The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-21

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.-Aitcr
tho senate was called to order at noon
to-day Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman OF the
finance committee, reported, from that
committee, the tariff bill, introducing it
in Il fcw words. Whom it had boon read
by title Mr.. Voorhees, rose and said:
~ asli that tho bill be printed aud
placed on the Caleadar, and l give notice
that on the ID OF April, Il week from
next Monday, l will call tho bill up for
consideration 10y the senate"
Mr.. Morrill,, one OF tho Republican
members Of tho finance committee,
said he had no objection to tho bill be-
ing reported to the senate, bu. no WIS
opposed not only to the income tax but
also 10 tho change from specific to nd
yalorcm duties.
Mr.. Mandercon IIep., Neb.) inquired
whether there was to be any written re-
port accompanying the bill. "Thoro is
not said Mr.. Voorhees,, emphatiCallv.
"Will thorc be any statcmGnt2" asked
Mr.. Henderson. "TherO will be when
tho bill is called up" replied Mr.. Voor-
hGoH.
Tho most important change made in
tho hill since tho report OF tho sub
committee heretofore published, is in
the sugar schedule, q ChanSe being
made by which an additional duty Of
onc-oighth OF ono cent per pound is
given on all sugars testing above 05 do
Rrces by tho polariscopG test or which
arc above No. lG Dutch standard in
point OF color. Tho text Of tho sugar
schedule, as now agreed upon, is Os fol-
lows:
'.All sugars, tank bottoms, syrups OF
cane Juice or Of beet juice, melada, con-
contratod mclada, concrete and concen-
trated molasscs testing By the polati-
scope not above so degrees, shall pay q
duty OF | cent per pound, and for every
degree or fraction Of n degree above so
and not above 90 degrees shown by tho
polariscopo test shall pay ono ono.huu-
dredth OF u cent per pound additional,
and above 90 IL not above 9S degrees
for every additional degree or fraction
OF u degree shown by the poiarisCope
Test, shall pay n duty Of two onc-hun-
dredths OF i cent per pound additional,
and upon all sugar testing above 9S de-
grees by the polarisCope test or above
No. l6 BIZ tho 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 sugara testing above 9S degrees;
molasses testing not above Sc degrees by
tho pc!ariscope test shall pay Il duty OF
9 cents per pallon; molasscs testing
above s. degrees shall pay q duty OF i
cents per gallon.
Il HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Tho provisions abrogating the Ia
waiian reciprocity treaty arc struck
from the revised bill and q specific de-
claration ia inserted repeating the re.
ciprocity treaties negotiated under tho
Mckinley act
Other changes made in the revised
bill from the bill is agreed uDon BY the
subcommittee, are as follows: Lime is
placed at 10 per cent I'D ralorem instead
Of 20 per cent in tho senate sub.commit-
tee bill and 10 per cent in the Wilson
bill, and the duty is made to include the
value OF covering OF barrels. Plaster OF
paris, which was not changed in tho
senate subcommittee bill from the Viii
son rate OF 10 per cent I'D yalorem on
the ground article, is to pay q duty OF 81
per ton. Cast polished plate glass, fin
ished or unfinished, and unsilvered, not
exceeding "A by 60 inches square, 20
cents per square foot instead Of Is cents
in tho Wilson bill all above the dimon.
sions given IS cents per square foot, in
stead of so Cents as in tho Wilson bill.
All Shoots OF iron or steel common or
black, thinner than No. 25 wire gauge,
and black daggers, iron or steel picked
or cleaned, Is changed from 9-l0 OF l cent
perpoundto Of lccntper pound, andthe
provision which the house bill carried
but which was stricken out OF tho orr.
ginal senate bill that this change shall
take effect after October LIST, 1894, is
restored. Tin plate, terne plate and
taggers tin, l cont per pound instead of
l 10 cents as in tho Wilson bill, the
aenate subcommittee not having before
changed from the Wilson rate. In
this paragraph the Wilson bill proyi-
sion that the rate shall take effect Octo-
Der !, 1894, is restored. Cast iron pipe
OF every description 223 per cent ad
vnlorem instead OF % per cent in tho
Wilson bill and 20 per cent in the sem
ate subcommittee bill. Cross cut saws.
mill, bit and drag saws 10 per cent nd
valorem instead OF % per cent, tho Will
son bill rate. The lead and lead orc
duties are lett unchanged from the sem
ate subcommittee rates as arc the iron
orc and coal duties.
Cut nails and cut spikes, OF iron or
steel, 225 per cent nd valorem, instead
OF 80 por cent, as in both the Wilson
and subcommittee billie.
A%nchovies, sardincs and other fish,
packed in oil, 25 per cent ad valorem,
instead Of 80 per cent, as in the Wilson
and subcommittee bills.
SCastor oil, 65c per gallon, which is
the Same rate rs that fixed in tho Viii.
son bill, and an increase from the sub-
committee bill, which places it at 80 pcr
cent ad valorem.
Tissue paper, copying, altering and
silver paper, 30 per cent adyalorcm. in
stead OF rs per cent in tho Wilson and
subcommittee bills.
Manufactured corks lOc per pound
instead OF 20c in the Wilson md sub.
committee bills.
Oil cloth for floors, including linoleum,
corticene, cork, carpets valued Mt o5c
per yard, 20 per cent advalorem instead
OF so in the Wilson bill, n Is in the
subcommittee bill.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Agricultural products and provisions:
Dat meal has been stricken from tho
section which places a duty On buck