Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-27
DETAILS OF AGREEMENT
On the Tariff Bill-The Schedules a They
Were Finally Agreed ON


WAsnINGroN. September 26.-After ten
days' hard work the Conference Commit
tee on the tariff bill completed its work
late this afternoon and reported the result
10 the House The committee had TO deal
with 46i amendments, many Of them lnvolv-
Ing cardinal differences of principle in
treatment and many the subject OF bitter
controversy between conflicting In
terests. In the more important
items Of this kind, the result OF the COM
mittce-s action was as follows: The date
when the bill is 10 take effect was made
October 9th. February lst next Is liked
as the ultimate date upon which goods de
posted in bond before October LIST may be
withdrawn at the old rates Of duty. In
the case of sugar the conference, in place
OF the uniform bounty of two cents on
grades of 80 and above provided by the
House. included maple sugar and adopted
the following provision:
That on and after July lst, 1891, and un-
I'll July lst, 1895, there shall be paid from
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated under the provisions of Sec
tion 3,6Sg of the Revised Statutes, TO the
producer of sugar. testing not less than 10
degrees by the pOlariscope from beetS,
sorghum. or sugar cane within the United
States, or from maple sap produced within
the United States, bounty Of cents per
pound and upon such sugar testing less
than 90 degrees by the pOlariscope, and not
less than 80 degrees, bounty of lSi cents
Der pound. under such rules and regula-
lions as the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue with the approval Of the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury shall prescribe.
OTHER SUGAR STANDARDS.
In the case Of imported sugars the House
line of 10 Dutch standard, below which
sugar is to be free, is adopted, but on
higher grades the result was a compromise,
as follows: All sugars above No, rs Dutch
standard in color shall pay 4 duty OF five
tenths Of one cent per pound; provided that
an suears above No. 10 Dutch standard in
color shall pay one-tenth of one
cent per pound in addition TO the
rate herein provided for when eX-
ported from or the product OF any country
when and so long as such country pays or
shall hereafter pay directly or indirectly a
bounty on the expectation oil any such sugar
which may be included in this grade,
which is greater than is paid on raw sugars
of a lower saccharine strength, and the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall prescribe
suitable rules and regulations to carry this
provision into effect
And. provided further, that all machinery
purchased abroad and erected in beet
sugar factory, and used in the production OF
raw sugar in the United States from beets
produced therein shall be admitted duty
free until the first day Of July, le92.
Provided, That any duty collected on
any of the above machinery purchased
abroad and imported into the United States
for the uses above indicated since January
1. 1890, shall be refunded
In the case of fresh or frozen fish from
American fisheries, made free by both
Houses, the conference has imposed the
limitation that they must be caught by
American vessels in fresh water. Other
fish are made dutiable at cents per
pound. a split between the House and
Senate rate.
ON binding twine the rate is fixed at
10 cents. but on other MANILA cordage
the rate is advanced. from ~ cents 10 Ia
cents per pound, more than was agreed
upon By either House.
All Of the paragraphs inserted oy inc
Senate providing for customs ooilluils-
SION We're stricken out by the conference.
THE GLASS SCHEDULE,
In the case of glass bottles, where the
senate reduced the rates, the conference
adoDted medium, fixing the rates on sizes
above one pint and more at one cent per
nound. and on smaller sizes, down 10 -
pint at ~ cents, and on sizes below at ~
cents per gross.
On plain pressed glassware single rate
of sixty per cent. is adopted instead OF the
HIGHER compound House rate, and the same
is done in the case Of cut and decorated
glassware. The 45 per cent. House rate
struck out by the Senate on chemical glass
ware is reinStated. Sixty per cent. IS hXed
for thin and heavy blown glass instead OF
fine lO.and 40. and aud 40compound House
rates struck out by the Senate; and so IN
tbe rase of porcelain glasses, uniform 90
ner cent rate is established instead Of the
yariable compound House rate based on
On unpolished cylinder, crown an WIN
low class. where the Senate made an aN
craze reduction of i cent the coniereH.uc
adopted the medium of s cent reduction
rs well as the Senate provision that edcu
box shall contain fifty square ieet opeC.
tacles and eve glasses, or frames are 10 pH.
~ nor cent instead of % cents ana 81 per
cent-a compromise.
IRON AND TIN PLATE.
O, boiler and other plate iron and steel,
now Grades are established valued AZ TWO
cents or less per pound on which the rates rates
-, os follows Below 40 cents, O0-lUO
cent per pound. below two cents e-lV per
nound on higher grades the rates are
ahove two cents 40 cents; above cents
S-1O. above ( cents, , cents; ABOVE
cen.s D so: above 10 cents, 81 cents
obove 19 cents 45 per cent. Plates thinner
man No. iOare TO pay duty as sheets.
In the case OF Tin plate the House rate OF
ranf nor pouud above sheet iron rates
mn 10 Juiv lst next. and 2-lO cents aiter
that date is retained. ,,...-.,