St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-09
TARIFF BILL SUBMITTED.
THE REFORM MEASURE GOES TO The
fiNAAcs c0HMITTEE.
SUGAR NOE ON TEE FREE List

WASHINGTON, March S.-The tariff
bill has been submitted TO the finance
committee. The more important items
i'll the tariff bill just presented TO the
full committee are as follows: Sugar
not above 81 degrees polariScope test,
cent per pound; for every additional
degree or fraction not above 90 degrees,
l-lGO cent additional; above 90, ami not
above 90, 2-la0 per degree, ana above 9G
degrees, a daty Of % cents per poUnd;
mOlaSSeS, testing not above So degrees
by the p0larscLpe. shall pay duty OF
cents per gallon; molasses, testing
above So degrees, shall pay duty OF
cents per gallon.
Whisky at Sl.10 per gallon, and the
bonded period extended from three TO
eight years.
Iron ore, 40 cents per Ton. Lead ore q
cent a pound. including lead mixed with
silver ores. Coal. bituminous and shale,
40 cents per ton. Coal or slack or culm,15
cents per ton; coke ID per cent ad va
loren.
METAL SCHEDULE.
Iron ore, including manganiferouS iron
ore, also the dI0sS or reSiduum from
burnt pyrileS, 40 cents per ton; Wilson
bill free. Iron in pigs, iron kentledge.
spiegeleisen ferro silicon, 2215 per cent
al valorem; Wilson bill 20 per cent. All
iron i'll slabs, blooms. loops, OF other
forms more advanced than pig iron and
less finished than iron in bars, p per
cent al valorem; Wilson bill 2215 per
cent. Bar iron, rolled or hammered,
round iron, iii coils or rods. and bars or
shapes Of rolled iron, IS per cent al
valorem; Wilson bill, % per cent In
paragraph lis, the pioyiSo that the re-
duction provided for as to sheets Of
iron or steel thinner than No. p wire
gauge shall take effect on Oct
/, 1894, is stricken out, as is also
like proviso in paragraph 12l,
relating 10 tin plates, ternc
plates and taggers' tin. Boiler or other
tubes, pipes, t1ues or stays OF wrought
iron or steel, - Per cent ad valorem;
Wilson bill. % per cent. Cast iron pipe,
OF every description, % per cent; Will
son Dill, % per cent. i'll paragraph lbs
shears and scissors are added to the list
OF articles on which duty OF IS per cent
IS levied. Wood screws, 80 per cent;
Wilson, bill, So. Gold and silver leaf, 81
per cent; Wilson bill. 30. Lead ore and
lead droSS, three-fourthS of one cent per
pou3d, provided, that silver ore and
all other 0ieS containing lead shall pay
duty of three-fourthS of one cent per
pound on the lead contained therein, ac
cording to sample ana assay at the port
of entry. Pens. metallic. except gold
pens, 80 per cent I'D valorem; Wilson
bill, 35 per cent. Manufactured articles
or wares. not specially provided for in
this act, composed wholly or in part OF
ANY metal. aid whether partly or wholly
manufactured, 80 per cent al vaiorem;
Wilson bill, 30 per cent.
WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF WOOL.
Paragraph 2T9-On wool of the sheep,
hair of the camel, goat.alpaca and other
like animals in the form of rowing,
r0ping Or tops, the Wilson bill Is
changed So as TO make only one rate of
% per cent al valOrem. a like change
is made i'll the paragraph relating to
wooden and worsted yarns made wholly
or in part of wool, WorSted, the hair of
camel, goat, alpaca, or other animals,
and the whole put at 80 per cent ad
valOrem. On wooden or worsted cloths.
shawIs, knit fabrics, not specially pro-
vlded in this act,35 per cent ad vaiorem;
Wilson Till. 40pgr cent. The paragraph
relating 10 blankets, hats and wool,
and HannelS for underwear and
feltS for papermaking and printing
machines, is changed so as to
make only Ole classification where the
valuation is more than 80 cents per
pound and the dnty for all is left at 80
per cent al valurem. On WOmen'S and
chlidreu'S dress goods, coat Innings.
Italian Cloth, bunting and goods of
similar description, not specially pro-
vided for i'll this act. So per cent al
valOrem. On clothing ready made and
articles Of wearing apparel of every de-
scription, feliS not woven and pushes
and other pile fabrics and limitations Of
fur, 40 per cent ad valorem. Wilson
bill, % per cent. The paragraph fixing
a duty Oh cloaks, dolmans, listers,
etc, is stricken out, as these
articles are provided for in another
paragraph. On Weddings, goringS,
suspenderS, braces, beltings. bindings,
braldS, gal!oOnS, fringes, gimpS, cords
and laSSe!S, dress trimmings, laceS and
embrClderies, head nets. buttons, or bar
rel buttons, Or buttons of other forms;
for tassels or ornaments made of wool
or OF worSted. 80 per cent all valorem;
Wilson bill. 40 per cent. The provision
in the Wilson bill TO the effect that 'On
all rates of duty i'll the wooden schedule.
except Oh carpets, there shall be re-
ductiOn OF l per cent ad valorcm, to
take effect July l, 1896, and thereafter
of like amount on the lst of July, 1897
1898. 1889 and 1900. respectively" is
stricken out.
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The portion of the bill repeating the
sugar bounty is left intact ana the fol-
lowing provision is inserted: All
sugars, tank bottoms, Syrups of cane
juice or of beet juice, melada. concen-
trated melada, concrete. anti-concrete
molasses testing by the polarscope, if
not above 50 degrees, shall pay duty
of one cent per pound, and for every
additional degree or fraction OF a des
gree above SO aud not above 30 degrees,
shown BIZ the pOlarisCope test, shall pay
one one-hundredlh of a cent per pound
additional, and above 80 and not above
So degrees or for every additional de-
gree shown by the polariscope test shall
pay duty Of two one-hundredthS of a
cent per pound additional, and above 90
degrees by polarScOpe test shall pay a
duty of 40 cents per pound; molasses
testing not above 81 degrees by the
polarlSco pc shall pay a duty of two
cents per gallon: mOlaSSeS testing above
So degrees shall pay duty of four cents
per gallon. Mother changes are made.
EARTIENWARE AND GLASSWARE
SCHEDULE.
Plain brick, Increased from 20 to %
per cent. UndecOrated china, porce-
lain and cruckery. increased from 80 to
40 per cent, and decorated china. porce-
lain ornaments, e'c.. decorated. from 40
10 IS per cent. Plain, green and color
nodded or pressed, aud flint and lime
glassware, including bottles, vials,
demijOhns and carhOyS covered Or uns
coYered), whether flied or untitled. and
whether their contents be dutiable or
free, not specially provided tor in this
act. 40 per cent All valorem; Wilson bill,
30 per cent. All articles of glass, cut.
engraved. painted, colored, printed,