The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-09
CHANGES IN The WILSON BILL
lhs Measure al LaSi Reported to the Full
Senate COMMITTEES.
SUGAR, COAL AID IROA TAXED.
fho BuI Takes IA CT June 3Oth--Ad Nalo-
rem Duties Substituted for Specific D"-
ties in Many Instances-Chsnges.
IIMEs BUREAU. RApLEY BUILDING. !
WAsHINGTON. March s. 1895.

"a 90 the Fun Senate Finance Committee
tHIs morning The bin Is made 10 take
effect upon June S0ta instead OF the lst'
as was provided I'm the Wilson bill. The
most prominent feature Of the changes
is the Senate substitution OF ad yaiore"
duties for the specific rates in a number
81 INSTANCES m the Wilson BILL
Wool and lumber remain ON the free
rsf while coaf iron ore. and sugar an
.r. n,a,e1 uron the duuabie list Inc
wool schedule takes effect ON August 20
ol this year.
1he Tobacco Schedule.
r.. tobacco schedule of the Internal
,.,.rue feature of the bin is unchanged
.r4 fhr taN 900 manufactured topacco -
SLOWED 30 remain at six cents. me i'ee-
f.f clause of the present law NhiC" ~
most unjust discrimination aealhSl ul'
.....o manufacturer. and which, aceoIu
f, fhe rDuarf of the Commissioner OF
l.t..rai Revenue is mainly the cause oi
.. enormous falling of in the Internal
...s..e receipts. is unchanged. IL WIS
f chat the committee would recon-
. fhat the benefits under this ia"
...iI be confined TO- the farmer ana pro
ln and AN effort I'm that 9lteeVoi'
r he made when the ohl sA"h De ''
fore the Senate
The Priucipal Changes.
r.. principal changes in the Nlisoh
t.I .n detail are as follows:
SUGAR is taken from the lIec 'S' "Ie
anon the dutiable list az a rate Oh
M ..nf per pound ON AN sugar not
..,a rirhfv degrees. one cent ana one
,..dreIth for an above eighty ana not
..oer ninety degrees; above ninety ana
SOD above ninefy-siN. one cent ana TWO
.r.-hundrcdths. above ninety-si~' one
,nt and four-tenths.
Iron aud Coal Forty Cents
r..n ore end coal are taken from the
fr.a Ist and pat at forty cents per 'Oi
had ore and silvcr-lead ore are taxed
tDr.a-fourths Of cent per pound
Whisky is taxed one dollar ana zen
r.rrs per 4ail0n and the bonded perlod
8. extended to eight years.
THr iem OF collars and Guns ABOUT
which there was "a hard tght IN inc
House ana which excited The Ne" foIh
senator. t0 extraordinary eiofts TO So
r.r. an increase of duty. the rate l5
advanced from thirty-hvc 10 forty-hVe
pr CENT and all other wearing apparei
,nmuosei wholly or part of linen IS leIt
ar nIrr-nve per cent. as in the HOUSE
lHi The bH SIS made so so into effect on
OH. 0th of June, 1884,
seme small Charges.
Here and there throughout the sched-
ues of tine bnl there are small changes
uD or down. designed TO put the duties
af h. rate calculated 10 be best for
l..enue purposes. There are very de"
sn4nlrs iu tho earthcnware and emma
schedule. over which there has been con-
siderable contention. The duty on bricks
not glazed onamcled or decorated is
Increased from I'D TO p per cent emma.
porcelain hsque, etc. plain white ana
Hot decorated ia any manner, is IN
creased from 90 per cent TO 40 per cent
The same decorated BIS increased from
1 Der cent % AZ per cent. ON plain, green
and c0l0red glass and flint glass, nciud-
FMS bottles demijohus, etc. the duty
is Increased from sd 10 40 per cent ON
cDt glass. colored. stained, and decorated
svered NOT including plate glass sil-
ycred OF looking glass. the duty IS IN
creased from 80 10 io per cent ON cut
glass. bottles. etc, the duty is increased
irom % TO 40.
The Iron Schedule.
ln the iron schedule the duty on iron
slahs blooms. etc.. advanced beyond the
state of pig-iron. the duty is increased
from - ~ Go 20 per cent. Bar iron, roll
ed or hammered i'm coils or rods. etc..
from 70 to M per cent Beams and
gIrders from 80 20 50 per cent Boiler or
other plate iron or steel, except saw
plates not 10 bee thinner than No. 10
wls gauge. increased from % to 80
per cent Iron and steel fOrgngs, in-
creased from - 90 80 per cent Hoops
and bands or coil iron or steel, from
~ TO SD per cent.
Steel rails from twenty 10 twenty-five
and one-half per cent. Boiler tubes re-
duced from twenty-five TO twenty per
cent Cast-ir0n pipes of all descriptions
reduced from twenty-five 10 twenty per
cent shears and scissors are put I'm the
farty-nVc per cent. rating. Gold leaf is
reduced from thirty-hve TO thirty PEI
cent
A. to Grain
The duty ON barley is increased from
twenty-five Co thirty per cent. and OF
barley malt from thirty-five Go forty PEE
cent. The duty on hay is changed from
So per ton 60 twenty per cent. ad valo
rem ON honey. from TO cents per galioi
fo twenty per cent. ad Nalorem, on hops
from 5 cents per pound 10 twenty pc
D.ut al Valorem, on onions. from ?
cents a bushcl 10 twenty per cent az
Naiorom. An ad valorcm duty of twent.
per cent. is put ON pears and Of thirt!
per cent ou potatoes. Apples green %
frD. and dried apples are taken from th'
iree hst and placed a. a duty Of twenty
lrr cent. Twenty per cent. is placed OF
bananas Dates and olives and pineapple
aie also placed at twenty per cent
'Nf|a ana IfNNt1 ana llEo AT lNittN pc
cent Fresh beef mutton. and pork arr
placed at twenty-five per cent. The duty
on cocoa is changed from cents pei
pound 90 five per cent. ad valOrem. or
cocoa butter 90 fifteen per cent. at
Nhorem. on dandelion roots, thirty pei
cent starch changed from / cent pei
pound io thirty per cent. ad val0rem
Mustard from I'D cents per pound tC
iN niy-lve per cent ad valorem. or
..H lIakf r4l4 fI
are placed al ten per cent. ad valorem
SPICES are rated at thirty per cent. al
fa.orcm. Vinegar st twenty per cent. ac
talorem.
The Spirit aud Other schedule.
ln fho SPIRIT schedule there is "A new
provision that upon all compounds OF
Preparations containing alcohol there
sfel' be levied "a duty at the rate OF
$3.50 per proof gallon upon the distilled
spirits contained therein In addition tc
ihe duty provided 10y the law upon other
Ingredients contained In such compound
oT preparation" In the schedule OF cot
tom manufactures there are no changes
made in the linen schedule the only
changes are those relating 10 collars
ana cuns given above: an Increase In The
o-iy on oil cloth from 80 70 S5 per cent
-'n on FAX gill netting from 80 70 30 pei
cent
The duty on wooden and worsted cloths,
fnawls, knit fabrics and all fabrics made
"l knitting machines or frames, etc.
"Nply or part 81 wool the duty Is re-