The morning call., 1894-03-21
NEARING PASSAGE
Wilson's Amended Bill i'm
the Senate.
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
An Increase of the Duty ON
Sugar Is Made.
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
RECIPROCITY IS ABROGATEo.
An Army of Workingmen viii Hold
a Convention to Protest Against
the Measure.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Demo-
cratic members of the Finance Committee
have completed consider alton of the tariff
bill. and it was submitted to the full COM
mittte, Republicans and Democrats, to-
day. The most important change is in the
sugar schedule. the change being made by
which an additional duty OF " cent per
pound is given on all sugars above 98 de-
grres by the polariscope test, Or which are
abnve No. 16 Dutch standard in color.
The text of the sugar schedule As now
agreed upon is as follows: "All sugars,
tank bottoms. syrups of cane juice or beet
juice. melada, concentrated melada, con-
crete and coDcen rated molasses, testing
by p0lariscoIe not above so degrees.
shall pay duty of / cent per
pound, and to every additional degree
or fraction of degree above so and
not above 80 degrees, shown by The polar
iscope test, shall pay .01 of cent per
pound additional, and abnve 90 and not
above 98 degrees for every dditional de-
gree or fraction Of degree shown by the
Dolariscope test, shall ay duty of .02 of
a cent per pound additional. and upon all
sugars testing above 9S degrees by the
pOlariscope test, or above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color, there shall be levied and
collected duty of 4 or cent per pound
in addition to the duty imposed upon
sugars testing above 9S degrees. Mnlasses
testing not above Sc degrees by polarisrope
shall pay duty oil 2 cents per gallon; mo-
lasses testing above Sc degrees shall pay
duty of cents per gallon"
The provision abrngatiug the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty was stricken out and a
specific declaration inserted repeating the
reciprocity treaties negotiated under the
Mckinley act, Other changes were agreed
upon by the SUBJ committee; lime 10 per
cent ad valorem. instead of 10 per cent in
the w lson bill. the duty to include the
V luz of the covering or the barrels; plas-
ter OF paris, which in the Wilson bill bore
a rate OF 10 per cent on the ground article,
is taxed 81 per ton; calcined plaster of
paris, 81 % per ton, instead of 10 per cent
ad valolem, as in theaM ilspe bib
Cast polished plate glass. finished or un-
finished. aDd unsiivered. not exceeding "a
by 60 inches square, 20 cents per square
foot. instead IF IS cents. All larger
dimensions are given So cents per square
foot, instead of 80 cents.
All sheets of iron or steel, common or
slack, thinner than No. % wire gauge,
cleaned, are changed from 9-10 of cent
per pound to q of a cent, and the pro-
vision stricken out of the original Senate
bill that this change shall take effect after
October 1, 1884, is restored.
Tin plate. tpFne late and taggers' tin,
| cent per pound. instead of / 1-5 cents, and
| a provision that the rate shall take effect
DC tober l. 1894, is restored.
Castron plpe of every description. 2215
| per cent instead of %.
Lead and lead ore duties are unchanged
| from the Senate subcommittee rates, as
are the iron ore and coal duties.
Oatmeal, Is per cent. instead of 20.
Collars and euffs unchanged; but shirts
and all other unpublished articles, partly of
| linen. 30 per cent instead IF 80.
Smokers articles. 80 per cent as IN Will
son BILL except clay pipe bowls, 10 per
cent.
Bananas. pineappies and cocoanuts are
restored to he free list.
In the internal revenue schedule are
present taxes on cigars and cigarettes, the
substituted as to cigars weighing more
than three pounds and cigarettes not
weighing more than that.
The pr visions IL the income-tax amend