Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-31
TIKI Mckinley HILL.
!" was Submitted Today to the Ways
and Means Committee.

THE Mckinley HILL.
IL Was Submitted Today to the Ways
and Means Committee.
\ ADDITIONS MADE TO rHr rnrr t,r-~o,r. NJ
AMERICAN ARTISTS - PROTECTION epAxrxp
| WOOL xES-borSrrrs ron pnoppcxsx or sux.
| Ava special meeting Of the vSys and means
committee today Chairman Mckinley pre-
sented the republican tariff bill The minority
will be allowed ten days in which 20 oder
amendments and prepare their views upon the
bill and such amendments as may be made be-
| fore the bill Is reported 70 the House. The bin.
| sceording 70 chairman Mckinley, wil effect
reaacuon OF sAo.ovO,ooo In the revenues
TIKI FREE LIST.
! The free list is enlarged by the addition n
items proposed in the old Senate bin and by
the addition of nickel ore and certain works OF
| art Paintings in oil and water colors ana sculp-
ture by American artists abroad are put on the
| free list Raw silk IL left on the free hist and q
/ bounty 10 paid TO the producers in this country.
The committee thought Of putting . heavy
duty on raw silk, TO encourage the industry in
| this country, IL having been demonstra ted that
the climate and conditions in many parts
| OF This country adapted 10 the growth OF
the coooons Thirty Of the states have made
successful experiments. Ii WAS concluded,
\ thsst biefc MOI tuouSu falsco IN
thls country as yet TO meet the
demands and the bounty system Of encourage
| ment was adopted. bounty OF cents per
pound is paid for cocoons raised in this
country and 81 per pound : paid
on reeled sill. The bounty is to be paid for
ten years. This would cost the Treasury 5000
per year at the present rate Of production, bus
| the Industry 10 expected 20 increase the product
rapidly.
HIDES AND SUGAR
Hides are taken from the free list aud put on
the dutiable list at Is per cent The sugar
schedule is as it has been published-a duty
equal TO IS and 80 per cent. A duty OF Il.
eenss per pound is put on the lead in silver
lead ore.
The duty on nails. tops. shoady, waste, &C,
mas been ~ cents per pound. Ii has been com.
| planned that a much higher grade il often
mixed with this low grade and let in ct 10
cents. To correct this the duty is raised to 80
cents per pound
PROTECTION ron wool MEN.
very heavy increase of duty on woods ID
made OF the whole, and il is thought that i'm
portations will be reduced by it to . very large
extent
Carpet woods worth less than Is cents per
pound are taxed now at 2ls cents and those
above at cents per pound. This bin puts
worth a1t less Of than 50 cents cents on shO:.
and cents on those worth more
than - cents per pound. Wooden man
utactures OF the high grades are greatly
| increased. The duty on the finest cloths is
nxed at from three 10 four times the duty on
the wool In them aud 40 per cent al yalorem
| in addition.
! orHER cHaSaEs
The reduction on steel rails amounts 20
about "a per ton. The increase on earth and
earthen wares is considerably increased. Lum-
Der IL reduced from % per thousand TO CLIO
per thousand. Hewed and squared timber IL
reduced from 20 per cent to 10 per cent
Some of the greatest increases are made in
agricultural products. The increase is made
al along the line and il is designed 70 give the
farmers the market for s75 900 coo worth OF
products now imported
THE MILLS BILL AS A SUBSTITUTE.
1t is understood that the democrats will re-
port the Mills bil-modifed-as a substitute.
The notifications will be chiefly by additions
TO the free list.
Hides, wool and salt and perhaps coal and
pig iron-all of which New England manufac-
tnrers want free will be on the tree list
MASSACHUSETTS MEN DrsPLEssED.
The Massachusetts delegation in the Houss
are particularly displeased with the bill. Put
ting hides on the dutiabie list has greatly in
censed them
When the duty was first put on hides they
| Wofhcu III anu IL taken on. NON az II BACK
again and they are indignant
Rumors OF Important Naval Changes.
Rear Admiral Gherardi commanding the
North Atlantic squadron, is in the CITY,
II 10 rumored that he is to be
given the superintendency Of the
Naval Academy and that Commodore Walker.
now in command of tine squadron
of evolution, is to be given the north Atlantic
| squadron. Capt Sampson, the present super
intendent OF the observatory will probably
| command the new cruiser San Francisco. The
squadron Of evolution will return home in .
few weeks.
Serious Charge Against a Young Man.
This morning shortly after midnight Police
man Ferguson's attention called 10 a house
near 9TH and n streets northwest where some
one seemed to be pounding on a front door,
The persons who were making the noise CON-
planned that William Zyprecht, a young uan
about twenty-five years old, had assaulted a
| young girl named Oliver, who lives in South
Washington on A. street and the officer ar
rested HIM on suspicion.
This morning the young man was taken 10
the Police Court, but no one appeared TO prose-
cute him and at the suggestion Of Lawyer
shlilington, he was released.
young man claiming to be a relative Of the
girl subsequently, appeared in the clerks Office
1
precht and was referred TO the district attor-
ney. He said that the girl returned home Lass
night about $3.50 O'Clock.
Her clothing, be said was torn and she was
| covered with blood and mud. This morning.
be said the girl was under the care OF two
physicians and her mother was also sick That
| he explained, was the reason WHY there was no
one IN the Police Court this morning to looh
| after the case.
Range OF the Thermometer Today.
The following were the readings at the sig.
nal Office today; Sam. 80; pm, 80; maxi
mum. 81; minimum. 81
| D1En
| BEALL- On Sunday morning. March 30, 1890, IN
Montgomery county, Nd. ABSAL0M bEsAI.L. In the
| elehteth year OF his are.
| BQYDEN. On March 30. 1880, very suddenly of
paralysis Of the heart. MlRA j. BOYOES, beloved
wife OF George Boyden.
| Notice Of funeral hereafter.
| DlsHMAN: On March q, 1890. in Baltimore Nd.
Miss BETTE A. DIsHMAN.
| UAMBLETON Suddenly on Saturday March 90.