The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-16
TARIFF BILL is OUT.
S GIVEN TO THE SENATE FL
NANCE COMMITTEE.
Many Changes Made In the Wilson Meas.
ure-Maximum Duty of One and Four
tenths Cents sugar-Fres Iron Ore
KilIed-Eight Years for whisky.


tie 10 Use. OF represents Les rcD. 4,
was laid before the full membership Of
the Senate Committee on Finance
Thursday morning, in the amended
70. m upon which the Democratic ma
jor.ty of that committee finally agreed
after one months consideration. The
chief features are the provisions in re-
gard to sugar, iron ore, lead, wool and
it, manufactures, cotton manufactures,
wi islxy and tobacco. The sugar pro-
vision is as follows
All su airs. tank bottoms, syrups OF cane
ju &c or OF beetjuice. melada. concentrated
mel "A La, Concre and concentrated mo-
las ,es testing by the polariscope not above
50 degrees shall pay a duty OF per cent
per pound, and for every additional degree
or fraction OF a degree so and not above
% de srees shown by the polariscope test,
shall pay .0l OF cent per pound addi-
tional. aud bove 80 and not above 06 de-
lrees. for every additional degree or frac-
tion OF IA degree shown by the poiar.scope
test shall pay duty OF .02 of a cent per
pound additional. and above 90 degrees by
po,arlscope test shall pay a duty OF Ia
cents FER pounl; molasses testing not
above 80 de srees by the polariscope shall
ray duty OF 2 cents per gallon; molasses
testing above SO degrees shall pay
duty OF cents per gallon.
Tax Oh Iron, Coal, and Lead
Iron ore, including manganiferous
iron ore, also dross or residuum from
burned pyrites, is taxed 40 cents per
ton. Coal is taken from the free list
and made dutiable also at 40 cents a
ten, and coke at 10 cents Lead ore,
which IN the Wilson bill was ID per
cent. ad valorem, lead ore, and lead
drojs are taxed three-fourths Of a cent
per pound, provided that silver ore
and all other ores containing lead shall
pay duty of three-fourths of cent
pe4' pound en- the lead contained there
in, according to sample and assay at
the port of entry.
Raw wool is left On the free list eX-
actly as in the Wilson bill, thu provis-
ion t. go into effect Aug. 2, 1891. In
manufactu of wool the valuations as
given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out, and the schedules now read as fol-
lows:
Wool OF tho sheep. hair OF the camel,
goat, alpaca, and other like animals In the
firm of clubbing, waste, rowing waste, ring
waste mungc, shoddies, garnetted.
carried waste, carboniZed nois, 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 ami
mails, which has been improved or ad-
vancel beyond its original condition as
ate by the use OF machinery or the APP
plicatiun Of labor, or both. and carbonized
Noo, shall be subject TO duty OF Is 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,
or tops, 20 Ter centum ad valorem; on
WOO en- AMI worsted yarns, 80 per centum
ad valorem: on WOODEN or worsted cloths.
shawls, knit fabrics. man ufactures of
1ne rIntfn rHrlI In,
of wool, worsted. the hair II tho camel.
goat. alpaca. or other animals ana any OF
the above having India rubber as COM
pOnent material not specially pr yide1
for in this act, 80 per centum ad valorem,
instead Of 40. as I'm the Wilson bill
On blankets, hats OF WOOL and fannels.
% per centum ad vaiorem, and II valued
at more than 30 cents per pound 80 per
cen um nd valorem; on WON cn'S and chill
Gren's dress goods composed wholly or In
part VI wool, not specially provided for in
this act, 30 per centum ad valorem, instead
Of AZ on clothing. ready-made, and arti-
Giles OF Wearing apparel OF every descriI-
ton and limitations OF fur conf oSed
Wholly or In part OF wool. etc, 30 per cent
um adj valorem. instead OF as; on weddings.
VOrings. suspenders. braces. beltings. bind
ings. braidS. etc, 35 er centum ad valor-
EN-, instead OF 40.
Car~ets remain unchanged The re-
duction in the duties for manufactures
OF wool shall take effect Dec. 2, 1894.
on and on the Free Lis
Articles stricken from the free lit
arc IS follows:
Apples, green, ripe. and Sried. etc.
| eet, mutton and pork; bone char: blu
minous and shale. and coal slack or culm;
coke, cocoa fiber. floor mating. manufac-
tured from round or split straw. including
Chinese mating: dates. cocoanuts. Brazil
nuts, cream nuts; gambler; CUTS. salted;
horn strips and tips; iron ore; olives.
green or prepared: orchids, lily OF the val
ley. aZaleas a MS and other plants used
for forcing under glass for cut flowers or
decorative purposes; sausage skins; sugar:
stained or painted window glass or painted
glass: painiin - and statuary.
Tho a1litiols ID the free list are as
follows.
Anv cattle. no; Sea- sheep or other do
nestle animals which have strayed across
he border 10 any foreign country. or
where such domestic animals have been OF
may lie driven across such boundary by
the Gamer for pasturage purpose; dia-
M nds and other precious ston s. rough or
uncut. including miners diamonds; cod
liver oil. not specifically prov ided for In the
act: straw, ETC.. for hats; spermaceti.
vhae and other fish oils OF American Ash
cries and all fish aud other products of
such fisheries