The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-16
THE TARIFF BILL.
Senate Committee Changes Final
ly Made Public.
The Scale In Many Cases Largely Increased
"A Duty Placed on Sugar-Lumber
and Salt Only Are on the
Free List.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The demo-
cratic members of the senate finance
committee laid before the full commit
tee yesterday the Wilson bill as they
amended it Previous to the meeting
of the committee Secretary Carlisle
was in the room of the committee on
finance, and consulted with the MEM
bers of the committee. The following
are some of the changes made by the
democratic members of the committee
in the house bill:
Sugar not above 80 degrees polariscope testi
cent per pound. for every additional degree or
fraction not above 90 degrees, 1-i0J cent addi-
tional, above % and not above 90. 2-ioO per de-
gree, and above % degrees, a duty Of and 40
cents per pound molasses testing not above 90
degrees by the polariscope shall pay duty OF
2 cents per gallon; molasses testing above 90
degrees shall paw a duty Of 4 cents per gallon.
Under the Wilson bill sugar was admitted free
and under the 1898 tariff paid "a cents per
pound
Whisky, s11o per gallon and the bonded
period extended from three to eight years.
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton
Lead ore, Y cent per pound including lead
mixed with silver ores. Coal, bituminous and
shale. 40 cents. per ton
Coal or slack or culm, Is cents per ton; coke,
Is per cent ad valorem
The metal schedule is as follows:
Iron ore, including maganferous iron ore, also
the dross or residuum from burnt pyrites, 40
cents per ton Wilson bill free
Iron in pigs iron kentledge, spiegeleisen-
ferro silicicon, 221a per cent ad valorem Will
son bill 20 per cent
All iron in slabs, blooms, loops or other forms
more advanced than pig iron, and less finished
than iron in bars. % per cent ad valorem VII.
sou bill .2i per cent
Bar iron. rolled or hammered, round iron in
coils or rods and bars or shapes Of rolled iron,
2s per cent ad valorem Wilson bill 25 per
cent
Beams, Orders, joists and all other shapes OF
iron or steel, whether plain or punched, or 1T
ted for use IS per cent ad valorem Wilson
bill 80 per cent
Boiler or other plate or steel, except saw
plates not thinner than No. 10 wire gauge
shared or unshared and skelp iron or Steel
sheared or rolled in grooves, 30 per cent ad
valorem Wilson bill 20 per cent
Forgings OF iron or steel, or forged iron or
steel combined, 80 per cent ad valorem VIII
son bill % per cent
Hoop band or scroll iron or steel 81 per cent
sd valorem. Wilson bill % per cent
Railway bars made of iron or steel and rail-
way bars made in part OF steel rails, and
A.
valoremL Wilson bill ~ per cent
In paragraph lie. the proviso that the reduc-
ton provided for as to sheets OF iron or steel
thinner than No . wire gunge shall take effect
on October I, 1894, is stricken out, as is also a
like proviso in paragraph i2l. relating TO tin
plates. terne plates and taggers' tin.
Boiler or other tubes, pipes, fiues or stays OF
wrought iron steel, ~ per cent ad valorem
Wilson bill q per cent.
Cast iron pipe of every description % per
cent Wilson bill p per cent
In paragraph l2S shears and scissors are
added to the list of articles on which duty OF
d per cent is added.
The lead products remain as in the Wilson
bill
Gold and silver leaf and woodscrews are re-
duced to 30 per cent. the Wilson bill being s.
Lead ore and lead dross, Y cent per pound
Provided, that silver ore and all other ores con-
tanning lead shall pay duty Of Z cent per
pound on the lead contained therein. according
to sample and assay at the port Of entry.
Pens. metallic. except gold pens, 81 per cent
I'D valorem. Wilson bill 35 per cent
Manufactured articles or wares not specially
provided for in this act composed wholly or in
part Of any metal and whether partly or wholly
manufactured, 30 per cent ad valorem Wilson
bill, 80 per cent
but collars and cuffs are increased from 8, to
Is per cent ad valorem
The date for going into effect OF the bill Is
changed from June to June 10, and q duty Is
levied on articles imported or Withdrawn for
consumption
In the internal revenue section is a new pro-
vision directing the president to Immediately
notify the Hawaiian government that the
United States will terminate in twelve m nths
the treaty with Hawaii made In 1875.
No change is made in the rates fixed by the
Wilson bill on imported tobacco
The internal revenue section Of the bill COW
ers the income tax with many verbal but few
essential changes makes a tax OF two cents on
every pack Of PLAYING cards. similar to the pro-
visions in the Wilson bill, puts tax on all to-
bacco cigars and cigarettes weighing over
three pounds per thousand Of IS per THOUSAND,
and makes paper cigarettes weighing less than
three pounds per thousand pay 81 per thousand
thousand.
changes are as follows:
Paragraph 27s-"On wool OF the sheep. hair
Of the camel goat. alpaca and other like ami
mails in the form of rowing. roping or tops" the
Wilson bill is changed to make only one rate of
Is per cent ad vslorem.
like change is made in the paragraph relat-
ing to W, olen and worsted yarns made wholly
or in part Of wool, worsted. the hair of the
camel, goat alpaca or other animals and the
WQOlc put dt " per cent AZ NdlOEcHL
On wooden or worsted cloths, shawls. knit
fabrics not specially provided for in this act,
35 per cent ad valorem Wilson bill, ~ per
cent
The paragraph relating to blankets, hats OF
wool end fsnnels for underwear, and felts for
paper making and printing machines is changed
90 as TO make only one classification here the
valua ion is more than 30 per cent per pound
and the Iuty for all Is left at 30 per cent ad
valorem
On woolens and childreu's dress goods, coat
Innings, Italian cloth, bunting and goods Of sim
FLAIR description not specially provided fcs in
this act 8, per cent sd valorem
On clothing ready made and articles Of wear
ing apparel OF every description. felts not
woven and pushes and other pile fabrics and
mits lions OF fur. 40 per cent. ad valorem Will
son bill, IS per cent
The paragraph fixing q duty OF Is per cent
on cloaks, dolmans, ulsters, etc. is stricken
out, as these articles are provided for In
another paragraph
On weddings, gorings suspenders, braces,
beltinss, bindings, braids, galloons fringes.
gimps, cords and tassels, dress trimmings,
lsces and embroideries head nets, buttons or
barrel buttons, or buttons Of other forms, for
tassels or ornaments made Of wool or worsted
IS per cent &C valorem Wilson bill, ~ per
cent
Provision in the Wilson bill to the effect that
on rates Of duty in the wooden schedule. ex-
cept carpets, there shall be reduction Of per
cent ad valorem- TO take effect July I, 1895. and
thereafter like amount on LIST Of July, 1897.
1898, 1899 and 1910, respectively" is stricken
out
The portion of the bill repeating the
sugar bounty is left intact and the fol-
lowing provision is inserted:
All sugars, tank bottoms, strip Of cane juice
or Of beet juice, melad. concentrated melad
concrete and concentrated moasses testing by
the polariscope not above 81 degrees shall paw q
duty Of cent per pound, and for every addi-
tonal degree or fraction Of degree above 30 and
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