The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-09
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Th. Wilson Bill Has Experienced Many
ChlnseS
SENATORS HAVE A SAY
Now Il Goes to the Full Finance
Committee - Leading Features
of the Bill-As to Lead
ana Wool.

WASHINGTON, March S.--The tariff bill
has been submitted 10 the full finance
committee. The more important items
are as follows:
Sngar not above so degrees, polariscope
test, cent a pound; for every additional
degree or fraction not above - degrees.
l-l0Oths Of a cent additional; above 30 and
not above 81, 2-l0O,hs per degree; above
y6 degrees, ~ cents per pound; niolasscs
testing not above 50 degrees by polar.-
scope, = cents gallon; above Sc degrees,
. cents; whiskey, 10 per gallon and the
bonded period extended from three TO
eight yenrs; iron ore, 40 cents ton; lead
ore, q of a cent pound, including lead
mixed with silver ores; coal, bituminous
and sbale, 40 cents ton; coal, clack or
culn,, Is cents q ton; coke. 10 per cent. adj
valorem; iron ore, 10 cents per ton. free
under Wilson bill pig iron, 2aE per cent,
Wilson bill 20 per cent; iron slabs,
blooms and other forms more advanced
than pig and less finished than bars, -
per cent, Wilson bill 22H; bar or round
iron, .s per cent, Wilson bill e5; beams,
girGers, jo;sts, etc., IS per cent, Wilson
bill 80; plate steel, except saw plates, not
thinner than No. 10 wire gauge. 30 per
cent, Wilson bill 20; iron or steel forg-
ing, 30. Wilson bill 25; hoop, band or
scroll iron OF steel, 30, Wilson bill %; iron
or steel railway bars, 22E, Wilson bill 20.
The WOODEN schedule shows few
| changes. These are about per cent. re-
duction. Collars and cuffs are increased
from 81 to 45 per cent. There are no
changes in the cotton, lumber or lead pro-
ducts schedules.
The date for going into effect Of the bill
| is changed from June TO 10, and duty
is levied on articles imported or with
| drawn for consumption.
In the internal revenue section is neV
provision directing the preside. :, ;mmedi.
ately 10 notify the Hawaiia :, ,overnment
that the United States will terminate in
Il months the tFea',, s with Hawaii made in
1870. There Is 40 change in the imported
tobacco schedule. The reduction PRO
fidei Tor as 10 iron or steel sheets thinner
Than 30. 70 wire gauge shall take effect
| oc.ober was stricken out.
The internal revenue section makes
many verbal but few essential changes in
the income tax. II makes the tax cents
a pack on playing cards, similar 10 the
| Wilson bill, and taxes all tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes weighing over three pound,
per thousand, s. per thousand; paper
cigarettes less than three pounds, 81
those wrapped IN ,obdcco, 80 cents; sheep,
goat Gamer, f.paca and other woods and
mar III 'he rowing or top uniform rate of
% per cent; woo!en or worsted yarns, 80;
woo.en or worsted cloths. knit fabric. not
rnoviaed FOR. IS. Wilson bill, 40; blankets.
hats and underwear worth moro than 90
cents a pound, 30 per cent. women and
children's dress goods, Innings, etc., 40,
Wilson bill, l5; weddings, braids, gimps,
iringes, suspenders, dress trimmings.
laces, embroideries, buttons, tassels of
wool, ~. Wilson bill. 40. The provision
in the Wilson bill for the annual reduc-
ton in duties in the WOODEN schedule is
stricken out.
The senate bill makes the collectors OF
interna! revenue the officers In charge of
the collection of income taxes, instead of
deputy collectors, as provided in tho Viii.
son bill. The right TO appeal against the
imposition OF unjust taxes is retained. but
the final decision rests with the commits.
sioner of internal revenue and not with
the secretary of the treasury as provided
in the house bill.
The following exceptions to the tax we're
inserted: Provided, that dividends OF
interest accruins TO states, counties or
municipalities, and dividends, interest or
annuities accruing to corporations or as
sociations organized and conducted solely
Tor charitable, religious or educational
purposes. or to any trustees or other
judiciary. on stocks, shares, funds or Sc.
curlties held solely for charitable, rel gious
or educational purposes, or salaries due
state. County or municipal officers, shall
not be subject 10 such tax or deduction"
In taxing the salaries of the employees
OF corporations the house bill makes il
the Guty of the corporation TO pay the tax
of each employe and then deduct it from
the salaries. The senate bill relieves the
corporations from becoming taxpayers
for their employees and compcls the latter
to make direct payments to the collector.
Tue time when the returns on the income
taxes are made was changed from the Isl
day OF March TO the first Monday of
March. The section making il perjury "a
ialsiiy any proceeding under the income
tax is stricken ont.
The following language in the Wilson
hill was stricken out: "On all compounds
or preparations of which distilled spirits
are component part of chief value. not
specially provided for in this act, there
shall be levied duty of not less than
that imposed OH distilled spirits" In
place of this the following was inserted
Upon all compounds or preparations
containing alcohol there shall be levied .
duty at the rate OF Sl.s0 proof gallon upon
the distilled spirits contained therein, in
addition TO the duty provided by law upon
the other ingredients contained in sucl
compounds or Preparations
4 change was made in the duty on still
wines. including ginger wine or ginRel
cordial aud vermoutb, in casks or pack
ages other than bottles or jugs, which th,
Wilson bill fixed at 80 per cent. per Gallor
on everything, the senate committee in
serted the following: IF containing L
per cent. OF less OF absolute alcohol, 3,
cents per gallon; and providing any arti
cles contain more than II per cent. abso
lu;e alcohol, il shall be 81 cents per gal
lon.n The following provision in th'
house bill was stricken out: Provided
no such still wines in casks shall pay
higher rate of duty than 100 per cent. at
| ,.ai,ra,,, 10 fartgr and beer in bnf Z le,