The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-09
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THE COMPROMISE TARIFF BILL.

After over two weeks hard lab ]
the senate finance committee. acting
through the committee Of revisiOn,'
has completed the tarificOmpromlse,
and it has been reported to the sen
ate.
In the latest bill there are over 400
amendments. Most Of the changes
consist in the restoration Of duties
levied in the House bill, which du.
ties have been, in most instances,
decreased by the Senate. The new
compromise bill just reported is con-
siderably more like the original Will
son bill passed by the House than it
is like the bill reported some weeks
ago by the finance committee Of the
senate.
On raw sugars a tax Of forty per
cent al valorem is levied. This is
a distinct advantage to the sugar
refiners.
The tobacco schedule differs
slightly from both the House bill and
the former Senate bill.
Snuff and snuff flour, manufactured
of tobacco, ground dry OF damp,
and picked, scented, or otherwise, of
all descriptions, is put at 50 cents
per pound. blouse bill 40 cents per
pound
Cigars, cigarettes, chero0ts, Of all
kinds 81 per pound and % per cent;
and paper cigars and cigarettes, in
GLIDING wrappers, shall be subject to
the same duties as are imposed upon
cigars. blouse bill So per pound
and 25 per cent?
Paragraph 1874, which imposes a
duty of 81 per pound on unstemmed,
and $l.25 per pound on stemmed to-
baccO and paragraph l85, which
imposes a duty Of IS cents per pound
on all other leaf tobacco unstemmed.
and SO cents if stemmed, have been
stricken out and the following sub
stituted
Paragraph 184-Wrapper tobacco, I'm.
stemmed, imported in any bale, box,
package, or in bulk, S so per pound; if
stemmed, 50 % per pound.
Paragraph 185-FilIer tobacco, I'M
stemmed, imported in any bale, box,
package, OF in bulk, 81 cents per pound
if stemmed, SO cents per pound.
prNuilol thot tho 4orr, --o.oo,, 80
bacco, whenever used in this act shall be
taken to mean that quality of leaf to.
bacco known commercially as wrapper
tobacco; provided, further, that the term
filler tobacco, whenever used in this act,
shall be taken to mean all leaf tobacco
manufactured not commercially known
as wrapper tobacco; provided, further,
that if any leaf tobacco imported in any
bale, box, package, or in bulk shall be
the growth of different countries or shall
differ in quality and value, save as pro-
vided in the succeeding provision, then
the entire contents Of such bale, box,
package, or in bulk shall be subject to
the same duty as wrapped tobacco; pro
hINCdy AuItLCI lAdt IL any bdIG, DOA,'
package, or bulk of leaf tobacco Of uni
form quality contains exceeding Is per
Centum thereof of leaves suitable in color.
t~ineness of texture, and size for !
for cigars, then the entire contents of
such bale, box, package, or bulk shall be
subject to the same duty as wrapper to.
bacco; provided, further, that collectors
shall not permit entry TO be made, except
under regulations to be prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury, of any leaf to.
bacco imported in any bale, box, pack
age, or in bulk, unless the invoices coy
ering the same shall specify in detail the
character Of the leaf tobacco in such
able, box, package, or in bulk, whether
wrapper or filler tobacco, quebrado or
self-working bales, as tie case may be
and provided, further, that in the exami
nation for classification Of any invoice of
Imported leaf tobacco at least one bale,
If less than ten bales, and one bale in
every ten bales, and more if deemed
necessary, by the appraising officer,
shall be examined by the appraiser
or person authorized by law to make
such examination, and for the purpose of
fixing the classification and amount of
duty chargeable on such invoice of leaf
tobacco the examination of ten hands out
of each examined bale thereof shall be
taken to be a legal examination.
The items stricken from the free
list are brown corn, cabbages, cider, 1
meats of all kinds, prepared or pre-