The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-08
Over 400 Changes in the Chemical
Metal, Tobacco, Agriculture, Cotton
and Wooden Schedules.
SUGAR TRUST TAKEN CARE OF
But Nothing More Done for the
Whisky and Lead MOnOpolies.
Democrats Certain that the New Bill
Will Soon Pass-SpeakerC Crisp Thinks
Congress Will Adjourn July 4.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, May THE tariff bill
that threatens to go down 10 posterity as
the "Gorman bill was made public to-
night. 1t contains between three and four
hundred amendments. principally in the
chemical and wooden schedules. The Sugar
Trust had a battle roya. 20 maintain its
supremacy in the committee to-day, but
finally won. The Lead Trust was less
fortunate, and white lead remains at the
old rate OF IL cents. Senator Voorhees,
memory of the recent elections In Indiana
and the causes that led TO the Republican
landslide were evidently too acute TO per-
nit him to champion the Whisky Trust,
SO that his friends from Terre Haute will
have to take their chances on the floor OF
the Senate. There Is a general feeling
among all Democrats that the speedy pass
age of the bill is assured. Speaker Crisp
said to-day that he expected all tariff
legislation to be out of the way before the
end of June, and that Congress would OBJ
serve the 4th OF July by adjourning on
that day for the session.
1t was during the executive session 60.
day that Senator Jones presented the
amendments to the tariff BILL There are
over four hundred OF them, and Il makes
new bill measure greatly differing
from the Wilson bill and from the Senate
bill in any form in which II 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 a general
increase In the bill and in some schedules
the increases are very marked Senator
Harris remarked yesterday that, notwith-
standing the consideration OF the Chinese
fre-a fxr had nf inf nod ha
pose any more executive sessions the
passage OF any bills during the morning
hour until after the tariff bill was disposed
of. He also said that he would now press
for sessions beginning at 10 o'clock IN the
morning In order that more speed might be
made. Following are the amendments sub
mitted to the Senate:
The new sugar schedule provides that on
and after Jan. l. 1895, there shall be levied
and collected and paid on all sugars not
above No. l6 Dutch standard In color. and
or beet Juice. meIada, concentrated melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses, duty
OF 40 per cent. ad valorem, and upon all SUI
there shall be levied. collected and paid a
duty of one-eighth Of cent
per, per, pound in addition to the
loren; and all sugars, tank bottoms. syrups
Of cane juice or Of beet juice, melada, con-
molasses. = Which WHICH, are inap imported from or are
the product OF any country which at the
time the same are exported therefrom pays,
port thereof, shall pay duty of one-tenth
going rates: Provided. that nothing herein
gate or In any manner impair or affect the
provisions OF the treaty OF commercial reel
procity concluded between the United States
and the King OF the Hawaiian Islands, on
the Both Of January, 1875. or the provisions
of any act Of Congress heretofore passed
for the execution Of the same.
Ud Ia
be levied and collected and paid on molas-
ses, testing 40 degrees or less by the polar
cent. Of mo moisture. 'sl and on nm molasses % testing
above 10 degrees and not above 56 degrees
polariscope, a duty of cents per gallon;
II testing above 56 degrees polariscope a
duty OF cents per gallon.
THE CHEMICAL SCHEDULE.
Tartaric acid, 20 per cent. ad valorem. 90
in Senate 20 in House bill)
Alcoholic perfumery, including cologne
water and other toilet waters and alcoholic
compounds not specially provided for In this
act. 81 per gallon and 50 per cent ad va
lorem. Senate and House bills. 81 per gall
Ion and 25 per cent ad valorem)
All coal tar colors or dies by whatever
name known and not specially provided for
In this act, Is per cent. ad valorem. Senate
and House bill. 2O)
Drugs, such as barks, beans. berries, ball
sam, buds, bulbs, bulbous roots, excrescenses,
fruits. flowers. dried fbers, dried insects.
grains, gums and gum rosin. herbs. leaves,
iichens, mosses. nuts, roots and stems,
spices, vegetables, seeds aromatic. seeds OF
morbid growth, weeds and woods used ex-
pressly for dyeing, which are not edible, ad-
vanced In value or condition by refining or
grinding, or by other process of manufac-
ture and not specially provided for In this
act, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
In the paragraph relating to fish the
word prepared" is stricken out and the
rate OF . per cent. ad valorem 10 made to
ar,py TO ALL fish oils
EPSON salts are made dutiable at one
fifth OF a cent per ounce. Morphia or
morphine and salts thereof. 50 cents per
ounce. Senate and House bills, 70 cents)
Flaxseed and poppy seed oil 20 cents per
gallon, instead OF is cents In former bills.
In olive oil for salad purposes the House
rate of S5 cents per gallon is restored. in
stead of the Senate committee rate OF -
per cent.
CHANGES IN GLASS DUTIES.
A portion Of the glass schedule Is
changed so as TO read as follows: Green
and colored. nodded or pressed and flint
and lime glass bottles holding more than
one pint and demiJohns and carboys. COW
cred or uncovered, and other bottle glass;
ware, not especially provided for in this
act, five-eighths OF one cent per pound.
Green and colored. nodded or pressed and
flint and lime glass bottles and vials hold
ing not more than one pint and not less
than one quarter OF a pint. three-fourths
OF one cent per pound; IL holding less than
one-fourth Of pint 80 cents per gross,
whether filled or untitled, whether their
contents be dutiable or free" Csenate rate
on foregoing. 10 per cent; House rate. 80
per cent?
Another change in glass is as follows:
unpublished cylinder. crown and common
window glass, not exceeding 10 Dy Is
inches square, / cent per pound above
that, and not exceeding is by "a inches
square. IL cent per pound; above that and
not exceeding a by 80 inches square, la
cent per pound; above that and not ex-
ceeding "a by 36 inches square, is cent
per pound: all above that, Ia cent per
pound; provided that unpublished cylinder,
crown and common window glass. import
ed In boxes. shall contain fifty square feet
as nearly all sizes will permit, and the
duty Snail be computed thereon according
TO the actual weight OF the glass" There
is a change OF sizes as well OF rates.
and comparison cannot be made
Plate glass, "a by inches. q cents per
square foot. (Senate and House bin. 20
cents) All plate glass above these d.
mensions. 3S cents per square foot. (Sen-
ate and House. IS cents)
Looking-glass plates are added 20 glasses
dutiable at 10 per cent. ad valorem. In
addition 10 other rates chargeable thereon.
METAL SCHEDULE.