The Portland daily press., 1890-06-19
THE AMENDED BILL.
Changes Made In Tariff Schedules
bY the Senate Committee.


by the Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 18.-The following
are among the principal changes made by the
Senate finance committee on the tariff bill
Sawed boards pay ST. per 1000 feet instead of
$150. The House provision fixing an equal
retaliatory duty on sawed lumber, imported
from countries imposing an export duty on
logs is struck out and provision inserted
making the duty imposed in such case the
same as the rates under the present law
Sawed boards cabinet woods pay 20 per
cent ad valorem. reduced from 80 per cent.
In the sugar schedule, the two cents per
pound bounty is extended to maple sugar.
No bounty is given for less than 500 pounds
of sugar per year. Persons who apply for or
receive a bounty, who are not entitled there
to, shall pay a fine not exceeding $500o, or
five years, or both. Sugars between 10 and
16 Dutch standard are to pay duty of three
tenths of cent a pound, instead of being
imported free. as provided by the House
bill. Sugars above No. 16, ID. S., pay six
tenths of a cent pound instead of four
tenths of cent.
The tobacco schedule is unchanged. In the
agricultural schedule the changes are: Bar
ley, 25 cents bushel, reduced from 30 cents !;
barley malt, 40 cents bushel, reduced from
45 cents; cleaned rice, one and one-half cents
pound, reduced from two cents; uncleaned
rice, one cent pound, reduced from one and
one-Quarter cents broken rice, one-quarter
of a cent pound, reduced from one-half a
cent.
The provision allowing drawback on SUI
gar used in the manufacture of condensed
milk is struck out. Cabbages pay one cent
each, reduced from three cents; dried pease,
10 cents bushel, reduced from 40 cents; oil
seeds not especially provided for in this act,
25 cents bushel, reduced from 30 cents; fish
not specially enumerated, one-half cent a
ages containing she'll fish admitted free of
duty. pay II cents per quarter, instead of
twothirds.
In the wool schedule, Russian camePs hair
is taken out of woods of the third class. On
woolen and worsted yarns, valued at not
more than 30 cents pound, the duty.iS q
times the duty imposed on pound of un-
washed wool of the first class, instead OF
twice that duty. On woolen and wOrsted
cloths, knit fabrics and manufactures of
every description, wholly or in part of wool,
valued at not more than 30 cents, the duty
on pound is three times the duty imposed
on pound of unwashed wool of the first
class instead of twice that duty. On blan-
kets, hats, and tlannels for underwear
valued at not more than 80 cents a pound,
the duty is the same as that imposed on l Is
pounds of wool of the first class, instead OF
the duty on one pound. On trimmings and
buttons, of which wool or worsted is co m.
ponent material, the duty is 60 cents per
pound and GO per cent advalorem, instead Of
70 cents and GO per cent. The provision re-
| specting fish the product of American fish
| cries and fresh or frozen fish, caught in fresl
waters, except salmon," is 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"
Gypsum or sulphate of lime is taken from
| the free list and made dutiable at ST. ton.
The committee struck out all changes
| made by the House bill in internal revenue
regulations respecting the tax ON tobacco
| tie manufacture of vinegar from alcohol va
| por and the fortifcation of wines. leaving
| the law as it stands at present. The inter
nal revenue tax on opium prepared fo
smoking is increased for S. to $40 pound.