, 1890-06-19
THE TARIFF MEASURE.
Changes Made by the
Finance COMMITTEES.
REPORTED BACK TO The SENAT TE
Many of the Schedules Materially
Reduced, and Some Duties
Slightly Increased.

sidered before week from Monday.
Following are the principal changes
made in the tariff bill; The glassware
| classifications are changed aud large
general reduction made.
Steel rails are reduced from si3,H TO
sllN per ton no bounty is to be given
for loss than 500 pounds OF sugar annu-
ally; sugars between Nos. Is and l6,
Dutch standard, shall pay duty Of $40
| of a cent per pound, and sugars above
No. 10 shall pay 6.lO instead Of i.l0; to-
bacco Is unchanged slight reductions
are made in many items In the agricult-
ural schedule; exporters OF meat are
not allowed rebate on the salt
used IN curing meats; natural oileryesc.
ing mineral waters are to be admitted
free: the duty on cotton manufactures
are reduced all through the schedule;
only slight changes in the wool sched.
ule, the principal one being to correct a
typogra phical error that tho house re.
fused TO correct; the bounty for silks
and cocoor'@ Is raised art works are TAX
en- from the list, and made dutiable at
80 per cent. ad yalorem; the Limitation
Of 500 in value of the wearing apparel
one person may bring into the United
| States is stricken out.
The senate committee has also strick.
en- Out all changes made by tho house
bill in tire internal revenue regulations
respecting the tax on tobacco leaving
the law as II stands at present The in
ternal revenue tax on opium prepared
for smoking is increased from IS to SlU
per pound.
THE CHEMICAL SCHEDULE.
A large number OF changes were made
in the chemical schedule-many de-
crenses and some increases-among them
being the following: Tannic acid, or
tannin, Is reduced from 81 to 80 cents
per pound; crude glycerino is reduced
from 20 ~ cents opium containing o
per cent. or less, morphia and opium
prepared for smoking Is increased from
SO to ii2 per pound birthstone and sui.
pher not otherwise provided for, are
Transferred to the free list, as also are
muriatic and sulphuric acids, not other
wise provided for. peppermint oil is
made 70 per cent. adj valorom, instead Of
s. per pound; butyric, or prophylic, al.
cohol, dutiable in the chemical schedule
at 10 per cent ad yalorem, is trans.
terred to the liquOr schedule, and
changed TO 81 per gallon.
GLASSWARE AND E,RTHESWARE.
Many changes are made in the earth
enwars and glassware schedule-all re-
ductions, Among others, glass and
glassware not otherwise enumerated,
which in the house bill are covered by
six separate paragraphs, are consolidated
in one paragraph, including small mir
rors and lenses, and made to pay duty
OF 40 per cent ad valorern. Ghis being in
the nature of IA large general reduction.
N THE METAL SCHEDULE.
In the metal schedule the following
are some OF the changes; Iron orc con-
tanning IN ore than 2 per cent. of copper
y cent per pound ON the copper instead
OF y, cents. Glass ? Of hoop iron or
steel, dutiable at u cents per pound, Is
made to include iron from Nos. ~ to 20.
wire gauge class 3, dutlable at a cent,
is made 10 include iron thinner
than No. %. iron gauge; iron
or steel rails are reduced
from 1894 to Sll.2O per ton; tho pro
vision that after July /, 1891, all manu-
features of which tin plate form the
chief part shall pay, in addition to the
rate of duty upon tin plate, an ad yalor-
EN- duty of IS per cent. is stricken out;
manufactured steel, valued at not more
than - cent per pound, 10 reduced TO
l-lO cent per pound on all grades
cold polished iron or steel is made y
cent per pound, instead of IA cents;
cast hollow ware IN made ~ cents per
pound instead of 3 cents; tn" provision
making AZ uer cent. al yalorem duty on
chairs Is stricken out; tue
duty on shot guns and
reyolyefs-S5 and 80 per cent. nd ynlorem
is charged 10 n specific duty from 40
cents to 81 each, accounting to value, and
80 per cent. ad yalorem. fine copper, I'M
ported in the form nf ore, is made y
cent per pound, instead of y cent; old
copper Is changed to cent per pound,
instead oi ia cents; coarse copper and
copper cement is made cent per pound,
instead of ~ cents; copper In other
forms, not manufactured, Is made -
cents per pound, instead of cents.
Nickel and nickel alloy Ia made cents
per pound--reduced from l5.Cents. Block
zinc is made ~ cents per pound-ro-
duced from ia cents, Gold watches
and gold watch cases are made 25 per
cent. ad valorem-reduced from 40 per
cent. Mica, dutiaDlo at S5 per cent.
ad valorcm, and nickel, crude, dutiable
at 3 cents per pound, nrs transferred TO
the free list
THE WOOD SCHEDULE.
In tho wood schedule sawed boards
are made 81 per /, go feet, instead of
sl.50.
The house provision fixing an equal
retaliatory duty on sawed lumber i'm
ported ffOrn countries imposing an cN-
port duty on logs is stricken out and a
provision inserted making the duty i'm
posed in such cases the same us tho rates
under tho present law
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
In the sugar schedule 2 cents per
pound bounty will be given for not less
than 800 pounds OF sugar per year
Persons applying for or receiving a
bounty and not entitled thereto. shall
pay fine of not exceeding 5000 or be
imprisoned for period not exceeding
five years. or both.
Sugar between Nos. rs and 10, Dutch
standard shall pay duty OF 3-lOths of
cent per pound, Instead of being free,
as provided for by the house bill.
Sugar above No. l5, Dutch standard,
shall pay l0ths Of cent per pound, In.
stead Of i-lOth of cent.
THr AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE.
Among the changes In the agricultural
schedule are the following: Barley, ~
cents per bushel-rsduced from 30
cents. Barley malt, 40 cents per bushcl
reduced from Il cents. Cleaned rice, ~
cents per pound-reduced from . cents.
Uncleanod rice, cent per pound-re-
uccd from ~ cents. Broken rice, u
cent per pound-reduced from y cent
Rice -four and rico meal, q cent per
pound-teiuced from ~ cents. Cab
bages, I cent each--reduced from 8
cents. Hsh, not especially enumerated,
"a cent per pound--reduced from cent.
he duty ON orsn yes, lemons or lines,