Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-19
THE TARIFF BILL
Reported to the Senate from the
Committee ON Finance.
Substantially the Same as the
Bill of 1888

and Wool and Wooden Schedules-The
| Last Two Named Raised "rO Correct
Acknowledged Inequalities in the
House BIll''-other Changes.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The tariff
bill was reported to the senate from the
committee on finance Tuesday. No re-
port has been prepared by the commit
tee, and no estimate of the increase ip
the revenue resulting from the changes
made. The understanding is that the
bill will net be called up for discussion
until about July /,
A member of the committee states that
the bill as reported, with the exception OF
the agricultural and wool and woolen
schedule was the same, substantially, al
the finance committees bin of 1883.
The tobacco schedule is unchanged.
In the sugar schedule the bounty of 2
cents per pound is extended to maple
sugar. No bounty is to be given for less
than 500 pounds of sugar annually A
penalty of 5000 fine, or less, or not
more than five years imprisonment, or
both, is provided for fraudulent appli-
cations for bounty. A duty of $40 cent
per pound is put on sugars between No.
13 and 16 Dutch standard free in the
house bilD and the duty on sugars above
No. 16 is increased from 4-10 cent to
Clio cent per pound.
The chief changes are in the earthen-
ware, metal, agricultural and sundries
schedules, and the schedule of fax,
hemp and jute. The duty on boxed
oranges, lemons and lines is reduced
One-half from the rate in the house
billy; barley from 20 cents to 90 cents a
bushel; bF y malt from As to 40 cents;
cabbages from cents to | cent each;
rice flour from IA cents pound to IA
cent; dried peas from 40 cents bushel
to Is cents; chocolate from 3 cents to 2
cents n pound; cleaned rice from cents
to 12 cent pound; uncleaned rice
from IA cent to cent pound.
In the earthenware schedule, glass
and glassware, unenumerated, covered
by six paragraphs in the house bill, are
consolidated into one paragraph includ-
ing mirrors (small) and lenses, wholly or
partly manufactured, and the duty on
them is fixed at 45 per cent. ad valorem.
This is in the nature of large, general
reduction. Unpublished cylinder, crown
and common window glass is reduced
1-8 cents per pound throughout. Dec
Grated china is cut from 60 per cent.
ad valorum to SO per cent, plain chin a
from 55 per cent. to so per cent; earthen
stone and crockery ware unenumerated
from So per cent. and 65 per cent. to so
per cent.
In the wool and woolen schedule the
specific rate on the lowest class of cloths
and yarns is raised "to correct acknowl-
edged inequalities in the house bill, as
member of finance committee ex-
presses it.
In the metal schedule iron or steel rails
are reduced from 1914 to $I1.20 per
ton; cold polished iron or steel from IA
cents per pound to IA cent; copper in
iron ore Containing more than 2 per
cent of copper from IA cents to 1-2
cent per pound; anvils from 2 1-9 cents
per pound to 2 cents; cast holloware
from cents per pound to cents; gold
watches and gold watch cases from 40
per cent ad valorem to 25 per cent.
The duty on shotguns and revolvers,
35 and 40 per cent. ad valorem, is
changed to specific duty of 20 cents to
So each and 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Nickel and nickel alloy is reduced
from Is cents to cents per pound.
In the wood schedule sawed boards
are reduced from $3.50 to 81 per 1000
feet.
In the fax, ETC.. schedule, binding
twine is raised from IA cents to
1-2 cents per pound. Cotton bagging is
reduced from 6-10 and $40 cents to
/ $40 and 30 cents. Sisal or MANILA
yarn is divided into classes; one valued
at cents per pound or less, on which
the duty is cents per pound; then
other of greater value, ON which the
duty is 40 per cent. ad valorem. In the
house bill both classes paid 30 per cent.
Vegetable hair and ramie, dutiable at
81 per ton and Is per cent. ad valorem.
respectively, are put on the free list.
In the sundries schedule, jewelry is
reduced from 80 per cent. to 40 per cent;
dressed feathers and downs from so per
cent. to 40 per cent; osier prepared for
basket makers from 40 per cent to 25
per CENT clay pipes from 10 per cent;
to IS per cent; silk and alpaca umbrellas
from 55 per cent. to SO per cent; other
umbrellas 45 per cent. to 10 per cent;
cork bark 10 cents per pound to cents;
manufactured corks 10 cents per pound
to Z 1-2 cents.
A minimum duty of so per cent. Is
provided for in the glove paragraph.
Painting and statuary are taken from
the free list and made dutiable at 30 per
cent
Pearl and shell buttons are fixed at 2
cents per line, and 25 per cent. instead Of
4 cents per line, and all other buttons
Except agate pay duty according to the
material composing them.
Among the articles added to the free
list are mineral waters, blue clay for
crucibles from $3.50 per tonD mica
from 50 per cent. ad valorem3 sponges
from 20 per cent ad valorem); sulphur
Unenumerated; pitch of coal tar; tapioca;
plants used for forcing under glass.
The duty on steel billets valued at
/ $40 cents per pound and less, is re-
duced / 40 on each class. The duty
on flax not hacked is made $50 per ton
instead of 1-2 cents per pound. The
duty on hackled fax is made $40 per
ton instead of cents per pound.
MIR. Cleveland Enjoying Himself.
BUZzARD BAY, Mass, June 1e.-Grov-