New-York tribune., 1894-06-11
TARIFF BILL UP TO DATE.
pRrsENT STATUS OF THE MEASURE
IN THE SENATE.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrYEJ

r,s BEEN THROUGH THREE STAGES OF RE-
r,ox AND NOW STANDS AS SHOWN BELOW.
(pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE)
.A,rs,on. June 1O.-The Senate will take up
-noc, the eighth schedule Of the pending
100 bu-,hat covering spirits. wines and other
.,s The consideration OF this schedule
w.. he fairly said to mark the entry
n' the concluding half Of the tariff meas
W since but seven more schedules. most Of
'"s,, hrier remain TO be disposed of with the
"" questionable free list, the disputed income
~" sactlon. and the purely technical administra-
,vs nortions Of the bill.
rAa schedules already completed include by
,.- the most important provisions Of the pro-
s,s.d tariff measure. since the sugar duties
"a already been fixed and the peculiarly sec
.or,I pollcy Of the majority party toward South
-, agricultural interests and toward the greatest
'. the industrial monopolies of the country has
Sasn definitely determined. The more important
:, ,ha Jones-G German amendments which have
,voutionized the intent and purpose OF the origl-
~, Wilson bill. are contained in the portions of
.hs bill already acted upon only the coal and
liars and cuffs duties remaining to attract
.,,sntion 10 the caprciousness and partiality
9TH which favors are to be bestowed under the
terms o. tlc "'''0' ~'S''''-
Industrial interests.
The wine and spirit schedule. which will be
,.tsn I'D tomorrow. proposes an ineXpcable re-
suc,,on of 100000 in the annual revenues
articles Of pure luxury. and will be opposed stren-
,,,sly by the Republican Senator's will the
Greatly reduced rates on wool and woollens con-
,,ined in the pending bill The income tax will
also be resisted stoutly by Mr.. Hill with Repub-
ucan support. At present the prospect is. how
ever. that the rest Of the bill will be finished in
about three weeks.
Paragraphs 81, 50 and Sc in the China schedule
have the House bill rates given, for the reason
that the committee reported no changes Changes
were suggested in the Senate however but no
action was taken pending the arrival Of certain
data from the Treasury. and these three items
were temporarily passed over They have not
since been taken up. but will be considered later
on So. also another vote Will be taken on sugar
IN the open Senate. The tobacco schedule which
presents a radical change from the House bill
was agreed TO formally in Committee of the
Whole with the understanding that definite and
Anal action should be postponed until the vote
Was, taken in the Senate.
The following presentation of the bill as 1t
now stands approved by a decisive vote of the
Senate on each schedule passed upon, will have
general interest:
AN ACT TO reduce taxation, to provide revenue
for the Government. and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Serate and House OF Repre-
gress assembled that after the thirtietn passed
over day Of June 1874 unless ibra a Gtherwse a specially
leced and paid upon articles imported from
% countries IS or n. wthdTHTn for Sr. consumption
The rates Of duty which are, by the schedules and
paragraphs respectively prescribed namely:
SCHEDULE A.-CHEMICALS. OILS. AND
PAINTS.
ACIDS.
l. Acetlc, or pyroligneous acid. 20 per centum ad
valorem
Boraclc acid. cents per pound
cnTGmc 5 5 Seid 9sE cents can per q 2oyadI
fannie acid or tannn. 60 cents per pound
Tartarc acid 20 per centum ad yalorea ~,
vhsr toilet waters and alcoholic compounds. not
rscialy provided for in this act Sc per gallon and
alum. alum S4k: oas patent sra alum .m sui n
rysLs or ground. 40 of cent pound.
+ Ammonia, carbonate Of; 20 per centqm IN sd
ctntum ad valorem; sulphate Of 20 per centum ad
yalorern
Bone char suitable for use in decolorizing sugars.
D per centum ad valorem.
I lo Borax crude. or borate OF soda or borate of
lime. / cent per pound. Refined borax. cents per
Ii. Chalk prepared precipltated. French. red. and
all other chalk preparations specially provided
Il Choral hydrate % per centum ad valorem.
l3 Chloroform, % cents per pound.
COAL TAR PREPARATIONS.
u, All costar s0lSTs or dyes by whatever @ s,I name
% per centum ad valorem.
iils; Cobalt oxide. OF. 20 per centum.
whatever name known. - cents per pound: rolled
or in sheets, but not made up into articles 80 cents
Is per centum ad yaorem
IS Colorng for brandy. wine. beer, or other
Drugs such as barls beans. berries basams.
buds. bulbs. Dubious roots. excrescences. fruits.
and gum resin HERDS leaves llchens. rnosses. nuts.
rools and stems spices vegetables. seed; Caromatc.
and woods used expressly for dyeing; any Of the
foregoing, which aie not edible. bu: which are ad-
vaDced in value condition by refining or grind
Ing, or by other process Of manufacture, and not
specially provided for in this act, 10 per centum ad
H. Ethers. sulphurc 20 cents per pound; spirits
Of nitrous ether q cents per pound; fruit ether.
oils essences s. per pound: ether of all kinds,
mot specially provided for IN this act 81 per pound
IL Extracts and decoctions Of logwood and other
oyewoods extracts OF sumac and extracts OF barks.
not specially provided for in this act and extracts
OF hemlock bark 10 per centum ad valorem.
~ Geatine glue. ising lass, or fish glue. and FISH
SOUNDS . per centum ad vaorem.
~ Giycerne, crude, not purified, cent per pound;
fenned cents per pound
~. y: Ink and ink powders, printers Ink. and al
Nner INK not specially provided for In this act %
per centurn ad valOrem
2 3 IICdoform, 81 per pound.
i0Ims . cents per pound.
"A "a Magnesla, carbonate Of medicinal, cents per
Sound calcined per pound sulphate Of. or
1ysom salts 10 OF cent per pound.
=: Morphia. or morphine. and all salts thereof 30
cents per ounce
OILS.
a. Allzarine assistant or soluble oil. or oleate Of
''sa or Turkey-red OIL 80 per centum ad valorem.
Z, castor oil, % cents per gallon.
Cod liver OIL % per centum ad valorem.
~ y Flaxseed or lnseed and pOppy-seed oil, raw,
ons-half pounds weight
W.. ~ Fusel oil. amyilc alcohol 10 per centum ad
all. " hempseed oil and rapeseed oil. 10 cents per
hn VII H. ioi Sa'a1 Pu'PoSes % 'e'''' P'' e'i-
- Peppermint oil. q per centum ad valorem.
q. sea-. herring. whale and other fish OIL not spe
valorern " w 49, ~ '
.sS opium. aqueous extract Of. for medicinal uses
M M uncture Of laudanum and all other liquid
ysspasaons Of opium. not specially provided for in
'.s dcl, 70 per centum ad valorem.
mornS ySpiuin containing less than per centum of
r~~onpnia, and opium prepared for smoking So per
Snuna; Se; put opium prepared for smoking and other
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