The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-03
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Conference Report on the
Measure Completed.
Tho senate Reciprocity Fe.tnre Retained.
the sugar Schedule Modified aud
>mnii Dusy Placed ON
binding rwime.


ence report on the Tariff bill. com
pletcd yesterday. provides that IN,
new law shall go into effect October o
1880 The senate reciprocity feature |.
preserved in the hill hut tho date 70,
y 10 20 into effect has been changed
from July |. 49,, 70 January /. is9e
Tho duty on binding twnc or al
kinds y put a. seven-tenths OF cent
per pound, and the provision for this
article Is made 10 apply to binding
Irvine made in part from istlc or tam
pico fiber MANILA. sisal grass or sunal
The sugar schedule provides that all
sugars not above No. 10. Dutch stand
ard; all tank bottoms all sugar drain
ings and sugar swccpings: sirups OF
cane juice. melada. concc. tratcd me-
lada and concrete and concentrated
molasscs. and molasscs shall be placed
on the FREQ list This i the House pro-
\ vision, subject however. 10 the rcstrsc-
tons OF the reciprocity feature. which
empowers the President to suspend The
iree admission 81 sugar. 'molaSsas. cof-
rec tea and hides under certain condi-
tions.
The conference changed tho time Tor
the bonded period TO 90 into effect 10
February 1. 1891. The provision rela-
tive TO the bonded period allows mer-
chandise deposited prior to October /.
1890 70 be withdrawn at the present
rates OF duty before the time The
bonded period goes into effect II i
also provided that when duties ARC
based upon the weight OF merchandise
deposited prior to October 1, tho duties
shall be levied upon the weight OF the
merchandise at the timc Of its with
drawal.
In the internal revenue features or
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 tobacco are restored aud a
proviso added that tho farmer shall fur
nish on demand OF any internal revenue |
officer q statement OF his sales etc. A
hnc Of $500 is provided for violation OF |
this provision. Tho conference COM
nitfcc also struck ont senate amend
ments providing for tariff commission. i
The tax on smoking and manufact-
ured tobacco and on snuff is placed at
Q cents per pound. Opium manufacture
ers are taxed $40 per pound upon opium
in the United States for
smoking purposes. and only persons
VINO are citizens Of the United States
IRE permitted 70 engage in its manu-
'acture.
The senate amendment providing
hat all special internal revenue taxes
hall become due july !. 1891. is re-
ected
IN the free list number OF changes.
most OF them OF no material interest.
we're made. Raw and manufactured
'ristlcs were stricken from the free list
= conference. The House prov ision
'iacing on the free list American
aught fish. except salmon caught by
american vessels. etc. Is rc-inserted.
The senate provision concerning pure >
mineral waters is allowed TO remain.
no paragraph covering ores OF goli. !,
liver and nickel and nickel matte Il
etained, with proviso that the duty {
the copper contained in them Shall
onc-half cent per pound. <
Among the other Senate amendments Il
nat we're agreed TO by the conference q
'mmittec are those covering plaster y
paris and sulphatc OF limo. unground !
otashcs' seeds and sulphuric acid or II
ot over one and ono three hundred and D
gnty thonsandths specific gravity. g
Inc conference amended a number y
the free list provisions. inserting I'm q
e Dill paragraphs providing for tho y,
&c admission OF feathers and downs a
r beds; peltries and other usual goods !. e
Indians passing the boundary line o. 1,
2 nlfed states; tin ore. cas,itcritc 10
a TN In bars, blocks. pigs o. granu- le
tcd, until January /. 1893. and there ~
Yer as otherwise provided for; works NJ
art by American artists residing al
abroad Ia
The sugar schedule is amended 90 AZ ~
ant . bounty D: ~. cents pcr Mound ~
sugar testing between SO and % M
Erees polariscope test and , cents on VA
gar testing not less than 90 degrees VI
~ July I, 1891. to July I. 1905. ="
The bill as passed by the House and "a
nate granted bounty OF two cents a n,
md to sugar TESTING 81 dcrro.s ~ ths
ri. MINI -. m
The confcrrccs agreed to the senate ~.
endments cxtcading the bounty 70 I
pie sugar and providing that no az
lnty bc paid on less than five hun =" ~,
q pounds. Sugar above No. 10 Dutch pr.
ndard Is TO pay Iivc-tcnths OF Ing
Z pound duty and one tenth OF A rrn
= additional II the country exporting
predicting 1t charges an export duty. III,
rhincry for the manufacture OF bectl
ar ~ 70 be admitted free until July \
~. and any duty collected on such con
'hinery imported since January 4. wa
shall DC refunded. Glucose il re- in
led at the House three fou tbs see
cent per pound Ho,
he sugar schedule Is made "a take sto,
e on April I. 1891. with proyiso rcp
during the month Of March sugars I
DC retained in bond without pay ole
\ o duty, and transported in bond han
sold In bonded warehouses under min
provisions Of existing laws. rule
70 schedule covering imported TO- OF /
Q and manufactures OF tobacco. is care
as II passed tho Senate coul
the carthenware and glassware
dulc the House confcrrccs succeeded rrol
'taining nearly all OF the House n
3 intact Fancy plaza - N, ~. ,1..sr | a.