Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-12
NO CHANGES IN DETAIL
The Bill under Discussion before the Full
Committee.

The Bill under Discussion before the Full
Committee.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December IL
The revised tariff bill was laid before
the Ways and Means Committee this
morning. The changes, which have
been made during the. two weeks, have
been noted from time IN time the most
are mostly from ad valOrem to specific
duties which changes were necessary
from business standpoint.
Tns bill this morning was
| taken up by the full committee by sec
tions and the Republican members Of
| fered amendments and discussed the
bill from time to time. 1t is the inten-
tion of the majority members to vote
down all amendments offered by the
Republicans and report the bill as soon
as possible in its present revised cOndi-
| tion.
The committee reached the Sugar
schedule before adjournment. but no
vote was taken, neither was any amend
ment offered. 1t is likely an amend
ment will be offered tomorrow morn
ing, but no changes will be made. The
majority members say the bill as it now
stands will be reported TO the House.
1t is expected that the committee will
finish ths bill tomorrow, and that
il will be reported TO the House
Wednesday or Thursday. During the
discussion of the bill, eX-SpeaKer Reed
.of Maine offered a resolution which re-
cited that as it was shown that under
the proposed bill the revenue would be
S72, 600, 600 short, it was desirable that
the committee be Informed in what way
this deficiency should be met.
Mr.. Wilson replied that this defcien-
cy would be made up by internal reve-
nue taxation, but that these schedules
were not yet complete. The resolution
was laid on the table by party vote.
The CHANGES which are made in the
tariff bill since IL was given to the pub
lie two weeks ago are as follows:
Tin plate from 40 cents ad valorem 10
one and one-ifth cents per pound, with
a provision that the reduction shall not
60 into effect until October l, 1894.
Pearl buttons from 40 per cent ad
valorem TO one cent per line and Is per
cent ad valorem.
Velvet and tapestry, velvet carpets,
figured or plain, printed on the warp or
otherwise, and all carpets and carpeting
of like character or description, in
creased from 25 to 80 per cent. ad
vslorem.
Tapestry, brussels carpets, plain or
figured and carpets or carpeting OF like
description, printed on the warp or
otherwise, Increased from 25 to 30 per
cent. ad valorem.
Treble ingram, three-ply and all chain
Venetian carpets increased from % to
80 per cent. ad valorem.
Wool, Dutch and twO-ply ingram car
pets from 90 to % per cent. ad vslOrem.
Druggets and backings, printed, COL
ored or otherwise, felt carDeting, fgur-
ed or plain, from 20 TO 25 per cent. ad
valorem.
Saxony, Wilton and Towmay velvet
carpets, figured or plain, and all carpet
ing of Ike character, from 25 to 30 per
cent ad valorem.
Carpets and csrpeting Of wool, fax or |
cotton, or composed Of part Of either, |
not specially provided for in this act,
from % TO 25 per cent. ad valorem.
A change is made in the time when |
the WOODEN schedule shall go into effect. |
The first print OF the bill stated that !
the WOODEN schedule shall go into effect
July /, 1894, aud that on all rates OF |
duty in the wooden schedule, except |
on carpets, there shall DO a reduc- /
tion of one cent on the hundred |
every year until 1900. This /
is changed so that the wooden schedule I
shall 90 into effect the same time as the |
remainder ef the bill, aud that the re-
ductions which are TO follow will be on
all WOolens, except carpets, there being
90 change in this particular provision.
The silk schedule is now as follows
''Silk partially manufactured froa