The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-08
The TARIFF COMPROMISE.
Senator Jones Presents the New Amend
mtltS 10 The Wilson Bill.
RADICAL CHANGES IE THE MEASURE.
There IL n General Increase In the glll-
The Tobacco and tho sugar Sched-
ules-Other Changes.

'hN tAeOullNe SESSION lO-ddy senator
Jones presented the amendments to the
tariff bill which have been considered
and agreed 10 by the Democratic sena-
tors, known as the Compromise Commit
tee. There are over four hundred Of them
and IT makes a new bill. or a measure
greatly differing from the Wilson bill
and from the Senate bill in any form in
which 1t has been presented. The amend
ments heretofore presented by Senator
Vest and reported from ehe Finance
Committee, are endorsed by the comDro-
mise Committee.
There Is a general Increase I'm the bill
and in some schedules the increases are
very markd
Many Of the changes are unimportant
ana consist of restoration Of the House
duties which the Senate had decreased.
a number Of articles have been taken
from the free list, chief among these
being the great products.
soME OF THE CHANGES.
Probably as the result Of the criticism
that the bill has been drawn on sectional
lines. the committee has reduced the
portant amendment is that relative to
leaf tobacco, In which there Is a very
material increase in the rate Of duty
The chemical schedule. against which the
Republicans have leveled some Of their
arguments. has been reconstructed in
many particulars. and here. as in the
other schedules, the change IS noted from
ad valorem TO specific duties. 10 say moth
ing OF the increase in the rates. The
glass schedule has been Overhauled, and
changes demanded by manufacturers have
been made, some Of them not so much in
the nature Of Increases as they are in
the way Of reclassificatiOn and the equali-
ZatiOn Of duties. The rumOrs that have
been floating about for some days Of the
mysterious influence at work I'm regard
10 the wooden and cotton schedules APP
pear to have had some ground. for the
changes IN these lines have been numcr-
GUS and i'm some cases very material.
Coal iron ore. lead ore and lumber were
not touched. The lead trust was not the
gamer by these amendments. FOR there
was not an increase ON the duty in the
lead products. Nothing was done with
whisky but If an the rumorS I'm connec-
ton with that article be true IL IS very
likely that vigorous fight will be made
one dollar gallon il carried when the
bill came from The House.
THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
The tobacco schedule IS changed TO
read as follows:
Wrapper tobacco. unstemmed' I'M
ported I'm any bale. box, package or IN
bulk. one dollar ana fifty cents per pound
II stemmcd. two dollars and twenty-five
4 md
one dollar and one dollar and quarter
respectively on above articles.
"FiHcr tobacco. uustemmed. impaired
I'm anv bale. box. package or I'm bulk.
;hirty-fye cents per pound; if stemmed,
Grty cents per pound" There is 10 change
I'm rates. but the following proviso is
added:
provided. that the term wrapper
tobacco. wherever used IN this act, shall
be taken 10 mean that quality Of leaf
tobacco known commercially as wrapper
toDacco: provided, further, that IL any
leaf tobacco imported ia any bale, box.
package. or IN bulk shall De the growth
of different counties or shall diner IN
quality and value. save as provided M
the succeeding provision then the entire
contents Of such bale box, package. or
in bulk shall be- subject t. the same
"a
ther. that II any bale, box package. or
buIk leaf tobacco of uniform quality con-
tains exceeding fifteen per centum there
or leaves suitable IN color iineness OF tex
urc and size FOR wrappers for cigars,
then the entire contents Of such box,
paclage. bale, or bulk shall be subject
TO the same duty as wrapper tobacco;
provided, further. that collectors shall
not permit entry to be made, except un-
der regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury Of any Leaf
tobacco imported in any bale box pack
age or I'm bunk unless the Invoices
covering the same shall specify in detail
tho character OF the leaf tobacco in
such bale, box, package, or IN bulk.
whether wrapper Of filler tobacco. que
brado. or sefworking bales as the ease
may be.
And provided further that in the eA-
animation for classification of any In
voice Of imported leaf tobacco. al least
one bale. if less than ten bales, and one
bale In every ten bales. and more, II
deemed necessary by the appraislhs
officer. shall be examined by the apprais-
er or person authorized by law to make
such examination ana for the purpose Oh
liking the classification and amount OF
duty chargeablc on such invoice OF lear
tobacco. the examination OF ten hands
out Of each examined bale thereof shan
be taken to be a legal examination.
Snuff and snuff -four, manufactured OF
tobacco. ground. dry. or damp ana picklch'
scented or otherwise, Of all descriptions
nfty cents per pound. Senate and House
bills. Iorty cents
The cigar parasraph is amended TO read
as follows.
Cigars. cigarettes cheroots OF all kinds.
81 per pound and p per cent. au Valo-
rem: and paper cigars and cigarettes
including wrappers shall be subject 10
the same duties as are hereln lihpoSeu
upon cigars
The duty on cigars I'm the House ana
senate bills Is 50 per pound and . per
cent. ad valorem.
RIce free Of outer hull, three
four,hs OF a cent per pound; House ana
senate bills. one cent; paddy, or rice nav
ing outer hull, half cent per poulu,
House and Senate bills. three-fourths oi
a cent per pound.
THE NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE
The sugar schedule Is as folloWs'
con and after January FIRST eighteen
hundred and ninety-ive, there shall De
levied collected, and paid on all sugars
NOT above number sixteen, Dutch
standard in color. and on all tank
bottoms syrup Of cane juice, or of beet
iuice melada, concentrated meieda, con-
crete and concentrated moasses, duty
., forty per centum ad valorem, ana
unon all sugars above number sixteen
Dutch standard In color. there shal pe
,o,,tod collected and paid n duty ot