Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-03-14
THE TARIFF BILL.
Changes Made in the Wilson Bill by IL
Senate COMMITTEES.


Senate Committee.
The Wilson tariff bill, which passed
the House of Representatives February
LIST, was laid before full membership
of the Senate Committee on Finance
last Thursday morning at II O'Clock, in
the amended form upon which the
Democratic majority of that commit
tee had finally agreed, after whole
numerous changes of front upon all the
more important objects of taxation.
The greatest interest was felt in the
tariff on sugar, iron, coal, whiskey and
the income tax
THE SUGAR CHANGE.
The sugar provision Is as follows: All
sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of cane
juice or of beet juice, melada, concen-
trated melads, concrete and concentrat-
ed molasses testing by polariscope not
above eighty degrees, shall pay duty
of one cent per pound, and for every
additional degree or fraction of de-
gree, above eighty and not above
ninety degrees shown by polariscope
test shall pay one one-hundredth of a
cent per pound additional, and above
ninety and not above ninety six de-
grees, for every additional degree or
fraction of degree, shown by polar
iscope test shall pay a duty of two
one-hundredths of a cent per pound
additional, and above ninety degrees
by polariscope test, shall pay duty of
one and four tenths cents per pound.
Molasses testing not above fifty six de-
grees by polariscope, shall pay a duty
of two cents per gallon. Molasses test
ing above fifty-six degrees shall pay a
duty of four cents per gallon. -
DUTY ON IRON AND COAL.
Iron ore, including manganiferous
iron ore. also dross or residuum from
burnt pyrites, forty cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and
made dutiable also at forty cents per
ton, and coke at fifteen cents. Lead
ore, which in the Wilson bill was IL
per cent. ad valorem, lead ore and lead
dross, three-fourths of one cent pei
pound, provided that silver ore and all
other ores containing lead shall pay a
} duty of three -fourths of one cent pei
pound, on the lead contained therein
according to sample and assay at port
of entry. Raw wool is left on free list
EXACTLY as in the Wilson bill. The pro
vision is to go into effect August End
1894.
WHISKEY RAISED.
Whiskey tax is raised to one dollar
and ten cents and the bonded period il
extended five years, that is from three
} to eight years. Cigars per Thousand
s.; cigarettes in paper 81 per thousand
cigarettes in tobacco 80 cents per thous
and. Lumber remains on the free list
THE INCOME TAX.
: The income tax provision of two pei
J cent. remains in the bill, but the tai
on non-residents is stricken out.
The wooden schedule shows few
changes. Where changed there il
about five per cent. reduction. NJ
changes in the cotton schedule. Collar
and cuffs are increased from 35 to As pc
cent. ad valorem.
NEW SECTION.
The date for the going into eff
feet of the bill is changed from June
, to June 80, and duty is levied ON arti
cles imported or withdrawn for con
sumption. The internal revenue sec
tien is new provision directing Presi
dent Cleveland to Immediately notify
the Hawaiian government that thu
United States will terminate in 1;
months the treaty with Hawaii made
| in 1875. No change is made in the rate
fixed by the Wilson bill on imported
tobacco.