Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-12

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20 Specific.
WASHINGTON, May 0.-The principal
changes made In the tariff bill by the
amendments introduced in the senate,
Us the result Of the Democratic com
promise, are us follows:
In oil between four and five hun.
bred changes are made from the
Wilson bill.
The Sugar Schedule.
The new sugar schedule provides
On and after January /, 1898, there
shall be levied, collected and paid on
all sugars, not above No. 10, Dutch
standard, In color, and on all tank
bottoms, syrups of cane juice. or OF
beet juice. melada, concentrated
melada, concrete and concentrated
molasses, duty Of 40 per cent I'D va
loren; and upon all sugars above No.
10, Dutch standard, In color, there
shall be levied, collected and paid q
duty Of one-eighth OF per cent per
pound in addition to the said duty OF 10
per cent ad valorem. and all sugars,
tank bottoms, syrups OF cane juice or
of beet juice, mclada, concentrated
melada, concrete or concentrated
molasses, which are imported from or
are the product of any country which
Mt the time the same are exported
therefrom pays directly or Indirectly
O bounty on the export thereof shall
pay duty Of one tenth of cent per
pound in addition to the foregoing
rates. Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be 50 construed rs to
abrogate or In any manner impair or
affect the provisions of the treaty of
commercial reciprocity concluded be-
tween the United States and the king
of the Hawaiian islands on June 30,
1879, or the provisions OF any act OF
congress heretofore passed for the
execution Of the same.
The Iron Schedule.
The pig iron schedule is amended
to read as Sollows: Iron in pigs, iron
kentlcdge, spiegleisen, ferromanga-
nese, ferrosilicon, wrought and cast
scrap iron and scrap steel, 81 per ton,
but nothing shall be deemed scrap
iron or scrap steel except waste or re-
fuse iron or steel, fit only t. be man.
ufactured. Beams, girders, jo.sts,
angles, channels, car channels, Us,
columns, or posts, or parts or sections
of columns or posts, deck and bulb
l.n,,, a.l h,;llinr fnr,nu tnunt thar
with all other structural shapes of
iron or steel, whether plain or pune.
tured or fitted for use, six-tenths of
cent per pound; senate bill 81, house
bill, 30 per cent.
Tin plate, l-5 cents per pound. re-
storing the house rate; senate bill, 1
per cent. A number of slight changes
are made in the cutlery schedule,
from ad valorem tn specific duties.
A number of changes ars made in
the glass schedule, raising the duty
over the Wilson bill about l0pcr cent.
Tobacco Schedule Changed.
The tobacco schedule is changed to
read as follows: Wrapper tobacco,
imported In any bale,
box or package, or in bulk $50 per
pound; IL stemmed, SECS per pound;
house and senate bills, 81 and Sl.a5
ON above articles.
The cigar paragraph is amended to
read as follows: Cigars, cigarettes,
cheroots of all kind 81 per pound and
rs per cent nd valorem; and paper ci-
CARS and cigarettes, including wrap
pers, shall be subject to the same
duties us are herein imposed ON ci-
CARS The duty on cigars in the house
and senate bills Is So per pound and
25 per cent
I,uttcr and Substitute Therefor.
Butter and substitute therefor,
cents per pound, which is the house
rate; senate bill 20 per cent.
Cheese, 4 cents per pound; senate
md house bills, % per cent. Milk,
fresh, Scents per gallon; senate and
house bills, free.
Broom corn, 50 per ton; senate and
house bills, free. Cabbage, 9 cents
each; senate and house bills. free.
Eggs, 3 cents per dozen: senate and
house bills, free. Hay, So per ton, the
house rate; senate 20 per cent.
Honey, 10 cents per gallon, the
house rate; senate bill 20 per cent
Hops, cents per pound, the house
"a t.; senate bill 20 per cent.
Onions, 90 cents per bushel, the
house rate; senate bill 20 per cent
Potatoes, Ii cents per bushel; sem
tie bill, 30 per cent; house bill 10
cents per bushel.
Meats OF all kinds prepared or pre-
served. not specially provided for in
his act, 20 per cent.
Lard. cent per per pound; taken
rom free list
Poultry. house rates not dressed, 2
,ents per pound, dressed, 3 cents per
,ound, are restored; senate bill 90
Der cent
The following is added to the para
.raph in the free list, relating to ag-
icultural implements: provided,
hat all articles mentioned In this
II imported from country
which lays an import duty on like
rticles exported from the United
itates, shall be subject to the duties
* sting prior to the passage OF this
ct" There Is q modification OF the
'rovision TO the same effect in the
enate bill.
s.Lucky" Baldwin Like Breclginridge.
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