Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-16

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washington, March S.-Tha Wilson
tarlff Dul which passed the house Of
representatives Feb. / was laid before
the full membership of tho sonatf conn.
mittee on finance this morning in the
a'heiioeu ioih upon which The demo
cia'ie lldJofisy or that committee
hnally agreed, after one mouths con
sldefauon and numerous changes Of
front upon all the more important OBJ
jects of taxation.
Lumber remains Cd the free list.
Iron ore and coal are dutiabIe at 40
cents ton and lead ore at 81 cent q
pound.
The whisky tax is raised to S11O.
Inc income tax provision of per
cent remains in the bill, but the tax on
non-resldents is stricken out
The bonded period on whisky is ex-
tended five years, that is, from three to
eight years. The tax on cigars is 50 a
thousand; cigarettes in paper 81 a
thousand; cigarettes in tobacco 80 cents
thousand
The chief features upon which public
interest centered were the provisions in
regard to the tariff on sugar, iron ore,
lead, wool and it's manufactures, cotton
manufactures and the internal revenue
taxes on whisky and tobacco
ehe sugar provision is as follows:
All sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of
cane juice or of beet juice, melada, con-
cGntrated mclada, concerto and con
trntrated molasscs testing by the
polariscOpe not above so degrees shall
pay Il duty Of | cent per pound, and
for every additional degree or fraction
Of Il degree and above 80 and not above
80 degrees shown by the polariscope
test, shall pay 100 OF n cent per
pound additional, and above 90 and
not above 96 degrees, for every addi-
tlonal degree or fraction of degree
shown by the polariscope test shall
pay Il duty of 2-1OO of cent per
pound additional, and above 90 lie
srees by polariscope test shall pay
duty Of | 40 cents per pound; mo
laSseS testing not above 80 degrees by
the polariscope shall pay duty of
cents per gallon; molaSSeS testing not
above 56 degrees by the polariScopt
shall pay Il. duty of ? cents per gallon
,nolasses testing above Sc degrees shall
pay i duty of 4 cents per gallon.
Iron ore. including manganferou'
iron ore. also tie residium from pyrltes
40 cents per ton. Coal is taken IRON
the frc>~sk. and made dutiable also .
40 cents :. lOR, and coke at 10 cents.
Raw wool is left on the free list eX
actly as in the Wilson bill, the pro
vision to go into effect Aug. :, 1884
In manufactures Of wool the valuation
as given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out and the schedule now reads a
follows:
Wool of the sheep, hair of the came
goat, alpaca and other like animals II
the form of slubbing, waste, rovin
waste, ring waste, mungo, shoddles
garnetted or carded waste, carboniZe
noiis or other waste product, any o
which is composed wholly or in part
wool, the hair of the camel, goat, Il
paca and other like animals which IN
been improved or advanced beyond 1t
original condition as waste by the us
Of machinery or the application Q
labor or both, and carboniZed WOO
shall be subject TO duty OF pc
centum al yalorem.
Barley, and barley pearled, patent G
nulleu, the duty is raised from 70 to
per cent ad yalorem, and barley ma
from 30 to 40 per cent
The duty on wooden WorSte
yarns is 80 per centum al Valofen
On wool for worsted cloths, shaWl
knit fabrics, manufactures OF ever
description made wholly or III pan
of wool worsted, the hair or goa
alpaca. or other animals, and any {
the above having India rubber rs
component material, not specially PR
vided for in this act, 80 per centum Il
salorem Gnstead of 40, as IN the WI
son bilD. On blankets, mats OIL WOO
and tiannels, % per centum az ',
loren; valued at more than 50 cents pt
pound, 80 per centum On women
and childrens dress goods, compose
wholly or in part of wool, not espec
ally provided for in this act, 80 pt
eentum ad yalorem instead OF ~.
On clothing ready made, and
styles of wearing apparel OF ever! ue
cription, and limitations ~ iur. COZ
posed wholly or in part OF WOOL elt
40 per centum ad valorem instead
S. On Weddings, gorings suspender
braces, beltings, bindings, bralds' etc
So per centum ad yalorem instead OF
With the exception OF changes
the text and modification OF some OF L
provisions. the income tax relii'ihS
part of the bill.