Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-16
SENATOR VOORHEES,.

The Wilson Tariff bill. which passed the
House OF Representatives February l, has
been laid before the full membership Of the
Senate Committee on Finance In the amend
ed form upon which the Democratic ma iority
OF that committee finally agreed, after one
whole months consideration. and numerous
changes OF front upon all the more important
objects OF taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation OF
the bill to the full committee by Chairman
Voorhees,, 1t was given out for publication
through the press.
The chief features upon which public in
terest centered were the provisions in re-
gard to the tariff on sugar, iron ore. lead.
wool and its manufactures. cotton msnuiac-
lures and the internal revenue taxes on
whisky and tobacco.
The sugar provision ia as follows: All
sugars, tank bottoms, syrups OF cane juice or
OF beet Juice. malada concentrated malada.
concrete and concentrated molasses testing
by the polariscope not above eighty degrees
shall pay duty OF one cent per pound. and
for every additional degree or fraction OF a
degree above eighty and not above ninety
degrees shown by the polariseope test. shall
pay one one-hundredth OF one per cent per
pound additional and above ninety and not
above ninety-six degrees, for every
additional degree or fraction of =
degree shown by the polariscope test. shall
pay duty of two oneh hundradths OF cent
per pound additional. eud above ninety-six
degrees by polariscope test, shall pay a duty
OF one and four-tenths cents per pound;
molasses testing not above nfty-six degrees
by the polarlsrope shall pay duty OF two
cents per gallon, molasses testing above
tifty-six degrees snail pay duty ot four
cents per gallon.
Iron ore, including maaganilerous iron
ore. also the dross or residuum from burnt
pyrites. forty cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and male
dutiable also at forty cents a ton, and cox-
at fifteen cents.
Lead ore. which in the Wilson bill was AZ
teen per cent. al valorenl, lead ore and lead
dross, three-lourths OF one cent per pound;
provided, that silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty OF three
iouths of one cent per pound on the leai
contained therein, according to sample AMI
assay at the port of entry.
Raw wool Is left on the free list exactly as
In the Wilson bill, the provision 10 go into
effect August 2, 1894.
ten cents.
The bonded period on wnisky is exten lei
five years. that is from three TO eight years
Cigars. IS thousand cigarettes IN paper,
81 thousand cigarettes Ia tobacco, ntty
cents thousand.
Barley ami barley pearlel, patent or
huiied, Is raised from twenty-five TO tnirty
per cent. ad vslorem, and barley malt from
thirty five 10 forty per cent.
The reduction in the duties for manutae-
lures OF wool are TO take effect December2,
1894
Among the additions to the free list are
diamonds aud other precious stones, rouSl
or uncut, including miners diamonds.
In the silk schedules corded silk is changed
from twenty-five cents pound to twenty per
cent ad valorem thrown and spun silk from
twenty to twenty-five per cent. ad valoren
Lumber remains on the free list.
The income tax OF two per cent. remlins
in the bill, but the tax on nOn-resid-nts Is
Strickan ont