The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-29

50 degrees shall pay a duty of l cent
Per pound, and Tor eyery additional
degree 0" fraction of u degree above
the polariscope test. shall pay one
cno-hundrcdth OF Il cent per pound al-
ditional, and above 80 ard not above
SO degrees. fer every additional de-
gree or fraction OF Il degree shown by
the polariscope tost. shall pay {. duty
of two one-h undrcdths Of 4 cent Der
pound additional. and upon all sugars
testing above 9S dcgre y by the polar
isccpe test. or above 20. IL by the
Dutch standard in c. IL. there shall
be levied and collected Il duty of ono
eighth of cont per pound in addition
to the duty imposed upon sugars test
ing above ~ degrees. Hioiasscs test
ing not alb ,vc S. degrees by the polar
lscope shall pay u duty Of = cents per
gallon. Molasses testing above SIS
degrees shall pay Il duty of ! cents per
gallon"
The provisions abrogating the Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty IRE struck
from the revised bill. and the clause OF
the section rcpcaling that part Of the
Mckinney act providing for reciprocal
treaties has been amended to read as
follows:
That section. ,, IS ard Is are re-
pcaled and all agreements or arrange
ments made or proclaimed between the
United States and foreign governments
under the provisions OF said sections
are hereby abroga!ed, OF which the
President shall give such notice to the
authorities Of laid foreign govern
ments as may be required by the terrns
OF such agreements or arrangements.
Some lmport,n. Changes.
The most important change in the
administrative features of the bill is
the action OF the committee in striking
out the words highest duty" as found
in the House bill, and regulating the
! rates Of duty on all goods coming in
under the similitude clause and substi-
tu:ing the words lowest duty" This
was the subject OF Il long argument in
| full committee, In which Secretary
Carlisle Endorsed the provisions Of tho
House bill. The committee. therefore,
hade made the change and all goods
unenumerated or coming In under the
timilitude clause will pay the highest
| insteah Of the lowest rate of duty.
| Other change. mad. in the revised
| bill from the bill as agreed upon by
Giyceriue changed back TO the rates
| fAed in the House bill. which are l cent u
| pound Tor the crude and cents Tor tho re-
tined. instead Of - per ceat Ad valorem
| in the Senate sub -com,ni. tee bill; 1.cor:ce.
| per cent pound, instead OF IS per cent
| I'D valOcem in the senAte sub Oom ,ntttee
| bill and cents a pound IN the Wilson bill
| Lime is placed at Is Per cent ad vaioretn.
| instead OF 20 per cent in the Senate sub
| committee bill and 10 per ecnt in the Wiz
.on bill. and the duty 10 made to include
the value OF the covering Or barrels
Plaster Of paris. which MAS nos CHANGED
| IN he senate subcommittee bill from the
| Wilson rate OF II per cent I'D valo.em on
the x,ound article, Is to pay q duty of 81
per ton; cxicinea plaster OF paris. e. Is per
tbs Wilson bill: cast polished plate
| glass. finished or unfinished, and
answered. no, exceeding ~ BY % inc.es
| square 20 cents per square foot instead os
| Is cents AS IN The Wilson bill: nii above
| the dimension given. IS cents Ter square
foot instead OF 81 cents rs In the wilson
| bill All sheets o! iron or steel common
| or black, thinner than No IS wire gauge.
! are changed from O. 10 OF cent per pound
| :" = OF cent Per pound. and the provision
| which the House till carried. but which
| MAS stricken out OF the original Senate
! bill. that this chance shall take effect
| after Ocf. l. 1894. IS restored; tin plate,
! ierue-piate. and taIgcrs tin. l cent pc.
| pound instead OF / is cents. as In tn.
| Wilson bill. the Senate sub committee not
| having before chan-eI the Wilson rate In
| this paragraph the Wilson bsit provision
that he rate shall take effect Oct 1. 1894
Is restored
Cas'-iron pipe OF every description is TO
pay s2,5 per cent. ad vaiorem instead OF IS
per cent. In the Wilson bill and 90 uor cent.
! In the Senate sub committee hill. cross. cut
| saws. mil. pit and draS SAWS i per cent
| nd valorem instead OF IS er cent. the
| Wilson bib rate; aluminium, Il: crude form
/ a. Y,as, cent :,d raItaeau. frsfaaA ~ -.