The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-15
Tariff BILL.
Several Changes Agreed Upon by the Ways
and Means Committee.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-The house
ways and means committee began the
consideration in full committee yester-
day of the new tariff bill and when the
days work was ended had reached the
sugar schedule. Every amendment
offered by a republican member was
voted down.
During the discussion eX-Speaker
Reed, of Maine, offered resolution
which recited that, as it was shown
that under the proposed bill the rev.
enue would be s72, ZOO, 900 short, it w s
desirable that the committee be in
formed in what way this deficiency
should be met. Mr.. Wilson replied
this deficiency would be made up by in
ternal revenue taxation. but that these
schedules were not yet complete. The
resolution was laid on the table by a
party vote.
The changes which are made in the
tariff bill since it was given to the pub
lie two weeks ago are as follows:
Tin plate, from 40. per cent ad valorem to
one and one fifth cents per pound, with pro
vision that the reduction shall not go into ef
feet until October !, 1894
Pearl buttons, ON 40 per cent ad valoren
orem
Saxonv. Wilton, velvet and tapestry velvet
carpets. figured or plain. prin ed on the warp
or otherwise, and all carpets or carpeting of q
like character or description, tapestrS Brus
sells carpets, plain or figured and all carpets ol
carpetings Of like character or description
printed On the warp or otherwise, and treble
ingram, three plv and all chain Venetian car
pets, increased from 26 to 81 per cent ad val
orem: wool, Dutch and two ply ingram carpets
a,II I.,o 81: :v,r- -, sa1 nrlar rad n,
Otherwise and felt carpeting, figured or pain
and carpets and carpeti Of wool, fax ol
cotton. or composed I part Of either, not spec
tally provided increased from ~ to 25 per cent
ad valorem-
The first print of the bill stated tha
the wooden schedule should go into eft
feet July /, 1894, and that on all rate:
of duty on the wooden schedule, eXcep
on carpets, there should be a reduction
of one cent on the pound every yea
until 1900. This was changed SO tina
| the woolen schedule should go into ef
| feet at the same time as the remainde
| of the bill and that the reductions t.
follow should be on all woolens eXcep
carpets, there being no change in thi
particular provision.
In the pottery schedule the follow
ing changes have been made:
| Magnesic fire brick, from free list to 81 pc
| ton clayS and earths wrought manufactured
decreased from r. to 81 pr ton
Left out of the new bill:
| White ranite common ware, plain white o
| cream colored. lustre1 o. printed under glaze
in single color. PONCE dipped or edged ware
| 30 per cen. ad va!orem. Undecorated china
| por celain. earthen an S ,oneware. etc, reduce
| from 40 to 81 per cent ad vaiorem and dect
| rated from A. to 10 per cent
The following have been added t
the wood schedule and taken from tn
free list:
Lumber of any sort plancd or finished fc
| each side plaIed or finished. 80 cents per i,Oj
feet, board measure: and if pla ed on one sid
and tongued and grooved, 81 per l,9JJ fee
| board meas sure and if rlaaed on two sides an
tonguei and grooved, Il 80 per I,ooj feet. boar
| measure and in estimating board measure III
der this schedule, no deduction shall be mad
on boarl measure on account of planning tong
ing and growing.