The morning call., 1894-05-08
MAKING A TARIFF.
Text of the Changes in the.
Bill.
ALL LOOK TO PROTECTION.
Concessions to Democratic Manu-
featuring States.
SUGAR, IRON, GLASS AND TIN.
The Measure That 1t Is Hoped to
Finally Pass in the
Senate.
ALL LOOK TO PROTECTION.
SUGAR, IRON, GLASS AND TIN.


ssnted the amendments to the tariff bill
which have been considered and agreed to
by the Democratic Senators known as the
"COmpromlse Committee" There are
over 400 of them, and it makes a new bill.
or a measure greatly different from the
Wilson bill and from the Senate bill in
any form in which it has been presented.
The amendments heretofore presented by
Senator Vest and reported from the
Finance Committee are indorsed by the
Compromise Committee.
There is a general increase in the bill,
and in some schedules the increase Is
very marked. Senator Harris announced
that Notwithstanding the consideration OF
the Chinese treaty had not been finished,
he would oppose more executive sessions
or the passage of any bills during the
morning hour until after the tariff bill
was disposed of. He said he would not
press for sessions beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning in order that more speed
might be made.
The changes in the tariff bin by the
amendments introduced in the Senate as
the result Of Democratic compromise are
as follows:
levied. collected and paid on all sugars not
above No. 16 Dutch standard in color and on
tank bottom syrups OF cane juice, or of beet
juice concrete and concentrated mOlasseS
duty of 40 per cent ad YalOrem. and upon all
sugars above 16 Dutch standard IN color there
shall be levied collected and paid duty OF
one-elghih of pr cent in addition to the SAID
duty of 40 per cent ad valOrem; and all sugars,
tank bottom syrups OF cane juice or OF beet
juice melada concentrated melada, conere e
or concentrated mOasses, whether imported
from or the product of any country which at
the time the same are exported therefrom pays
directly or indirectly a bounty on The export
thereof. shall pay a duty Of One-tenth OF
cent per pound in addition to he foregoing
rates; provided that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to abrogate or in any
manner impair or atfecI The provisions Of the
treaty OF commercial reciprocity concluded be-
tween the Uniled States and the King of the
Hawaiian Islands Oh June So 1875 or the pro-
visions of any act of Congress heretofore passed
for the execution of tile same. On and after
June l. 1S95, there shall be levied and col
Iected ana paid on molasses testing forty degrees
or less by the polarscope and containing more
than 20 per cent of moisture, and molasses
testing above forty degrees and not above fifty
six degrees pOlarlscope, duty of cents per
gallon; il resting above forty degrees and not
above hfty-six degrees polariscope. duty OF
cents per gallon.
Tartarc acid 20 per cent ad Valorem.
Alcoholic perfumerv, including cologne water
and other toilet waters and alcoholic COM
pounds not specially provided for in this act,
So per gallon and 90 per cent ad valorem;
Senate and House bills 81 per gallon and 20
per cent ad valOrem.
All coal tar colors or dyes, by whatever name
known and not specially provided for in this
act, % per cent ad yalorem; Senate and House
bill 20 per cent.
New paragraphs were inserted as fol-
lows:
Drugs, such as barks, beans, berries. balsams,
buds bulbs dubious roots. excrescenees, fruits,
flowers dried flbers, dried insects. grains, gum
and gum rosin, leaves, lichens, moss, nuts,
roots and stems. spices, vegetables, seeds aro-
matte, seeds Of morbid growth. seeds and woods
used expressly for dyeing which are not edible,
advanced in value or condition by refining or
grinding or by other process of manufacture
and not especially provided for in this act. 10
per cent ad valOrem.
In the paragraph relating to fish the word
"prepared" is stricken out and duty of 20
per cent ad yalorem is made to apply 10 all fish
oils.
EPSON salts are made dutiable at one-ffth OF
a cent per pound.
Morphia or morphine salts thereof. so cents
per ounce; Senate and House bills so cents.
Flaxseed and poppy oil, 20 cents per gallon
instead of as IN former BILL
In olive oil for salad purposes the rate Of 30
per cent per gallon in the House is restored in
stead OF the Senate rate of % per cent.
a portion OF the glass schedule Is changed so
as TO read as follows: Green and colored.
nodded and pressed, and flint and lime glass
bottles holding more than one pint, aud demi-
johns and car boys, covered or uncovered, and
other nodded or pressed green aud colored and
flint or lime glass bottle ware, not specially
provided for in this act, fiye-eignths of cent
per pound; green and colored. nodded or
pressed, and flint and lime glass bottles hold
ing not more than one pint and not less than
half pint. three-fourths OF a cent per pound
vials holding less than one-fourth of pint 80
cents per gross whether filled or unified and
whether their contents be dutiabie or free. he
Senate rate on the above is 40 per cent and the
House rate 80 per cent
Another change in glass is as follows: Un-
polished cylinder, crown and common window
glass, not exceeding 10x15 inches square, 1
cent per pound; above that and not exceeding
16X24 inches square, IA cents per pound; /;
above that and not exceeding 24X30 inches
square, 13s cents per pound; all above that, 134
cents per pound; provided, that unpublished
cylinder crown and common window glass i'm
ported In boxes shall contain 90 square feet as
nearly as Will permit and the duty shall be
computed thereon according to The actual
weight Of the glass. There is change of sizes
as we'll as OF rates, and comparison cannot be
made.
Plate glass, 24x6 inches. % cents per square
foot Senate and House bill20 cents; all plate
glass above these dimensions. % cents per
square foot Senate aud House SO cents.
Looking-glass plates are dutiahle at 10 per
cent ad valorem In addition TO other rates
chargeable thereon.
The pigiron paragraph is amended to
read as follows:
Iron in pigs, iron kenIledge, spegeleisen,
ferromaDganese, ferrosilicon, wrought and
cast scrap iron and scrap steel, S4 per ton; but
nothing shall be deemed scrap iron or scrap
steel except waste or refuse iron or steel fit
only to be manufactured. Beams, girders, jolsts.
angles channels, car truck channels, columns
or posts, DICK and bulb beams and building
forms. together with all other structural shapes
of iron or steel, whether plain or punctured or
fitled for use. slx-tenths of cent per pound !;
Senate bill SO. House bill SO per cent. Rail-
way bars made OF Iron or steel or railway bars
made in part Of steel, I rails and punched iron
or steel fiat rails, seVentwentleths of cent per
nound. Senate bill 22A per cent ad yalOrem