Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23

The Wilson Tariff bill. which passed the
House OF Representatives February 1, has
been laid before the full membership of the
Senate Committee on Finance in the amend
ed form upon which the Democratic ajority
of that committee finally agreed, after one
whole months consideration, and numerous
changes of front upon all the more important
objects of taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation OF
the bill to the tuIl committee by Chairman
Voorhees,, it was given out for publication
through the press.
Tie chief features upon which public in
tereSt centered were the provisions in re-
gard to the tariff on sugar, iron ore, lead,
wool and its manufactures. cotton manufac-
lures and the internal revenue taxes on
whisky and tobacco.
The sugar provision is as follows All
sugars. tank bottoms, syrups Of cane juice OF
of beet juice. malada, concentrated maada,
concrete and concentrated mOlasses testing
by the pOlariscope not above eighty degrees
shall pay a duty of one cent per pound, and
for every additional degree or fraction of a
degree above eighty and not above ninety
degrees shown by the polariscOpe test, shall
pay one one-hundredth of one per cent. pei
pound additional. and above ninety and not
above ninety-siX degrees, for every
additional degree fraction of a
degree shown by the polarscOpe test, shall
OaV a 0utY OF TWO On6-uunuI6ulLS vi d CcI1t
per pound additional, and above nInety-stX
degrees by pOlarscOpe test, shall pay duty
of one and fOur-tenths cents per pound /;
molasses testing not above tifty-slx degrees
by the pOariScOpe shall pay duty of two
cents per gallon, molasseS testing above
tifty-six degrees shall pay duty OF four
cents per gallon.
Iron ore, including manganlterous iron
ore. also the dross or residuum from burnt
pyrites, forty cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and ma te
dutiabIe also at forty cents a ton, and coke
at fifteen cents.
Lead ore. which in the Wilson bill was If
teen per cent ad valorem, lead ore and lead
drOss, three-fourths OF one cent per pound :;
provided that silver ore and ali other ores
containing lead shall pay duty OF three
fourths of one cent per pound on the lead
contained therein, according to sample an
assay at the port of entry.
Raw wool is left on the free list exactly as
in the Wilson bill, the provision to go INTO
effect August 2, 1894.
The whisky tax is raised to a dollar an l
ten cents.
The bonded period on whisky is extended
five years, that is from three to eight years.
Cigars, SIS thousand cigarettes IN paper
81 thousand cigarettes in tobacco. Hfty
cents thousand.
Barley and barley pearled, patent or
| hulled, is raised from twenty-five to thirty
per cent. ad valorem, and barley malt from
thirty Eve to forty per cent.
The reduction in the duties for manutac-
lures CT wool are to take effect December 2,
1894.
Among the additions to the free list are
diamonds and other precious stones, rough
or uncut, including miners diamonds.
In the silk schedules corded sill is changed
from twenty-five cents pound to twenty per
cent. ad valorem thrown and spun silk from
twenty to twenty-five per cent. ad va!orem.
Lumber remains on the free list
The income tax of two per cent. remains
in the bill, but the tax on non-residents Is
stricken out,