The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-22
TARIFF BILL.
Several Changes Agreed Upon by the Ways
and Means Committee.

anu means COMMITTED
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 republican member was
voted down.
During the discussion ex-Speaker
Reed, of Maine, offered a resolution
which recited that, as it was shown
that under the proposed bill the rev.
enue would be sT2, OO0.O 900 short, it W
desira BILE 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 a pro-
vision that the reduction shall not go into ef-
feet until October !, le94
Pearl button, ON ~ per cent ad valorem
10 one cent per line and 10 per cent ad val
orem.
Saxonv. Wilton, velvet and tapestry velvet
carpets. figured or plain. printed on the warp
or otherwise, and all carpets or Competing OF
like character or description, tapestry Brus-
sells carpets, plain or figured and all carpets or
carpetings Of like character or description,
printed on the warp or otherwise, and treble
Ingram three PLY and all chain Venetian car.
pets, increased from % TO 81 per cent ad val
orem wool, Dutch and two ply ingram carpets
and drugge is and Iackings. printed, colored or
otherwise and felt Competing, figured or plain,
and carpets and carpeti OF WOOL fax or
cotton, or composed part of either. not spec
tally provided, increased from 20 to % per cent
ad valorem.
The first print of the bill stated that
the wooden schedule should go into eff
feet July l, 1894, and that on all rates
of duty on the wooden schedule, except
on carpets, there should be reduction
of one cent on the pound every year
until 1900. This was changed so that
the wooden schedule should go into eff
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 81 per
ton clays and earths wrought manufactured,
decreased from - to 81 per ton.
Left out of the new bill:
White Granite common ware, plain white or
cream colored. lustred or printed under glaze,
in single color ponge :, dipped or edged ware,
30 per cen . ad valorem Undecorated china,
porcelain, earthen and stoneware etc, reduced
from 40 TO 81 per cent ad vaiorem and deco
rated from 4j TO 10 per cent
The following have been added to
the wood schedule and taken from the
| free list:
Lumber of anv sort planed or finished for
| each side planed or finished, 30 cents per LODI
| feet board measure: and IL planed on one side
and tongued and grooved, Il per 900 feet,
| board measure aud il planned on two sides and
| tonguei and grooved, Al 10 per l,00l feet board
measure; and in estimat ting board measure I'M
| der this schedule, no deduction shall be made
/ on board measure on account of planning, tongu'
/ ing and growing