The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1894-05-12
MANY CHANGES MADE
NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS TO THE
WILSON TARIFF BILL.

NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS TO THE
WILSON TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Committee Changes the
Measure In Many Respects-Many
Articles Taxed Which the House
Viii Made Free.
Washington, May 8. - The principal
changes made in tie tariff bill by the
cn tEdments introduced in the senate as
the result of the Democratic compromise
are rs follows:
| The hew =, gar schedule provides that
1n and after Jan. l, 1885, there shall be
levied, collected and paid OH all cugars
not above No. lG Dutch standard in
color. and on all tank bottoms, syrups
OF cane juice, melada, concentrated ule-
| lada, concrete and concentrated mo-
lasscs, duty of ~ per cent al valoren,
| Hrd upon all sugars above No. IL Dutch
standard in color there shall he levied,
collected and paid duty of one-eighth
OF l cent per pound in addition to the
sud duty Of 40 per cent ad valorem; and
all sugars, tank bottoms, syrups Of cane
juice, or of beet juice, melada, con-
ccl trated niclada, concrete or concen-
tratc,l molasscs which are imported from
OF are the product of any country which
ut the time the same are exported there
from pays, indirectly or directly, bounty
on the export thereof, shall pay duty of
| oM'-tenth of cent per pound in addition
to the foregoing rates, provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be so con-
strued as to abrOgate or in any manner
| impair or affect the provisions of the
treaty Of commercial reciprocity conclul-
ed between the United States and Ha-
vail That on Jan. j. 1895, there shall
be levied. collected and paid on molasses
testing 40 degrees or less by the polari-
scope, and containing more than 20 per
cent of moisture and on molasses test
ing above 40 degrees and not above 90
tit Pltcs. polariscope. duty of cents
ler gallon; il testing above So degrees,
l'o'ariscope, u duty of 4 cents per Cal-
| lon
In the paragraph relating to fish the
v'crd prepared" is stricken out ard the
rate Of 25 per cent nd valorem is made
to apply to ull fish oils.
Tin plate, 1-5c per pound, restoring
the house rate; senate bill per cent.
The tobacco schedule is changed to
read MS follows: Wrapper tobacco, un-
stemmed, imported in any bale, box or
package, CT in bulk, $l5O per pound; if
stemmed, $2.25 per pound; house and
senate bills, 81 and $1.25 respectively.
Filler tobacco, unstemmed, imported in
any bale, box, package or III bulk, 20
cents per pound; if stemmed, 90 cents
per pound. Snuff and snuff flour manu-
factured of tobacco, ground dry or damp
| and picked, scented or otherwise, 50
| cents per pound; senate and house bills,
40 cents.
The cigar paragraph is amended US
follows: Cigars, cigarettes, cheroots of
all kinds, 81 per pound and 25 per cent
ad valorem, and paper cigars and cigar
ettes including wrappers, shall be sub
jcct to the same duties us are herein i'm
posed On cigars. The duty OH cigars in
the house and senate bills is So per
pound and rs per cent.
Butter and substitutes therefor, 4
cents per pound, which is the house rate;
senate bill, 20 per cent.
Cheese 4 cents per pound; senate and
house bills, Is per cent
Milk. fresh, &c per gallon; senate and
house bills. free.
Broom corn, Sc per ton; senate and
house bills, free.
Cabbages, cents each; senate and
| mouse DulS. Tree.
Eggs, 3 cents per dozen; senate and
house bills, free.
Hay, 50 per ton; the house and senate
rates, 20 per cent.
Honey. 1Oc per gallon, the house rate;
senate, 20 per cent.
Hops, Sc per pound, the house rate;
s.nete bill, 70 per cent.
Onions, 2Oc per bushel. the house rate;
senate bill, 20 per cent.
Potatoes, 1Jc per bushel; senate bill,
80 per cent; house bill. 1Oc per bushel.
Meats of all kinds, prepared or Dre-
served, not specially provided for in this
act, ~ per cent.
Lard, 1c per pound; taken from free
list.
Poultry, house rate, not dressed, &c
per pound; dressed, &c per pound, are
restored; senate bill, 20 per cent.
Alcoholic preparations for medicinal
purposes are relieved from the duty Of
$50 per gallon and made dutiablc ut
Soc per pound
In rar, sraph o7G woolcn schedule,
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broidered noils or shoddy is inserted, and
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srll,.r AID Eu,ls.. bills, % per cent.
The date on which the reduction of
rates provided for in manufactures OF
woods shall take effect is fixed for Jan.
l, 1895, instead of Dec. ., 1894.
Added to the free list are the following:
Dire. sed fur pieces suitable for use IN the
nj ufactures of hatters' fur.
In the free list after the words pc
troleum, crude or refined, is inserted the
following:
Provided that if petroleum, crude or
,ttil cd. is imported from any country
wlicl, imposes duty on the sane eA-
lt,ted from the United States, then
thtre shall he levied. paid and collected
upon such petroleum, crude or refined.
the rate of duty existing prior to the
prssrgc of this act.
The following 10 added 10 the para
graph in the free list relating to agri-
cultural implements: Provided that all
articles mentioned in this paragraph, if
imported from IL country which lays an
import duty on like articles imported
from the United States shall be subject
to the duties existing prior to the pass
age of this act"
| There is modification of the provis-
ion TO the same effect in the senate bill.
| The same addition regarding sulphuric
acid is made as the one above mentioned
in reference to agricultural implements.
Gotham's Bridge Bill Passed.
Washington, May S.-rhe New York
and New Jersey bridge bill was passed
| ho hnncn ,,pI,r SusDoDciOn of tho