The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
TARIFF BILL Is OUT.
IS GIVEN TO THE SENATE "a.
NANCE COMMITTEES.
Many Change Made In the wllson Aleos>
ure-Maximum Duty OF Oas and Four
tenths Cents On sagar-Frss Iroa Ore
Ktlled-Eight Years for Whisky.


Killed-Eight Years for Whisky.
Sugar IL Taxed.
The Wilson tariff bill, which passed
;he House of Representatives Feb. l.
was laid before the full membership Of
the Senate Committee on Finance
Thursday morning, in the amended
form upon which the Democratic ma
jority of that committee finally agreed
after one months consideration. The
chief features are the provisions in re-
gard to sugar, iron ore, lead, wool and
its manufactures, cotton manufactures,
whisky and tobacco. The sugar pro-
vision is a. follows:
All sugars. tank bottoms, syrups OF cane
juice or OF beet uice melada. concentrated
meladA. concrete and concentrated mo-
.asses testing BY tho polariscope not above
so degrees. shall pay n duty Of l per cent
per pound. and for every additional degree
ar fraction OF . degree 80 and not above
% degrees showu by the polxriscOpo test
shall pay .ol OF = cent per pound addi-
tiOnAl. and above 80 and not above O6 de-
grees for every additional degree or frac-
ton OF degree shown by tho pOlaescOpo
test shall pay u duty Of OF OF . cent per
pound additional. and above 96 degrees by
polxriscope test shalt pay duty Of LA
cents por pound: molasses testing not
above So degrees by tho polariscope shall
pay duty OF cents per gallon: molassos
testing above Sc degrees shall pay Q
duty OF cents per gallon.
Tax On Iron. Coal. and Lead.
Iron ore. including manganiferous
iron ore, also drOss or residuum from
burned pyrites, is taxed 40 cent, per
ton. Coal is taken from the free list
and made dutiable also at 70 cents q
ton, and coke at u cents. Lead ore,
cent. ad valorem, lead ore, and lead
drOss are taxed three-fOurths OF cent
per pound, provided that silver ore
and all other ores containing lead shah
pay duty Of three-fOurths of q cent
PER pound On the lead contained there
in. according to sample and assay ut
the port of entry.
Raw wool is left on the free list ex-
actly as in the Wilson bill, the prOvis-
ion to go into effect Aug. =, 1894 In
manufactures of wool the valuations a.
given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out, and the schedules now read Us fol-
lows:
Wool OF the sheep. hair OF the camel.
goat. alpaca. and other like animals In the
form OF clubbing. waste, rowing waste. ring
carded waste. carbonized noils, or other
waste product. any OF which IS composed
wholly or In part of WOO: the hair Of the
| camel goat. alpaca. and other like ami
mails. which has been improved or adj
vanced beyond its original condition ~
waste BY the use of machinery or tho xp-
plicatiOn 4 labor. or both. and cxrbonized
wool, shall be subject to 4 duty OF Is par
centum I'D valorem. On wool Of the sheep.
hair OF the camel goat. alpaca. or other
IT, 4, T. 49, g. -
or tops. IS Per centum ad valOrem: ON
wooden and worsted yarns. 30 pcr centum
nd vHlOrem: ON WOODEN or w0rstod cloths.
,hawls knit fabrics. manufactures Of
every description made wholly or in part
Of wool. worstof. the hair of the camel.
goat. alpaca. or other animals and any OF
the above having India rubber ~ u COM
ponent material not specially provided
for in this act IS per centum I'D vxlorom,
instead OF 10. as in the Wilson bill :.
On blankets. hats of wool. and hannels.
% per cen,um ad va:Orem, and II valued
Mt more than 10 cents per pound 30 per
cen,um aG valorem: on women's and chill
dren's dress goods composed wholly or In
part OF wool. not specially provided for In
this act. Is per centum nd valorem. instead
Giles OF wearing apparel OF every descrir-
tiOn. and limitations OF fur. composed
wholly or In part OF wool. etc. 40 per cent
urn ad valorem. instead Of IS: en- webbinRs,
corings. suspenders. braces beitin1S. bind
ings. braids. etc. IS Ter centum ad valor-
EN-. instead OF 20.
Carpets remain unchanged. The re-
duction in the duties for manufactures
of wool shall take effect Dec. 2, 1884.
on aud on the Free Liss
Articles stricken from the free list
are as follows:
Apples, green. ripe. and dried. ETC. !:
! beef, mutton and pork; hone char: blt0-
| minous ana shale. and coal slack or culm;
| coke, COCOA fiber. floor mating manufac-
| tured from round or split straw. Including
! Chinese mating: dates. cocoanuts. Brazil
nuts. cream nuts: gambler; CUTS. sailed:
horn strips and tips: iron ore: olives,
| green or prepared: orchids. lily OF the VAL
| 10y. azaleA% Palms. and other plants used
| for forcing under glass for cut flowers or
! decorative purposes: sausage skins: sugar:
stained or painted window glass or painted
glass: paintin-s and statuary.
! The additions to the free list are as
| follows: .
| ANY cattle. horses. sheep or other do
| nestle animals which have strayed across
| the border 70 any foreign coustry. o.
| where such domestic animals have been or
| may be driven across such boundary by
the owner for pastura@e purpose: dia-
| monds and other precious stones. rough Or
| uncut Including miners diamonds; cod
liver oil. not specifically prov ided for.in thu
! act: straw. etc. for hats: spermaceti~
| whale and other fsh oils OF Americas 1sh.
cries and MI nsh and other products Of
| such 6sherleA :