The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-19
TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
MiNF WADE BY RLPUBLTCINs on 4
sTRICT PIRTY yOTE.
Several Amendments to the Tobacco
acknowledgements Offer Many. But
All Are Eejected-Eeport To-Day.


morrow By the Ways ana Means Com
mittce. So FAR as Chairman Dlngley and
his Republican associates can influence
action the final vote on the measure viii
be taken In the House on the 2ist instant.
The bill will be called up Tor Consideration
on Monday next The Democrats mani
tested considerable opposition at to-day's
meeting to reporting the bin before Mon
dav next. their contention being that IN
Justice to the minority 10 should De re-
tanned in committe. until that time Mr.
Nncelcr dem. Of Alabama urged thsS
II the bill was 10 pass the House on
tho olst instant. it. were better to call
is up on Friday.
As the Democrats were not united re-
speeding this proposition it was not
agree. to- II was understood, however.
that night sessions should Doe held IN or
der that all the members Of the House
might have am opportunity Of expressing
their Views.
CHANGES ~ THE BILL.
\ number OF changes were made to-day
in the bill. Among them were the fol-
lowing
An addition was 10 paragraph ID. relat-
ing 10 iron or steel anchors. as follows
Anti-friction bah forgings of iron or steel
ar Of combined iron and steel. As per cent.
ad valorcm
Welded cylindrical furnaces made from
plate metal two and onc-hdt cents per
pound WAS added 90 paragraph li9 OF the
metal schedule. 10 was stated that ,ie
effect of ibis would Doe 20 Increase the
duty az east one '.'i ''n. p'. l..,,.,|
i'."-i"ph ~. ',' -.
'..s tl.. ~ n,,rh etandard
l,.,,.,.. ,,o, ai.o,e r. dooroos one
- ',,., 60. go, ,ddi,io,-
.,l ,i,l.,e. e-i.o of , cont nor Mound adlt-
f.onal and fractions of degree in pro-
norton"
The provision relating % molasses was
amended $50 ass 90 read. hoiass' tost-
ine above Oh degrees and not above IS
degrees three conte per gallon.
TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
Paragraph 2l2. relating 10 leaf tobacco
WIS amended 10 read. provided that y
ary tobacco imported I'm any bale. box
or package or in bulk. shall rc the growth
OF different countries or shall contain
exceeding ID per cent. thereof Of leaves.
etc.
Paragraph Ii the duty Of manufac-
tured tobacco not otherwise provided for
i4 increased i0 20 80 cents per pound.
Snun and snun -four was increased from
fl Go tl cents per pound
Sausaeos O.; all kinds were stricken from
tne mcHt schedule and placed ON free
let
Paragraph 3n. relating to plain woven
fabrics az single iIte yarns. was changed
to make the weight seven instead OF
cient ounces per square ward where
tne duty was placed at sovcn-oighths OF
. ,.r, NOR noiind and d per cent al
,..flr.,,
.r,. f...,. .., i..,-. .- .,.,,, ,,,do from
..l.. ,.t.t. 49,. .i..,,.. i,,,.. ,..,rrs
i'''''" 49, ..-,,+i,
WIS 'i'''''u ~ o"o "'" '''
cents per p'""" ana I'D pc' CENT o."
N~ioIen'
IA Hl''
I'm paragraph a'' the duty was increased
from =, % % cents p'r pound on h'h'-
graphic prints or other material nouhd
or unbound. or paper or other material
not exceeding N-lolo of an inch Do thicA-
ness ON paper or other material eN-
cc,ding $1,000 OF am inch in thickness
and exceeding 3j square inches. cutting
size the duty was increased from 10
u cents per pound. on prints exceeding
$1,000 cf AN inch. and not exceeding
a1-l 600 Of an inch in thickness and not
e,ceedine % square inches cutting size.
3D.. dut, was increased from five 10 ten
l,.s ,,.,. ,,o,,rd An increase of from
80 c,rts nor mound was made on
.-,.,.. ,,..oo1i,o oo-f 900 or
,,,.f.no.s Tine duty on
nn ''0" ,.t.r. .rd hands n
"'No-i 'l'N'o '-.. -, ..,,,r, in-fndin.,
] lIl".'" 'n - d, n,rt ,n
lahei7 Pi ln''" ID. 80. -. rr,,ta0