Evening journal., 1894-05-08

lte's executive session Senator Jones pre-
sented the amendments to the tariff bill
which have been considered and agreed TO
by the Democratic senators known as the
compromise committee. There are over
100 of them, and it makes n new bill or a
measure greatly differing from the Wilson
bill and from the senate bill IN any form
n which it has been presented.
The amendments heretofore presented
by Senator Vest and reported from the
inance committee are indorsed by the
compromise committee.
There is n general increase in the bill,
and in some schedules the increases are
very marked.
Senator Harris announced that, notwith-
standing the consideration Of the Chinese
treaty had not been finished. he would OPP
pose any more executive sessions OF the
passing of any bills during the morning
hour until after the tariff bill was disposed
1f He also said that he would now press
for sessions beginning at 10 O'Clock in the
morning in order that more speed might
be made.
The Republican steering committee of
the senate held a conference for the pur-
pose OF considering the attitude Of the Re
publican party in the senate on the tariff
question, in view of the claims made by
the Democrats that they have assurance
Of the 43 votes necessary to pass the bill
While the members Of the committee do
not freely discuss the action of the COM
mittee, it is understood that they decided
10 notify the Democratic leaders that they
had no intention of nlibustering against
the tariff, and especially would not be in
clined to resort TO dilatory tactics If the
Democratic party should prove TO be sub
stantially united upon the tariff bill.
The interchange OF views developed the
fact, however, that the Republicans think
there is much material in the new compro-
mise bill for legitimate discussion, and
that they will insist upon the right to dis
cuss the bill as amended upon its merits.
The suggestion was made during the con-
ference that Republican caucus should
be held and some of the members of the
committee stated later in the day that
they considered caucus within the next
two or three days probable The commit
tee was assured of a solid Republican vote
against the compromise bill
The Amendments.
The most important changes made in the
tariff bill by the amendments introduced
In the senate as the result of the Democrat
ic compromise are as follows;
The new sugar schedule provides that on
and after Jan. /, 1885, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all sugars not above
No rs Dutch standard in color and on all
tank bottoms, sirups Of cane juice or Of
beet juice, melada, concentrated melada,
. concrete and concentrated molasses, a duty
[ of 40 per centum ad valorem, and upon all
sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in
color there shall be levied collected and
. paid a duty Of one-eighth Of cent per
r / 4 IHEH. al % a
| centum ad valorem; and all sugars, tank
bottoms, sirups Of cane juice or of beet
Juice, melada. concentrated melada, con
| crete or concentrated molasses, which are
! imported from or are the product of any
I country which at the time the same are
/ | exported therefrom pays directly or indi-
. | rectly a bounty on the export thereof shall
/. | pay duty of one-tenth of / per cent
per pound in addition TO the foregO-
. ing rates; provided that nothing herein
I contained shall be so construed as 10 abro-
a gate OF in any manner impair or affect the
provisions of the treaty of commercial
reciprocity concluded between the United
. States and the king Of the Hawaiian Is
lands on the 3Oth day of January, 1875, OF
the provisions of any act of congress here
; tofore passed for the execution of the same
that on and after Jan. /, 1895, there shall
: be levied, collected and paid on molasses
y testing 40 degrees or less by the polariscope
:, and containing more than 90 per centun
y of moisture, and on molasses testing above
= 40 degrees and not above So degrees polari
= scope, duty of cents per gallon; If test
= ing above So degrees polariscope, a duty oi
L 4 cents per gallon.
4 The Iron Amendments.
= The pig iron paragraph is amended L
r read as follows; Iron in pigs, iron kent
" ledge, spiegeleisen, ferro manganese, ferr,
silicon, wrought and cast scrap iron anl
scrap steel, s. per ton; but nothing shal
be deemed scrap iron or scrap steel excep
a- waste or refuse iron or steel fit only to b.
D. manufactured; beams, girders, joists, an
2 giles, channels, car truck channels, 4 col
re umns and posts or parts or sections of col
umns and posts, deck and bulb beams anC
building forms, together with all othe
structural shapes Of iron or Steel whethe
D. plain OF punched OF fitted for use 6-l0 cen
r per pound; senate bill, 80 per cent ad va
ID loren; house bill, 80.
TO The boiler plate paragraph is amende,
to read as follows; Boiler and other plat
iron or steel, except saw plates hereinafte
provided for, not thinner than No. 10 wir
TX gauge, sheared or unsheared and skell
u iron or steel sheared or rolled In grooves
valued at ] cent per pound or less, 5-l
cent per pound; valued above 1 cent ant
not above 1 4 cents, 6-lO cent per pound
10. not above 4 cents per pound, 30 per cen
II. ad valorem; valued at over 4 cents pc
s. pound, % per cent ad valorem; provides
,e that all plate iron or steel thinner thal
No. 10 wire gauge shall pay duty as iro
ls or steel sheets.
ali The paragraphs concerning iron forg
& ings are changed to read AS follows Fore
ings Of iron or steel or forged iron or stee
. combined, Of whatever shape or In what
ever stage of manufacture, not special
provided for in this act, ~ cents pc
pound; house bill, 25 per cent ad valoren
senate bill, 80 per cent ad valorem; an
the following proviso is added; Provide
that no forgings Of iron or steel or forl
, ings Of iron and steel combined. by wha
b ever process made shall pay less rate {
- duty than 35 per cent ad valorem.
a. Railway bars made Of iron or steel an
UC railway bars made in part of Steel I raj
N. and punched iron or steel fat rails, Z.