The herald., 1895-02-26
Secretary Carlisle Suggests
Them to the Committee
DESIGNED FOR CLEARNESS
Ambiguity in Names Of Articles to Be
Avoided
A Paragraph is Amended so as to Include
Fresh Fish in the Free List-0ther
Proposed Amendments.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Secretary Car
Isle has sent to Senator Voorhees,, a!
chairman of the Committee on Finance, q
memorandum suggesting changes in the
| tariff act which are, the Secretary says,
designed to make more clear the inten-
| ton of Congress, and to lessen the
chances of litigation by removing the
| ambiguity now existing in the various
| paragraphs enumerated"
| Most of these suggestions originated
with General Appraiser Sharretts. The
paragraphs sought to be amended are
"A, AZ, 73, So, So 124, 210, 217, 2ss, 24s,
234 1-2 263, 265, 246, 26S, 276, sos, 321, 32S
33s 36l, 40l, 43l, 44S, 467, 4S1, 542 5s5.
Paragraph II 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 cor
rection provides for their separation, but
leaves the duty as fixed in the act, at 25
per cent ad valorem. In the act as it
stands there is a misplaced comma be-
tween the words spirits and varnshes,
which it is proposed to strike out.
The change in the 4Sth paragraph
adds the word ARTISTS before "colors in
tubes, so as to provide duty of 25 per
cent ad valorem.
The amendment suggested TO paragraph
rs adds the word "vitrified - SO as to make
it read brick not glazed vitriiied ETC.,
25 per cent.
Paragraph SO relates to bottles.
Lenses, wholly or parts, manufactured,
are especially excepted from the operation
of paragraph 9S relating to spectacles,
singlass, ETC., which pay 40 per cent ad
vaorem.
Paragraph 124 relates to wire.
Fresh salmon are added to paragraph 210
fixing a duty OF IL cent per pound on
fish.
Paragraph 217 is changed to read "plums,
prunes figs, raisins dried grapes and
Zante currants"
Paragraph 21S so as to provide for levy
ing prescribed duty of 80 per cent when
sweetmeats and fruits are imported pre-
served in spirits as well as in sugar, to
which the operations of the act are linn
tied.
Paragraph 294 1-2 is amended so as to
add: Provide for the collection of duty
of 10 per cent ad valorem when orchids
and other plants are imported chiefly for
forcing under glass for flowers, the word
chiefly" not appearing in the present
act
Paragraph 24s relates to bottles in which
ale is imported,
Paragraph 265 relates to flax, and 266 to
hemp as does paragraph 26S.
Paragraph 276, relating to laces, edgings
ETC., is amended so as to include em-
broidered wearing apparel and textile
fabrics at 50 per cent ad valorem
Paragraph 30S relates to lithographic
prints, and 32s to toys.
Paragraph 36l relates to umbrella
sticks.
Paragraph 401 amends the free list so as
to read, Birds and wild land or other
fowl, dead or alive, " and 431 so as to not
include strings for musical instruments.
Paragraph 4O3 relates to ''coal tar and
its products"
Paragraph 33S is amended so as to re-
lieve the present act from possible con-
struction of diamonds on the free list.
Paragraph 4S1 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.