The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-12
Planed Lumber and Other Ar
ticles Off Free List.
NUMEROUS CHANGES IN DUTIES.
Senator Hoar Takes President to Task
for Appointing Blount.
Says That He Violates the Censtitution
and IL New Hiding In the Mud Like
aRhfnoceres- The Admissien Of Utah
Net 60 BE Opposed.

WASHINGTON Cry. Dec. 1.-THE revised
means committee this morning. The most
important changes affect pearl buttons
and tin plate Members of the majority
of the committee say the changes are
mostly from ad valorem TO specific duties
where such changes were necessary from
business standpoint. The bill this morn
ing was taken up by the full committee by
sections, and the Republican men,
bers offered amendments and dis
cussed the bill from time TO
time. The intention Of the majority
of the members is TO vote down all amend
ments offered by the Republicans and re-
port the bill as soon as possible in its pres
ent revised condition. The committee
reached the sugar schedule before adjourn.
ment, but no vote was taken, neither was
any amendment offered. 1t is likely an
amendment will be offered tomorrow
morning. but no changes will be made. A
majority Of the members say the bill as il
now stands will be repogted to the house.
Il is expected the committee will be able
10 get through consideration of the bill to-
morrow, and it will be reported to the
house Wednesday or Thursday.
During discussion of the bill Reed
offered a resolution which recitsd that as
1t was shown that under the proposed bill
the revenue would be sT0, ,00O. 900 short, 1t
was desirable that the committee should
be informed in what way this deficiency
should be met Wilson replied that this
deficiency would be made up by internal
revenue taxation. but that these schedules
were not yet complete. The resolution
was laid on the table by party vote.
The changes made in thd bill since given
20 the public two weeks agp are as follows:
Tin plate. from 40 per cent ad valorem to
| Is cents per pound, with!a provision that
the reduction shall not 90 into effect until
October /, 1904
Pearl buttons, from 40 per cent. ad va
loren to / cent per line anS Is per cent
The tariff on carpets of ali kinds is in
creased an average of ner cent.
The wooden schedule is TO go into effect
at the same time as the remainder of the
bill, and the reductions which are to fol-
low will be on all woolens except carpets.
The silk schedule is now as follows:
silk. partially from cocoons or from
waste-silk, and not further advanced or
manufactured than csrdad sr combed silk
25 cents per pound; thrown silk, not more
advanced than singles, tram, organzine
sewing silk. twist. floss and silk threads or
yarns of every description except spun
silk, . per cent. al vaorem; spun silk in
skeins. cops. warps or on beams, 80 per
cent. ad valorem.
The changes In the cotton schedule are !:
Cotton thread, yarn, warps or warp yarn.
whether single or advanced beyond the
condition of single, by grouping or twist
ing two or more single yarns together,
whether on beams, in bundles, skeins OF
cops. or in any form except spool thread
or cotton, hereinafter provided for valued
at not exceeding Is cents per pound.
I'm the new bill l. centsl % per cent ad
valorem: valued at over Is cents (new
bill II cents) per pound and not exceed 30
cent. tnew bill % cents) per pound, 25 per
cent. ad valo valued at over so cents
(new bill 70 centsD per pound and not ex.
ceeding 40 cents NEW bill 80 cents) Der
pound 80 per cent. ad valorem valued at 35
cents (new bill 30 cents) and not exceed
ing 10 cents per pound, 81 per cent ad va
iorem; over 40 cents pound. 40 per cent.
ad vaiorem.
The following have been added to the
wood schedule taken from the free list :
Lumber of any sort. plsned or finished, 50
cents per |, 0D0 board measure: If planed
on one side and iongued and grooyed, 81
per 1000; if planed on two sides and
tongued and grooved, $50 per 1000. In
estimating board measure no deduction
shall be made on board measure on nc.
count of planning, tongulng and growing.
Common block iron and steel plate is
changed from Is per cent. al valorem to
s-l0 OF cent specihc. Wire 10 increased
from 30 20 -. Lead in sheet, 10 increa ased
from 20 II. cents per pound.
Malt is increased % TO 25 per cent.
Oranges are decreased from 10 to cents
per cubic foot capacity.
Champagne is restored TO present rates
Twine and hemp are increased 10 to 80 per
cent. Burlaps are added to dutiable goods
NJ Is per cent. ad vaiorem. Brushes and
feather busters are increased from 25 20 30.
Jewelry is increased - to 35
Petroleum. crude or refined. is added 10
the free list il the country is importing the
American product free.
Original drawings and sketches and ar.
lists proofs of etehings and engraving.
and statuary of wood are added to the free
list. The limit OF value of wearing apparel
of persons returning from foreign coun-