St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-08
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
RESULTS OF the DEMOCRATIC cOM-
PROMISE M 1HE SEAATE.
WHAT SCHEDULES PROVIDE.

Bounty on Sugar One.Tenth Of
One Cent Per Pound, With Ger
tain observation-disclosures In
the Glass. Tobacco, Flour and
Other Schedules OF Great Ben.
eft to the People.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-During the
executive session today Senator Jones
presented the amendments to the tariff
bill which have been considered and
agreed to by the Democratic senators.
There are over 400 of them. aud 1t makes
new bill, or a measure greatly differ.
ing from the Wilson bill and from the
senate bill IN any form in which it has
been presented. The amendments here
tufore presented by Senator Vest and
reported from the finance committee
are indorsed by the compromise COM
mittee. There is general increase in
the bill, and in some schedules the in
creases are very marked. Senator Har-
ris announced yesterday that n0twith-
nese treaty had not been finished, he
would oppose any more executive ses-
sions or the passing of any bills during
the morning hours until after the tariff
bill was disposed of. He also said that
he would now press for sessions Begin
ming at 10 o'clock in the morning in Or
der that more speed might be made.
WASHINGTON, May THE changes
mae III the tariff bill by the amend
ments introduced in the senate as the
result of the Democratic compromise,
are as follows:
The new sugar schedule provides:
On and after Jan. l, 1895, there shall be
levied, collected and paid on all sugars
not above No. 16 Dutch standard in
color. land on all tank bottoms. syrups of
cane juice, or of beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concrete and
concentrated moiasses, duty OF 40 per
centum al valOrem,and upon all sugars
above No. 1G Dutch standard in color
there shall lie levied, collected and paid
duty of one-eighth of one cent per
pound in addition to the said duty of 40
per cent ad valorem; and all sugars,
tank bottoms. syrups of cane juice or of
beet juice. melada, concentrated me
lada, concrete or concentrated molasscs,
which are imported from or are the
product of any country which at the
time the same are exported therefrom
pays, indirectly or directly, bounty OH
the export thereof, shall pay duty of
one-tenth of one cent per pound i'll ad-
dition to the foregoing rates.
Provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall lie SO construed as to abrO.
gate or i'll anv manner impair or affect
the provisions of the treaty of CONNER
cial reciprocity concluded between the
United States and the king OF the
Hawaiian islands OH the 30th day of
January, 1875, or the provisions of any
act of congress heretofore passed for
the execution of the same. That on
and after Jan. l, 1895. there shall be
levied, collected and paid on molasses
testing 40 deg or less By abe polariscope,
and containing more than 20 per centum
of moisture, and on molasses testing
above 80 deg and not above Sc deg
polariscope, duty of two cents per
gallon: if testing above Sc deg polar
iscope duty of four cents per gallon.
Tartaric acid, 20 per cent ad valoreGl;
10 in senate, 20 in house bill. Alcoholic
perfumery. including cologne water and
other toilet waters and alcoholic com-
pounds not specially provided for in
this act, SO per gallon and so per cent
ad valorem; senate and house bills. 50
pei gallon and % ad valorem. All coal
tar colors or dyes. by whatever name
known. and not specially provided for
in this act, 25 ad valorem; senate and
house bills, 20.
NEW PARAGRAPHS INSERTED AS FOL-
LOWS:
Drugs, such as barks, beans, berries,
balsaGls, buds, bulbs, dubious roots, eX-
crescencies. fruits, flowers, dried in
sects. grains. gums and PUN rosin,
herbs, leaves, lichens, moses, nuts.
roots and stems. spices, vegetables,
seeds aromatic, seeds of morbid growth.
weeds and woods used expressly in
dyelng, which are not edible, advanced
in value or condition by refining or
grinding, or by other process of
manufacture, and not specially
provided for in this act. 10 per cent ad
valorem. In the paragraph relating to
fish, the word prepared is stricken
out and the rate of 25 per cent ad va.
lorem is made to apply to all fish oils.
EPSON salts are made dutiable at one
fifth of cent per pound. Morphia or
morphine salts thereof, so cents per
ounce; senate and house bills so cents.
Flaxseed and poppy oil, 20 cents per
gallon, instead OF Is cents in former
bills. In olive oil for salad purposes,
the house rate of 35 cents per gallon Is
restored instead OF senate committee
rate of 25 per cent. A portion of
THE GLASS SCHEDULE
is changed SO as to read as follows:
Green and colored, nodded or pressed,
and flint and lime glass bottles holding
more than one pint, and demijohns and
carboys, covered and uncovered, and
other nodded or pressed green and COL
ored and flint or lime glass bottleware,
not specially provided for in this act,
five-eighthS of one cent per pound.
Green and colored, nodded or pressed.
and flint and lime glass bottles and
vialS holding not more than one pint
and not more than one-quarter of a
pint, three-fourths OF one cent per
pound; if holding less than one-fourth
of a pint. 35 cents per gross. whether
filed or untitled, whether their cop-
tents be dutiable or free" Senate rate
Oh above, 40 per cent; house rate 80
per cent. Another change in glass
is as follows: unpublished cylin-
der, crown and common win
dow glass. not exceeding 1Oxl5
inches square. one cent per pound; !;
above that, and not exceeding 16X24
inches square, II cents per pound !;
above that, and not exceeding 24x3O
inches square. 1ss cents per pound !;
above that, and not exceeding 24x36
inches square, 15S cents per pound; all
above that, IA cents per pound; pro-
vided, that unpublished cylinder, crown
and common window glass Imported in
boxes shall contain fifty square feet, or
as nearly as size will permit. and that
duty shall be computed thereon accord
ing to the actual weight of the glass"
There is a change of sizes as well as of
rates, and comparison cannot be made.
Plate glass, 24XI6 inches, % cents ner