The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-20
LAUNCHED AT LAST.
Tariff Bill is Reported TO the
Senate Today.
Its Consideration is to Begin
on April 2.
FEW CHANGES MADE.
Sugar, However. is FavOrably
Fixed Up.
Tariff Raised or Lowered to
HumOr Kickers.
EW CHANGES MADE.

WASHINGTON. March 2O-The Demo
cratic members of the finance committee
have completed consideration of the tar
if biz and in its revised and completed
/ form, it was submitted to the full com
mittee, Republicans and Democrats to-
/ day.
4 The most important change made in
4 the bill is the sugar schedule, a change
/ being made by which an additional duty
/ of ls Of one per cent per pound is given
/ on all sugars testing above 9S degrees by
/ the p0lariscope test, or which are above
( q q. Is Dutch standard in color.
The provision abrogating the Hawaii
an reciprocity treaty was struck from the
revised bill and a specific declaration IS
inserted, repeating the reciprocity trea-
ties negotiated under the EIckinley act.
Other changes made in the revised
bin from the bill as agreed upon by the
sub committee are as follows. JIycerlne
is changed back to the rates fixed in the
house bill, which are one cent per pound
for the crude and three cents for re-
fined instead of 20 per cent ad vaIoreIn
in the senate sub committee bills licorice
four cents per pound, instead of twenty
five per cent ad valorem in the senate
subcommittee bill and i've cents per
pound in the Wilson bill.
Lime is placed at 10 per cent adval-
orem instead of 20 per cent 10 the senate
subcommittee bill, and 10 per cent in the
Wilson bill
Cast polished plate glass, finished or
unfinished and unsilvered, not exceeding
p by go inches square, 20 cents per
square loot instead of 10 per cent, as in
the Wilson bill, an above the dimension
given. 50 per cent square foot instead Of
30, as ia the Wilson Dill
Cast iron pipe of every description,
22l5 per cent advalorem, instead of 20
per cent ia the Wilson bill and 20 per
cent Ia the senate sub-c committee BILL
The lead and lead ore duties are left un-
changed from the senate subcommittee
rates, as are the iron ore and coal duties.
Oat meal 10 per cent advalorem in
stead of 20 per cent the Wilson bin rate;
castor beans restored to the MIson rate
Of - cents per bushei
The paragraph Ina the Wilson bill re-
IafIng to cans or packages, made OF TIN.
or other metal containing shell fish, is
struck out entirely.
Collars and cuffs are left unchanged
from the senate subcommittee rates. but
shirts and other articles of every descrip-
tion. especially provided for. composed
wholly Or ia part of linens 50 per cent ad
valorum, instead Of 35 per cent, the VIII
son rate.
The following are the articles restored
to the freeslist. Cocoanuts, and horns trips
and horn tips.
Ia the internal revenue schedule the
committee strikes out the provision
which the subcommittee inserted first,
taxing cigars and cigarettes weighing
more than three pounds, $5 per thousand.
Building Associations.
The provision ia the income tax amend
ment relating to d tax Oh building and
loan associations which was exempted by
the house and stricken ont when the sen-
ate sub committee reported the bill, has
been restored with the proVis0 that the
tax shall not be levied upon those lnstI-
tutions who make no loans except to
shareholders, for the purpose of enabling
them to build homes
The following, which was not in either
the house bill or the bill as framed by
the senate sub committee, is inserted:
Every person whose business it is to
manufacture tobacco or snuff for him
self or who employs others to manufac-
ture tobacco or snuff, whether such man
facture be by cutting pressing grinding,
crushing on rubbing of any raw or Ieaf
tobocco, or otherwise preparing raw Of
leaf tobacco or manufactured or partially
manufactured tobacco, or snuff or the
putting up for use or consumption Of
scraps, waste, clippings, STEMS or depos-
its of tobacco resulting from any process
Of handling tobacco, or by the working
or preparation of leaf tobacco. tobacco
stems. scraps, clippings or waste, by sift-
ing, twisting, screening or any other pro-
cess, shall be regarded as a manufacturer
Of tobacco.
The language of the bin repeating the
Mckinley act has been modified to con-
siderable extent The house bill pro-
vided for the repeal IA all acts or parts
Of acts Inconsistent herewith
The senate subcommittee bill which
first reported, struck out that language
and named the Mckinley bin by title
and repealed il outright as well as all
acts inconsistent with the present bill
The bill reported today provides spec
ially for the repeal of section 3 of the
Mckinley act, the reciprocity section and
inserts the following abr0gating the
treaties made under this section
"Au agreements, or arrangements
made or proclaimed between the United
States and foreign governments under
the provisions Of said section, are hereby
abrogated, Of which the president shall
give such notice to the authorities
Of said foreign governments as
may be required by the terms of such
agreements or arrangements.
Sections rs and is of the Mckinley
law are repealed specifically.
These sections provide that the pro-
duce Of the forests upon the ST. John
and St CrOix rivers in Maine and then
tributaries may be admitted.
The following provision which was In
the Wilson bill and remained ia the sen
ate committees bill, when first re-
ported. has been struck out, leaving the
present law to remain in force.
That section 1854 Of the revised stat