Evening journal., 1890-06-19
TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
Alterations ade by the Senate
Finance Committee.
TEEREDUCTIoNs AND INCREASES.

and Wool Manufactures Schedules.
wAsnrxeroN, June 19.-The tariff bill
was reported to the senate from the com
mittee on finance. No report has been pre-
pared by the COMMITTEES and no estimate
OF the increase in tile revenue resulting
from tile changes made, The understand
ing il that the bill will not be called UP toi
discussion until about July l. a member
Of the committee stated that the bill as re
ported. with the exception Of the agricult
ural and wool and wooden schedules, was
the same substantially as the finance com
mittee bin of lSss. The tobacco schedul,
is unchanged ii the sugar schedule tho
bounty Of cents per pound is extended <
maple sugar No bounty Is to be given fos
less than 500 pounds Of sugar annually. a
penalty Of 5000 fine, or less. or not moro
than five years imprisonment, or both, il
provided for fraudulent applications for
bounty A duty Of 3-lo cent per pound i
| put on sugars between Nos. - and 10
Dutch standard Gree in the house bill), and
the duty above No. i6 is increased from 4lO
to Clio cent per pound.
The Chief Changes.
The chief changes are in the earthen-
ware, metal, agricultural and sundries
schedules and the schedule of fax, hemp
and jute The duty on boxed oranges
| lemons and lines is reduced one-han from
the rate in the house bill, barley from B
to 25 cents bushel, barley malt from A.
cents to 40 cents, cabbages from 3 cents t.
cent each, rice flour from = cents pound
to 4 cent, dried peas from 40 cents bush.
el to Is cents, chocolate from 3 cents to 3
cents pound cleaned rice from cents TO
IL cents a pound. uncleaned rice from =
cents to cent pound. in the earthenware
schedule glass and glassware lunenuner
atecN covered by six paragraphs ia the
house bill, are consolidated into one para
graph, including small mirrors and lenses
wholly or partly manufactured, and the
duty on them Ia fixed at As per cent nd
valorem. This is ia the nature Of large
general reduction Unpolished cylinder,
crown aud common and wihdow glass is
reduced X cent per pound throughout
Decorated china is cut from 20 per cent. ad
! valorem to 55 per cent, plain china from
| 55 per cent to 50 per cent, earthen, stone
! and crockery ware tunenumerated1 from s.
per cent. and % per cent TO 10 per cent.
The Wool and woolen Schedule.
a.
cific rate on the lowest class Of cloths ans
2 yarns is raised ito correct acknowledge
I inequalities ia the house bill, \ as a mem
: Aber III the finance committee phrases il
4 In the metal schedule iron or steel rail
\ are reduced from Sl3.44 to 20 per tor
: cold polished iron or steel from u cent
per pound to 4 cent, copper in iron or
containing more than per cent Of col
g per- from x cents to y cent per pound
!. anvils from ~ per pound to cents, cas-
l. hollow ware from 8 cents per pound TO
cents, gold watches and gold watch case
!, from 40 per cent. ad valorem to 25 per cent
"a The duty on shotguns and revolvers
y and 40 per cent ad valorem, is changed {
{ a specific duty of 40 cents to SO each and 8
= per cent ad valorem. Nickel and nickt
g alloy is reduced from Is cents TO cent
II per pound.
Many other Changes.
In the wood schedule sawed boards ar
reduced from s1.5O TO 81 per 1000 feet I
. the flax, etc, schedule binding twine
= raised from Y to ] Is cents per pound, CO.
u ton bagging is reduced from 6-lO an
q / $40 cents to $40 and $40 cents. Sisg
u and MANILA yarn is divided into two CLASSES
le one valued at ; cents per pound or less, o
which the duty is 40 per cent. ad valoren
- In the house bill both classes paid 30 pc
E cent Vegetable hair and ramie, dutiabl
q at s. per ton and - per cent. ad valoren
= respectively, are put on the free list.
In the sundries Schedule.
In the spndries schedule jewelry is r.
duced from 80 per cent ad valorem to Z
per cent, dressed feathers and downs froI
so per cent. to 40 per cent, osier prepare
for basket makers from 80 per cent. 70 {
per cent, clay pipes from 70 per cent. 70
per cent, silk and alpaca umbrellas frol
IS per cent. to so per cent, other umbrella
As per cent. to 40 per cent, cork bark
cents per pound TO 5 cents, manufacture
corks Is cents per pound to ~ cents.
minimum duty Of 50 per cent. is provide
for in the glove paragraph. Paintings an
statuaIy are taken from the free list an
made dutiable at 30 per cent.
Pearl and shell buttons are fixed at
cents per line and 25 per cent. instead Of
cents per line, and all other buttons tei
cept sgate) pay duty according 70 Il
material composing them.
Added to the Free List.
Among the articles added to the free Ii
are natural mineral waters, blue clay I,
crucibles from $3.50 per ton, I.ica fro
50 per cent ad valorem, sponges from
per cent. ad valoren, sulphur (unenume
dttuj lltcu OF coal Tar taptpNd, JAdubs use
for forcing under glass.
The duty on steel billets valued at / s.
cents per pound and less is reduced 1-10
a cent on each class. The duty on fax nj
hackled is made $40 per ton instead Of
cents per pound. The duty on hackll
fax is made $40 per ton instead Of 4 cen
per pound.
Numerous reductions and a few increas
are made in the chemical schedule dutie
Birthstone and sulphur, not otherwise pr
vided for, are transferred TO the free Ii
instead of being made dutiable at s. p
= ton Green glass bottles holding not lie
than pint and demijohns and carboy
l cent per pound (reduced from ] 4 cents
Bottles holding less than one pint ~ cen
per pound (reduced from1 cent per pour
=. and 30 cents per gross, according to siz'
" Ground glass plate is made to pay du
N of 10 per cent. ad valorem in addition
the other rates charged Spectacles al
eyeglasses 60 per cent ad valorem instei
nj Of 50 per dozen and 35 per cent ad valorer
In the Metal Schedule.
~ In the metal schedule occur the follo'
re ing additional changes Glass No. 2
40 hoop iron or steel, dutiable at IL cent p
pound is made TO include iron from 10
81 20 wire gauge and class No. 3 dutiable
q I.3 cents per pound, is made to inclu'
iron thinner than 20 wire gauge The q
ditional duty imposed on iron plates Al
hoop iron is made 4 cent per pound,
stead Of "a cent The provision that aft
July I, ls9i. manufactures OF which
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