The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-09
AS PRESENTED TO THE SENATE.
A Tariff Bill Which FaYOrs the South
at the Expense of the North.

The Rates on Manufactured Goods Cut
Below wilson's Figures-Coal, Iron
and Sugar Made Dutiab1e-The Income
Tax Provision Only Slightly Altered
The Hawaiian Treaty To Be Termin-
ated.
Washington, March S-The Wilson tariff
bill, which passed the House February
/. was laid before the full mem hershlp
of the Senate committee on finance this
morning at II O'Clock in the amended
form upon which the Democratic
majority of that committee have hnaily
agreed. after one mouths consideration
and numerous changes of front upon all
the more important objects of taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation
of the bill to the full committee 1t was
given out for publication through the
press
With the exception of wool, lumber
and northern farm products, which are
still made free, raw materials are pro
tected and manufactured goo DIS unpro-
tected. ,,o
Coal and iron ore are made utlaple,
and duties on nearly all manufactureo
goods are cut lower than by the HOUSE
hill. Sugar is made dntiable, one and
quarter cents per pound, WIN apouS M. d
Quarter of a cent more for rehned. Inc
whiskey men got an extension or the
bonded period of five years. The income
tax on incomes of over four Thousand
dollars is retained. Lime is kept at
about ten per cent, pulp ten, southern
rice eighGy-three. Potatoes are cut down
to six cents a bushel.
Generally the bill fayors Southern
and Democratic states; lheTe - miuun
feeling among Northern Democrats.
Some of the leading provisions follow:
Sugar, Iron, Coal and Wool.
All sugars, not above so degrees, shall
pay duty of one cent per pound ana 1or
every degree above 80 and not over 9o'
one one-hundredth of cent additional;
above 80 and not above SO degrees for
every additional degree or fraction OF
degree shown by the polarlscope test'
du1y of two one.Lundredths OF cent per
Mound additional; and above 70 degrees,
. dutv of one and for-tenths cents per
pound. Molasses testing not ABOVE 90
degrees by the polariscope, shall pay
duty of two cents per gallon; molasses
testing above So degrees. shall pay
IRON ore. including manganlferous
iron ore. salso the drosssor reslduum from
burnt pyrites is subjected to a duty OF
forty cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and
made dutiabIe at 40 cents ton and
coke at Is cents. .,,
The dnty on lead ore in the Wilson bill
was IS per cent ad valorem. NOW ieao
ore and lead dross will pay three tourtns
of one cent per pound; provided tnat Sill
YER ores and all other ores containing
lead shall pay duty of three-fourths OF
one cent per pound on the lead contained
therein according to sample ana assay aG
the port OF entry.
" as in the Wilson bill, the provision TO
90 into effect August l, 1884 In manu-
features of wool the valuations given IN
the Wilson bill are stricken out ana Ihe
schedules now read as follows:
aHair of the camel, goat, alpaca and
other like animals inrthe form Oh stu
bling waste, rowing waste, rug ~ o madoe;
mungo shoddies, garnetted or cardeo
waste, cabonized noils or other waste
nrodnct. any of which is composed
wholly or in part of wool; the ha1r OF
the camel, goat, alpaca and other IKE
animal which has been improved or adj
vanced beyond its original condition as
waste by the use of machinery, or the
application of labor, or both, and car
BOMBED wool, shall be subject to duty
of IS per centum ad valorem. On the
wool of the sheep, and hair of the camel,
goat, alpaca or other like animals in the
form OF rowing, roping OF tops, 20 per
centum ad valorem- On wooden ana
worsted yarns, 80 per s eentum Ma aa
shawls, knit fabrics and manufacture
of every description made wholly or in
part of wool, worsted, the hair OF the
camel, goat, alpaca or other animals,
and any of the above having India
rubber as a component material specially
provided for in this act, 35 per centum
ad valorem instead of 40 las in the Wilson
billy. On blankets, that's OF wool and
fannels, 25 per centum ad valorem, and
when valued at more than 35 cents per
pound, 80 per centum ad valorem. On
women's and children's dress goods,
composed wholly or in part of wool, not
specially provided for in that act, 35 per
centum ad valorem, (instead Of 40). On
clothing, ready-made, and articles Of
wearing apparel of every description,
and limitations composed wholly or
in part of wool, ETC.. 40 per centum ad
valorem Gnstead of 49, On weddings,
gorings, suspenders, braces, beltings
bindings, braids. etc. So per centum ad
valorem (insteadsof 40)." -~.;,
Carpets remain unchanged. The re,
auctions in duties for manufactures OF
wool are to take effect December 2, 1894.
Articles stricken from the free list in
clude apples, green, ripe and dried, etc. ;
beef, mutton and pork; bituminous coal
and chale and coal slack or culm; coke;
cocoa fibre; door mating, manufactured
from round or split straw, including
Chinese mating; dates, cocoa nuts,
Brazi, nuts, cream nuts; iron ore; olives,
green or prepared; sugars; stained OF
painted window glass or painted glass
windows; paintings and statuary in the
paragraph referring to articles imported
for exhibition by any association author
ICED by the United States or any state
The Free List.
Additions to the free list include any
cattle, horses, sheep or other domestic
animals which have strayed across the
border to any foreign country, or where
such domestic animals have been or may
he driven across such boundary by the
owner for pasUurage purposes. The same
may be brought back to the United
States free of duty under treasury regu-
lations. Other items added are diamonds
and other precious stones, rough or I'M
CUT, including miners diamonds; cod oil
not specially provided for in the act;
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