The morning call., 1895-02-26
CORRECTING Ale THE MIsTAkEs.
Secretary Carlisle Suggests Important
Chances tls The Thrift Act.

Secretary Carlisle Suggests Important
Changes it the Tariff Act.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Secretary Carlisle
has sent to Senator Voorhees,, as chairman
of the Committee on Finance, a memo
randum suggesting changes in the tariff
act, which are, the Secretary says, de-
signed to make more clear the intention of
Congress and to lessen the chances of liti-
CATION by removing the ambiguity now
existing in the various paragraphs enum-
Grated.
Most of these suggestions originated
with General Appraiser Sharretts. The
paragraphs sought to be amended are:
"A, As, 20, SO, 80. 124, 30, 217, 21S, 24S, 234
263, 265, 246, 26S, 276 30S, 321, 1913, 1888, $751;
401, 431, 443, 467, 481, 542 and 5S5
Paragraph A relates to varnishes, and is
so constructed as to make it appear that
Japan varnish is sometimes known as gold,
which is not the case. The correction pro-
vides for their separation, but leaves the
duty as fixed in the act at % per cent ad
valorem. In the act as it stands there is
misplaced comma between the words spirit
and varnishes, which it is proposed to
strike out. The change in the 4Sth para
graph adds the word artists before
colors in tubes so as to provide a duty of
% per cent ad valorem.
The amendment suggested to paragraph
rs adds the word "vitrifed,' so as to make
it read brick, not glazed, vitritied, ETC., 25
per cent" Paragraph SO relates to bottles,
Lenses, wholly or parts, manufactured, are
specially excepted from the operation OF
paragraph 9S, relating to spectacles, ISM
glass, ETC., which pay 40 per cent ad
valorem. Paragraph 124 relates to wire.
''Fresh salmon is added to paragraph 90,
fixing duty of 4 cent per pound on fish.
Paragraph 81 is changed to read
''plums, prunes, figs, raisins, dried grapes
and Zante currants,' and paragraph 21S so
as to provide for levying the prescribed
duty of 80 per cent when sweetmeats and
fruits are imported preserved in spirits as
well as in sugar, to which the operations
of the act are limited.
Paragraph 234 is amended so as to add:
''Provide for the collection of the duty OF
| 10 per cent ad valorem when orchids and
other plants are imported chiefly for fore
| ing under glass for flowers the word
chiefly not appearing in the present act.
! Paragraph 24S relates to bottles in which
| ale is impo rted. Paragraph 265 relates to
fax, and 266 to hemp, as does paragraph
26S. Paragraph 276, relating to laces, edg-
ings, ETC., is amended so as to include
embroidered wearing apparel and textile
fabrics at 30 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 308 relates to photographic
prints and 1913 to toys: Paragraph 361 re-
lates to umbrella sticks. Paragraph 401
amends the free list SO as to read birds
and wild land or water fowl, dead or
alive" and 431 so as not to include strings
| for musical instruments. Paragraph 403
relates to coal tar and its products.
| Paragraph 33S is amended so as to re-
lieye the present act from possible con-
struction of diamonds on the free list.
Paragraph 481 is amended to include in the
| free list ''fresh-water fish, frozen or packed
in ice, and other fresh fish not otherwise
herein provided for.'
The Finance Committee will tomorrow
consider these suggestions.