The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-08
TARIFF BILL IS CHANGED
A Large Number OF Amendments,
Approved by the Democratic
Senators.
Most OF Them Are Increases Over
the House and Senate
Schedule.
The BiiI. as 10 IL Thus Amended, VIII
lie Supported by the Democratic
Senators.

WASHINGTON. May Changes in the
tariff bill, by amendments introduced in
the senate. as a result Of the democratic
compounds. are as followsi The new sugar
schedule provides that on and after Jan. !,
1895. there shall be on all sugars not above
number 16 Dutoh standard in color, nnd on
tank bottom sYfups OF cane juice. or of
beet juice. mslAdi. concentrated moladi.
concrete and concentrated molasses, duty
of 40 Der cent ad valorom. and upon all
sugars above number l6 Dutch standard in
color there shall be a duty OF ons-eighth OF
one cent nor pound In addition TO said dnty
Of 20 per cent Ad vAlorem; and all sugars,
tank bottoms. syTups of cane juice or bsst
juice. melAdi. concentrated meladi. con-
crete or concentrated molHtses which are
imported from or are the product OF any
country which at the time the Same are
exported theTefTom pays directly or indi-
rectls a bounty on the export thsrsof. shall
pay duty OF one-tenth OF one cent per
pound in addition TO the foregoing rates;
except a. 20 Hawaii.
On and after June I, 1895, there shall be
levied and collected and paid on molassss
testing forty dsaross or less By polAriscope.
turs. and molasseI testing above forty de-
Rrses aud net above fifty-six degrees polar
isoope. q duty OF two cents per gallon; IL
testing above nfty-siE degrees pOlariscOps,
a duty Of four cents per gallon.
Alcoholic perfuneTy. includinR cologne
water and other toilet waters and alcoholic
compounds NOT specially herein provided
for Ia this act, 81 per gallon and 90 per
cent ad valorem; senate and house bills 81
per gallon and 70 per csnt ad volorem.
In the paragraph relating TO fab the
word "pTepaTed" is stricken out and the
rate OF 20 per oent ad valoFsm is made TO
apply 80 all nsh oils. EPSON salts are made
dutiabls at ons-nfth of one cent per pound.
Morphia. or morphine salts thereof, 80
cents per ounce. FlAx seed and poppJ oil.
20 cents per gallon. Olive oil for salad
purposes, 35 cents per gallon.
A portion OF the glass schedule is
changed 30 as 90 read as follows: Green
and eolorOd, mslded and pressed, and flint
and lins glass bottles holding more than
one Pint aud dsmiiohns and carboys,
covered OF uncovered, and other nodded or
pressed green and oolored and flint or Inns
glass bothe ware not specially provided for
in this act hVs-eightha of enc cent per
pound; holding not more than one pint and
not less than half . pint. three-fourtha of
one cent per plat; walls holding less than
ons-fouTth pint, 30 cents per RroSs. whether
fllsd or unniled. whether the contsnts be
dutiabls OF free.
Another change In glass is as follows:
Unpublished cylinder. crown and common
window glass. not exceeding l0Xl6 inches
square. one cent per pound; above that and
not exceeding l6X24 inches square. one aud
one-fourth cents per pound; above that an q
nOt exceeding 2I30 inches square, one and
thres-eiRhths cents par poUndi all above
that one and thrss-fourths cents Per
nTnwfhen In "a
be i'm nPortsd in boxes, shall eontain nifty
square feet as nearly as 10 will permit aud
tue duty shall be computed thereon accord
ing 70 aetdal weight OF the glass.
Plate glass. 24H36 inches. 23 cents per
square fOOt; all plate glass above these
Looking glass plates are dutiHble At 10 per
cent ad valorem in addition 20 other rates
oharGeable thereon.
The pig iron paragraph is amended to
read as follows Iron in pigs, iron kent
ledge. apisReleisen, ferromanganeGt, ferro-
silicon, wrought And oAst scrap iron and
scrap steel, 81 per ton, but nothing shall be
deem cd scrap iron or sorap steel except
waste or refuse iron or steel A. only 10 be
msnufaotured. All structural Shapes of
iron or steel, whether PLATA or puaotursd
or fitted for use, six-tenths Of one cent pes
PouRd.
Railway bars made of iron or stsel.
or railway bars made in part OF steel 4
rails and pun Cd iron or steel hat rails,
ssven-twsntisths of one cent per ound.
Tin plate one and one-nfth cents per
pound. The cutlery schedule is changed TO
read as follows; Pen knives. rocket knives
or erasers OF all kinds. valued al not more
than 80 cents per dozen, 70 por cent a.
Valorem; 30 TO 80 cents, II cents psr dozen:
80 cents 10 81. % cents per dozen; 81 TO
sl.50. 40 cents per dozsn; fl.b9 10 50. 70
cents per dozen; over So 60 Ter cent ad
"a In mA al
the above valued at more than 30 cents per
dozen. % per cent ad valorem.
The tobacco schedule 10 changed to read
AZ follows Wrapped tobacco, unstsmmed.
imported in any bale, box o. package. OF in
bulk. SL6O per pound; II stsmmed,
stsmmsd. 80 cents per round; II s,emmsd.
80 cents per pound. CiaaTs. cigarettes aud
cheroots, 81 ter pound and 70 per cent
kggs, three cents per dozen. Potatoes
10 cents per busheL Meats. all kinds. p
per cent. Lard. one cent per pound. Cot
ton thread and oArdsd yarn. Eve cents per
peund. Cotton cloth, exceeding siH and
not sIoeedina nine square yards TO the
pound. j - cents per square yard. Collars
and cuts, 20 cents per dozen aud % per
cent ad vslorem All manufacturers OF
faz, hemp OF jute OF other veRotabls fbTe.
80 or cent.
Woolsn schedule. Flocks, muneo gar
nsttsd waste. and csrbonizsd noils or
shoddy. Is per cent ad valorem; senate and
house bills %. On blankets. woolsns aud
hRnnels for underwear the change consists
Ia restoring the quoted words in the house
bill. The date on which the reduction OF
rates provided for IN manufactures of wool
shall take effect 10 fixed for Jan. /, 1895.
instead Of December . 1894.
Added TO the free list are the following:
Dressed fur. fouse. molaasea Testing not
above 40 degrees. opium containing nine
per cent and over of mofphia.
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