The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27
THE TARIFF BILL
As Reported In tho senate by the
Committee on Finance
Notifications and Changes Tending sn mo
Direction % Reduction OF Duties
with Exceptions IN Gases OF
rndeslrabie Articles

v~AsHINGro~. Juno ia-The Tarih
bill Was reported 70 the senate rom the
committee on finance yesterday. More
port has been prepared by the commit
tee and no estimate Of the increase an
the scvcnue resulting from the changes
made. The understanding Is that the
bin will not be called up Tor discussion
until about July l.. A member OF the
committee stated this morning that the
bin. As reported. with the exception Of
the agricultural and WOOL and wooden
schedules. waS the same, substantially as
the finance committees bill OF lsss
The tobacco schedule is unchanged.
In the sugar schedule tho bounty OF two
cents per pound is extended 70 maple
sugar. No bounty Is 70 be given for less
than 1000 pounds Of sugar annually. A
penalty OF s.. 900 fine, or less, or not
more than ive years imprisonment or
both. j. provided for fraudulent appli-
cations for bounty. a duty of $40 cents
per pound l. put on sugars between No
is and No. IS Dutch standard free in
the House bill. and the duty on sugars
above No 10 is increased from 40 70
6-fO per pound. The chief changes are
in the earthcnwarc. metal. agriculture
and sundries' schedules. and the
schedule Of flax. hemp and jute. The
duty on boxed oranges, lemons and
lines il reduced one-half from the rate
in the House billl; barley from 80 to Is
cents i hushel; barley malt from IS TO
40 ents: cabbages from > cents to l
cent each; rice iour from IL cents a
pound 10 cent; dried peas from 40
cents a bushel to - cents: chocolate
from , cents to , cents a pound; cleaned
rice from , cents TO III cents a pound;
~uncleaned rice from IL cents 70 ! cen
a pound.
The earthenware schedule. unenu'
merated. covered by six paragraphs in
the House bill. i consolidated into one
paragraph. including mirrors tsmalll
and lenses. wholly or partly manufact-
urcd. and the duty on them is fixed al
A. per cent ad valorcm. This l. In
the nature OF a general reductionl
Unpublished cylinder. crown and com
mon window glass Is reduced one
eighth cent per pound throughout
Decorated china is cut from 63 per
cent. al valorem TO = per cent; plain
>hina from SIS per cent - 80 per cent
e~arthern-ssone and crockcryware. emu
merated from s. per cent. and go pei
cent. 10 80 per cent.
In the wool and wooden schedule thu
specific rate on the lowest class 0
-T-+ta n.r - -otuA1 $50 nArrua
acknowledged inequalities in the Hous'
bill. as a member OF the finance com
mittee phrases it.
In the metal schedule iron or stee
rails are reduced from SIS. "A to Sll-2
per ton; cold polished iron or stce
from IL rents per pound TO y
cent: copper in iron ore icon
tanning more than , per cent 0
copperl from IL cents to u cent pc
pound: anvils from ~ cents per poun'
to , cents: cast hollowware from 8 cent
per pound to 2 cents; gold watches an
gold watch chains from 40 per cent ~
valorem to IS per cent The duty d
shotguns and revolvers. IS and 40 pc
cent. "a valorem, is changed toaspecih
duty OF 40 cents to 81 each and IS pc
lent ad valorcm. Nickel and nickel al
10y is reduced from Is cents to 5 cent
per pound.
In the wood schedules wood board
are reduced from s1-5O to 81 per loo
feet
In the fax. ETC.. schedule. bindin
Irvine is raised from IL to IL cents pc
pound; cotton bagging is reduced frol
clio cents and l $40 Il 1 $40 an
$40 cents. Sisal. or MANILA yarn. IS d
vided into two classes, one valued at hv
cents per pound, or less on which tn
duty is cents yer pound: the other.
greater value. on which the duty Is
per cent. az valorcm. In the Hou'
bill both classes paid 30 cents. Veget'
bic hair and ramie. dutiable at 81 ~
ton and Is per cent. al valorcm +
spectIvely. are put on the free list.
In the sundries schedule jewelry
reduced from 80 per cent. ad valore
to 10 per cent; dressed feathers al
downs from 80 per cent TO 40 per cen
osiess prepared for basket-makers fro
40 per cent 70 % per cent; clay pip
70 per cent. to 50 per cent: silk al
alpaca umbrellas from s. per cent. TO
per cent: other umbrellas. i5 per Gel
TO 40 per cent; cork bark. 10 cents .
pound to5 cents; manufactured corl
Is cents per pound to lsl4c.
A minimum duty 81 30 per cont
provided for in the glove paragraph.
Paintings and statuary are tax
from the free list and made dutiable
thirty per cent. Pearl and shell b
tons are fixed at ? cents per I
and y per cent. instead Of
cents per tin. and all other buttons 4
cept agate pay duty according TO
material composing them.
Among the articles added TO tho Il
list are natural mineral waters; 81
clay for c~rucihlcs from Si.50 per TO
mica Hrom % per cent. ed valorcl
sponges from 20 per cent ad
lorem): sulphur uncnumcrated; pitch
coal tar, tapioca, and plants for forcl
undcr-glass.
The duty on steel billcts valued
$40 cents per pound and less, Is
duced | lilo cents on each class.
duty on lax not hacked Is made $50
ton. instead Or nv cents per pound.
duty on hacked lax Is made SO per
instead Of 4 cents per pound.
The other changes made by the !
ate finance committee from the bill
II passed the House are as follows:
IN the chemicals schedule: Tar
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