The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-19
TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
THE BILL READY TO BE REPORTED
TO THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, June 1s-A full meeting
OF the Senate finance committee was held
to-day, at which Chairman Morrill, was
authorized by a strict party vote to report
the tariff bill with amendments. A mem
Der Of the committee says that with the
exception of the wool and agricultural
schedules the bill is almost identicallv the
same as the bill of the Senate finance com
mittee reported in 1855 No formal report
accompanied the bill; nor is it certain that
apy will be prepared. A statement will be
rep orted to the Senate as soon as it
can be prepared, showing the effect
of the provisions of the bill upon the
receipts Of customs. as compared with the
receipts under the present law and those
estimated under the House bill. 1t is un-
derstood that the debate on the bill will not
begin until about July l, in order that
ample time may be given for study OF the
bill. A member of the finance committee
saws that the democrats intimated that if
opportunity were given in advance to study
the schedules the debate would be materially
curtailed.
THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES.
Following are the principal changes made
by the Senate committee:
The glassware classitcations are changed
and general reduction made.
Steel is reduced from $l3 Al to $11 20 per
ton.
Mica and crude nickel are put on the free
list
Sawed boards are made 81 per 1000 feet
instead of 1900 feet.
No bounty Is to be given for less than 500
pounds of sugar annually, and sugars be-
tween 13 and 16 Dutch standard pay duty
of $40 cents per pound. Sugars above 10
pay 6-10 instead of 4-l0 cents per pound.
Tobacco is unchanged.
Slight reductions are made in many
items III the agricultural schedule, and ex-
pcrters of meat are not allowed a rebate on
the salt used in canning meats.
The natural effervescing mineral waters
are made free.
The duty on cotton manufactures is re-
duced all through the schedule, as are also
the flax, hemp and jute schedules.
Only slight changes are made in wool,
the principle one being to correct a typo
GRAPHICAL error that the House refused to cor
rect.
NO BOUNTY ON SILK.
The bounty for silk and silk cocoons raised
and reeled in the United States is stricken
out. All buttons, except agate, pearl and
shell, are made dutiable, as manufactures Of
the material Of which they are composed
are given large reduction.
Works Of art are taken from the free list
and made dutiable at 30 per cent. ad
valOrem.
The limitation of $500 as the value of
wearing apparel a person may bring into
the United States is stricken out.
INTERNAL REVENUE REGULATIONS.
The Senate finance committee struck out
all the changes made by the House in the
internal revenue regulations respecting the
tax on tobacco, the manufacture of vinegar
from alcohol vapor and the fertilization of
wines, leaving the law as it stands at
za,esent
me internal revenue tax on opium pre-
pared for smoking was increased from S. to
$40 per pound.
EAll the changes above described anu
those hereafter to be noted are changes
made by the Senate finance committee
upon the tariff bill as it came from the
House. The following are additional claims
of changes:
Cleaned rice Ia cents per pound, reduced
from cents.
Uncleaned rice cent per pound, reduced
from Il cents.
Broken rice one-quarter cent per pound,
reduced from one-half cent.
Rice flour and rice meal one-quarter cent
per pound, reduced from l a cents.
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS.
Birthstone and sulphur, not otherwise
provided for are transferred to the free list,
instead Of being made dutiable at IS per
ton.
Ground sumac three-tenths of cent per
pound, reduced from one-half of a cent.
Muriatic acid and sulphuric acid not
otherwise provided for and dutiable at one
quarter Of a cent per pound, are transferred
to the free list
Chloride of calcium is stricken out of the
chemical schedule, as is also printers COM
position, and duty will be assessed on its
component parts.
Peppermint oil 25 cents ad valorem in
stead of 81 per pound
Butyric or propylc alcohol, dutiable in
the chemical schedule at 10 per cent ad
valorem, is transferred to the liquor sched
ule and changed to 50 per gallon.
Blues and chromes ground in water 70
per cent. ad valorem instead of q and AZ
cents per pound respectively.
THE METAL SCHEDULE,
In the metal schedule occur the following
changes: Iron ore containing more than 2
per cent. Of copper, y cent per pound on
the copper, instead of cents.
Glass No. 2of hoop iron or steel, dutiable
at lilo cent per pound, is made to include
iron from 10 to 20 wire guage, and class No.
3, dutiable alto $40 per pound. is made to
include iron thinner than No. 20 wire
guage. II
The additional, duty imposed on plates or
band iron, coated with zinc or other metals,
is made q cent per pound instead of =
cent
The provision that after July 1, 1890,
manufactures of which tin plate is the
chief part, shall pay in addition to the rate
OF duty upon tin plate an ad valorem duty
OF 30 per cert. is struck out.
STEEL AND IRON.
On manufactured steel valued at not
more than $40 cents per pound re-
duction of one-tenth of a cent per pound on
all grades is made.
Cold polished iron or steel one-quarter
OF a cent per pound instead of 4 cents.
iron or steel anvils, or parts thereof, 9
cents per pound instead of 215 cents.
Cast hollow ware 213 cents per pound in
stead of cents.
The provision making 40 per cent. ad
valorem the minimum duty on chains is
struck out
- The duty on shotguns and revolvers OF
80 and 40 per cent. ad valorem is changed
to specific duty OF from 40 cents to Sc
each, according to the value, and 35 per
cent. ad valorem.
Crochet needles, 35 per cent ad valorem
instead Of 15c per Thousand; needles not
specially provided for, % per cent. ad
Valorem instead of Is cents per thousand.
The House provision fixing an equal re-
tellatory duty on sawed lumber imported
from countries imposing an export duty on