Evening star., 1894-03-20
HE W ORK DON E
The Tariff Bill Reported to the Full
Senate Committee.
As THE MEASURE NOW STANDS
Changes From the House and the
Subcommittee Bills.
REP UBLICAN CRITICISM

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The Senate finance committee met this
morning at 10 O'Clock, and the tariff bill was
reported to the full committee and is cx-
pected to be reported to the Senate today.
There are few changes in the bill from the
print first reported by the subcommittee.
The sugar schedule remains as It was in the
first Senate bill, with the exception that the
test of the Dutch standard is applied to the
highest grade sugar in addition to the po-
lariscope test. A provision is added to the
clause repeating the authorization of reci-
procity treaties, providing for the abroga-
ton Of existing treaties upon such notice by
the President as the terms Of the agreement
require.
The following section, which was inserted
in the bill by the Senate subcommittee, has
been eliminated from the bill, the effect be-
ing to leave the Hawaiian treaty in full
force and effect:
THAT the President Of the United States
shall, Immediately upon the passage of this
act. give notice to the government Of the
Hawaiian Islands 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 Is
lands. as provided in the fifth article of said
treaty; and 1t Is hereby further enacted that
after the expiration Of twelve months from
the time Of giving such notice the SAID
treaty shall be terminated and its provisions
cease to be obligatory upon the contracting
parties thereto" Whisky is retained, as in
the first Senate bill. at $11O a gallon and a
bonded period of eight years. The duty OF
40 cents per ton on coal and 40 cents a ton
on iron ore and three-Quarters of cent q
pound on lead and silver lead ore Is re-
tained.
Differences From the House BfIl
The following are the items of the BILL
as reported. differing Iom the House bill:
Brick, not glazed, etc., increased from 20
per cent ad valorem to % per cent; lime
including the value of the coloring or bar
rel, ircrea sed from 10 per cent ad valorem
to 10 per cent; plaster of paris is changed
from 10 per cent ad valorem to 81 per ton.
and calcned plaster of paris is changed
from is per cent ad vslorem 10 s1.25 per
ton; china and porcelain, bisQue, stone and
crockery ware. PLAZA White and not decorat-
ed, from 35 per cent ad valorem to 10 per
cent; the same. decorated, from 40 per cent
ad valorem to 40 per cent; plain green glass
and cClored. nodded or pressed and flint
glass ware including bottles. etc, from 80
per cent ad valorem to 40 per cent: cut
glass, etc, from 35 per cent ad valorem to
40 per cent: cut. painte or engraved glass
bottles. from IS per cent ad valorem to 40
per cent
The duty on bar iron, rolled or hammered,
2s; on beams, girders. ETC., from 80 per cent
ad valorem to 35; bar or plate iron or steel
not thinner than No. IL wire gauge. from
rs per cent ad valorem to 80 per cent: iron
or steel forgings. from 25 per cent ad valor-
em to 30 per cent; hoop, band or scroll iron
or steel. from % per cent ad valorem to 80
per cent; steel rails, from 20 per cent ad
valorem to 70 1-2 per cent; on butter and
from cents per pound to 20 per cent ad
valorem. There Is no change in the cotton
schedule. The duty on burlaps is increased
from 10 per cent ad valorem to % 1-2 per
cent. The duty on c.lcloths is Increased
from 30 per cent ad valorem to 35 per cent.
On Collars and Guns.
The duty on collars and cuffs is Increased
from 30 per cent ad valorem to IS per cent,
and on shirts from 35 per cent ad valorem
to 90 per cent. The duty on women and
childrens dress goods Of wool is reduced
from 40 per cent ad valoren to S5 per cent,
and that on all ready-made clothing is re-
duced from 45 per cent I'd valorem to 40
per cent. That on webbing, suspenders,
betting. etc., Is reduced from 40 per cent ad
valorem to S5 per cent. There is no change
In the duties on carpets. Silk. partially
manufactured, Is increased from 20 per cent
ad valorem to Is per cent Gunpowder and
other explosives Is changed from eight
Furs, dressed on the skin, but not made up
into articles, the duty Is Increased from 10
per cent ad valorem to 20 per cent.
Precious stones Of all kinds. cut and not
set. are reduo ed in duty from ~ per cent
ad valorem to 10 per cent. II set, the duty
Is reduced from IS per cent TO 80 per cent.
The duty Of 20 per cent al valorem on floor
mating. which was originally inserted by
the Senate committee, Is still retained. Add
ed to the provision for The free entry Of
plows, harrow teeth, reapers, ETC., II is
further provided that all articles mentioned
in the paragraph when imported from any
articles coming from the United States
shall be subject to the duty existing prior
to the passage of this act.
Changes From the Bill First Reported
The following are the more important
changes in the present Senate bill from that
first reported by the subcommittee: The pro-
vision for - per cent ad valorem duty on
glycerine is put back as it was in the
House bill, to 1 cent per pound on the crude
and 3 cents per pound on refined. The duty
on licorice is changed back from 25 per
cent ad valorem to 4 cents per pouni, 1t
being in the House bill cents per pound.
cent ad valorem to IS cents per gallon.
Blues, such as Berlin Prussian blues, &C..
are changed back from 20 per cent ad va
loren to the House rate Of cents Der
pound The duty on lime is reduced
from 20 per cent to Is per cent. The House
bill put 1t at 10 per cent. There Is a change
to specific duty Of 81 and 81 % per ton on
plaster Of paris from an ad valorem duty
of 10 per cent to IS per cent. The rate of
70 cents per square foot and 80 cents per
square foot on plate glass Is an increase from
1S cents per square foot and 80 cents per
square foot.
Additions and Reductions.
The rate Of "a Of a cent a pound on black
taggers Is a reduction from 9-1O Of a cent
per pound. and the proviso that the reduc-
ton as to sheet iron or steel thinner than
thirty-fve pounds, which was to take effect
after October 81, 1894, and which was
stricken out of the first Senate bill, is now
restored. The same is done as to tin plate.
The duty Of % 1-2 per cent on cast iron
pipe is al increase from tine first Senate
bill from 20 per cent, and a reduction under
the House bill from 25 per cent. The rate
Of % 1-2 per cent on cut nails and cut
spikes Of iron or steel is a reduction from
2S per cent, which Is carried in both the
first Senate bill and the House bill. Under
the House bill and the first Senate bill all
saws were 25 per cent ad valorem. The
Ia test bill reduces the duty on Cross cut,
mill pit and drag saws to Is per cent, other
saws remaining as before. Aluminium
which was % per cent in the House bill
and the first Senate BILL is now reduced to
Is per cent. Oat meal, which was carried
in the House and the first Senate bill at %
per cent, is reduced to Is per cent. Castor
beans which the first Senate bill reduced
frcm 25 cents per bushel to 20 per cent ad
valorem, are restored to the rate fixed by
the House. Sardines, which in the House
hill and the first Senate bill were 30 per