The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-11
AMENDMENTS.


The so-Calsd German Tarin Bll Re
ported-Ihe Amendments Are Fogs
Hundred and Three In Number.
wAsHNGroS, May s,-The so-called
German tariff bill was reported to the
senate late Monday afternoon by Nj.
Jones lArk.). The amendments are
.eNaetly 403 in number and affect every
schedule in the bill. Among the
changes made are the following:
On and after January /, tS95, there
shall be levied, collected and paid on
all sugars, etc. not above No lG duties
standard a duty of 40 per cent. ad
valorem, and upon all sugars above No
10 duties standard duty Of one-eighth
of one cent per pound in addition to
the duty Of 40 per cent ad valorem;
and all sugars which are imported
from or are the product Of any country
which pays, directly or indirectly, a
bounty on the export thereof, shall pay
duty of one-tenth OF one cent per
pound in addition to the foregoing
rates Provided that nothing herein
shall be construed as to abrogate or
impair or'affect tho treaty with Hawaii
That on and after January I, 1895,
there shall be levied, collected and
paid on molasses, testing 40 deg, or
less by the polariscope and containing
more than 20 per cent of moisture,
and on molasses testing above 30 deg,
and not above 80 deg polariscope, a
duty OF two cents per gallon, II testing
above 56 deg. polariseope, duty OF
four cents per gallon.
Glass bottles holding more than one
pint, and demjohns and carboys, COW
cred or uncovered, and other nodded or
pressed green and colored and flint or
lime bottle glassware, not specially
provided for 10 this act, five-eighths OF
one cent per pound; bottles holding not
more than one pint and not less than
one-quarter Of pint, three-fourths Of
one centper pound; if holding less than
one-fourth Of a pint, thirty-fve cents
per gross whether filled or untitled,
whether their contents be dutiable or
free.
Unpolished cylinder crown and COM
mon window glass not exceeding 10
by Is inches square, l cent per pound
above that and not exceeding 10 by "A
inches square, 4 cent per pound; above
that and not exceeding "a by 80 inches,
~ cents per pound; above that and
not exceeding "a by SO inches square,
l x cents per pound; all above that, ~
cents per pound provided, that unpol-
ished cylinder crown and common
window glass, imported in boxes, shall
contain fifty square feet, as nearly as
sizes will permit and the duty shall be
computed thereon according to the
actual weight OF the glass
The duty on cast polished plate glass,
silvered and looking glass plates over
"a by 80 inches square and not exceed
ing 26 by 90 inches square, has been in
creased from 20 cents to % cents per
square foot; all above that from Sj
cents to 80 cents per square foot. Look
ing glass plates are made subject to
the extra 10 per cent when they are
ground, frosted, etc, as provided in
paragraph 81
Iron in pigs, iron kentledge spiegel-
eizen, ferro-manganese, ferro-allicon,
wrought and scrap iron or scrap steel,
81 ton; but nothing shall be deemed
scrap iron or scrap steel, except waste
or refuse iron or steel fit only to be
manufactured
Boiler or other plate iron or steel, ex.
cept saw plates, hereinafter provided
for, not thinner than No. 10 wire
gauge, valued at cent pound or less,
five-tenths of cent a pound; valued
above l cent and not atove 4 cent,
six-tenths of l cent per pound; valued
above Z cent and not above 4 cents
per pound. 80 per cent ad valorem;
valued at over cents per pound, %
per cent ad valorem; provided that all
plate iron or steel thinner than No 10
wire gauge shall pay duty as iron or
| steel sheets
For gangs of iron or steel or forged
iron or steel combined, not especially
provided for in this act, changed from
thirty per cent to llIc pound, provid-
ed that no forgings of iron or steel or
forgings Of iron and steel combined,
by whatever process made, shall pay a
less rate of duty than S5 per cent ad
valorem; house bill, 25 per cent
Railway bars made Of iron or steel
and railway bars made in part of steel,
I rails and punched iron or steel fat
rails changed from 2a1G per cent to
seven-twentieths of one cent poundi
house bill 20 per cent
The date at which the reduction OF
rates on manufactures of wool shall
take effect has been changed from De.
cember 2, 1894, to January l, 1895.