Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-20
NUMBER OF CHANGES
More OF Less Important Made in the New
TariM BilI.

Washington. March ia number o.
changes more or less important, were
made. yesterday, in the tariff bill. Thest
were as follows: An addition wa:
made to the paragraph relating t
ochre and ochre earths by making
dried or powdered earths one-half o.
enc cent per pound" China clay Oh
kaolin increased from 50 to 50 per ton
Rockingham earthenware at 40 pei
cent. ad valorem was added to earth.
enware schedule. An addition wa:
made to paragraph 125. relating t
iron or steel anchors, as follows: Anti
friction ball forgings of iron or steel OF
of combined iron and steel, As per cent
ad valorem." Welded cylindrical
furnaces made from plate metal 81.
cents per pound" added to paragraph
149 of the metal schedule.
1t was stated that the effect of this
would be to increase the duty at leasl
one-half cent per pound. The para
graph relating to wooden tooth picks
was increased by adding provision
imposing a duty of 40 cents per thou.
sand on butchers and packers skewers
Paragraph 20S Of the sugar schedule
is Dutch standard, etc., testing not
above IS degrees, one cent pound
for every additional degree. 300 cen,
per pound additional and fractions OF
a degree in proportion"
The provision relating to molasses was
amended to read: 'Molasses testing above
40 degrees and not above Sc degrees, :
cents per gallon.
Paragraph PIP, relating to leaf tobacco
was amended to read: Provided If any
tobacco imported In any bale, box OF
package or in bulk shall be the growth
of different countries or shall contain ex-
ceeding Is per centum Thereof leaves" etc.
Paragraph PA. Inc duty on manufact-
ured tobacco not otherwise provided for
Is Increased from 40 to 65 cents per pound.
Snuff and snuff flour are increased from
40 to 6 cents per pound. Sausages Of all
kinds are stricken from the meat sched-
ule and placed on the free list.
Paragraph S41, relating to plain woven
fabrics of single jute yarns. is changed
to-maRe the weight seven Instead Of eight
ounces per square yard where the duty
was placed at seven-eighths Of a cent per
pound and Is per cent. ad valorem.
The duty. on bags or sacks made from
plain woven fabrics of single jute yarns
Is changed to ~ cents per pound and IL
per cent. ad valorer1.
In paragraph 397 the duty is increased
from 20 to Is cents per pound on litho-
STdpulC pIIutS Ut OIneT Ildlorlal UUunQ
or unbound on paper or other material
not exceeding $1,000 OF an inch in thick
ness. On paper or other material exceed-
ing $1,000 of an inch in thickness and Nexl
ceeding IS square inches cutting size, the
duty is increased from to II cents per
pound. On prints exceeding $1,000 of an
inch and not exceeding 20-1O00 Of an inch
in thickness, not exceeding IS square
inches cutting size, the duty is increased
from to 10 cents per pound. An increase
from to 8 cents per pound is made on
photographic prints exceeding 20-1000 of
am inch in thickness, The duty on Htho-
graphic cigar labels and bands. IL printed
dn 10 or more colors, including labels
printed in whole or part IN bronze, but
part IN metal leaf. Is reduced from 30 to
Is cents per pound. PRINTED in whole in
part in metal leaf, the duty was reduced
from 40 to 30 cents per pound. Blank
books and others enumerated in para
graph 400 were increased from 20 to Is per
cent. ad valorem. In paragraph 400.
naphthazarin black was stricken from the
clause at Is per cent. ad valorem.
All the foregoing amendments were
offered by Republicans and adopted by
"a strict party vote.
A number of amendments were offered
by the minority members of the commit
tee and promptly rejected. Wheeler, Dem,
of Alabama, for example. moved that
free list. Afterwards he offered another
amendment placing barbed wire on the
free list
Swanson, Dem, of Virginia, moved TO
strike out the differential duty in the
sugar schedule. He explained that in
levying tariff duties the rates ought not
to be imposed to give monopoly of the