Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-14
~ SENATE TARIFF BILL. Z
Sweeping Notifications Made In the Work Of |
the Lower House.

finance committee laid before the full
committee to-day the Wilson bill as
they have amended it. Previous to
the meeting of the committee Secre-
tary Carlisle was in the room of
the committee on finance and
consulted with the members Of the
committee. In the new bill a tariff on
sugar, not above so degrees polariscope
test is fixed at 1 cent per pound; for
every additional degrees or fraction not
above 80 degrees, 1-100 cent additional:
above 80 and not above 90, 2-10O
cent; and above 96 degrees, duty of
1 40 cents per pound. Molasses, test
ing not above 56 degrees by pOlariscope,
shall pay duty of 2 cents per gallon;
molasSes testing above So degrees
shall pay a duty of cents per
gallon. The whisky tax is fixed at $11O
per gallon and the bonded period is ex-
tended from three to eight years. A
tariff is placed on iron ore of 40 cents
per ton; on lead ore, 81 cents per pound,
including lead mixed with silver ores;
on coal, bituminous and shaIe, 40 cents
per ton; on coal or slack or culm, Is
cents per ton, and on coke, Is per cent.
ad valorem.
The internal revenue section of the
bill covers the income tax with many
slight but few essential changes. 1t
places tax of cents on every pack Of
playing cards, similar to the provisions
in the Wilson bill; tax on all tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes weighing over
three pounds per l, 900 of S. per 1000.
Paper cigarettes weighing less than three
nor 0O0 nov 81 nor, I 0O0 oI,J
those wrapped in tobacco 80 cents per
l 900.
METAL SCHEDULE.
Iron ore, including manganiferous iron
ore, also the drOsS or residuum from burnt
pyrites 40 cents per ton. Wilson BILL free
Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, spiegeleisep,
1erro SILICON, 223 per cent. ad valorem
All iron in slabs, bloomer loops, or other
forms more advanced than pig iron and less
finished than iron in bars, 25 per cent ad
valorem. Wilson bill, 224 per cent.
Bar iron, rolled or hammered, round iron
in coils or rods, and bars or shapes ofrolled
iron, % per cent. ad Yalorem. Wilson bill,
% per cent.
Beams girders, ioist and all other shapes
of iron or steel whether plain or punched or
fitted for use, 80 per cent. adyalorem. Will
son bill, 80 per cent.
Boiler or other plate or steel, except saw
than No. 10 wire gauge shared or unshared,
and skelp iron or steel, sheared or rolled in
grooves, 80 per cent. ad valorem. Wilson
bill 20 per cent.
Forgings Off iron or steel, or forged iron or
steel combined, 80 per cent. ad valorem.
Wilson bill, % per cent.
Hoop, band or scroll iron or steel 80 per
cent. ad valorem. Wilson bill, % per cent
Railway bars made of iron or steel, and
railway bars made in part of steel, rails and
punched iron or steel, fiat rails, 224 per
cent. ad valorem. Wilson bill, 20 per cent.
In paragraph 118 the proviso that the
reduction provided for as to sheets Of
iron or steel thinner than No %, wire
gauge, shall take effect on October /,
1894, is stricken out, as is also a like
prOVisO in paragraph 121 relating TO tin
plates, terne plates and taggers tin.
Boiler or other tubes pipes, flues or stays
of wrought iron or steel, 20 per cent. ad
valOrem. Wilson BILL % per cent.
Cut iron pipe of every description, 90 per
cent. Wilson bill, % per cent.
In paragraph 1873 shears and scissors
are added to the list of articles on which
a duty Of 10 per cent. is levied.
Wood screws, 30 per cent. Wilson BILL
So per cent.
Gold and silver leaf, 80 per cent. Wilson
bill, 80 per cent
Lead ore and lead dross, three-fourths of
1 centpe pound; provided that silver ore
and all other ores containing lead shall paw
a duty of three-fourths of cent per pound
on lead contained therein, according to
sample and assay at the port of entry.
Pens, metallic, except gold pens, 80 per
cent. ad yalOrem. Wilson bill, 35 per cent.
Manufactured articles or wares, not spe-
cially provided for in this act, composed
wholly or in part Of any metal and whether
partly or wholly manufactured 30 per cent.
ad valorem. Wilson bill, 30 per cent.
The WOODEN schedule shows few
changes. These are about per cent.
reduction There is no change in the
cotton schedule. Collars and cuffs are
increased from 50 to 10 per cent. ad
Valorem.
The date for the bill going into effect
is changed from June | to June 80, and
a duty is levied on articles imported or
withdrawn for consumption. There is
no change in lumber.
WOOL AND MANUFACTURERS OF WOOL.
On wool Of the sheep, hair of the camel,
goat alpaca and other like animals in the
form of rowing, roping or tops, % per cent.
ad ValOrem.
Wooden and worsted yarns, made wholly
or in part Of WOOL worsted, the hair of the
camel, goat, alpaca, or other animals and
the whole, 30 per cent. ad valOrem.
Wooden or Worsted cloths, shawls, knit
fabrics, not specially provided for in this
act, IS per cent. ad valorem. Wilson bill,
40 per cent.
Blankets, hats of wool and fannels for
underwear and felts for paper making and
printing machines one classification where
the valuation is more than 80 cents per pack
age, 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Wooiens and children's dress goods, coat
Innings, Italian cloth, bunting and goods of
similar description not specially provided
for in this act, 35 per cent. ad valorem.
Clothing, ready made, and articles of
wearing apparel of every description, felts
not woven and pushes and other pile fab
RIGS and limitations Of fur, 40 per cent. ad
Wilson bill, 45 per cent.
Weddings, gorings, suspenders, braces,
beltings, bindings, braids, galloons, fringes,
gimps, cords and tassels, dress trimmings,
laces and embroideries, head nets, buttons
or barrel buttons or buttons of other forms
for tassels or ornaments, made of wool or of
worsted, 35 per cent. ad valorem. Wilson
bill, 40 per cent.
The provision in the Wilson bill to
the effect that ''on all rates of duty in
the wooden schedule except on carpets,
there shall be reduction of 1 per cent.
ad valorem to take effect July /, 1896,
and thereafter of like amount on the