Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-15
Sugar Il Taxed.


The Wilson tariff bill, which passed
the House of Representatives Feb. 1,
was laid before the full membership Of
the Senate Committee on Finance
Thursday morning, in the amended
form upon which the Democratic ma
jority of that committee finally agreed
after one months consideration. The
chief features are the provisions in re-
gard to sugar, iron ore, lead, wool and
its manufactures, cotton manufactures,
whisky and tobacco. The sugar pro-
vision is as follows:
All sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of cane
juice or of beetjuice. melada. concentrated
melada. concrete and concentrated mo-
lasses testing BY the polariscope not above
80 degrees. shall pay a duty OF per cent
per pound, and for every additional degree
or fraction of degree so and not above
90 degrees shown by the polariscope test,
shall pay .ol OF cent per pound addi-
tional. and above 90 and not above 96 de-
grees. for every additional degree or frac-
tion of q degree shown by the polarlscope
test shall pay duty Of .02 Of q cent per
pound additional. and above 96 degrees by
polariscope test shall pay duty Of Ia
cents per pound; molasses testing not
above So degrees by the polariscope shall
pay a duty OF cents per gallon; molasses
testing above SO degrees shall pay Q
duty of cents per gallon.
Tax on Iron, Coal, and Lead.
Iron ore, including manganiferous
iron ore, also dross or residuum from
burned pyrites, is taxed 40 cents per
ton. Coal Is taken from the free list
and made dutiable also at 40 cents a
ton, and coke at Is cents. Lead ore,
which in the Wilson bill was Is per
cent. ad valorem, lead ore, and lead
dross are taxed three-fourths OF a cent
per pound, provided that silver ore
and all other ores containing lead shall
pay duty of three-fourths of q cent
per pound on the lead contained there
in, according to sample and assay at
the port Of entry.
Raw wool is left on the free list ex-
actly as in the Wilson bill, the provis-
ion to go into effect Aug. 2, 1894. In
given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out, and the schedules now read as fol-
lows:
Wool of the sheep, hair OF the camel.
goat, alpaca. and other like animals In the
form Of slubbing. waste, rowing waste, ring
waste, mung6 shoddies, garnetted. or
carded waste, carbonized noils, or other
waste product any Of which is composed
wholly or In part OF wool; the hair OF the
camel. goat, alpaca, and other like ami
mails, which has been improved or ad-
vanced beyond Its original condition as
waste by the use OF machinery or the ap-
plication of labor, or both. and carbonized
wool, shall be subject to duty of Is per
centum ad valorem. On wool of the sheep,
hair OF the camel, goat, alpaca, or other
like animals In the form of rowing, roping,
tons. % centnm a6 ValOrem.
woolen and worsted yarns. 30 per centum
ad valorem: on woolen or worsted cloths.
shawls knit fabrics. manufactures Of
every description made wholly or In part
of wool, worsted, the hair of the camel.
goat, alpaca, or other animals and any of
the above having India rubber as a COM
ponent material not specially provided
for In this act, IS per centum ad valorem,
instead Of 40. as in the Wilson bill
On blankets, hats of wool, and flannels,
25 per centum ad vaiorem, and II valued
at more than 80 cents per pound 80 per
centum ad valorem; on women's and chill
dren's dress goods composed wholly or In
part of wool, not specially provided for in
this act, IS per centum ad valorem, instead
OF 40; on clothing. ready made. and arti-
cles of wearing apparel of every descrip-
tion. aud limitations OF fur composed
wholly or In part OF wool, ETC.. 40 per cent
um ad valorem. instead Of As; on weddings,
gorings. suspenders. braces. beltings, bind
ings, braids. etc, 35 per centum ad valor-
EN-, instead OF 40.
Carpets remain unchanged. The re-
duction in the duties for manufactures
of wool shall take effect Dec. 2, 1894.
on and on the Free Liss
Articles stricken from the free list
are as follows:
Apples. green. ripe, and dried, etc.
beef, mutton and pork; bono char; btu
minous and shale, and coal slack or culm;
coke, cocoa fiber. floor mating. manufac-
tured from round or split straw, including
Chinese mating; dates, cocoanuts. Brazil
nuts, cream nuts; gambler; CUTS, salted;
horn strips and tips; iron ore; olives,
green or prepared; orchids, lily of the val
ley, azaleas, palms. and other plants used
for forcing under glass for cut flowers or
decorative purposes; sausage skins; sugar;
stained or painted window glass or painted
glass; paintings and statuary.
The additions to the free list are as
follows:
Any cattle. horses. sheep or other do
mestic animals which have strayed across
the border to any foreign country. or
where such domestic animals have been or
may be driven across such boundary by
the owner for pasturage purpose; dia-'
monds and other precious stones. rough or
uncut, including miners diamonds; cod
liver oil, not specifically prov ided for In the
act; straw, etc. for hats; spermaceti,
whale and other fish oils of American fish