Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-21

Democratic members OF the Finance
Committee have completed considera-
tion Of the tariff bill aud in in its re-
vised and completed form it was sub
mtted 70 the foil committee, Repuol-
cans and Democrats, today. The most
important change made in the bill is in
the sugar schedule, change being
made by which-an additional duty Of :
of ] cent per pound is given on all
sugars testing above 9S degrees by the
polariscope test or which are above No
l6 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 Of beet
iuice, melada, concreted mel
ada, concrete and concentra-
ted molasses testing by the
polariscops not above eighty degrees
shall psy duty OF one cent per pound,
and for every additional degree or frGc-
ton of a degree above eighty and not
above ninety degrees, shown by the
polariscope test, shall pay one one-hun-
oredth Of cent per pound additional,
and above ninety and not above ninety
eight degrees for every additional de-
gree or fraction OF a degree shown by
the polariscCpe test, shall pay duty OF
TWO one-hundredths of a cent per pound
additional, and upon all sugar testing
ffrh nn-
larIscope test, or above No. 16 by the
Dutch strndard in color, there shall 90
levied and collected duty OF One-eighth
of one cent per pound In addition TO the
DUTY imposed upon sugars testing
above ninety-eight degrees; moiaSses
testing not above ifty-six degrees by
the polariscops shall pay duty OF two
cents per gallon; molasses testing above
ffty-six degrees shall pay duty or four
cents per gallon.
The provisions abrogating the
HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY
are struck from the revised bill and
specifc declaration is inserted repeating
the reciprocity treaties negotiated I'M
der the Mckinley act. Other changes
made 10 the revised bin from the bill Is
agreed upon by ths subcommittee are
as follows:
Lime is placed al Is per cent. ad va
Iorem. instead OF % per cent. 10 the
Senate sub-committee bill, aud 10 per
cent. in the Wilson bill, and the duty Is
made 20 include the value Of covering of
barrels. Plaster Of Paris, which was
not changed in the Senate su0-commlt-
tee bill from the rate OF 10 per cent. az
valorem on the ground article, is 20 pay
q duty Of 81 per son.
Cast polished plate glass finished or
uninished and silvered, not exceeding
"a bv 90 inches square, 20 cents per
square foot instead OF is cents as 10 the
Wilson bill; al above the dimension
given, 35 cents per square foot, instead
of 30 cents AS in the Wilson bill.
All sheets OF iron or steel, common or
black. thinner than No. 25 wire gauge,
and black taggers iron or steel picked
or cleaned, is changed from 9-10 Of one
cent per pound 10 thrse-f0urths of one
cent per pound and the provision which
the House bill carried, out which was
stricken out OF the original Senate bill
that this change shall take enect after
October l., 1894, is restored; TIN plate,
tsrne plate aud taggers' sin one cent
per pound instead Of l.5 per cent as 10
the Wilson bin, the Senate sub-oommit-
tee not having before changed from the
Wilson rate. To this paragraph the
Wilson bin provision that the rate shall
take effect October /, 1894, is restored;
cast iron pipe of every description
twenty-five aud One-haI per cent al
valorem Instead of twenty-five per cent
10 the Wilson bin aud twenty per cent
in The Senate subcommittee bin, cross
cut saws, mill, pit and drag-saws fifteen
per cent al yal0rem Instead OF twenty
five Der cent the Wilson bin rate. The
lead and lead ore duties are left uu-
changed from the Senate Sub-cOmmit-
tee rates as are the iron ore and coal du-
ties
PLAYING CARDS ARE RESTORED
90 the Wilson rate of 10 cents per pack,
instead OF . cents per pack, as tXed by
the Senate subcommittee; pipes, pipe
bowls, and an smokers articles not spe-
cialiy provided for TO this act, In
cluiing cigarette books, cigarette book
covers, pouches for smoking or chew
ing tobacco. and cigarette paper 10 all
forms, the Wilson rate of per cent. ad
valOrem is restored. the Senate sub
committee rate having been 40 per cent.
ad va.orem. ADD the remainder OF this
paragraph Is made 70 read as follows;
And pipe bowls Of clay 10 per cent. ad
va'orem."
Ia the Internal revenue schedule the
committee strikes ont the provision
which The Senate Committee fixed
taxing cigar and cigarettes weigh
ing more than three pounds S. per
1000, and cigarettes in paper weigh
ing not more than three pounds
81 per 1000, aud wrapped in tobacco so
cents per 1000, thus leaving the taxes
on the articles unchanged from the
present law. The provision in the in
come tax amendment relating TO a tax
on building aud loan associations which
vas exempted by the House and strickeu
out when the Senate subcommittee re-
ported the bill, has been restored with
the prOyisO that the tax shall not be
levied upon those institutions who make
no loans except to shareholders for the
purpose Of
ENABLING THEM TO BUMR HOMES
The following which wsk not iu
either the House bin or thNbil as
framed by the Senate sub-eom1 zee is