The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-08
SENATE'S TARIFF.
The Revised" Wilson Bill
Laid Before the Full FL
nance Committee.
MANY QUEER CHANGES.
An Impost on Every Grade of
Sugar---Whiskey Tax
Si.1O.
WOOL STILL GOES FREE
But Iron Ore Must Pay and So
Must COal---To Prevail
June 80.
MANY QUEER CHANGES.
WOOL STILL GOES FREE


Tariff bill, which passed the House of Repre-
sentatives February l, was laid before the
full membership of the Senate Committee on
Finance this morning at eleven o'clock in
the amended form upon which the Demo-
cratic majority of that committee finally
agreed, after one whole months considera-
ton and numerous changes of front upon all
the more important objects of taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation of
the bill to the full committee it was given
out for publication.
The chief features upon which public in
terest centred were the provisions in regard
to the tariff on sugar, iron ore, lead, wool
and its manufactures, cotton manufactures
and the internal revenue taxes on whiskey
and tobacco:
The income tax provision of per cent re-
mains in the BILL but the tax on non-resi-
dents is stricken out
Lumber remains on the free list.
SUGAR PROVISION.
The sugar provision is as follows:-An
sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice,
or of beet juice molada, concentrated mo-
lada, concrete and concentrated molasses
testing by the polariscope not above eighty
degrees shall pay 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 cent
per pound additional. and above ninety and
not above ninety-six degrees. for every ad-
ditional degree or fraction of degree
shown by the polariscope test, shall pay
duty of 2-100 of a cent per ponud additional,
and above ninety-six degrees by polariscope
test, shall pay a duty of lilo cents per
pound; molasses testing not above So deg. by
the polariscope shall pay a duty of two cents
to1fif oh door
shall pay duty of four cents per gallon.
COAL AND ORES.
Iron ore, including manganiferous iron
ore, also the dross or residuum from burnt
pyrites, 40 cents ton
In the iron schedules iron in pigs is in
creased from 20 to 2219 per cent. ad valorem.
Iron in slabs increased from 2275 to % per
cent. Bar iron increased from % to % per
cent. Beams increased from 80 to S5 per
cent.
Coal is taken from the free list and made
dutiable also at 40 cents a ton and coke at
Is cents
Lead ore, which in the Wilson bill was 15
per cent. ad uaioreni, lead ore and lead dross
three-fourths of one per cent. per pound;
provided, that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty of three
fourths OF one per cent per pound on the
lead contained therein. according to sample
and assay at the port of entry.
WOOL SCHEDULE CHANGED.
Raw wool is left on the free list exactly as
in the Wilson bill, the provision to go into
effect August 2, 1894.
In manufactures of wool the valuations as
given in the Wilson bill are stricken out and
the schedules now read as follows:-
Wool of the sheep, hair of the camel goat,
alpaca and other like animals in the form of
slubbing waste, rowing waste, ring waste,
munge 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 animals, which has been improved
or advanced beyond its original condition as
waste by the use of machinery or the appli-
cation of labor, or both, and carbonized
wool, shall be subject to a duty OF 10 per
centum ad valorem.
On wool of the sheep, hair of the camel,
goat, alpaca, or other like animals, in the
form of rowing, roping, OF tops, 70 per cent
um ad valorem.
On woollen or worsted yarns, 30 per CEN
tum ad valorem.
On woolen or worsted cloths shawls, knit
fabrics, manufactures of every description
made wholly or in part of WOOL worsted, the
hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, or other ami
mails, and any of the above having India
rubber as a component material, not spec
tally provided for in this act, 35 per centum
ad valorem INSTEAD of 40, as in the Wilson
bill.
On blankets, hats of wool and fannels, 25
per centum 0d uatorem; valued at more
than 30 cents per pound, 80 per centum ad
relorem.
On women's and children's dress goods,
composed wholly or in part of wool, not
specially provided for in this act, 35 per CEN
tum dd ralorena, instead of 40.
On clothing, ready made, and articles OF
wearing apparel of every description, and
limitations of fur, composed wholly or in part
of wool, etc., 40 per centum dd ratorena (ln-
stead Of 49,
On weddings gerings, suspenders, braces,
betting, bindings, braids, ETC., 50 per centum
ad cdlorenl instead OF 4U.
Carpets remain unchanged.
The reductions on woollens are to take
effect December 2, 1894
SILK CHANGES.
In the silk schedules carded silk is changed
from Is cents per pound to 20 per cent. dd
UdLoqena; thrown and spun silk from ~ to 20
SIX laces are reduced from so to IS per
cent.
GLASSWARE.
There are only four changes in the glass
and glassware schedule.
Plain green and colored, nodded or pressed,
and flint and lime glassware, including vials,
etc., are raised from 80 to 40 per
cent ad valorem. All articles OF
glass, cut, engraved, painted, colored,
printed, stained. decorated, silvered,
or eilded not including plate glass silvered,
40 Der cent. ad valorem All glass bottles,
decanters when cut, engraved, painted.
colored and otherwise decorated are
raised from 35 to 40 per
cent Unpolished cylinder, crown and com
mon window glass, not exceeding IL by "a
inches square, one and one-eighth cents
ner pound; above that, and not exceeding
81 by 80 inches square, one and onefourth
cents per pound: above that and not
exceeding by "a by 20 inches square, from
one and three eightbs to one and one-half
cents per pound; all above that, from one
and one-half to one and ive-eighth cents per
pound.
The changes made in the chemical sched-
,,les are as follows: Tartaric acid, reduced
3 from 20 to 10 per cent. Alumina, increased
from 30 to 30 per cent colorjng for liquor
1.a1,,ced from so to 80 per cent.
eIveerirae. changed to 20 per
cent. nj v6loren Lodoform, changed from
81 per pound to 25 per cent ad ualorenl
Ticorice changed from five cents per
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