The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
COMPROMISE TARIFF BILL.
Over 400 Changes Made in the Will
son Bill BY the Senators.

the Schedules very marked-A NUM-
her of Articles Taken From the Free
1ist-The Iron and Glass Schedules
Thoroughly overhauled.
washington May 7.-During the execu-
tive session ofthe Senate to-day Senator
Iones presented the amendments to the
tariff bill which have been considered
and agreed upon by the democratic sena-
TORS known IS the compromise committee.
There are over 400 of them
ond it makes a new bill, or a measure
oraatlv differing from the Wilson bill and
from the Senate bill in any form in which
it has been presented. The amendments
heretofore presented by Senator Vest and
ronorted from the finance committee are
indorsed by the compromise committee.
There is a general increase in the bill,
and in some schedules the increases are
very marked.
MANY of the changes are unimportant
and consist of a restoration of duties
which the Senate had reduced.
Anumber of articles have been taken
from the free list, chief among these
being agricultural products.
Proba bly, as the result of the criticism
that the bill has been drawn on sectional
lines, the committee has reduced the
duty on rice.
THE DUTY ON TOBACCO.
Another exceedingly important amend
ment is that relative to leaf tobacco, in
which there is a very material increase
in the rates of duty.
The chemical schedule, against which
the republicans have levelled some of
their arguments, has been reconstructed
in many particulars, and here, as in the
other schedules, the change is noted from
ad valorem to specific duties. to say
nothing of the increase in the rates.
The iron and glass schedules have been
overhauled and changes made by manu-
!actures have been made, some of them
not 50 much in the nature OF increases as
they are in the way of re-classiication
and the equalization of duties.
The rumOrs that have been floating
about for some days of the mysterious
influences at work in regard to the
woolen aud cotton schedules appear to
have had some ground, for the changes in
these lines have been numerous and in
some cases very material
Coal, iron ore, lead ore and lumber
were not touched.
The lead trust was not the gamer by
the amenments, for there was not an in
crease on duty in lead products.
Nothing was done for whisky, but If all
the rumOrs in connection with the article
be true, it is very likely that vigorous
fight will be made to put the tax on
whisky back to 81 a gallon it carried
when the bill came from the House.
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
"On and after Jan. /, 1895, there shall
be levied, collected, and paid on all
sugars not above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color, and on all tank
bottoms, syrups of cane juice or of
beet Juice, melada, concentrated melada
md &,,,A II II,
duty Of 40 per Centum ad valorem, and
upon all sugars above No 16 Dutch stand
ard in color therer shall be levied, col
lected and paid, a duty of one-eighth of one
cent per pound in addition to the said duty
OF ~ per centum ad valorem, and all
sugars, tank bottoms, syrup of cane juice
or Of beet Juice, malada, concentrated
malada, concrete or concentrated mo-
lasses which are imported, or are the pro-
duet Of any country which at the time
the same are exported therefrom
pays, directly or indirectly
bounty on the export thereof shall pay
Guty OF l-lOth of cent per pound in ad-
dition to the foregoing rates; provided,
Ihat nothlng herein contained shall be so
construed as to abrogate or In any man.
neH impair or affect the provisions of the
treaty OF commercial reciprocity con-
cluded between the United States and
the King of the Hawaiian islands on Jan.
'O 1919, of the provisions of any act of
congress heretofore passed for the execu-
tlon OF the same.
That on and after Jan. /, 1895, there
snail be levied, collected, and paid on
moIasses testing 40 degrees or less by the
poiariscope, and containing more than 20
per cent. of moisture, and on molasses
testing above 40 degrees and not above SO
gallon"
80 Alcoholic perfumery is changed from
~ gallon and 55 per cent. to 50 o gallon
and 20 per cent.
Morphia is reduced from rs per cent.
per ounce to 80 cents per ounce.
smoking opium is taxed So a pound.
IN plate glass there is a change of sizes
a9 Wel as rate, so that comparison can
not be made
Marble, undressed, so cents a cubic
1901, rise of 10 cents
sawed and dressed marble, S5 cents,
also an increase of 10 cents
THE PIG IRON PARAGRAPH.
Inc pig iron paragraph is amended to
iu iie4u as follows: Iron in pigs, iron kent
Tuse' spiegeleizen, ferro-manganese, ferro-
silicon, wrought and cast scrap iron and
scrap steel. 81 per ton, but nothing shall
De ueemed scrap iron or scrap steel except
este or refuse iron, or steel fit only to be
manufactured.
Beams, girders, joists, channels, car
1uVh channels, Il. L. columns and posts,
VI parts Or sections of columns and posts,
teck and bulb beams and building forms,
UseVher with all other structural shapes
y. ron or steel, whether plain or punched,
VI nVted for use, six-tenths of a cent per
POUND Senate bill 35 per cent ad valo-
rem, House bill 30.
railway bars made of iron or steel.
a. anu railway bars made in part OF steel,
rails and punched iron or steel fat
biiI ibGlS, 80 OF cent per pound" Senate
So S5I. SS ? per cent. ad valorem House bill
~ per cent?
I'm plate l-15c per pound, restoring the
Hguse rate.N Senate bill cent
throughout the entire iron schedule
Ipeylnc rates are substituted for ad va
lUrein except in some cases there is
rrotnolnation of specific and ad valorem
THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
Inc tobacco schedule is changed to
Eau Eau as follows: Wrapper tobacco, un-
SSemmed, imported in any bale, box,
rs+ackage or in bulk, $3.50 per pound If
SSyelnned, S2.25 per pound" House and
oSsnaIe bills 81 and Sl.25 respectively on
ABOVE articles
- flller tobacco, unstemmed, imported
cnaty 'n any bale, box, package, or in bulk, 35