The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-29
CHANGES IN SCHEDULES.
Action of the Senate Finance Commit
tee on Leather, Etc.

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The Senate
committee on finance to-day settled several
vexed questions in connection with the tar
iff, including lead ore and iron ore The de-
cision is to leave the rate of IL cents on lead
ore, fixed by the finance committee, and
also to leave iron ore as originally deter
mined by the committee and passed by the
House. The tea paragraph was again
passed over for future consideration. The
committee decided to advance the rate on
pig lead to pa cents per pound This is an
increase of u of a cent over the House
rate, which the committee did not originally
disturb, and was made as compensation for
the increase on lead ore.
, The mica paragraph QS2) was rewritten
entirely. and as it will be presented fixes
rate of cents per pound and 20 per cent
ad valorem on the manufactured article
and of cents per pound and 20 per cent. ad
valorem on manufactured mica. Thorite
was added to the dutiable list paragraph
1ell at 20 per cent. ad valorem.
The rates on pineapples were increased
IN packages from to cents per cubic
foot, in bulk from Sc to 81 per thousand
The rate on plain bastic Photographic pa
pers for albumeniZing, etc, Paragraph
S9D, was increased from 2 to cents per
pound and from 10 to 20 per cent. ad val
orem.
The committee ended a long dispute by
deciding to take naphthaZarin black and
all fast black coal tar dyes from the free
list adding them to Paragraph IA, which
imposes a duty of % per cent. 1t is esti-
mated that this change will add several
hundred thousand dollars of revenue. A
similar gain is expected to be derived from
striking coal tar $500 from the free list and
making it dutiable at 10 per cent. Fashion
plates were also stricken from the free list
as was manganese ore.
substitute was written for the leather
paragraph CPD making many changes The
a PC cT-9I nh fol-
lows; Band or betting leather, sole leather
calf skins, tanned and dressed, kangaroo
sheep and goat skins Including lambs and
kid skins), dressed and finished, channels
and other skins and book binders calf
skins, all the foregoing not specially pro
Vlded Tor in this act 20 per cent ad val
orem; skins for morocco tanned but I'M
finished, 10 per cent. ad valorem; skins of
sheep origin, dressed with the grain on
$l.5O per dozen skins; skin of goat origin
dressed with the grain on, 81 per dozen
SKINS dressed as sued, or with the exterior
grain surface removed. whether known as
mocha or otherwise, $3.50 per dozen skins;
patent, 1apanned vanished or enameled
leather, weighing not over ten pounds per
dozen skins so cents per pound and 20 per
pounds and not over twenty-five pounds
per dozen, 80 cents per pound and 10 per
nve pounds per Dozen 20 cents per pound
ana l0 per cent al Valorem: piano-forte
leather and piano-forte action leather, 80
per cent. al Valorem; leather shoe laces,
finished or unfinished, 50 cents per gross
and 20 pei, cent. ad valorem; boots and
shoes made Of leather, 20 per cent
cut into shoe uppers or vamps or
other forms suitable for conversion into
manufactured articles shall be classified as
manufactures OF leather and pay duty ac-
cordingly.
a substitute was also written for Para
graph 434 tgloves) as follows. In addition
10 the foregoing rates there shall be paid
on leather gloves when lined 81 per dozen
pairs; on all piQue or priXzam gloves q
a Oi Sfif Itch
or embroidered with more than three single
strands or cords, p cents per dozen pairs
On all leather gloves with wrist openings
imported without fastenings or parts there
OF OF any Kind, there shall be a reduction
OF e cents per dozen pairs from the rates
IN the preceding paragraph"
Ihere was large gathering OF Republican
senators al the meeting of the Senate
finance committee at the Arlington Hotel
tonight. Most of the time was snent in
discussing the rates TO be imposed on coal
ana the proposition TO fix them so that a
reciprocal arrangement may be arrived at
vito the dominion of Canada. No formal
conclusion was arrived at, the committee
oeIering tinal action until the meeting to-
morrow Strong arguments were advanced
by some of those present in favor of the
Iate OF ~ cents per ton on coal the state
ment being made that the Western coal
neids could md a market i'm Canada for an
additional million tons per year this state
Ment being based on reports that the new
liberal Ministry of the Dominion would re-
Nuce the duty on imports of American coal
70 similar amount and enter into reci-
PFocity arrangements with the United
states After the meeting one member of
the committee advanced the opinion that
the rate 10 be finally fixed would be 67l5
cents per ton, but that there would be no
provision for a reciprocal agreement The
paragraph relating to plaster rock. or
gypsum, was also discussed This product
Is now on the free list. but Western SEN
ators are striving for duty Of 81 per tor.
II went over without action The general
subject of reciprocity also came up for
discussion by the Republican members of
the committee after the visitors had de-
parted.
Anti-Trust Amendment.