Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-15
MANY CHANGES.
The Senate Committee Completes
the Tariff Bill.
Radical Changes Made in the Measure as
1t Passed tho House The Scale Is
Largely Increased-Sugar
Made OutiabIe.
The Wilson Bill


cratic members of the senate finance
committee laid before the full commit
tee yesterday the Wilson bill as they
amended it. Previous to the meeting
of the committee Secretary Carlisle
was in the room of the committee on
finance, and consulted with the mem
bers of the committee. The following
are some of the changes made by the
democratic members of the committee
in the house bill:
Sugar not above 81 degrees polariscope test
cent per pound for every additional degree or
fraction not above 90 degrees, f-Iu' cent addi-
tional, above 81 and not above 95, 2-lJU per de.
gree, and above s6 degrees. duty OF and 40
cents per pound molasses testing not above 80
degrees by the polsriscope shall pay duty OF
cents per gallon: molasses testing above bs
degrees shall pa duty OF cents per gallon.
Under the Wilson bill sugar was admitted free
and under the 1893 tariff paid 2l cents per
pound
Whisky. 81 10 per gallon and the bonded
period extended from three TO eight y ara
Iron ore 40 cents per ton
Lead ore, cent per pound. including lead
mixeI with silver ores. Coal, btuminous and
Shale 4 cen per ton.
Coal or slack or culm, Is cents per ton; coke,
10 per cent ad valorem
The metal schedule Is as follows:
Iron ore, including mag tniferous iron ore. also
the dross residuum from burnt pyrites, 20
cents per ton. Wilson bill free
Iron in pigs iron kentledge, spiegeIeisen.
ferro silicicon, 22h per cent ad valorem Will
bill 20 per cent
ALI iron in slabs blooms, loops or other forms
more advan ed than pig iron and less finished
than iron in bars. 25 per cent ad valorem VII.
son bill 22lz per cent
Bar iron rolled or hammered, round iron in
coils or rods and bars shapes OF rolled iron,
% per cent ad valorem Wilson bill 25 per
cent
Beams, girders joists and all other shapes of
iron or steel, whe ther plain or punched or a t.
ted for use, S5 per cent ad Vaiorem Wilson
bill 30 per cent
Boiler or other plate or steel except saw
plates not thinner than No ID wire gauge.
shared or unshared and skelp iron or steel.
sheared or rolled in grooves. 80 per cent ad
Vaiorem Wilson bill 20 per cent
F'orgings of iron Gel, forged iron or
steel combined, 81 per cent ad valorem VIII
son bill 70 per cent.
Hoop, band scroll iron or steel 81 per cent
ad valorem. Wilson bill % per cent.
Railway bars made of iron steel and rail-
way bars made in part OF steel rails, and
punch iron or steel fat rails. % : per cent al
valorem- Wilson bill - per cent
In paragraph I1s, the proviso that the reduo-
uon provided for to sheets OF iron steel
thinner than No. 25 wire Guage shall take effect
on October |, 1894. is stricken out, as is also Q
like proviso in paragraph l2i. relating 70 tin
plates, terne plates and taggers' tin
Boiler or othe tubes, pipes, fues or stays Of
wrought iron Q Il, " per cent al vaiorem.
Wilson bill 21 per cent.
Cast iron pipe of every description - per
cent Wilson bill 25 per cent
In paragraph l28 shears and scissors are
added to the list of articles on which q duty Of
% per cent is added.
The lead products remain as in the Wilson
bill
Gold and silver leaf and woodscrews are re-
duced to - per cent. the Wilson bill being IS.
Lead ore and lead dross 4 cent per pound.
Provided, that silver ore and all other ores con.
tanning lead shall pay duty of z cent Per
pound on the lead contained therein, according
II O
Pens. metallic, except gold pens 81 per cent
ad valorem. Wilson bill, IS per cent
Manufactured articles or wares not specially
provided for in this act composed wholly or In
part of any metal I'd whether partly or wholly
manufactured, 80 per cent al valorem- Wilson
bill, 80 per cent
No change is made In the cotton scheduls
but collars and cuffs are increased from 81 70
45 per cent ad valorem
The date for going into effect OF the bill IL
changed from June TO June o. and"a duty Is
levied on articles imported or Withdrawn for
consumption.
In the internal revenue section is new pro-
vision directing the president to Immediately
notify the Hawaiian government that the
United States will terminate in twelve m 'nths
the treaty with Hawaii made in 1878
No hange is made in the rates fixed BY the
Wilson bill on imported tobacco
The internal revenue section OF the bill COW
ers the income tax with MANY verbal but few
essential changes makes q tax OF two cents on
everv pack of pla ing cards. similar TO the pro-
bacco, cigars and cigarettes weighing over
three pounds per thousand of IS per thousand,
and makes paper cigarettes weighing less than
three poun is per thousand paw 81 per thousand
and those wrapped in tobacco fifty cents per
thousand.
The wool and woolen schedule
changes are as follows:
Paragraph o19- ION wool of the sheep hair
of the camel goat, alpaca and other like ami
ma in the form OF rowing roping or tops" the
flGnn &c C61n n n
25 per cent ad valorem.
A like change is made in the paragraph relat-
ing to olen and worsted yarns made wholly
or in part of WOOL worsted the hair OF the
camel goat alpaca or other animals and the
whole put at % per cent ad vaiorem
On wooden worsted cloths, shawls. knit
fabrics not specially provided for in tbs act.
IS per cent ad valorem Wilson BILL ~ per
cent
The paragraph relating TO blankets. hats of
and f1annels for underwear, and felts for
paper making and printing machines is changed
so to make only one classification where the
valua ion is more than 30 per cent per pound
and the uty for ali is left at 30 per cent I'D
Valorem
On woolens and children's dress goods, coat
Innings, italian cloth. banting and goods of sim
flar description not specially provided for in
this act 8, per cent ad valorem.
On clothing ready made and articles OF wear
fng apparel of every description. feltS not
woven and plushes and other pile fabrics and
mutations of fur, Al per cent ad valorem- VIII
son Dill. 10 per cent
The paragraph fixing duty of Is per cent
on cloaks, dolmans. ulsters, etc, is stricken
out, these articles are provided for In
another paragraph
On weddings. eorings, suspenders, braces
beltines, bindings, braids. galloons fringes
gimps, cords and tassels. dress trimmings
iaces and embroideries head nets. buttons o'
barrel buttons, buttons OF other forms, fol
tassels or ornaments. made OF wool or worsted
IS per cent. ad valorem- Wilson bill, 20 pei
cent
Provision in the Wilson bill to the effect tha
on rates of duty in the wooden schedule. ex
cept carpets there shall be a reduction OF pei
cent ad valorem TO take effect July I, 1895. and
thereafter like amount on fSt OF July, 1897
isss 1892 and 1870. respectively" is stricker
out.
The portion of the bill repeating the
sugar bounty is left intact and the fol
lowing provision is inserted:
0 Ali sugars, tank bottoms. sirup Of cane iuics
or OF beet juice, melad concentrated melad
concrete and con cen rated moasses testing b,
the polariscope not above g. degrees shall pay
duty Of cent per pound, and for every addi
t:onai degree or fraction OF degree above 50 and
not above 81 degrees shown by the polariscop
test shall paw one one-hundredth of cent pc
-...d additfnnaI and above % and aboy