Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-09
THE WILSON BILL.
H Is Laid Before the Pull Senate
Committee.
ITS AMENDED FORM.
Numcrous Changes of Front Upon All tho
More Important Objects of Taxa
tion-Thc Details.

WASHINGTON. u. G.. March st-Thc
Wilson tariff bill. which passed the House
81 Representatives February lat. was laid
l.eorc n fun membership Of the Senate
Committee on Finance this morning al II
O'Clock. In the amended form upon
which the Democratic majority Of that
Committee had finally agreed, after a
whole months consideration. and there
arr numerous changes OF front upon all
t.o more important objects OF taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation OF
the biI 20 the fun committee II was given
o.t for publication through the press.
Tre chief features upon which the public
interest IS ccutercd were the provisions
{. regard - the tariff on sugar. iron-ore.
I.4d wool nnd .its manufactures. cotton
manufactures and internal revenue taxes
Oh whiskey and tobacco.
SUGAR.
The surar provision Is as follows: All
,.sars t4nk-bottoms. syrups Of cane
u... or beet-juice. molada. con
crete. and concentrated molasses
testing ly polariscope not above
,..hty degrees. shall pay duty Of cent
I.r pound ana LOT o''iy %,
gree "i iI"cu'" VI " -.
anal 1'i "D'Fe I" "e''''s
t.lar.scope test shall pay l-lOoth oi
cont p.r pound additional. and above "
and not above sG degrees for every addI-
tI.rYI degree or fraction Of degree. shown
l} IoiaIscope test Shah pay uu''
4l
-l''hs of cent per pou"' "'''''0'''''
and above " degrees py po'a''S''p'
shlu pay duty Of +-l0'ths cents p''
puI Molasscs testing not ABOVE '' "e
ts..' by p"ianscope shall pay Il uu'S VI
cent. prY gallon. MJlasses testing ABOVE
20 degrees shall pay duty of cents per
.U.o.
coal.
Iro,..r.. inculing manganiforous iron
,... .,., dr,ss or r,sduum from burnt
,.-.,.- p cents per ton. Coal is taken
fr.m the free list and made dutao'e "lso
...., ,..r,., and coke at - cents.
r.aI.a,e. which I'm the Wilson hll was 10
can't sd valorcn. l.ad-ore and lead
.r.as. "a of ] cent p,r pound, provided
that suger-or, and au other ores contain
I..l.,4 shall pay "a duty Of So of cent
,., Mound ON the lead contained therein.
'...oriir, to s,mpi. ana assay at port of
entry. Raw wool is left on the free list
exactly as in the Wilson Till. The pro-
vision ls 90 go into effect August 2. 1891.
WIISKEN.
y-hlskcv tax IS raised to 81 10 and the
, bCnl.d reriyd is extended five years. that
e,.,, tbr.. to ,i.,bt wears. Cigars per
,..., q nor I Do.
i' F' ,o,,
cigarettes. la tobacco % cents per I'V''
Lumber remains ON the free list.
,.,.. ,,,..,,,.-tax rrovieiou of per cent.
49,. tm t,,, ,ba tax an NON
"'i'' ''' ''',
If'iIe''a l7 A"i'N'" '"'
The woollrn schedule shows lew
changes. Where changed there is about
r.r cent. reduction. 80 changes in the
'...,., ..h.l,la Collars and cuffs are
4. .- ,.nt ab Va
increased i'"H "' U" ~ ~
lpreW. ...,..~,
IMPORTED 1'i'.N''D
,r,.. ,ro,isiops of the House bnl in re-
t......-,., t,h,cco arr LEFT AN
, ,t,r. 10 n, change in the
,.,.occo IN hand
4i" "7 L" '"' '''
the only tobacco changes "'''N ]" '7"''
O. domestic cigars and cigarettes
The schedule of the Wilson bill Lvying
,.~ of q rer thousand on cigarettes
.,..., .,rlo,,.., ont and
"''iI'' ia l"i' 90,
there Is substituted TAX on HsI9 "I d"
descriptions. including cigarettes, weigh
i,v more than three pounds per thousand.
.. ,..r thousand. nm cie,rcttes vrauped
-. q, ,.or ,honsand and ON ci.ar-
''' -, d, tonaccn A ,,uts n,r
........,'.,
'."''''' g.. O., ..., 6, ~ ,h, ,1o,,s.. ,Ju
..-..,,. ~, ,n. u,hisk.v TAX are stricken
.'. .r,,..,b,.r and - NV provislon is
t,..r,.-i g., tho effect that untn' new
.t..,,,. can H.. mad. tbc present i..l.c is
.,n.8rt1.d tn bc used
D..rnor. who have given bond and sell
only distilled spirits Of their own pro-
du,fioa IN the original packages. with
taN-rad stamps attached, are exempted
from the payment OF the special TAX ot
"h'i's.d" liquor dealer
th' ii"hs" provision as resdIus pottery
q ""'i"hS'd
h"''y ana barley matt are each raised
YET cent
MANOFACTI RES or WOOL
In manufactures Of wool the valuations
q given In the Wilson bill are stricken
'Ai ANA new schedules inserted The
lower grades OF wool hair. etc. are taxed
.'." i' to - per cent Woolen yarn Is
I.'-i "' per cent Wool manufactures
'"ih'd with INDIA rubber are taxed -
''ht' a reduction OF per cent.
.''.9 ""d WOOL hdts. WON IN > dress-
I'"'E -"'due 0io'nlls' ana hlhu'ed
cue i'."V,i ~, per In t"IPc's
"e O''oiS 'n u'e
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vt. fr... .a.ir,iss,,,, or r,,, sill, &. ,,ao,.
i.rIv Stated uot g., e,,,l, ,o Jo,',i..r ~,
t..-t..I .u. ar suk sjv,nc,a I'm r,@,,,.
f4.t.... iu ann, way In tb.. eut schnd,,tI.
cau.l .ra thrown and snun snx and
..h .ac,9 ure reduced 8 pcr cent
Class Avn ct .,sc,v,nr
"'r o'"S IouI Chahsrs IN the
''' '."SS""'e Soheuule' iIalh-ereeh
. ,N "'o'uVu an" PIeSs'u' ana
""" H"'' b'"sa"aie' heluoI"s DOT
~ '"lS' anu 80 io'tn' are raised from
A.. ..i,ss ON, ,',,,rs,'sI ,,ai,,l1 -,
,rt,t,t .,atrcd dccor,trd sn,,oroI w..
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- ~, 80" ,,o~ S,