Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-19
Changes In the Tariff Bill by the Sen
ate Finance Commithe.

The following are among tlr principal
changes made by the Senate Finance Com
mittee in the tariff bill;
Green glass hottles, holding Ls<t less than
one pint demjohns and carboys, cent per
found reduced from cents. Bottles
holding less than one pint, u cents. per
pound and 80 cents gross, according to size.
Glass and glass ware, not Otherwise enum-
Grated, which in the House bill is covered
by six separate paragraphs, is consolidated
into one paragraph, to include mirrors
small) lenses, wholly or partly manu-
tsctured, are made to pay duty of t5 per
cent nd rdiorem, which is in the nature of
large general reduction. Unpublished
cy hinder. crown and common winiow glass
is reduced Is cent per pound. Ground
plate glass Is made to psy duty
of 10 per cent 0d rlierem in
addition 10 the other rate charged.
spectacle and eyeglasses, 90 per cent. 0d-
raiorsm, instead of 80 cents per dozen and
- per cent. nd raiorem. Lens. costing
81 30 per gross. pairs or less, 90 per cent,
dd raio1tp, instead of 81 per gross. Spec
tacle and eyegIsss lenses, beveled, 50 per
cent. ad raiorc8' instead of ~ cents per
gross. pairs. and ~ per cent. ad raiorem.
Sawed boards. 81 per one thousand feet
instead of 81 50. The house provision
fixing equal retaliatory duty on sawed lum-
Der imported from countries imposing ex
port duty on logs was struck out and pro
vision inserted, making duty imported in
such case the same "a rates under the pres
ent law. Saved boards for cabinet woods,
20 per cen, nd rGioreB,, reduced from 81
per cent.
In the sugar schedule 2 cents per pound
bonnty extended to maple sugar No
bounty given for less than 500 pounds of
sugar per year. Persons who apply for or
receive bounty who are not entitled
thereto sbsil pay a fine not exceeding
9, 600 or be imprisoned for a period not
exceeding FIVE years. or both. Sugars be-
tween - and is Dutch standard to pay
duty of 3-l0 cent a pound instead of i'm
ported free as provided By House bill.
Sugars above Is Dutch STANDARD. 6-lo cent
per pound instead of 40 cent
The tobacco schedule 10 unchanged.
10 the agricultural schedule the changes
are barley 25 cents q bushel. reduced
from 30 barley malt 10 cents a bnshel,
reduced from A. cleaned rice Ia cents
a pound, reduced from 2 unclaimed rice
cent pound, reduced from - broken
Eatf ~ tfut tDufNis lfUH
rice, -four and rice meal II cent
pound reduced from | Ia; the
provision allowing the drs~ back on
the sugar u.ed in the msnufs 'ture Of con-
densed milk Was struck out. Csbbsaes, |
cent each. reduced from 81 dried peas, Is
cents per bushel, reduced from 40; oil
seeds. not especially provided for in this
act, IS cents per bushel, reduced from 80.
Fish not especially enumerated, cent
per pound, reduced from / cent. Metal
packages containing she'll dsh admitted free
of duty, "a cents per quarter, instead of
2 quarter capacity.
Grapes so cents, barrels three cubic feet.
instead Of pound.
In the wool schedule, Ruesian camels
hair i, taken out of vools of the third
class. ON uooien and worsted yarns,
valued at not more than 30 cents per pound,
the duty is ? 9 times the duty imposed
on on pound Of unvashed wool of the
first class. instead Of twice that duty. ga
roolen and vorsted cloths, knit fabrics.
and manufactures of every description
wholly or in part Of woal, valued At not
more than 30 cents, the duty per pound is
three times the duty imposed on a pound
of unwsshed wool of the first
class instead Of twice that duty
On blankets. hats. iannels for underwear.
valued at not more than 80 cents = pound
dnty the same As imposed on IL pounds
wool of ar.t class instead Of the duty on
pound. On trimmings and buttons of
which WOOL o. worsted are componen, ma
teriais, the dasy il 6. cents . poand and co
rcr cent ad rdteFe,H instesd.of 10 cents and
| 50 per cett-s -
/ The peovsiou, Fish. the product Of
/ Americas fisheries, and fresh and frozen
/ fish, caught in fresh waters, except sal
mon, vas made to read Fresh fish caught
| by citizens Of the United States in the
/ high seas or open waters Of the lakes
forming the boundary between the United
| States and Canada
In the paragraph admitting unvrougbs
glass discs free provision 10 sdded per.
mitting discs eight inches in diameter to be
polished sufficiently TO enable the character
| Of the glass TO be determined
OGypsum or ssulphafe of lime is taker
from the free list and made dusiable si pc.
ton.