The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-15
THE WILSON TARIFF BILL
SUBMITTED TO FULL SENATE
COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
Changes in Sugar Whisky, Iron, Wool
Etc Bonded Period For Whisky
Extended to Eight Years--No
Change in Lumber


ocratic members of the senate finance
committee laid before the full commit
tee TODAY at II o'clock the Wilson Dill
as they have amended it. Previous 10
the meeting of the committee secre'
tary Carlisle was in the room OF the
committee on finance and consulted
with the members of the committee.
The following are the changes made
by the Democratic members OF the
committee Oh the house bill.
Sugar, NOT above 80 degrees polari-
scope test, cent per pound; for every
additional degree or fraction not above
80 degrees, LOO cent additlonaIi
above 80 and not above 90, 2.1OO cent
per degree, and ABOVE SO degrees, a
duty of 4-10 cents per pound. MoIas-
SEES testing not above Sc degrees by the
polariscope shall pay duty of 2 cents
per gallon; molasses testing above 5G
degrees shall pay a duty of cents per
gallon.
Whisky is at $1.1O per gallon, and
the bonded period extended from three
to eight years; iron ore, Az cents per
ton; lead ore, 3.4 cent per pound, in
GLIDING lead mixed with silver ores:
coal, bituminous and shale, 40 cents
per ton; coal slack or culm, 10 cents
per ton; coke, 10 per cent ad valorem.
The portion OF the bill repeating the
sugar bounty is left intact, ant the fol.
lowing provision is inserted: "All
sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of cane
Juice or of beet juice melada, concen.
trated melaGa, concrete and concen
trated moasses testing by the pOlari
scope not above so degrees, shall pay
a duty of / cent per pound, and for
for every additional degree or fraction
OF degree above 50 and not above 50
degrees shown by the polariscope it
shall pay one hundredth of cent per
pound additional and above 30 and
not above 9G degrees, for every add
tional degree or fraction of II degree
shown by the polariscope test, shall
pay a duty Of two one hundredths OF
a cent per pound additional, and above
SO degrees by pOlariscope test shall pay
duty of one and fJur-tenths cents per
pound; molasses testing NOT above 5G
degrees by the pOariscope shall pay a
duty Of . cents per gallon; uOlasses
testing above 90 degrees shall pay II
duty of cents per gallon No other
changes are made.
Metal schedule: Iron ore, including
manufacturers iron ore. also the dross
or dedium, 40 cents per ton, Wilson
bill free II
Iron in pigs, iron kentIedge, Spiegel.
eisen, Ferro, Silicon, 90 1-2 per cent
ad valorem Wilson bill 90 per cent
All iron in slabs, blooms, loops or
other forms more, advanced than pig
iron and less finished than iron in bars,
% per cent ad valorem Wilson bill
22 l.2 per cent.
Bar iron rolled or hammered, round
iron, in coils or rods and bars or shapes
of rolled iron, % per cent al valOTem
Wilson bill % per cent.
The WOODEN schedule shows few
changes These are about per cent
reduction. No change in cotton sched-
ule. Collars and cuffs increased from |
3j to As per cent advalorem.
The date for going into effect of the |
bill is changed from June to June 30 |
and duty is levied on articles i'm
ported or withdrawn for consumption |
There is no change in lumber.
Beams. girders, joists and all other |
shapes OF iron or steel, whether plain |
or punched or fitted for use, 3j per |
cent al valurem. Wilson bill 30 per |
cent
Boiler and other plate iron ore,
steel, except steel plates hereinafter
provided for, not thinner than No. 10 |
wire gauge, sheared or unsheared, and |
skelp iron or steel sheared or rolled in |
grooves, 80 per cent al valoTem. Will |
son bill, 20 per cent.
FOrgings of iron or steel or forged !
iron or steel combined, 30 per cent ad |
valorem. Wilson bill, % per cent. |
Hoop, bard or scroll iron or steel, 30 |
per cent ad valorem Wilson bill, 25 |
per cent. Railway bars made Of iron
or steel and railway bars ma e in part |
OF steel II rails and punched irou or
steel Hat rails, 22l.2 per cent ad val.
Orem. Wilson bill. 20 per ce4t.
The lead products remain MS in the .
Wilson bill.
he reduction provided for as to the
theets of iron or steel thinner than No.
% wire guagCs, shall take effect on
OClODtI /, lCJft Is slIlClNtu out, us oIeO |
a like provision in paragraph l2l, re
lating to tin plates, terne plates and
taggers' tin.
Boiler or other tubes, pipes, tues or
stays of wrought iron or steel, 20 per
cent advalorem; Wilson bill % per
cent. Cast iron pipe of every descrip.
ton, 20 per cent; Wilson bill % per
cent.
In paragraph 1875, shears and scissors
are added to the list of articles on
which Il duty of As per cent is levied.
Wood screws, 30 per cent; Wilson bill
30.
Gold and silver leaf, 80 per cent;
Wilson bill 35 Lead ore and lead
dross, three.fourths of cent per
pound; provided that silver ore aud all
other ores containing lead shall pay a
duty of threefourths OF l cent per
pound on the lead contained therein,
according to sample and assay at the
port of entry.
Pens, metallic. except gold pens, 30
per cent ad val0rem, Wilson bill 50 per
cent. Manufactured articles or wares
lot specially provided for in this act.
wholly or in part OF any
metal. and whether partly or wholly
30 Ipr cent nd Val0rrm l.