The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
A Synopsis Of Those in the Bill
Adopted by The Committee.


ton for the Troy Collars and Cuffs.
Persons Who Come Under the Head
of Manufacturers of Tobacco.
Washington. March 20-The tariff bill,
as further amended by the democratic
members of the Senate finance committee,
was laid before the full committee this
morning at 10 O'Clock and given to the
press. a number Of important changes
have been made, the most important of
which follows
Cast polished plate, finished or unin-
ished, and unsiIvered, not exceeding a by
60 inches square, increased from Is TO 20
cents per square foot; all above that in
creased from 30 to IS cents per square
foot
Sheets of iron, common or black, ex-
cepting as hereinafter provided for, thin
ner than number 25 wire guage, and all
iron or steel commercially known as com
mon or black taggers iron or steel, or
which have been picked or cleaned by
acid or by any other material, or process,
or which is cold rolled, smoothed only,
not polished, shall pay duty of % of
cent per pound-instead Of 0-l0, as re-
ported by the House bill and left by the
Senate committee.
The provisions of the House bill, also
stricken out by the previous Senate bill,
that the reduction provided FOR as to
sheets of iron or steel thinner than No.
% wire gauge shall take effect on and
after Oct. /, 1894, has been reincorpor-
ated.
Tin plates, terne plates, and taggers
tin has been reduced from l Is
pound. and the provision of the House
bill that this reduction shall take effect
Oct. 1, 1894, which was stricken out has
been restored.
Cast iron pipe of every description is
increased from 20 per cent TO 22}5 per
cent.
Cut nails and cut spikes of iron or steel
are reduced from 25 per cent. to 2215 per
cent.
Rivets of iron or steel are reduced from
80 per cent. to 25 per cent.
Cross cut saws, mill, pit and drag saws
are reduced from - per cent. to Is per
cent. ali other saws remain at 25 per
cent.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The sugar schedule in full is as follows:
''All sugar, tank bottoms, syrups Of cane
juice or of beat juice, melada, concen-
trated melada, concrete and concentrated
above so degrees shall pay duty of l
cent per pound and for every additional
degree or fraction of a degree above so
and not above 80 degrees, shown by the
polariscope test shall pay LOO of a cent
per pound additional, and above 80 and
not above IS degrees, for every additional
degree or fraction Of a degree shown by
the polariscope test, shall pay a duty of
LOO of a cent per pound additional, and
upon all sugar testing above 90 degrees
by pOlariscOpe test, or above No. IS by
Dutch standard in color. there shall be
levied and collected duty Il of ! per
cent. per pound in addition TO the duty
imposed upon sugars testing above 50 de-
grees. M0lasses testing not above So de-
grees by the polariscope shall pay a duty
OF cents per gallon. Molasses testing
above Sc degrees shall pay a duty of 4
cents a gallon"
Collars and cuffs, composed wholly or
in part of linen, are increased from 45 to
40 per cent. ad valorem. Shirts and all
other articles of wearing apparel of every
description, not specially provided for in
this act, composed wholly or in part of
linen, increased from 30 to 80 per cent ad
valorem. These increases were part of
the demand of the two New York sena-
tors. Troy Senator Murphy's home, is
headquarters for the manufacture of
these goods. The schedule for wool and
goods remains unchanged
Section four of the administrative fea-
ture, which covers what is known as the
similitude clauses, has been charged to
correspond with the provision in the
House bill which calls for the highest
rate of duty. This change is carried out
In the entire section, and is reversal of
the former action of the committee
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
A very important amendment is made
in the section governing the manufacture
of tobacco, which is intended to prevent
the sale of leaf tobacco by dealers from
competing with the sale of manufactured
tobacco, but is so worded as to protect
the farmer and grower of tobacco in his
right TO sell his own product wit bout the
payment of tax. This section is as follows:
Every person whose business it is to
manufacture tobacco or SNUFF for himself,
or who employs others TO manufacture to-
bacco or snuff, whether such manufacture
be by cutting, pressing, grinding, crush
ing, or rubbing OF any raw or leaf to-
bacco, or otherwise preparing raw or leaf
tobacco or manufactured or partially
manufactured tobacco. or snuff, or the
putting up for use or consumption of
scraps, waste, clippings, stems,
or deposits of tobacco, result
ing from any process of handling
tobacco, or by the working or prepare
ton of leaf tobacco, tobacco stems,
scraps. clippings, or waste. by sitting
twisting, screening, or any other process,
shall be regarded as a manufacturer of
tobacco. Every person shall also be re
garded as a manufacturer of tobacco,
whose business it is to sell leaf tobacco in
quantities less than the original hogs
head, case or bale; or who sells di-
rectly to consumers, or to per-
sons other than duly registered
dealers in leaf tobacco, or TO duty regis
tered dealers in manufactured tobacco,
snuff or cigars, or to persons who pur-
chase in original packages for export and
all tobacco, sold by such persons shall be
regarded as manufactured tobacco, and
such manufactured tobacco shall be put
up and prepared by such manufacturer in
such packages only as the commissioner
of internal revenue, with the approval of
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
prescribe; provided that farmers and
growers of tobacco who sell leaf tobacco
of their own growth and raising shall not
be regarded as manufacturers of tobacco,
and so much of section 3244 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States, and
all acts amendatory thereof, as are in
conflict with this act, are hereby re-
pealed."
DRAWBACK CLAUSE ELIMINATED.
The drawback clause for cotton bagging