Evening star., 1894-03-20

stored to the free list. OIL cloth, valued al
20 cents or less per square yard, which
was 25 per cent in the first Senate bill, is
now reduced to 20 per cent.
The duty upon all these articles in the
House bill was 35 per cent. Tissue paper
which was 25 per cent in the House and frs,
Senate bill, is increased to 80 per cent
Corks. manufactured, which were in the
nrst Senate bill and in the House bill 20 per
cent. are made dutiable at 10 cents pel
pound. Cigarette paper and other smokers
materials. which the first Senate bill reduced
to 40 per cent, is restored to the House rate
OF oo per cent. Horn strips and lips are
restored to the free list. The first Senate
Dill provided that any enumerative article
should be subject to the regular duty charg.
able upon the article which 1t resembles
paying the lowest rate of duty. The House
bill provided that 1t should pay the hixhes,
rate Of duty. This provision is restored Iu
the section providing that all articles of
foreign manufacture must be plainly mark.
ed IN Iesiple English words, TO indicate the
country of origin, the first Senate bill and
the House bill provided that unless SO
marked they shall not be delivered 10 the
importer except under such regulations as
the Secretary OF the Treasury may pre-
scribe.
Marking Custom Goods.
The Senate bill reported today declares
that until so marked, stamped. branded or
labeled. they shall not be delivered to the i'm
porter, and strikes out the words except un-
der such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe" This altera ton
apparently authorizes the importer to mark
his goods while in the possession of the
customs authority, IL the marking has been
neglected in the country of origin The
provision that the drawback on any ar
tfcle allowed under existing law shall be
continued at the rate provided by the bill
was stricken out of the first Senate bill
and Is restored in the present bill The
drawback upon bagging used for baling
cotton. which was allowed in the House
bill and in the first Senate bill, 10 stricken
out. The extra duty imposed upon under
valuations Of merchandise, which was liked
by the House and the first Senate bill AT
double the duty upon the amount added
to make market value, is changed 10 one
per cent Of the total appraised value for
each one per cent that such appraised value
exceeds the value Of the entry. but shall
not exceed forty per cent of the appraised
value of such articles.
The modification of section IL of the ad.
ministrativ act Of June 10, 1890, contained
in the House bill and the first Sen ate b,Il
is stricken out. leaving that section in force
The collector Of customs, with the approval
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, is given
tne right 10 appeal upon the decision Of the
general appraisers Under the House bii
and the first Senate bill only the owner
Importer. consignee or agent Of the mer.
chandise or the Secretary of the Treasury
had the right to appeal. The House bill and
the nrst Senate bill provided that all hear.
ings before the board of general Appraisers
should be public, and that the parties in.
terested might be present and offer evi.
dence; and the Senate bill strikes out ,his
proviso.
As tn Damaged Goods.
Section A OF the House bill ana OF tn.
hrst Senate bill provided that no allowance
for damages to goods should be made IN tn.
estimation Of duties except as provided In
FORMER laws. gave the importer the right Il
abandon to the United States all or any
portion Of the goods in any invoice and be
relieved from the payment Of duties on the
portion abandoned. This provision is strick.
en- out
The provision in the Senate bill fncreas.
ing the internal revenue tax upon cigars
10 70 per thousand and on cigarettes "a
81 per thousand is stricken out, as is also
the original provision Of the House bill
increasing the tax on cigarettes to 81 per
thousand so that the internal revenue fay
upon tobacco will be the same as i'm the
law Of 1880. Provisions in regard to the
senate bill. The exemption of BUILDING
and loan associations from the income tsx
which was carried In the House bill and
stricken out In the first Senate bill. is re-
Mckinley law is stricken out, and the
clause abrogating the Hawaiian treaty
expressly is also stricken out.
After all the trouble which the demo-
cratic members OF the finance COMMITTEES
have had to get the sugar schedule right
the bill reported today is absolutely with
OUT meaning as to the duty upon highly
refined sugar
omitting technicalities the sugar sched.
ule as reported IL as follows: Not above
eighty degrees polariecope test. one cen,
per pound; for every additional degree or
fraction of a degree above eighty and MOI
above ninety degrees, one-hundredth of a
cent per pound additional; above ninety and
not above ninety-eight degrees, for each ad-
ditlonal degree or fraction Of a degree two
hundredths of a cent additional; and upon
all sugar testing above ninety-eight degrees
by polartscope test or above No. 16 by the
Dutch standard in color there shall be
levied and collected q duty Of one-eighth OF
one cent per pound in addition to the duty
imposed upon sugar testing above ninety
eight degrees
Republicans Not Satisfied.
Many Of the changes shown had been
made by the democratic members since the
adjournment Of the committee last Satur-
day, and concerning which the republican
members had npt been consulted, while
some and especially those in the admins
trative part OF the bill. were such as the
republicans had recommended.
The republican members expressed the
opinion that the bill was unsatisfactory
and that its operation would prove In
furious to the country, but none of them
made opposition to its being reported 10
the Senate, and accordingly did not call for
division when motion to report was
made.