The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-10-02
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Conference Report on the
Measure Completed.
Tho Senate Reciprocity Feature Retained,
tho Sugar Schedule Modified and
q small Duty Placed on
Binding Irvine.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The confer
ence report on the Tariff bill, COM
pleted yesterday, provides that the
new law shall 60 into effect October Q,
1890. The Senate reciprocity feature is
preserved in the bill, but tho date for
it to go into effect has been changed
from July /, 1891, to January 1, 1892.
The duty on binding Irvine of all
kinds is put at seven-tenths of a cent
per pound, and the provision for this
article is made to apply to binding
Irvine mado in part from istle 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 ~sweepings; sirups of
cane juice, melada, concentrated me-
lada and concrete, and concentrated
molasses, and molasses shall be placed
on the free list. This is the House pro-
vision, subject, however, to the ~restric-
tions Of the reciprocity feature, which
empowers the President to suspend the
free admission Of sugar, molasses, cof-
fee, tea and hides under certain condi-
tions.
Tho conference changed the time for
tho bonded period to &c into effect to
February /, 1891. The provision rela.
tive to the bonded period allows mer-
chandise deposited prior to October 1,
1890, to be withdrawn at the present
rates Of duty before the time the
bonded period goes into effect. 1t is
also provided that when duties are
based upon the weight of merchandise
deposited prior to October 1, the duties
shall be levied Upon the weight of the
merchandise at the time of its with
drawal.
In the internal revenue features OF
the bill, nearly all tho House provisions
of tho 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 the farmer shall fur
nish on demand of any internal revenue
officer a statement of his sales, etc. A
fine of $500 is provided for violation Of
this provision. Tho conference COM
mittee also struck out Senate amend
ments providing for tariff commission
The tax on smoking and manufact-
ured tobacco and on snuff is placed at
6 cents per pound. Opium manufacture
ers are taxed $40 per pound upon opium
manufactured in the United States for
smoking purposes, and only persons
who are citizens Of the United States
are permitted to engage in its manu>
~facture.
The Senate amendment providing
that all special internal revenue taxes
shall become due July /, 1901, is re-
jected.
In the free list q number of changes,
most of them Of no material interest
were made. Raw and manufactured
bristles were stricken from the free list
in conference. Tho House provision
placing on the free list American
caught fish, except salmon caught by
American vessels, etc., is re-inserted.
The Senate provision concerning pure
mineral waters is allowed to remain.
The paragraph covering ores of gold,
silver and nickel and ickel matte is
retained, with a proviso that the duty
on the copper contained in them shall
be one-half cent per pound.
Among the other Senate amendments
that wore agreed to by the conference
committee arc those covering plaster
OF paris and sulphate of lime, unground
p%otashes, seeds and sulphuric acid OF
not over one and one three hundred and
eighty thousandths specific gravity.
The conference amended a number
ot the free list provisions, inserting in
the bill paragraphs providing for the
FREQ admission Of feathers and downs
for beds; peltries and other usual goods
OF Indians passing the boundary line of
the United States; tin ore, cassiterite
and tin in bars, blocks, pigs or grenu-
lated, until January l, 1898, and there
after as otherwise provided for; works
OF art by American artists residing
temporarily abroad.
Tho sugar schedule is amended 80 as
grant a bounty OF ~ cents per pound
OH sugar testing between so and 80
degrees polariscope test and Q cents on
sugar testing not less than 90 degrees,
from July l, 1891, to July l, 1905.
1.-THE bill as passed by tho House and
Senate granted a bounty OF two cents a
pound to sugar testing so degrees and
overl.
The conferrees agreed to the Senate
amendments extending tho bounty to
maple sugar and providing thai no
bounty be paid on less than five hun
ared pounds. Sugar above No. 16 Dutch
standard is to pay ive-tenths of a
cent a pound duty and one-tenth of a
cent additional 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
], 1892, and Y duty. collected on such
machinery imported since January l,
1890 shall be refunded. Glucose is re-
tanned at the House rate-three-fourths
OF n ccnt per pound.
The sugar schedule is made to take
effect on April /, 1891, with q proyiso
that during the month OF March sugars
may be retained in bond without pay
uent OF duty, and transported in bond
and sold in bonded warehouses under
the provisions of existing laws.
The schedule covering imported to-
hacco and manufactures of tobacco.
left as it passed the Senate.
In the earthenware and glassware
schedule the House conferrees succeeded
In retaining nearly all Of the House
items intact Fancy glass is made duti-
able at 90 per cent ad valorem, colored
glass bottles l cent per pound for
pints, N cents for quarters, and so
cents per gross for bottles holding less