Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-03-31
THE TARIFF BILL.
IT IS REPORTED TO THE SEN
ATE AT LAST.
VIII Ne Taken Up for Consideration
April s-some OF the More Important
Changes From the House Biii-Dutics
on Lead, Iron and Coal.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.--Aftcr the
senate was called to order yesterday
Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance
committee, reported from that COM
mittee the tariff bill, introducing 1t
in few words.
When it had been read by title Mr..
Voorhees, rose and said: IL ask that
the bill be printed and placed ON the
calendar and give notice that on the
second of April, n week from next
Monday, will call the bill up for con-
sideration by the senate
The most important change is the
sugar schedule, by which an additional
duty of one-eighth of one cent per
pound is given on all sugars testing
above 9s degrees by the polariscope
test. or above No. III Dutch standard
in color
The provisions abrogating the Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty are struck
from the revised bill AMI u srcc.tied
declaration is asserted repeating the
reciprocity treaties negotiated under
the Mckinley act.
The lead and lead ore duties are
left unchanged from the senate sub
committee rates, us are the iron ore
and coal duties.
The paragraph in the Wilson bill
relating to cans or packages contain
ing she'll fish made of tin or other
metal is struck out ent rely.
Collars and cuffs are left unchanged
from the senate committee rate but
shirts and all other articles of every
description not especially provided
for, composed wholly or in part OF
linen, must pay fifty pr cent nd
valorem instead of th:rty-tive per cent,
the Wilson bill rate.
Playing cards are restored to the
Wilson rate of ten cents per pack, in
stead of two cents per pack us liked
by the senate subcommittee.
On pipes. p'pe bowls aad all smok-
ers' articles not spec'h !iy provided for,
includ ny cigarette BOOK covers,
pouches for smok ny and chewing to-
bacco. and cigarette paper in
all forms the wilson rate of 80
per cent adj valorcm was restored. the
subcommittee rate havinc been 10
per cent al valorem. AMI the remain
der of this paragraph i, made To read
as follows: And pipe bowls of clay,
40 per cent adya!orcm.
The provision OF the senate sub
committc, b II for II duty OF 20 per
cent ad vulorcm on bananas and pine
apples is str'c;cn out.
The following articles are restored
to the free list: Coco. Auts and horn
strips and horn tips.
In the internal revenue schedule
the committee strikes out the provis-
ion which the senate subcommittee
inserted first taxing cigars AMI cigar
cites weighing more than three
pounds per thousand and cigarettes in
paper not weighing more than three
pounds 81 per thousan |. and wrapped
in tobacco fifty cents per thou and.
thus leaving tn, taxes on these arti-
cles unchanged from the present law.
The provision in the income tax
amendment reiat ng To u tax on build
ing and loan associations which was
exempted by the house and stricken
out when the senate subcommittee re-
ported the bill has been restore with
the proviso that the tax shall not b.
levied upon those institutions which
make no loans except to shareholders
for the purpose of enabling item to
build homes.