Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Nay Postpone action on
the Silver Bill.
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF BILL.
Matters OF Interest to the Pacific
Coast-Presidentia al Nomi-
natioas-F.tc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE REcoRD-UNIcN.l
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF BILL.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE REcoED-uNrcs.l
TARIFF BILL.
Principal Changes Made by the Senate
Finance Committee.

Principal Changes Made by the Senate
Finance Committee.
WASHINGTON, June lSth-The following are
the principal change made by the Senate Con-.
mittee on the tariff till: The glassware CLASH
fications are changed and large general re-
duction made.
Steel rails are reduced from sl4 a to sll 20
per ton.
No bounty is to be given for less than 500
pounds of sugar annually, and sugars between
the thirteenth and sixteenth Dutch standard
pay duty OF three-tenths cents per pound
sugars above sixteen pay six-tenths instead of
four-tenthS.
Tobacco is unchanged.
Slight reductions are made on many items in
the agricultural schedule, and the exporters of
meat are not allowed a rebate OIL salt used in
curing meats.
Natural effervescing mineral waters are free.
Tneduty on cotton manufactures is reduced
all through the schedule There are only slight
changes in wool. the principal one being to cor
rect typographical error thatthe House refused
10 correct.
The bounty for silk and silk cecoons raised
and reeled in the United States is stricken out.
Works of art are taken from the free list and
made dutiable at thirty per cent. ad valorem.
The limitation of five hundred dollars as the
value OF wearing apparel person may bring
into the United states is stricken out.
In the metal schedule the following are some
of the changes: Iron ore, containing more than
2per cent of copper ore, = cent per pound on
the copper, instead OF "a cents. Class 2, of
hoop iron or steel. datiable per pound, is
llldue W luCiuut irOu lrOm 10 ~. wire gauge
Glass g. dutlable at l.3, is made to include iron
thinner than No. 2, wire gauge. Iron and steel
nails are reduced from SIS a to 81 2Oper ton.
The provision that after July l, 1891, The man
ufactures, of which tin plate is the chief part,
shall pay, in addition to the rate of duty upon
tin plates, an ad valorem duty of IS per cent, is
struck out. In manufactured steer, valued at
not more than Il OF a cent per pound, reduc-
ton OF LILO of a cent per pound is made on all
grades. Cold polished iron or steel, a cent per
pound, instead of IL cents: cast holiow-ware
large number of changes were made in the
chemical schedule many decreases and some
increases-among them fannie acid or tannin,
is reduced from 81 to so cents per pound; crude
glycerine from to " cents. Opium contain
ing per cent. or less of morphia and opium
prepared for smoking are increased from $40 to
So per pound. BrlmstoRe and sulphur not
otherwise provided for are transferred to the
free list, are also muriatic acid and sulphuric
acid not otherwise provided for. Peppermint
oil is made 25 per cent. ad valorem ms cad of
cent per pound. Butyric or prophylic alcohol,
dutiable in the chemical schedule at 10 per
cent. ad valorem, is transferred to the liquor
schedule and changed to 81 per gallon.
Many changes were made III the earthenw are
and glassware schedules. All reductions
among other glass and glassware not otherwise
enumerated, which in the House bill are COW
dated in one paragraph, including small mir
rors and lenses, ana are made TO pay duty of
45 per cent. ad valorem, this being in the ma
ture of a large general reduction.
A provision making As per cent. ad valorem
the minimum duty on chairs was struck out.
The duty on shotguns and revolvers of S5 and
40 per cent. ad valorem was changed to spec
tic duty of from forty cents to Sc each, accord
ing to value, and s. per cent. ad valorem,
Fine copper imported in the form of ore is
made q cent per pound, instead of Il cent; old
copper cent per pound, instead OF Ia cents;
coarse copper and copper cement ] cent per
pound, instead of IA cents; copper in other
forms not manufactured, IA cents per pound.
instead of cents. Nickel and nickel ALLOW. S
rpdnppd
zinc, IL cents per pound, reduced from ~
cents. Cold watches and gold warehouses;, p
per Cent ad valorem, reduced from 40 per cent.
Mica, dutiable at IS per cent ad valorem. and
nickel, crude, dutiable at cents per pound are
transferred to the free list.
In the wood schedule, sawed boards are made
81 per thousand feet instead of 81 80. The
House provision fixing an equal retaliatory
duty on sawed lumber imported from countries
imposing an export duty on logs is struck out
and a provision inserted making the duty i'm
posed IN such cases the same as the rates under
the present law.
In the sugar schedule, two cents per pound
bounty is extended TO maple sugar, bounty not
to be given for less than 500 pounds of sugar per
year. Persons who apply for or receive bounty
and not entitled thereto, shall pay fine not ex
ceeding 5000, or be imprisoned for period not
exceeding five years. or both. Sugar between
Is and 16, but on standsrd, pay duty of three
tenths cents per pound instead of being free as
provided for by the House bill. Sugars above
10, Dutch standard, six tenths of a cent per
pound, instead of four tenths of a cent.
Among the changes in The agricultural sched-
ule are: Barley. Is cents per bushel, reduced
from 80 cents; barley, malt, 40 cents per bushel
reduced from IS cents; b cared rice, "a cents
per pound, reduced from cents; uncleaned
rice, cent per pound, reduced from IL cents;
broken rice, 4 cent per pound, redu ed from u
cent.
Among the changes in the schedule of cotton
manufactures are: Cotton cloth valued at more
than cents per square yard, if bleached 30
cents per square yard; if printed, cents in
stead of 80 per cent. ad valorem.
The provision that ready-made clothing hay-
ing Indian rubber i'll its composition shall be
subject TO duty of 60 cents per pound and so
per cent. ad yalorem is struck out All pile
fabrics b cached, u cents per square yard and
70 per cent ad valorem; if dyed colored,
stained, painted or printed, II cents al valorem
instead OF 10 cents per square yard and 20 per
cent. ad yalorem
The maximum duty on hose is 40 cents per
dozen pairs and 40 per cent. ad valorem Instead
OF 81 and 10. The maximum dufy on shirts
and drawers is 81 25 per dozen and 40 per cent.
instead of 81 % and 40 per cent Corsets are
eliminated as separate paragraph and duty
Is to be charged according to the material OF
which they are composed.