The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-09
Sugar, Coal, Iron and Other Articles
Placed on the Dutiable List and
Duties OH Manufactures Reduced.
TAX ON WHISKY PUT AT S1.10
And the Bonded Period Increased
from Three to Eight Years.
Many Minor Changes Tending to an In
crease of Revenue Without Afford
ing Much Protection.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The Demo-
cratic members of the Senate finance COM
mite laid before the full committee to-day,
at IL O'Clock, the Wilson bill as they have
amended it. Previous to the meeting OF
the committee Secretary Carlisle was in the
room OF the committee on finance and con-
suited with the members. In the internal
revenue section is a new provision direct
ing the President to Immediately notify
the Hawaiian government that the United
States will terminate in twelve months the
treaty with Hawaii made in 1875. Follow
ing are the changes made in the dutiable
list:
METAL SCHEDULE.
Iron ore including manganiferous iron
ore also the dross or residuum from burnt
pyrites, 40 cents per ton. ONilson BILL free.)
Iron in pigs. iron kentledge, spiegeleisen
ferro-silicon, 221e per cent ad valorem.
CWilson BILL 20 per cent?
All iron in slabs, blooms, loops or other
forms more advanced than pig iron and
less finished than iron in bars. % per cent
ad valorem. (Wllson bill, 221a per cent?
Bar iron, rolled or hammered, round iron
in coils or rods, and bars or shapes OF
rolled iron, 2S per cent. ad valoreln. CTil-
son bill, % per cent?
Beams, girders, joists and all other shapes
of iron or Steel whether plain or punched,
or fitted for use, 35 per cent ad valorem.
(Wilson bill, 30 per cent?
Boiler or other plate iron or steel, except
saw plates, hereinafter provided for, not
thinner than no. 10 wire gauge, Sheared
unsheared, and skemp iron, or steel sheared
or rolled in grooves, 80 per cent ad Valorem.
Wllson bill, 20 per cent?
Forgings of iron or steel, or forged iron
or steel combined, 30 per cent. ad valorenl.
Wilson bill. 25 per cent?
h.
cent. ad valorem. CWilson bill, 25 per cent?
Railway bars made of iron or steel and
railway bars made I'm part of steel, '''I'''
rails and punched iron or steel fat rails,
22l2 per cent. ad valorem. (Wilson bill, 20
The lead products remain as i'm the Will
son bill.
In Paragraph 11S the proviso that the
or or steel eel thinner than No 25 wire 8 gauge nse
shall take effect on Oct /. 1894 is stricken
out, as is also like proviso in Paragraph
III, relating to tin plates. terne plates and
Boiler or other tubes, pipes. fues or
stays OF wrought iron or steel, 20 per cent.
ad valorem. (Wilson bill, 25 per cent?
Cast-iron pipe of every description, 20 per
cent CWilson bill, % per cent?
In Paragraph 13S shears and scissors are
added to the list Of articles on which a
duty of 45 per cent. is levied.
o. Wood screws, 80 per cent CWilson bill.
Gold and silver leaf. 30 per cent. Cvilson
bill, 35.)
Ledu ore ana leaQ 0rOSS, three-fOurthS or
l cent per pound; provided, that silver ore
and all other ores containing lead shall pay
a duty of three-fourths of cent per pound
on the lead contained therein, according TO
sample and assay at the port of entry.
Pens, metallic. except gold, 80 per cent.
ad valorem (WilsOn bill 80 per cent?
Manufactured articles or wares not spe-
cially provided for i'm this act composed
wholly or in part Of any metal, and wheth-
er partly or wholly manufactured. 30 per
cent ad valorem. (Wilson bill, 35 per cent?
WOOL AND ITS MANUFACTURES.
Paragraph 279 of the Wilson bill, ION
wool of the sheep, hair of the camel. goat
alpaca and other like animals in the form
of roping, rowing tops" is changed so
as to make only one rate of % per cent
ad valorem. A like change is made in the
paragraph relating to wooden and worsted
yarns made wholly or in part OF wool,
worsted. the hair OF the camel, goat, al
paca or other animals, and the whole put
at 80 per cent. ad valorem.
On woOlen wOrsted cloths shawls knit
fabrics not specially provided for in this
act, S5 per cent. ad valorem (Wilson Dill.
40 per cent?
The paragraph relating to blankets. hats
or wool. fiannels for underwear and felts
for paper making and printing machines is
lation where the valuation is more than 30
cents per pound. and the duty for all is
left at 80 per cent. ad yalorem.
On Women'S and childTen'S dress goods,
coat Innings, Italian cloth, bunting and
goods of similar description not specialIy
provided for in this act, S5 per cent IA va
loren.
On clothing, ready made, and articles OF
wearing apparel Of every description. felts
| not woven and pushes and other pile fab
| rics and limitations Of fur, 40 per cent. ad
| valorem. CWilson bill, 45 per cent?
The paragraph fixing a duty OF - per
| cent. on cloaks, dOlmans, listers etc is
| stricken out, as these articles are provided
| for in another paragraph.
on weddings, gorings. suspenders. braces,
hole
| gimps, cords, cords and tassels. dress trim
| mings, Iaces and embrOideries, head nets,
buttons or barrel buttons. or buttons OF
| other forms for tassels or ornaments. made
| of wool or worsted, 80 per cent. ad VaIorem.
| CWilson BILL 40 per cent?
The provision in the Wilson bill to the
effect that ION all rates of duty in the
| woolen schedule, except on carpets. there
| shall be a reduction Of / per cent ad va
after OF a like amount on the first OF July,
| 1897, 1893, 1899 and 1900, respectively" is
stricken out.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE
The portion Of the bill repeating the sugar
bounty is left intact and the following pro-
vision is inserted: "All sugars. tank bot
toms. syrups of cane Juice or Of beet juice
melada, concentrated melada, concrete and
concentrated molassess. testing by the po-
| lariscope not above so degrees. shall pay
duty of l cent per pound, and for every adj
|
| above 80 and not above 96 degrees shown by
| the poariscope test. shall pay one one
| hundredth of cent per pound additional;
| and above % and not above 90 degrees for
| every additional degree or fraction OF de-
| gree shown by the polariscope test shall
| pay duty of two One-hundredths OF a
| cent per pound additional, and above S
| degrees by polariscope test shall pay
| duty of IA cents per pound. Molasses
testing not above Sc degrees by the po-
| lariscope shall pay duty of cents per
| gallon: molasses testing above IS degrees
shall pay a duty Of cents per gallon"
| No other changes are made.
| EARTHENWARE AND GLASSWARE.
Plain brick, increased from 20 to p per
| cent
| Undecorated China. porcelain and crock
| cry, increased from 80 10 40 per cent, and
| decorated China, porcelain, ornaments, etc.
! decorated. increased from 40 TO A. per cent.
! Plain green and cOlOred nodded or pressed
| and flint and lime glassware. includ-
| ing bottles, Walls. deFnijohns and carbOys
/ covered or uncovered whether filled or un-
! filled and whether their contents be dIiti-
! able or free. not specially provided IL. in
( this act, 10 per cent ad Valorem- (Wilson
/ bill, 80 per cent?
All articles OF glass. cut. engraved.
| painted. coiored, printed. stained. decor
ated, sIvered or gllded, not including plate
/ glass. sivered looking glass plates. 80
| per cent ad valorem. (Wilson bill S5 per
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