Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-30
THE TARIFF BILL.
Report of the Conference Com
mittee Upon That Measure.
1t Gives an intelligent Idea of
the New Law.


Yet Been Made Public, But the General
Ideas of It's Provisions Are Set Forth
In the Conference Report, Which is
Given Herewith.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-In the alb
sence of an attainable copy of the tar
itf bill which is accurate, the best gem
cral idea of its provisions is set forth in
the full statement of the house con-
felets as to the effect of the conference
committee report. This has not as yet
appeared in its complete form in any
quarter. The regular report uses only
two paragraphs Of it, rs an unofficial
II port had already been prepared from
the committees papers and sent before
the other was accessible. 1t is not long,
but while very concise, it presents a
very ineligible idea of the new law to
all interested in its provisions, since all
of this class are supposed to be familiar
with the bill as it passed the house, at
least so far rs their own interests are
concerned. This statement of the con
ferees is us follows:/
The Report.
In presenting their report on house
bill S41f the conferees ON the part of
the house submit the following state
ment, intended to explain their action
IN the conference committee.
The HilPa Provisions.
When passed by the house the bill
provided for an estimated reduction OF
$11 100000 i'll round numbers, of which
about $40 0500,0 coo was from internal
revenue taxes. As passed by the senate
the estimated reduction was 500, ,000-
900. exclusive of the internal revenue
provisions of the house bill. There was
no material difference in the estimated
reduction between the house and SEN
ate when the bill was referred to the
cOnferchce committee 50 far us the
tariff schedules are concerned, and
your COMMITTEES believe that this differ
ence has not been materially affected
by the action of the conferees.
Chemicals.
In the chemical schedules the differ
ence3 We're numerous, most of them,
however, being verbal, and where sub
stantial We're not important In the
earthenware schedule the house rates
on china and earthenware were re-
tanned.
Glass.
In the glassware paragraphs the
house classitications have been retained
in the main. A few changes We're
made by the conference in the para
graphs on bottles, intended to give
greater clearness to the phraseology and
to guard the interests of the govern
ment. On window glass the senate re
duced the house rates, and II COM
promise was effected by adjusting rates
between those of tine two houses, which
are an advance on those of the senate
and slight deduction on those of the
house. In the higher grades of glass
ware the rates of the house were COM
pound. These were changed by the
conference and ad valorem rates sub
stituted, and q uniform rate of go per
cent. adopted.
Metal.
In the metal schedule number of
changes were made by the senate, some
of which were believed to be too low to
afford proper protection to great indus
tries to be affected. The amendme ITS
made by the senate and the adjustment
by the conference committee are fully
set forth in the print Of the bill which
accompanies the conference report, and
which shows the action of the two
houses and the action of the conferees,
respectively. Several additional classi
hcations have been made in the para
graphs relating to steel plates, sheets
and billets. these changes being confined
TO the lowest grade of steel, the rates of
the house on tke higher grades being re-
tained. The house rate on railway bars
of siX-tenths of one cent per pound, or
Sl3.44 per ton, has been retained. The
senate rate Of one-half of one cent per
pound on copper has been accepted by
the confcrceS.
wood.
The changes in the wood schedule are
not material.
Agricultural.
In the agricultural schedule the house
rates are mainly retained. Garden
seeds have been reduced from 40 per
cent, as proposed by the house, to 20
per cent, the rate substituted by the
senate. and turmp seed, which the SEN
ate placed ON the free list, transferred
to the dutiable list The paragraph on
fish was nfcon. tructed, and the rate re-
dGced from one cent per pound, as fixed
by the house, to three-fourths of one
lines, which the house made dutiable
at double the present rates in order to
afford protection and encouragement to
the planters of California and Florida,
the senate reduced the rates somewhat
above the present law. The house Q m
ferees yielded reluctantly to. this rcduc-
tion. An amendment was added t. that
of the senate imposing an additional
duty of 30 per cent. on the packages in
which oranges, lemons and lines are
imported The paragraphs inserted by
the serate imposing discriminating
duty of 10 per cent on tea, the produce
of countries east of the Cape of Good
Hope. when imported from countries
east of the Cape of Good Hope, We're
struck out.
Liquor.
In the liquor schedule the senate made
increases on the various forms of wines
and liquors. The house rates were re-
stored except on champagne and spirits.
| leaving still wines and malt ifqu2r' AZ
the existing rates OF duty. a few
verbal changes were made in this sched-
ule for the purpose of insuring add
| tional security to the revenue.
Cotton.
In the cotton schedule but few
changes were made in the amendments
of the senate, all OF which will appear
| in the bill herewith presented.
Flax.
The senate made several reductions IN
the fax schedule which the house con
ferecs believed to lie dangerous 10 the
sudMess of that industry. The house
conferccs were not able to maintain the
house rates in all cases. bu; those agreed
| 20 a,,, iusr...ses an those of the senate