The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-03-14
CORRECTED WILSON BILL.
THE FREE LIST CUT DOWN.
A Duty on Sugar, Lead, Ore, Coal, Coke
and Iron Ore, Raw Wool and Lum-
Der Remain on the Free List.

The Wilson tarih bill which passed the
house Of representatives February /, was
it'd bofore the full membership OF the
senate committee on finance In the amend
ed form upon which the Democratic major
ity OF that committee fLally agreed after
one whole months consideration and mum
erous changes of front upon all the r'ore
important objects OF taxation. The more
important items are ms follows.
Sugar not above 40 degrees polariscope
test, cent per pound; for every additional
degrees or fraction not above 90 degrees,
l-lOO cent additional; above 80 and not
above 06 2-l00 per degree and above 96 de-
rrees, duty Uf 4-l0 cents per pound.
Molasses, testing not above so degrees by
the polariscope, shall pay duty OF , cents
per gallon; molasses testing above 80 de
grees shall pay duty of cents per gallon.
Whisky at f,1O per gallon and the
bonded period extended from to 4 years.
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton.
Lead ore c per pound, including lead
mixed with silver ores Goa ,bituminous and
ehale, 40cents per ton, Coal or slack or
cuim, - cents per ton; coke 10 per cent ad
vnorem.
Iron ore including manganiferous iron
ore, also the dessos or residum from burnt
pyrites, 4Oc per tom iron in pigs, iron kent.
ledge, spiegeleisen ferro silicon, % ! per
cent ad valorem. All iron in slabs, blooms,
than pig iron, and less finished t1an in bars
20 per cent al valorem Wilson bill 22l per
cent?
Bar ron rolled or hammered, round iron,
in coil or rods and bar shapes OF rolled iron
2S per cent ad valorem Wilson bill, 25
per ct.) Beams, girdeis, ,joists, ana all other
shapes of iron or steel, which, whether plain
or punched, or filled for use, IS per cent ad
valorem. Wilson bill 80 per cent? Boiler
OF other plate iron or steel, except saw
plates hereinafter provided for, not thinner
,han No. 10 wire gauge. sheared and un.
theared and skelp iron or steel, sheafed OF
rolled IN grooves, 30 per cent ad valofem
Wilson bill, 20 per cent?
Forgings OF iron or STEEL or forged iron.
or steel combined, 80 per cent ad valorem
Wilson bill, % per cent? Hoop, band OF
scroll iron or scroll 80 per cent ad valorem.
Wilson bill, 25 per cent? Railway bars,
made of iron or steel, and railway bars
made in part OF steel I rails and punched
iron or steel flat rails, % IL per cent ad
yalorem. Wilson bill 20 per cent? The
lead products remain as in the Wilson bill.
The woolen schedule shows few changes.
These are about 8 per cent reduction.
There is no changeN the cotton schedule.
The duty on collarsNd cnffs is increased.
The date for going into effect Of the bill is
changed from June TO June 80, aud
duty is levied on articles imported or with
drawn for consumption. There is no
change in lumber.
In the earthenware schedule decorated
china 45 per cent; not decorated 80 per cent
- No other changes in this schedule from the
House bill.
Plain green flint glass and lined glass,
including bottles, 40 per cent. glass cut
painted, colored, etc, 40 per cent; cut glass
bottles and vessels, decorated, 40 per cent,
including opal and porcelain glass
Window glass, l6x2I inches l is cents
per pound 2ix30, u cents 2ix30. II cents;
n AhNN bat NM oil.
in glass schedules.
In paragraph lis the proviso that the re
ductions provided for as TO sheets of iron
OF steeltbinner than No. 25 wire gauge shall
take effect on October !, 1854, is stricken
out, as is also like proviso in paragraph
l2l relating TO the plates, terne plate and
taggers tin.
Boilers, or other tubes, pipes, fues or stays
Of wrought iron or steel, 20 per cent ad val
prem; Wilson bill, 21 per cent
Cast iron pipe of every description, 20 per
cent; Wilson bill, % per cent.
In paragraph l3s shears and scissors are
added TO the list Of articles on which duty
of 45 per cent is levied
Wood screws, 80 per cent; Wilson BILL 35
Gold and silver leaf, 80 per cent; Wilson bill,
s5. Lead ore and lead dross, three fourths
Of one cent per pound; provided, that silver
and all other ores containing lead shall pay
duty Of three fourths Of one cent per
pound on the lead contained therein, accord
inc TO sample and assay at the port OF en-
try,
per cent ad valorem; Wilson bill, 35 per
cent.
Manufactured articles or wares, not speci.
ally provided for in this act, com posed
wholly or in part Of any metal. and whether
partly or wholly manufactured, 80 per
cent ad valorem; Wilson bill, 81 per
cent.
In the miscellaneous schedule of metals
gold leaf is reduced from 35 to 30 per cent
silver leaf from 80 TO 80 per cent, steel pens
from 35 TO 80 per cent,
Under agricultural products barley Is in.
creased from 70 to 80 per cent. and barley
malt from 30 to ~ per cent; maccaroni Is
reduced from % to 20 per ct. t.;butter changed
from cents per ound TO 90 per cent ad vaio.
rem; preserved milk from 10 per cent ad va.
lorem 10 cents per pound; hay from 81 a
ton to 20 per cent;honey from 10 cents a
gallon TO 20 per cent ad valorem; hops from
scents pound to 20 per cent ad yalore n.
onions from 70 cents bushel to 20 per
cent ad valorem; peas from specific duty TO
70 per cent; potatoes from 10 cents a bushel
to 80 per cent; apples, bananas dates, olives,
and pineapples, 20 per cent, ad valorem;
plums prunes, raisins and zante currants
80 per cent ad valorem, fresh beef mutton
and pork 25 per cent. ad valorem; poultry
is changed from cents pound TO 20 per
cent ad valorem; starch and dextrine
changed from cent a pound to 80 per cent
and mustard changed from 10 cents a
pound to % per cent spices changed from
cent pound to 30 per cent ad valorem;
vinegar changed to 20 per cent ad vaoren.
he cotton schedule remains as in the
Wilson bill,
Sole leather is increased from to 10 per
cent. Calf skins from Is to 20 per cent.
THE INCOME TAX.
With the exception OF changes in the
text and modification Of some OF its pro-
visions, the income tax remains as part OF
the bill. The first section reads: