The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-15
TARIFF BILL IS OUT.
is GIVEN TO THE SENATE FL
NANCE COMMITTEE.
Many Changes Made In the Wilson Meas
ure-Maximum Duty OF One and Four
tenths Cents on Sugar-Frea Iron Ore
Killed-Eight Years for Whisky.

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The Wilson tariff bill. which passed
the House of Representa- les Feb. |,
was laid before the full membership of
the Senate Committee on finance
Thursday morning, in the amended
form upon which the Democratic ma
jOrity of that committee finally agreed
after one months consideration. The
chief features are the provisions in re-
gard to sugar, iron ore, lead. wool and
its manufactures, cotton manufactures.
whisky and toba :co. The suga" pro-
vision is as follows:
All ugars. tank bottoms, syrups of cane
juice or OF beetjuice. melada, concentrated
mel ada, concre, and concentrated mo-
lasSes testing by the polariscope not above
80 degrees, shall pay IL duty OF l per cenL
| per pound, and for every additional degree
or fraction OF Il degree so and not above
90 degrees shown b" the polariscope test.
shall pay .Ol of a cent per pound adui-
tional. and above % and not above 0G de-
grees, for every additional degree or frac-
ton OF a degree shown by the polar.scopc
test shall pay Il duty Of 90 Of u cent per
pound additional, and above 96 oe-rees by
polariscope test shalt pay n duty Of Ia
cents per pound: molasses ties ing not
above So degrees by the polariscope shall
pay a duty of . cents per gallon; molasses
testing above So degrees shall pay u
duty of 4 cents per gallon.
Tax on Iron. Coal, and Lead.
Iron ore, including manganiferOus
iron ore, also drOss or residuum from
burned pyrites, is taxed 10 cent per
ton. Coal is taken from the free list
and made dutiable also at 10 cent, Il
ton, and coke at IL cents. Lead ore,
which in the Wilson bill was 10 per
cent. ad valorem, lead ore, and Lead
dross are taxed three-fourths of a cent
per pound, provided that silver o
and ali other ores containing leai shall
pay q duty Of three-fOurths of a cent
per pound on the LEAD contained thete-
in. according to sample and assay at
the port of entry.
Raw wool is left en- the free list cX-
actly as in the Wilson bill, the proyl--
ion to 90 into effect Aug. >. 1891. IN
manufactures of wool tne valuations as
given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out. and the schedules 10Y rcad DIS fol-
lows:
Wool of the sheep, hair of the camel.
goat, alpaca. and other like animals in the
form of clubbing, waste. rowing waste, ring
waste, munsC, Shoddies, garnetted, or
carded waste, carbOniZed nOilS, or other
waste product, any of which is composed
wholly or in part of WOOL; the hair of the
camel, goat, alpaca, and other like ami
mails, which has besNA improved or adj
vanced beyond its original condition AS
waste by the use of machinery or the APP
p~lication of labor, or both, and carbonized
wool, shall be subject to u duty of - per
centum ad valorem. On wool of the sheep,
hair of the camel. goat. alpaca, or other
like animals in the form Of loving, roping,
or tops, 25 per centum ad valorem; on
WOODEN and worsted yarns, 80 per centum
ad valorem: on WOODEN or wOrsted cloths.
shawls. knit fabrics, manufactures of
every description made wholly or in pare
of wool, worsted. the hair Of the camel.
goat, alpaca, or other animals and any OF
the above having India rubber us II COM
ponent material. not specially pr videl
for in this act, IS per centum ad vaiorem,
instead Of 40. as in the Wilson bill
On blankets, hats of wool. and fan,els.
25 per centum ad vaiorem, and if valued
at more than 80 cents per pound 80 per
entum ad valorem; on women's and chill
dren's dress goods. composed wholly or in
part Of wool, not specially provided for in
this act, 80 per centum ad valorem, instead
of 40; on clothing, ready-made, and arti-
cles of wearing apparel of every d%escril-
ton. aud limitations Of fur, COMPOSED
wholly or in part of wool. etc, 40 per cent
UNI ad valorem, instead of 45; on weddings.
gorings. suspenderS. braces. beltings. bind
ings. braids. etc. 35 Fer centum ad valcr-
en-, instead OF 40.
Carpets remain unchanged. The re-
duction in the duties for manufactures
of wool shall take effect Dec. ,, 1891.
or and on the Free Lis
Articles stricken from the free list
are as follows:
Apples, green ripe, and dried, etc.;
beef, mutton and pork; bone char: blu
minous and shale. and coal slack or culm;
coke, cocoa fiber. floor mating, Wanufac-
tured from round or split straw, including
Chinese mating; dates. cocoanuts, Brazil
nuts, cream nuts; gambler; CUTS. salted;
horn strips and tips; iron ore: olives.
green or prepared; orchids, lily OF the VAL
ley, azaleas. palms. and other plants used
for forcing under glass for cut flowers or
decorative purposes; sausage skins; sugar:
stained or painted window glass or painted
glass: paintings and statuary.
The additions to the free list arc as
follows:
Any cattle. horses. sheep or other do
nestle animals which have straved across
the border to any foreign country. or
where such domestic animals have been or
may be driven across such boundary by
the owner for pasturage purpose; dia-
monds and other precious stOn'S. rough or
uncut. including miners diamonds; cod
liver oil, not specifically provided For in the
act; straw, ETC.. for hats: spermaccti.
whale and other fish oils of American fish
cries and all fish and other products Of
such fisheries.
TclegraDhir Clicks.