Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
THE TARIFF BILL.
Chances Wrought in II BY The Senate
Committee.
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
81. rro,tsion Touching Them unaltcred--
Income Tax, Leaf Tobacco, Iron.
Ore. Coal, Etc.


WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March ?O.-The
,,-0 bin. as further amended by the
,.c,ocrat!c members OF the Senate FL
,,pcc Committee. was laid before the
an committee this morning at 10 o'clock
ard given TO the press. number OF I'm.
,.rtont changes have been made. the
,.,s, important OF which follows:
cast. polished. platc-slass. finished or
....rishcd and unsiNered. not exceed
,.- 2lxeo inches square. increased from
e.. GA. % cents per square foot; all above
,.. increased from 30 to IS per square
fo.t
AID sheets OF iron or steel. common or
,..s excepting as hereinafter provided
thinner than number q. wire-gauge.
and an iron or steel commercially known
.. ...q.mon or black tagger-iron or steel,
which has been picketed or cleaned
acid or by any other material or
.....,s or which is eold-roled smoothcd
, not polished. shall pay duty OF
,.... fourths OF one cent per hundred
l.,4. hin. The provisions OF the House
D.. stricken out by "a previous Senate
that the reduction provided for as
q, sheets OF iron or steel thinner than
s wire-gauge. shall take effect on
. after october /, 1891, has been incor-
iate.
r. plates. ternc plates, and taggers
o.. have been reduced from one and one
,rr cents per pound TO one cent per
.rl and the provisions OF the House
mat this reduction shall take effect
..I.u.r J. 1884,, which was stricken out,
. been restored.
,lst-iron pipe Of every description. in
c-l,..d from % per cent. to 221s per cent
,.a' uails and out-spikes OF iron or steel
t,..,,l from - per cent. 10 22}9 per cent
i..,ts OF iron or steel. reduced % per
,... 10 - per cent.
,rYss-cut saws, mill, pitt and drag
.ss. reduced from 25 TO Is per cent; all
other saw, remain at Is per cent
SUGAR.
~be SUGAR schedule in full is as follows:
o.. -..ar-. tank bottoms, syrups OF cane
.. or II beet Juice, melada, concentra-
Dol. u,l8da. concrete and concentrated
,..r.-.,s. testing by the polariscope not
- 40 degrees shall nay "a duty OF
..,t rar pound. and for every additional
c..r,e or fraction OF a degree above ~
.,I not above ~ degrees shown by the
4ri-ropc test. shall pay l-lU OF cent
rouul additional. and above ~ and
,t 4b,v. - degrees. for every additlonai
...rec or fraction OF degree shown by
r.. t,lar,scope test shall pay duty of
e-ill of a cent per pound additional ana
.o an sugar testing above ~ degrees by
t,lariscope test. or above No. 10 10y the
Iytrh standard in color, there shah DE
levied and collected a duty Of is OF
nor cent per pound in addition 20 the
dl'y imposed upon sugars testing above
q, degrees.
Molasses testing not above % degrees
hv the pOlariscope shall pay a duty OF
cents per gallon; molasses testing above
ts degrees shall pay duty OF cents
Per gallon.
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
Collars and cuffs composed wholly or IN
mart OF linen. increased from As 10 80 per
cent. al valorem; shirts and all other
articles Of wearing apparel of every de-
scr4ption not specially provided for ir
this act. composed wholly or I'm part OF
linen. increased from % TO 50 per cent,
al valorcm.
These increases were part Of the
Democratic demand of the two New YORK
senator's Troy. Senator Murphy's home,
IS headquarters for the manufacture Of
these goods.
Tho schedule for wool and manufactures
Of wool silk. and silk goods remains un-
changed.
section four Of the administrative fea-
turh which covers what is known as
the similtude clause, has been changed
- correspond with the provisions In the
House bin which calls for the highest
rate Of duty. This change is carried out
Boo the entire section. and is a reversal
az the former action OF the committee.
The drawback clause for cotton bagging
exported has been stricken out.
CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.
Section 80. regulating the internal tax
oY cigars and cigarettes has had stricken
from it all the changes made in that
tlN. and the present law is permitted TO
stand.
lu the income-taX the Senate committee
originally struck out the provision Of
House bill that this should not apply
O.. the income or dividends OF building
l loan associations. AS reported the
II provides carefully against taxing
BONA hie building and loan associations.
The tax on playing cards remains at
uts per pack.
Tho whiskcy schedule remains as pre-
t.Yusly agreed upon by the Finance Com
..tfcc The tax is $i.l0 and the bonded
period eight years
section lO2, which was held 10 De- an alb
...t, repeal Of the Mckinley act, has
rtu stricken from the bill. and such
,arfs Of that act NOTABLY the tobacco
'Nl are retained under n proper section
RECIPROCITY.
The reciprocity treaties. or so-called
umcrcial arrangements entered into
L.I,r section Of the Mckinley act. are
Pro o. abrogatcd. as provided in the fol-
wing section. which the comnitte6
...ms meets the objection OF the Louis
|t.i senator's and removes all ambiguity
corning the duty on sugar:
Mat sections g. Is. and l6 OF an act ap'
proved October /. 1890 Uhe Mckinley acO
a.- hereby repealed; and all agreements
,- ENGAGEMENTS made or proclaimed be-
tween the United States and foreign gov
.~mcnts under the provisions of saiC
t.'pns are hereby abrogated. OF which
t's President shall give such notice &c
'N- authorities Of said foreign govern
-.r-ts as may be required by the terms
such agreements or arrangements.
1eapples bananas. and cocoanut'
..r been added 10 the free-list, and
thing has been taken therefrom.