Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-27


provides that the new law shall 20 into
effect Oct 0, 1890 The senate reciprocity
feature is preserved in the bill, but the
date for it to 20 into effect has been
changed from July l, 1891. TO Jan. ], 1892.
| The duty on binding twine Of all kinds Is
put at 7i0 Of a cent per pound, and the
| provision for this article is made TO apply
to binding twine made In part from thistle
or tampico fibre, MANILA, sisal grass or
sum.
The Sugar Schedule.
| The sugar schedule provides that all
sugars not above No. 49, Dutch standard,
all tank bottom, all sugar DRAWINGS and
sugar sweepings, syrups Of cane juice, me
lada, concentrated melada and concrete
and concentrated molasses and moiasses
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
conditions.
The Bonded Period.
The conference changed the time for the
| bonded period to go into effect to Feb /,
| 1891. The provision relative to the bonded
! period allows merchandise deposited prior
1 to Oct. i, 1890, TO be withdrawn at the
/ present rates of duty before the time the
| period goes into effect. 1t is also provided
| that when duties are based upon the weight
| of merchandise deposited prior to Oct
the duties shall be levied upon the weight
of the merchandise at the time of Its with
drawal.
No Tariff Commission Wanted.
/ 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, a statement
of his sales, etc. A fine of $500 is provided
for violation of this provision. The con
ference committee struck out senate
amendments providing for a tariff COM
mission. The tax on smoking and manu-
factured tobacco and on snuff is placed at
cents per pound. Opium manufacturers
are taxed $40 pound upon opium manu-
factured in the United States for smoking
purposes, and only persons who are citi-
zens Of the United States are permitted to
engage In it's manufacture. The senate
amendment providing that all special in
ternal revenue taxes shall become due
July, 1891 is retained.
Changes In the Free List
In the free list a number of changes,
most Of them Of no material interest were
made. Raw aud unmanufactured bristles
were stricken from the free list in confer
ence.
The house provision placing on the free
list American caught fish, except salmon
caught by American vessels, etc, Is re-
inserted. The senate provision concern
ing pure mineral waters is allowed TO re-
main. The paragraph covering ores of
gold, silver and nickel and nickel matter
is retained, with proyiso that the duty
on the copper contained in them shall be
one-half cent per pound Among the
other senate amendments that were agreed
to by the conference committee are those
covering plaster of paris and sulphate of
lime unground, potashes, seeds and sui
phuric acid.
The conference inserted paragraphs pro
viding for the free admission OF feathers
and downs for beds, peltrles and other
usual goods of Indians passing the boun-
dairy line of the United States, tin ore,
oassiterite and tin in bars, blocks, pigs or
granulated until July l, 1898, and there
after as otherwise provided for works OF
art by American artists residing tempora-
rily abroad.
More About Sugar.
The sugar schedule is amended so as to
grant bounty Of 1s4 cents per pound on
sugar testing between 30 and 90 degs.
polariscope test and cents on sugar test
ing not less than 80 degs., from July |,
1891, to July /, 1908. The bill as amended
and passed by senate and house granted a
bounty Of ? cents per pound to sugar test
ing 80 degs. and over. The conferrees
agreed 10 the senate amendments extend
ing the bounty to maple sugar and pro.
viding that no bounty be paid on less than
800 pounds Sugar above No 10, Dutch
standard, Is to pay $40 of a cent per pound
duty and 1-10 of a cent additional, ii the
country exporting or producing 1t charged
an export duty. Machinery for the manu-
facture Of beat sugar is to be admitted free
until July 1, 1892, and any duty collected
on such machinery imported since July l,
1890, shall be refunded. Glucose is retained
at the house Neutrality-suspicious. Of cent.
The sugar schedule is made to take effect
on April l. 1891, with a provisio that dur.
ing the month Of March sugars may be re-
fined in bond without payment Of duty,
and transported in bond and sold in bonded
ware houses under the provisions OF ex-
isting laws
other Schedules.
The schedule covering imported tobacco
and manufactures OF tobacco is left as it
passed the senate. In the earthenware and
glassware schedule the house conferrees
succeeded in retaining nearly all the house
items intact. Fancy glass is made dutia-
BILE at SO per cent. ad valorem; coloredgglass
bottles at l cent per pound for pinks, ~
cents for quarters and so cents per gross
for bottles holding less than a quarter of a
pint Most OF the house provisions relat-
ing to the metal and cutlery schedules are
also retained. The reduced rates of the
senate on copper and firearms are retained.
In the spirit schedules, brandy, cordals,
liquors, ETC., and spirituous beverages or
bitters containing spirits are made duti-
able at $3.50 per proof gallon; bay rum,
$3.50 per gallon; champagne and all other
sparkling wines, IS per dozen in quart
bottles; ale, porter and beer in bottles, 40
cents per gallon.
Flax, Cordage and Wool.
The rate on undressed flax is fixed at /
cent per pound; on tow of fax or hemp, one
half cent per pound; on cables, cordage
and twine, except binding twine composed
wholly of MANILA or sisal grass, q cents
per pound; on cables and cordage made of
hemp, 21S cents per pound; tarred, cents
per pound; cotton bagging, valued at not
more than cents per square yard, Clio
cents; valued at more than cents, l $40
cents. Two important changes made by