The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-09
THE WILSON BILL,
The Tariff Bill Reported to the Full
Committee With Changes,

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Committee With Changes.
AT II o'clock yesterday morning,
the Democratic members of the
Senate Finance committee, submit
ted to the full committee, the result
of their labors on the Wilson tariff
bill, submitting that measure, with
the amendments thereto to the en-
tire body.
Previous to the meeting of the
committee Secretary Carlisle was
in the room of thescommittee on f.
nance and consulted with the mem
bers of the committee. The fol-
lowing are the changes made by
the Democratic members of the
Committee in the House bill.
Sugar not above so degrees polar
ariscope test cent per pound; for
every additional degree or fraction
not above so degrees l-lO0 cent ad-
ditional; above 80 and not above 96
2-lO0 per degree and above SO de-
grees as duty of one'and four-tenths
cents per pound, Molasses testing
above SO degrees by the polariscope
shall pay a duty of 2 cents per gal
Ion; molasses testing above 56 de-
grees shall pay a duty of cents
per gallon. Whiskey at $110 per
gallon, and the bonded period ex
tending from three to 8 years Iron
ore, 40 cents per ton. Lead ore &c
per pound, lead mixed with silver
ores. Coal, bituminous and shale,
40 cents per ton. Coal or slack, or
culm, 10 cents per ton, Coke, l5c
per ad valorem.
The portion of the bill repeating
the sugar bounty is left intact and
the following provision is inserted
All sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of
cane juice or of beet juice melada,
concentrated melada, concrete and
concentrated molasses testing by
the polariscope not above so degrees
shall pay a duty of lc per pound,
and for every additional degree or
fraction Of a degree above 80 and
not above 60 degrees shown by the
polariscope, it shall pay one-hun-
dredth of a cent additional; and
above 80 and not above 96 degrees
for every additional degree or frac-
tion Of a degree shown by the POLAR
iscope test shall pay a duty of two
one-hundredths of a cent per pound
additional, and above 96 degrees by
palariscope test shall pay a duty of
one and one-fourth tenths cents per
pound; molasses testing not above
Sc degrees by the polariscope shall
pay duty of 2 cents per gallon;
molasses testing above Sc degrees
shall pay duty of 4 cents per gal
lon. No other changes are made.
OTHER CHANGES
On wool of the sheep, hair of the
camel, goat, alpaca and other like
animals in the form of rowing, rop-
ing or tops the Wilson bill is
changed so as to make only one
rate of Is per cent ad valorem
The paragraph relating to blan-
kets hats Of wool and Aannels for
underwear, and felts for paper
making and printing machines is
changed 50 as to make only one
classification where the valuation is
more than 30 cents per pound and
the duty for all is left at 80 per
cent I'D valorem.
On clothing ready made and ar
ticles Of wearing apparel Of every
description, felts not woven and
pushes and other pile fabrics and
limitations Of fur, 40 per cent adva-
lorem Wilson bill 45 per cent
All articles Of glass, cut, engrav-
ed painted, colored prints, stained,
decorated, silvered or gilded, not
including plate, glass, silvered or
looking glass plates 40 per cent ad
valorem.
Collars and cuffs and shirts, com
posed wholly or in part of linen, 45
per cent ad valorem. Wilson bill 30
per cent.
Pearls 10 per cent Wilson bill
Is per cent Precious stones Of
all kinds, cut but not set, 10 per