The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-21
TARIFF BILL.
Several Changes Agreed Upon by the w,v.
 and Means Committee


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-The bous. ways and means committee began ths consideration in full committee vestoS day of the new tariff bill and whentbo days work was ended had reached tba sugar schedule. Every amendment offered by a republican member wac voted down.
 During the discussion ex-Speaka, Reed, of Maine, offered a resolution which recited that, as it was shoyy0 that under the proposed bill the rev. enue would be s72,0O0,O0O short, it Wa desirable that the committee be in. formed in what way this deficiepcv should be met. MT. Wilson replied this deficiency would be made up by in. ternal revenue taxation, but that thesa schedules were not yet complete. Tha resolution was laid on the table bv . 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 70, per cent ad valorem in one and one. fifth cents per pound, with pro.
  feet until October [, 1894
 Pearl button, rom % per cent ad yalorem to one cent per line and IS per cent ad val orem.
 Saxonv. Wilton, velvet and tapestry velvet carpets. figured or plain. printed on the warn or otherwise, and all carpets or carpeting of A like character or description, tapestry Brus sels carpets plain or figured and all carpets or carpetings of like character or descfiption 1,HiFf tad Nho Ksar nfh rNrtGa ingrain three ply and all chain Venetian car. pets, increased from 2S to 30 per cent ad val. orem: wool, Dutch and two ply ingrain carpet, and drugge Is and tackings. printed, colored or otherwise and felt carpeting, figured or plain and carpets and carpeu of wool, fax or cotton, or composed part of either, not spec. ially provided, increased from 20 to s5 per cent ad valorem.
 The first print of the bill stated that the woolen schedule should go into eff. feet July 1, 1894, and that on all rates of duty on the wooden schedule, except on carpets, there should be a reduction of one cent on the pound every year until 1900. This was changed so that the woolen schedule should go into ef- feet at the same time as the remainder of the bill and that the reductions to follow should be on all woolens except carpets, there being no change in this particular provision.
 In the pottery schedule the follow ing changes have been made:
 Magnesic fire brick, from free list to sl per ton clays and earths wrought manufactured, decreased from S2 to sl per ton.
 Left out of the new bill: White "ranite common ware, plain white or cream colored, lustred or printed under glaze, in single color ponge i,dipped or edged ware, B per cen ad valorem. Undecorated china, po' celain, earthen and sloneware, etc, reduced from 70 to 35 per cent ad vaiorem and deco. rated from A to 70 per cent
 The following have been added to the wood schedule and taken from the free list:
 Lumber of any sort planed or finished for each side planed or finished. 30 cents per i,0O feet, board measure: and if planed on one side and tougued and grooved, Sl per ,OJJ feet board measure and if planed on two sides and tongued and grooved. Sl. 50 per l,00l feet board measures and in estimating board measure un. der this schedule. no deduction shall be made on board measure on account of blaming tongu. ing and growing.