The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Sweeping Changes in the Measure
As 1t Passed the House.
GENERAL INCREASE IN THE BILL,


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mehtS' ana In the Schedules the In
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WARRINGTON, May s.-Duriug the ex.
scutive session yesterday Senator Jones
presented the amendments to the tariff
: bill which have been considered and
agreed to by the Democratic senators
known as the compromise committee
There are over 400 of them. and IL max es a
new bill, or measure greatly differing
from the Wilson bill and from the senate
bill in any form in which 1t has been pre-
sented. The amendments heretofore pre-
sented by Senator Vest and reported from
the finance committee are endorsed by the
compromise committee. There is gen
Gral increase in the bill and in some sched.
niles the increases are very marked SEN
ator Harris announced That notwithstand-
ing the consideration of the Chinese treaty
had not been finished that he would op.
pose any more executive sessions or the
passing of any bills during the morning
hour until after the tariff bill are disposed
Of He also said that he would now press
Tor sessions beginning at 10 o'clock in the
morning in order that more speed might
be made.
Among the many changes provided for
10 the amended measure are the follow
ing:
The new sugar schedule provides; On
and after Jan. /, 1895, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all sugars not above
No. 10 Dutch standard in color, and on all
tank bottoms, syrups of cane Juice or of
beet juice, melada, concentrated melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses a duty
Of 40 per centum ad valorem, and upon
all sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in
color there shall be levied. collected and
paid duty Of 4 Of / cent per pound, in
addition to the said duty OF 40 per centum
ad valorem; and all sugars, tank bottoms,
kyrups of cane juice or of beet Juice, me-
lRda, concentrated melada, concrete or
concentrated molnsses which are imported
from or are the product of any country
which at the time the same are exported
therefrom pays, directly or indirectly. a
bounty on the export thereof shall pay a
duty of l-lO Of cent per pound In addition
30 the foregoing rate }: provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be so con
atrued as to abrogate or in nny mann ar
IMPAIR or affect the proyisions of the
treaty of commercial reciprocity concluded
the 30th day of January. 1873. or the nr,.
visions of any act of congress heretofore
passed for the execution of the same.
On and after Jan l. 1895, there shall he
levied, collected and paid on molasses
testing 40 degs. or less by the polariscope
and containing more than 20 per cent. of
moisture, and on molasses testing abovs
10 degs and not above 56 devs. poloris
cope, a duty of cents per gallon. IL test
ing above 56 deps. polarfscope A dutv of a
cents per gallon.
A portion of the glass scheduie in
changed so as to read as follows. Green
and colored, nodded or pressed and flint
and lime glass bottles holding mora thon
one pint, and demiiohns and cnrbovs. COW.
cred or uncovered, and other nodded or
pressed green aud colored and flint or
lime bottle glassware, not specially pro
viaed for in this act, :. of | cent per
pound
Green and coIored nodded and presscd
and flint and lime glass bottles and yiola
holding not more than of n mint. q of
per cent. per pound; If holding less than
y Of a pint. 81 cents per gross whether
dlied or untitled. whether contants bs
dutiable or free.
Unpoli.hed cylinder, crown and conn
mon window glass not exceeding 10 Inv TX
Inches square, cent per mound: above
that, and not exceeding lB by "a inches
square, Il. cents per ponnd above that
and not exceeding "a by 38 inches square
Iss cents per mound. abov q that and nnt
exceeding "a by 81 inches souare, 1ss cents
per pound; all above tn ut. ls. cents per
pound.
Provided, that unpolished cvclinder
crown and common window rlass. i'm.
ported in boxes. shall contain 80 square
feet as nenrlv as sizcs will n.rnit ond
the duty shall be computed thereon ac-
ourCling to the actual weight of the glass
Plate glass, "a by 8 inches. 90 cents Der
square; all plntc glass above these dimen-
sions, 80 cents per square foot. Looking
glass plates are added to glasses dutinble
a 40 ppr cent nd yalorem in addition IN
other rates chargeable thereon.
The piQ iron paraprapb il amended IN
read as follows: Iron in pigs, iron Kent
ledge, spiegleison. ferromanranese ferro.
silicon, wrought and cast scran iron and
scrap steel. "a per ton. but nothing .ball
be deemed scrap iron or scrap steei excent
waste or refuse iron or steel flt only To he
manufactured.
The boiler plate paragraph ia amended
except saw plates Hereinafter proyided for
not thinner than No. 10 wire gauge
shtared or unsheared and skelp iron or
steel, sheared or rolled in grooves, valued
ak / cent ner pound or Iess y n cant nar