The Princeton union., 1894-03-22
NOW IN THE SENATE
TARIFF BILL REPORTED FROM
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Consideration Of the Measure Will
Begin April 2-Importnnt Changes
Reporting the Bill. ..-.
Washington, March 21.-The Wilson
tariff bill, as amt nded by the senate
france committee, hes been reported to
the senate by Chairman Voorhees,. In
reporting the bill, Chairman Voorhees,
gave notice that it, would be called up
in the senate on Monday, April 2.
The provisions abrogating the 'Ha-
the revised bill and specific declaration
is inserted repeating the reciprocity
treaties negotiated under the Mckinley
act. Other changes n'ade in the revised
bill from the bill as agreed upon by the
subcommittee, are as follows:
Glycerine is changed back to the rates
fixed in the house bill, which arc cent
per pound for the crude and 3 cents for
refined, instead Of 20 per cent ad valoreln,
in the senate subcommittee bill; Eieorice.
per cent per pound instead of 3 per
cent ad valorem in the senate subcominit-
tee bill, and 5 cents per pound in the
Wilson bill; blues containing ferocyanide
of iron are restored to the Wilson bill
rate, which is = cents per pound, IN
stead of 20 per cent ad valorem, the
senate subcommittee rate; lime is placed
at Is per cent ad valorem~ instead OF ~
per cent in the senate subcommittee bill,
and 10 per cent in the Wilson bill, and
the duty is made to include the value of
the covering or barrels; plaster of paris,
which was not changed in the senate
committee bill from the Wilson rate Of
10 per cent ad valorem on the ground
article, is to pay duty of 81 per ton;
calcined plaster Of paris, $1.25 per ton
instead of Is per cent ad valorem in the
Wilson bill; cast polished plate glass,
finished or unfinished, and unsilvered.
not exceeding 24x6O inches square, 20
cents per square foot, instead of Is cents
in the Wilson bill; all above the dimen-
sion given, 35 cents per square foot,
instead of 80 cents as in the Wilson bill
all sheets Of iron or steel, common or
black, thinner than No. 25 wire gauge,
! and black taggers, iron or steel, picked
or cleaned, is changed from 9-1O of l
| cent per pound to 3-4 of 1 cent per pound,
| and the provisions which the house bill
| carried, but which was stricken out of the
original bill, that the bill shall take effect
| after Oct. /, 1894. is restored tin plate
| terne plate and taggers tin, 1 cent pei
pound, instead Of Is cents as in the
Wilson bill, the senate subcommittee not
having before changed from the Wilson
hill; in this paragraph the Wilson bill
! provision that the rate shall take effect
! Oct. 1, 1894, is restored; cast iron pipe
of every description, % IL per cent &C
yalorem, instead Of 25 per cent in the
! Wilson bill and 20 per cent in the senate
| subcommittee bill; cross-cut saws, mil
| pit and draw saws. Is per cent az
valorem, instead of 25 per cent, the VIII
son bill rate; aluminium in crude form
Is per cent ad valorem, instead of 2;
per cent, the Wilson bill rate. The lead
and lead ore duties are left unchanged
| from the senate subcommittee rates, q
are the iron ore and coal duties.
An increase is made in duty on shirt
to so per cent. Tariff on playing card
is left as in the Wilson bill, The provi
sion for 20 per cent duty on pineapple
and bananas is stricken out. Cocoanuts
horn strips and horn tips are restored t
the free list. In internal revenue tn
tax on cigars and cigarettes is made a
in the present law.
The provision in the income tax amend
ment relating to a tax on building an
loan associations, which was exempte
l by the house and stricken out when tn
senate subcommittee reported the bill
has been restored with the proviso tha
the tax shall not be levied upon thos
institutions which make no loans -excep
to stockholders for the purpose Of ell
atlir them to build homes.
Clauses are inserted in the bill definin
me re strictly who are manufacturers o
end dealers in tobacco.
The language Of the bill repeating tn
Mckinley act has been modified to I
considerable extent The house bill pro
vided for the repeal Of ''all acts or part
| of acts inconsistent herewith.
The senate subcommittee bill, whe!
first reported, struck out that languag
and named the Mckinley bill by it'll
and repealed it outright, as we'll as al
acts inconsistent with the present bill
The bill reported to-day provides specific
ally for the repeal of section 3 of tn
Mckinley act, the reciprocity section, ant
inserts the following, abrogating tn
treaties made by this section:
| "All agreements or arrangements mad
or proclaimed between the United State
| and foreign governments, under the provi
sions of said section are hereby abrogated
of which the president shall give suc]
notice to the authorities Of said foreigl
government as may be required by tn
terms of such agreement or arrange
ments."
Sections Is and 16, of the McKinle
law, are repealed specifically.
These sections provide that the produc
of the forests upon the st. John and 81
Croix rivers, in Maine, and their tribu
taries may be readmitted free of duty.
! The section which was inserted in tn
bill by the senate subcommittee, regar6
ing the Hawaiian treaty, has bee
eliminated from the bill, the effect bein
to leave the Hawaiian treaty in fu
effect and force. ---