The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28

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The provision of the senate sub-com-
mittee bill for a duty of 20 per cent. ad
valOrem on bananas and pineapples is
stricken out
The Free List.
The following articles are restored TO
the free list:
CoanUts and horn strips and horn tips.
In the internal revenue schedule the
committee strikes out the provision,
which the senate subcommittee inserted
first, taxing cigars and cigarettes weigh
ing more than three pounds, So per thou
sand; and cigarettes in paper, weighing
not more than three pounds, 81 per thou
sand. and wrapped in tobacco, 90 cents
per thousand, thus leaving the taxes on
these articles unchanged from the pres
ent law.
The provision in the income tax amend
ment relating to a tax on building and
loan associations which was exempted
by the house and stricken out when the
leenate subcommittee reported the bill,
has been restored with the prOviso that
the tax shall not be levied upon those in
stitutiOns who make no loans except to
shareholders for the purpose of enabling
them to build homes.
The Tobacco Schedule.
The following. which was not in either
the house bill or the bill framed by the
Every person whose business ii is
to manufacture tobacco or snuff for him
self, or who employees others to manu-
facture tobacco or snuff, whether such
manufacture be by cutting. pressing.
grinding, crushing or rubbing of any raw
or leaf tobacco. or otherwise preparing
raw or leaf tobacco or manufactured
or partially manufactured tobacco or
snuff. or the putting up for use or con-
sumption OF scraps, waste, clippings,
stems or deposits of tobacco, resulting
from any process Of handling tobacco.
or by the working or preparation of leaf
tobacco. tobacco stems, scraps, clippings
or waste. by sitting. twisting, screening.
or any other process, shall be regarded
as a manufacturer of tobacco.
Every person shall also be regarded
as a manufacturer OftObaccO whose bust
ness IL is to sell leaf tobacco in quanti-
ties less than the original hogshead,
case or bale; or who sells directly not TO
consumers. or TO persons other than duly
registered dealers in leaf tobacco, or to
duly registered dealers in manufactured
tobacco. snuff or cigars, or to persons
who purchase in original packages for
export; ana all tobacco so sold by such
persons shall be regarded as manu-
featured tobacco and such manu-
fatured tobacco shall be put up and pre-
pared by such manufacture in such
packages only as the commissioner of
internal revenue, with the approval of
the secretary o. the treasury, shall pre-
scribe.
provided. that farmers and growers
of tobacco, who sell leaf tobacco of their
own growth and raising shall not be
regarded as manufacturers OF tobacco,
and so much of sec. 3244 of the revised
statutes OF the United States and acts
amendatory thereof as are in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed
After the Treaties
The language Of the bill repeating the
Mckinley law has been modified to a
considerable extent. The house bill pro
vided for the repeal of "All acts or parts
of acts inconsistent herewith" The sen
ate subcommittee bill when first report
ed struck out that language and named
the Mckinley bill by title and repealed
IL outright. as well as all acts inconsist-
ent with the present bill. The bill re-
ported today provides specifically for the
repeal of sec. of the Mckinley act the
reciprocity section, and inserts the fol-
lowing, abrOgating the treaties made I'M
der this section:
''All agreements or arrangements made
or proclaimed between the United States
and foreign governments under the pro-
visions of said section. are hereby abrO-
gated, of which the president shall give
such notice to the authorities of said for
eign governments as may be required by
the terms of such agreements or ar
rangements.'
Sec. 10 and 16 of the Mckinley law are
repealed specifically. These sections
provide that the produce of the forests
upon the St John and St CrOix rivers
in Maine. and their tributaries, may be
readmitted free of duty.
The following section which was in
serted by the subcommittee, has been
eliminated from the bill. the effect being
70 leave the Hawaiian treaty in full
force and effect:
That the president of the United
States shall Immediately upon the pass
age OF this act, give notice to the gov
eminent Of the Hawaiian island that the
United States intends TO terminate the
treaty Of June 3. 1875, made between the
United States and his majesty the king
of the Hawaiian islands, as provided in
the NTH article of said treaty; and il is
hereby further enacted that after the
expiration Of twelve months from the
time of giving such notice. said treaty
shall be terminated and its provisions
cease TO be obligatory upon the con-
Sracting parties thereto"
The following provision. which was in
the Wilson bill and remained in the SEN
ate sub-cOlnCittee bill when first re-
ported. has been struck out. leaving the
present law TO remain in force:
The secretary Of the treasury is here
by authorized. except as otherwise spe-
cially provided in this act, upon prOduc-
ton of satisfactory proof TO him of the
aclual INJURY IN WnOle or IN part, or any
,merchandise from any cause whatsoever,
while the same remained in the custody
of the officers Of the customs in any pub
lie or private warehouse under bond or
in the appraisers stores undergoing ap-
praiSal, in pursuance Of law or regula-
tons Of the treasury department, or
while in transportation under bond from
the port Of entry TO any port in the
United States, or while in the custody of
officers of the customs and not in bond
or while within the limits of any port
OF entry and before the same have been
landed, under the supervision of the Of
ficers Of tie customs TO abate or refund
as the case may be, out of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, the amount of impCst duties paid
or accruing thereon, and likewise 10 can
eel any warehouse bond or bonds, or en-
ter satisfaction thereon in whole or in
part. as the case may be"
Cut nails and cut spikes Of iron or
steel, 221z per cent. ad valorem. instead
of 30 per cent in both Wilson and sub
committee bills.
AnchOvies, sardines and other fish
packed in oil, % per cent. ad valorem,
Instead Of 80 per cent. in Wilson and sub
committee bills.
Castor oil, 30 per cent. per gallon.
which is the same rate as that fixed in
the Wilson bill and an increase from the
subcommittee bill, which placed ii at
80 per cent. ad valOrem.
Tissue, filtering and silver paper, 30
per cent. ad valOrem. instead of % in
the Wilson and subcommittee bills.
Manufactured corks, 10 cents per