Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-08
THE TARIFF BILL
Compromise Amendments That Have
Been Made Public.
GENERAL INCREASE ALONG TIE Line
Changes That Have Been Made in
the Different Schedules.
ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST

The compromise amendments" to the tar
III bill were made public last night They
quite fulfill the predictions of republican
Senators as to the contemplated complete
change in the Wilson tariff bill, and are of
a character to render the bill a high pro-
tective measure, in some instances quite as
high as the republicans would now draw II
they had the work to do.
The sugar schedule fixes the duty on all
sugar at 40 per cent ad valorem, with one
eighth of one cent a pound additional on
refined sugar and one-tenth of one cent per
pound more on sugar imported from coun-
tries paying bounty. 1t Is provided that
nothing herein contained shall be so con-
structed as to abrogate or In any manner
impair or affect the provisions of the treaty
of commercial reciprocity concluded be-
tween the United States and the King of
the Hawaiian Islands on the 3Oth day of
January. 1876, or the provisions of any act
of Congress heretofore passed for the exc
cution of the same. That on and after jan
rary l, 1895, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on molasses testing forty degrees
or less by the polariscope, and containing
more than 70 per centum of moisture, and
on molasses testing above 40 degrees and
not above SO degrees polariscope. a duty Of
cents per gallon, If testing above 80 de-
grees poiariscope. a duty of cents per GAL
Ion.
increases I'm the WOODEN Schedule.
The increases in the wooden schedule
amount to considerable. Flocks, mungo
garnetted waste and carbonized noils or
shoddy as inserted the rate is made Ii per
cent ad valorem. Senate and House bills, -
per cent. Paragraph 2S1, relating in former
bills toswooien and worsted cloths.is chang
ed to read as follows ION knit fabrics and
all fabrics made on knitting machines or
frames, not including wearing apparel, and
on shawls made wholly or in part of wool
worsted the hair of the camel, goat alpaca
or other animals, valued at not exceeding
40 cents per pound. IS per cent ad valorem;
valued at more than 40 cents per pound, ~
per cent ad vaiorem. Senate bill 80. House
bill ~ per cent.
On blankets, hats of wool and fiannels for
underwear. and felts for paper makers use
and printing machines. composed wholly or
in part of wool, the hair Of the camel. goat.
alpaca or other animals, valued at not more
than 30 cents per pound. D per cent ad va
lcrem; valued at more than 80 and not
more than 40' cents per pound. 80 per cent
ad valorem; valued at more than 10 cents
per pound. 30 per cent ad valorem." The
changes consisting in changing the quoted
words in the House bill.
On women's and chiliren's dress goods
coat Innings, Italian cloth bunting. or goods
manufactures. including such as have any
rubber as a component material. composed
wholly or in part of wool, worsted. the hair
of the camel, goat, alpaca or other animals
not specially provided for in this act. the
House rate, 40 per cent ad valorem. Is re-
stored tSenate bill S5 per cent?. And the
following words are added: Valued at not
over one dollar per pound, 40 per cent: IL
finished. valued at more ehan 80 cents and
not more than one dollar per pound, AZ per
cent ad valore-a, and on all the foregoing,
valued at more than one dollar. 80 per cont
ad valorem. On ready-made clothing COM
posed of any of the above mentioned ma
terials. House rate. AZ per cent ad valorem.
provisions also include limitations OF fur.
The following paragraph. stricken out of the
House bill by the Senate committee, Is now
restored: ION cloaks. dolmans, talmas
ulsters or other outside garments for ladies'
and children's apparel, and goods of Sim
liar description or used for similar pur-
poses, composed wholly or in part OF WOOL
worsted, the hair of the camel goat, alpaca
or other animal. made mp or manufactured
wholly or in part, the rate Is changed from
40 to 80 per cent ad valorem. On weddings
gorirgs. suspenders. braces. betting, binding
braids, gailoons, fringes, gimps, cords. cords
and tassels dress trimmings, laces and en-
broidereies, head nets. buttons or barrel
sells or ornaments, any of the foregoing,
which are elastic or non-elastic made OF
wool, worsted, the hair of the camel goat
alpaca or other animals, or of WOOL worsted
the hair OF the camel, goat. alpaca or other
animals Is component material, so per
cent ad valorem." Senate BILL 30 per cent;
House bill. 40 per cent?.