, 8 cents
per pound; cotton bagging valued at not
more than 6 cents per square yard, Ii
cents; valued at more than cents, Is
cents.
Important Changes in Wool.
Two important changes made by the
senate in the wool schedule were allowed
to remain. Those provide that the duty
on wooden and worsted yarns, made OF
wool, worsted, or the hairs of animals,
valued at not less than 80 cents per pound,
shall be duJiable at two and one-hali
times the duty imposed on wool of the
first class, and in addition 81 per cent ad
valorem, and the duty on wooden or
worsted cloths of the sam me standard shall
be three times the duty imposed on un-
washed wool of the first class.
Metal, Cutlery, and Other Products.
Most of the house provisions relating to
the metal schedule are also retained The
cutlery schedule remains practically the
same as it passed the house, with unim-
portant senate amendments.
In the spirit schedule, brandy, cordials
liquors, etc, and spirituous beverages, or
bitters containing spirits, are made dutia-
BILE at $50 per proof gallon; pay rum,
81. 50 per gallon; champagne and all other
sparkling wines, s. per dozen in quart
bottles; ale, porteS and teer in bottles,
40 cents per gallon.
In the earthenw ware and glassware SEIZED
ule the house conferrees succeeded in re-
tanning nearly all of the house items in
the act. Fancy glass is made dutiable at
60 per cent. ad valorem; colored glass bot
ties at l cent per pound for pints, IL
cents for quarters, and so cents per gross
for bottles holding less than a quarter of
pint.
The Free List
In the free list number of changes
most OF them of no material interest, were
made. Raw and manufactured bristles
were stricken from the free list in confer
epce
The house provision placing on the free
list American caught fish, except salmon
caught by American vessels, etc, is re-
inserted.
The conference inserted paragraphs
providing for the free admission
of feathers and downs for beds,
peltries, and other usual goods
of Indians passing the boundary lines of
the United States, tin ore, tin in bars,
blocks, pigs, or granulated until.July l,
1888 and thereafter as otherw wise provided
for; works of art by American artists re-
siding temporarily abroad.
Church Schools for the Indians.
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. 27.-Bishop
Sharky, of North Dakota, called on the
secretary of the interior yesterday, in COM
pany with Assistant Indian Commission