The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-08
A Great Many Changes, but Few
Of Them Radical.
SOME DUTIES UP. OTHERS DOWN
Specific and Ad valorem Duties on All
Kinds of Sugar.
The Hcuse Rate on Tin Plate Restored =
The Duty ON Wrapper Tobacco and
Cigars increased- EgEs aud Cabeasss
and Lard Protected.


sented the amendments to the tariff bill
which have been considered and
agreed to by the Democratic sena-
tors, known as the compromise
committee. There are over 400 OF them.
and they mske the new bill measure
greatly different from the Wilson
Dill and from the senate bill in
any form in which in has
been presented. The bills heretofore
presented by Senator Vest and reported
from the finance committee are endorsed
by the compromise committee. There is a
genersi increase in the bill, and in some
schedules il is very marked. Senator
Harrio announced that, notwithstanding
the consideration of the Chinese treaty
had not been finished. he would oppose
more executive sessions or the pas
sage of any bills during the
morning hours until after the
tariff bill was disposed of. He said he
would now press for sessions beginning at
10 O'Clock in the morning. in order that
more speed might be made. The changes
In the tariff bill are ms follows:
The new sugar schedule provides: On
and after January I, 1895, there shall be
levied. collected and paid on all sugars not
above No. Is Dutch standard in color,
and on tank bottoms, syrups of cane
Juice. or OF beet juice, meiada, ooncen-
trated melada, concrete and concentrated
moiasses, duty OF 10 per cent. ad
vasorern. and upon all sugars above No.
10, Dutch standard in color, there shall be
levied, collected and paid duty of + Of
per cent. per pound in addition to the
said duty Of 10 per cent. ad va
loren; and all sugars, tank bot.
beet juice, mslada. concentrated melada.
concrete or concentrated molasses.
whether imported from or rs the product
OF any country at the time the same are
exported therefrom. that pay directly or
indirectly bounty on the export thereof,
shall pay duty Of lilo of per cent. per
pound in addition to the foregoing duties.
ih rsov'dsd, that nothing herein contained
snail be 80 construed a. TO abrogate or In
any manner impair or affect the provis-
ions Of the treaty of commercial reci-
procity concluded between the United
states and the king Of tho Hawaiian ISL
ands on June 80, 1875, or the provisions Of
any act of congress heretofore passed for
the execution Of the same. On and after
June I. 1895, there shall he levied and coll
lscted and paid on molassss testing 40 de-
gress or less by the polariscops and con-
tanning moro than 20 per cent. Of mois-
ture. and molassss testing above 40 de-
grees and not abovs IS degrees polariscops,
. duty Of cents per gallon; IL testing
above 40 degrees and not above SO degrees
polariscope. duty of cents per gallon. :.
Tartayic acid is to pay 20 per cent ad
valorem (i0in the senate. 20 in the house
billy
Alcoholic perfumery, including cologne
water and other toilet waters, and alco-
hoiic compounds not specially herein pro-
vided for In the act are TO pay ~ per gal
Ion and 80 per cent. I'D valorsm (senats
and house bills. - per gallon and 70 per
ALI coal tar colors or dyes, by whatever
name known and not specially provided
for in the act, are to pay IS per cent. al
valorem (ssnate and house bills. 20).
The following 10 substituted for para
graph "a: Drugs. such a. barks, beans,
berries. balsams, buds, bulbs. bulbous
roots, excrescences. fruits. flowers. dried
fibers. dried insects, grains, gums and gum
resins, leaves, lichens. moses, nuts. roots
and stems. spices. vegetables, seeds faro
mattel seeds of morbid growth, weeds and
woods used expressly for dying. which are
not edible. advanced IN value or in condi-
tion by refining or grinding. or by other
process of manufacture. and not specially
provided TO. in the act, 10 per cent. ad
valorem."
In the paragraph relating to fish the
word prepared" is stricken out, and the
rate OF IS per cent. ad valorem il made to
apply ON ali fish oils
EPSON salts are made dutiable at rs of /
cent per pound; haxseed and poppyseed
oil. 20 cents per gallon (senate bill, SO
centsl
In olive oil for salad purposes the rate
Of 35 per cent. per gallon In the house Is
restored. instead OF the senate rate of y
per cent.
A portion Of the glass schedule ia
changed so 40 to read as follows: "Creen
and colored, moulded and pressed, and
flint and lime glass bottles. holding more
than one point, and demijohns and caf-
nodded or pressed green and coiored and
f.nt or lime bottle glassware not specially y
provided for in tho act, II OF 1 cent per
pound. Green and colored. nodded or
pressed and fiint aud lime glass bottles,
holding not more than one pint aad not
less than half . pint. u Of
cent rer pound. Walls holding less than
one-foursh Of . pint. IS cents per gross.
whether filled or untitled. whether their
contents bs dutisble or free" tSenate bill
10 per cent house. % per cent? Another
change in glass - AZ follows: "Unpol-
ished cylinder, crown and common win
dow glass. not exceeding 1OxI5 inches
square. cent per pound, above that and
not exceeding 1874 inches square. Ia
ceeding AID inches square, ~ cents per
pound: all above that. ~ cents per pound.
Provided that unpublished cylinder. crown
and common window glass imported in
boxes shall contain fifty square feet. as
nearly as will permit, and the datv shall
be compused thereon according TO the sc-
tuai weight Of the glass" There 10 q
change Of sizes - well - Of rates. and
comparison cannot be made.
Plate glass. AxO0 inches. 10 to pay q
cents per square foot (senate and house. ~
centsl: ali y ate glass above these dsmen-
sions. = cents per square foot tsenass and
house, IS eenist
Looking glass plates are dutiabie ~ 10
per cent. adj valorens. in addition To the
other rates chargeaole thereon.
The pig iron paragraph - amended 10
read a. follows: '.Iron in pigs, iron
| kentiedgs, spiegeIeisen, ferro manganese
| ferro salscon, wrought and cast scrap iron
aud scrap steel. 81 per ton. but nothing
| shall be deemed scrap iron or scrap steel
| except waste or refuse iron or steel III
| only to be manufactured.
| Beams. girders, lossts. angles, channels
| car truck channels, columns or posts OF
| parts or sections Of columns or posts, deeh
/ and bu.b beams and building f0rms. to
! getner With AL other structural sh ares O
| iron or steel, whether plain or punched o.
| lifted for use, g. 10 of cent per pound
/ tsensse biii. IS per cent. bonse bill, 20 pei
/ cent
RAILWAY bars made Of iron or steel o.
/ rsilEay bars made in part OF steel. r rail-
| and punched iron or steel Fat rats. I'D o
| cent per round tsenate bsIl. ga Pc
| cent al vaiorem; house bill. % per cent.
Tin plate - dutiabls ~ IL cents pa