The sun., 1894-05-06
COMPROMISE TARIFF BILL.
MOST OF THE CH<NsEs hRE FROM <D
YxLoREM TO sPEcTFIC DUIIES

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vsiors-, ~nh s- Asdiicnsi Duty OF
| Oss-s,Ehth or . Ce-t o. Rsa.-d-Isere,ss
or Du y os Chemicals ana on Esrths- s-d
Glass wsrs-Iros Ore Increased fro- 80
60 so Per Cest.-Ths Rsdiea, ChssEss
wAsHINoroN. May 5.-Those Democratic
Senators who have for several weeks past been
trying to frame q tsriff bill that will be ae-
ccptabie to their party associates concluded
their labors to-day. and their work is now In
the hands OF the Public Printer Many OF the
Senators Interested in the various sch sdules
have been permitted to examine the salient
| features OF the compromise measure. and
the changes are In line with the state
| ments made in this correspondence from
| time to time. The latest changes In the
measure were completed to-day. and they
are supposed to be nnal. so far as the
com mmittee is concerned. These changes will
be presented In the open Senate on Monday or
| Tuesday. and the Finance Committee expect
to urge their adoption as the various para
1 graphs affected shall be reached. Most Of
| them are In the nature OF changes from ad
| valorem to specific duties This is q radical
| change from the provisions OF the Wilson bill.
! That measure changed the duties from spe-
| cinc to sd valoren. the Mckinley law being
mainly specific duties throughout The spe-
cinc duties i'm posed by the amended bill
corresponding duties imposed by the McKln-
| ley law.
| The latest changes which have been agreed
| upon as . result OF the com romlse are gen.
| orally In the direction OF higher rates than
were at 1rst reported by the Finance Com mit-
tee They are not at all satisfactory to some
Of the moro radica tarifr reiormers. The East
srn Democrats. at whose request most Of them
were made. nre generally satisfied: but Mills
md nakn % Ta~, an1 ra.k n.fM MI.
souri, and one or two other Southwestern
Dem ocrats think that the concessions m ads
are altogether too liberal
The Republicans say they will not fllbuster
against the BILL no matter what it's provisions
may be. Senator Aldrich. who Is the leader OF
the minority. was informed to-day OF the more
important changes involved in the compro-
mise amendments. and he expressed his sur-
prise at their mildness He said that he ex-
pected to make as vigorous fight as possible
against tho bill. but he feels that It is hope
less contest. and so the minority will not re-
sort to any dilatory tactics
The provisions OF the sugar schedule. a.
agreed upon. have already been printed. An
ad valorem duty OF 40 per cent. will be i'm posed
upon raw sugar. and on the refined article an
additional specific duty OF one eighth OF q |
cent. This difference 10 made to please the re-
Gners. who had effected . com bination which J
is made In the coal schedule from that already |
reported. There are several changes In the |
free list. The following are said to be some OF |
the principal changes which will be included |
In the compromise bill:
Schedule A, which 10 the chemical schedule,
has been overhauled and rem odeled in con-
formity with the increase In the duty on
alcohol. as provided for In the internal revenue
schedule All OF the chemicals In which
alr hal Ia al ln.r a.I r. 4
cent. In framing the Wilson bill the Increase
in the duty on alcohol was not taken into ac-
csrned: Loaf used in chemicals is also In
creased In the new bill from 6 to Is per cent.
Schedule b. which includes sarthenware
M ana glassware has been subjected to many
.aa aSd 81 AS ~a sadse H5s
duty. and the rates have been advanced In the
cent ssfs st.. .' n s Il. H% S e
aifo lower than the rates 10 the Mills bill.
Ssih s .ss1s I: also %sas and
IS &. HS 9sSs 10 fa:ass
tee. sm%sIdments. % 4, That win result in an IN
Sshsr Sass in s. 81 T .o Is from
Nc Lei hipsy 1is Sill from one;ioHrth tS 91s-hird
tenslve change In classification with view to
Grade Of articles man nufsetured from wool. It
10 proposed to put high duties on the high
grades OF goods The chan sss in the Woo:ien
schedule are said to be quite radical. and It
sSpsrss from R the Wesfi%snen as@ Hssoeisaon
ehsrSs q the sehedSis Gl ths Hoa:. TaH b Hsa
gether with Secretary Carlisle. went over the
care. and they pronounced Il the ' most Hf p:rf.st
MS % that wa Was ever put into any tarin bl
featured from lead. ar. to be cSsnsed from sd
SGS 70 GS Ess SSSp.
from. are reduced below the Mckinley law.
sS 81 the are Mssg s1 OslsS sSss
aats. nRd ss Sosss
Spirits. vines and other beverages are also
the Internal rsysnus duty on alcohol:
Cotton manufactures. yarns. and knit goods |
duty: .S aud the lower Er.dss are REDUCED below
nay the Increase. whiis poor people win get
Wool ]. continued on tho free lis. but the
OF wool are changed from an sd
are 20 pay an DcrsassS duty sRiis IL. sES% io%ss
grades are TO hnys the benefit Of a reduction
the siit schedule. but after due dsiibsration
from the House.
Paper and N manufaetures OF paper have been
House bill
few slight changes are to b. made In the
1stsSs TSsrs Ss Ss lsdSsioh
the duty on precious stones.
Leather and the man ufaoturss Of leather
arc to be treated substantially as provided In
he House pill, except that the duty is changed |
rom Ad Valorem To specific. All through the
revised edition OF the bill the ad yalorsm duty
has been stricken out In favor OF the specific I
1uty, and the rates are increased sutfielent to
operation.
Lumber remains about the same as It came
rom the House.
The AdmlnistrAtlVs features OF the new bill ,
Rave been drawn and arranged by the SecTe-
Ary OF the Treasury and the experts OF that
department.. AMI IL 10 believed that the bill il
n every way more practical than the former |