The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-09
TARIFF BlLl
Perfected Measure laid Before tho n
nance Comnittee Many Changes Made.
Even TO the Date of it, a. Ing Into Ef-
feet

Perfected Measure laid Before tho n
nance Comnittoe Many Changes Made.
Even to the Date of it, q Ing Into Ef-
feet
WAsHSoroS, March 6 The perfect
Cd tariff bill as amended by the sub
committee WAS laid before the demo-
cratic membership ot the senate finance
committee, and was By them Monday
still further modified Ia at least one i'm
portant particular The changes made
BY the subcommittee are very numer-
Gus, and begin with the date which
the law Is TO go in TO effect, which IS
made June 80. 1894. instead Of June /,
aud follow ON through all the sehed-
ules, sommeneing with the first item
IN the Grst schedule. Tho priucpa
features d the bill are as follows;
Distilled spirits entering into, IN
composition Of any preparation are /
be taxed at the rate Of tl5o per proc
gallon The tax on brandy Is changc
from Sl.s0 10 el5O PR proof gallon
Al cordlals aud liquors are ais
changed from l.sQ tost5opef proc
gallon.
All lead products included ia para
graphs 81, SO, Bland %, which Include
acctin OF lead. white lead. nitrate OF
lead and orange mineral, which IN IN,
Wilson hill are taxed ~ 10 I q cents O
pound, are placed ON the free list
Lead orc and lead dross taxed in the
Wilson bill 10 per cent ad yalorem
pig lead aud refuse lead, taxed in tn,
Wilson bill centa pound, are allnad,
free. Lead Ia sheets and lead wire
taxed in the Wilson bill ~ cent 1
pound. are changed TO 25 per cent a,
valorcm.
All sugar not above sodegrees polari
scope. s0.io0 OF cent per pound, an,
for each additional degree above y
polarisoopc 1900 Of u cent pound
Molasses not above 50 degrees, cent
per gallon; above % degrees, 4 cent
per gallon.
In the glass and glassware schedule
important chahgcs are made All cyl
indeF ani crown glass which, In III
Wilson biii, wrra taxed frous Y .of
cent per pound up toa0 cents per sqnar
foot Ia the case of polished glass ar,
made dutinbic whether polished or un
polished, AZ a uniform rate Of 80 pc
cent as also are all the manufacture
of glass included In paragraphs gS, .
and Is. which include plate glass o
every kind, rough or finished, silverel
or unsllvernd
Speclacies opera glasses and option
instruments are reduced from 50 10
per couts sd yalorem, IS are ais
I pebble or glass lensca Glass slide
7 Tor magic lanterns aud fusible enane
reduced from ss 10 20 per cent n.
vaiorum Stained glnss irrespective Q
sire is madc duiiable a 80 per cent ia
stead Of % per cent ud ralorem
In the metal schedules iron IN slabs
blooms etc, y made duiiable at 20 pc
cent nd yalorcm instead ~ 2sA, as Il
the Wilson bill Common black sheet
Of iron or steel which IN the Wilso
bill arc dutiable at g.io Of cont pc
pound, arr made dullablc at - pc
cent ad vnlorcm The same duty I
Imposed on tin,coatod plates which 4
the Wilson bill were taxed 10 cent
per pound
In cutlery, pen and pocket knives ar
reduced from l5 70 % per cent a
valorem Gold and silver leaf are re
duced from 50 70 80 PER cent ad vale
rem
Cotton manufactures are taxed a
the uniform rate Of 80 per cent a
valorem
In fax, hemp, etc. changes arc mad
as folioWn Hachled Tax changed frol
lIN cents pound 60 10 per cent a
yalnrem Jute yarn reduced from 20 {
! IS per cont ad valcrem Flax or hem
yarns reduced from % 20 20 per cen
nd vnlorem The changes in wool an
manufactures of wool. commoncin
with paragraph es5, are exactly d
previously stated In these dispatches
The provision contained in pRrl
graph eQ5, providing for graduate
reduction OF per cent on all rates
n tue WNNANM NANtNAAMAN AANf ~ NtAA lNA't
take effect on the first Of July, is9
and like reduction TO take effect O
the first day Of July Of each succeodiu
year upto 1900 is stricken out III
changes IN silk are as stated in thei
dispatches Of March r
The changes In regard TO laces, pla,
ing cards buttons, gunpowder, matche
, punwads. diamonds and pearls lcathe
gloves smokcrs articles, umbrellas an
, tobacco were accurately stated In theI
, dispatcher March 3, and remain n
changed In the bill as laid before u
J committee Monday.
The income tax provision was le
untouched hy the sub-committe
which Is in favor Of il, and was n
I acted upon Monday by the fall dem
cratic committee.