Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-06
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 From All Quarters. MANY CHANGES MADE, Duties to Be Imposed on
 Coal and Iron Ore. HoaoRs FOR e.lDsIOnE's FaI!NDs. One of Them is Elevated to j." the Baronetcy.
 kIAERS PLOT TO USE DYNAMITE. One of Those Concerned
 Has Made a Confession.
MINERS PLOT TO USE DYNAMITE,
WILL TAX IRON AND COAL.

H&S MaUc d COulcSSlOn.
 WILL TAX IRON AND COAL.
 Some of tho Changes Which ths
 Democratic Members of the Senate l Finance Committee Have Made to
 the Wilson Bill-Secretary Carlisls
 and Members of the Committee Gel
 Together and Have . Warm Time
 Considering tho Biil. @ 55 l WASHINGTON, March 5.-When the dem ooratic members of the senate finance com mittee separated Saturday they believed 6 formsl consideration of the work to-day would result in final action on the tariff bill. When evening came, however, these senators found themselves more at seq than when they came together. No one ventured 70 say when the bill would be laid bsfore the republican members. No notice was issued for meeting of the finance committee, and as to morrow is the regular meeting day Mr. Voorhees, took the precaution to personally inform hil l republican colleagues there would be no | meeting. When there would be he could | not say.
 During the day Secretary Carlisle, As. sistant Secretary Hsmlin and Commission CT of Internal Revenue Miller were all be- fore the committee. It is understood that discussion developing some warmth was had this morning when an attempt was | made to reconsider the tax fixed on manu- factured tobacco. It Is said that the com | mittee raised this tax from 6 cents 8 pound under the present law to 10 cents. MT. | to 12 cents. The committee is understood l to havo resisted any effort to change from the amount said to have been agreed upon. The administrative feature of the bill re- ceived great deal of attention to-day. Ar. Carlisle and MT. Hsmlin have each gone carefully over this part of the senate bill and many changes have bsen made at their suggestion.
 The Changes made by the subcommittee are very numerous and begin with the | date when the law Is to go into effect, which Is made June 24, 1894, instead of June 1, and follow on through all the schedules, commencing with the first item on the first schedule and running clear tions as to cotton and woolen goods, gloves, II bllhbI bukbI3 ogCsy WcAO oOoutotoiy nbatSu III these dispatches of March 3. Other | changes are:
 Under the heading of paints and var. n'shes baryta, which is in the Wilson bill l taxed $3 per ton, Is changed to 25 per cent. | ad vslorem. Prussian and other blues are | changed from 6 cents @ pound to 20 per | cent ad valorem. Varnishes containing ! spirits instead of being taxed $1 32 a gal | lon on the spirits are taxed 30 per cent. ad | vslorem. All lead products included in | paragraphs 49, 50 and 51, which include oetate of lead, white lead, nitrate of lead ! and orange mineral, which in the Wilson bill are taxed II to 14 cents pound, are | placed on the free list.
 In the glass and glassware schedules changes are made. All cy ylinder and crown glass which in the Wilson bill were taxed | 1a cents per pound up to 20 cents per | square foot in the case of polished glass are | made dutiable whether polished or unpol. ished, at a uniform rate of 30 per cent !, af also are all the manufactures of glass in. cluded in paragraphs 93, o4 and 95, which include plate glass of every kind, rough or finished, silvered or unsilvered. Specta oles, opera glasses and optical instruments are reduced from 35 to 30 per cent. ad valorem, as are also pebble or glass lenses Glass slides for magic lanterns and fusible N sd valorem. Stained glass, irrespective oi sizs, is made dutiable at 30 per cent, in stead of 35 per cent. ad vslo!em.
 Ia the metal schedules, iron in slabs blooms etc., Is made dutisble at 20 psl cent. ad valoram instead of 22a as in tn, Wilson bill. Common or black sheets O iron or steel which in the in the Wilson bill are dutiable at 9,10 of cent re pound, are made dutiable at 3s per cent ad valorem. The same duty is imposed ol tin plates which in the Wilson bil. wer
 taxed at 1-5 cents per pound. In cutlery pen and pocket knives are reduced iron 45 to 35 per cent. ad valorem. Gold an,
 silver leaf are reduced from 35 to 30 pc cent ad valorem. Lead ore and lea,
 dross taxed in the Wileon bill 15 per cent
 ad valorem. Pig lead and refuee lead
 taxed in the Wileon bill 1 csnt pound | are made free. Lead in sheets and lea ) wire taxed in the Wilson bill It cents pound are changed to % per cant. a valorem. Steel pens are reduced from
 to 30 per cent. ad valorsm. Ztuc in al
 forms (psra2raphs 174, 175 and 176 of tn
 Wilson bilD taxed in that bill 15, 20 ap
 25 per cent. ad vslorem, Is placed on th free list.
 Iu agricultural products barley is raise from 25 to 30 psr cent. ad valorem, an
 
 ter is changed from cents a pound to l per cent sd valorem. Potatoes are change from 10 cents per bushel to 30 per cen ad valorsm. Flsxseed, poppy seed an otber oil see ds taxed 20 cents a bushel the Wilson bill are put on the free lis Fish, smoked or dried. changed from ( cent per pound to 15 per cent. ad val' rem. Herrings. changed from of eel per pound to 1 per cent. ad valorem. | oha made.
 The tax on brandy Is changed from $1
 to $1 50 per proof gallon. All cordials ar n liquors are aleo changed from $l.80 N $1 50 per proof gallon.
 In flax, hemp, etc changes are made
 follows: Tackled flax changed from
 cents per pound to 10 per cent. sd vale
 em. Jute yarn reduced from 20 to 15 p
 cent. ad valorem. Flax or hemp yar
 reduced from 25 to 20 per cent. ad '
 lorem.
 l. The changes in wool and manufactu,
 of wool commencing with paragraph 2
 are exactly as previously stated In the
 dispatches. The provision contained paragraph 297, providing for @ grsduat |. reduction of per cent. on all rates in |
 woolen schedule except carpets, to take
 feet July 1, 1896, and e like reduction take effect on the first day of each year , to 1900 Is stricken out.
 ld The above and the changes mention h. Saturday appeared in the bill as laid beft
 the full democratic membership of
 committee to-day. After mature delibe n. ton the democratic majority, 1t is und :. stood, agreed to make further changes l. imposing duty of 35 cents per ton it iron ore, 35 per cent. on bituminous co
 20 per cent. on slack coal and 15 per ce
 on coke.
 )u The glove schedule and cotton schsd .1 are restored to the Wilson classi6cat at and rates. Ztpc and spelter are m
 dutiable, at the Wilson bill rates, and duty on collsrs, cuffs and shirts is m . 40 per cent. instesd of 35 per cent. a us the Wilson bill. Lead products and C
 ore also restored to the dutiable list.
 The income tax provision was left
 touched by the subcommittee, who are . favor of 1t, and was not acted upon to-
 by the full democratic committee. Melt 10 was any final decision reached as to )O, whisksy tax.
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