The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-23
THE TARIFF BILL
I'd BE REPORTED TODAY AND
FINAL ACTION TAKEN 3rsr.

usAef ia N "a thE 8til-8ARay
Amendment offered by Democratic
Mcmbg of the Committee Promptly
Voted Down.
Washington. March IS-The taria
bill VIII b. reported IN the house to-
morrow by the ways and means com
mittee. 81 far as Chairman Dinghy
and his republican associates can in
fiuence action. the finat vote on tho
measure viii be taken in the house ON
tn 3lst. inst. The bin viii lee called urs
for consideration on Monday next.
The democrats manifested consifrra-
bic opposition at today's meeting To-
reporting the bill before Monday next.
their contention being tina in Justice
to the minority it should be retained
in committee until that time. MIR.
Wheeler. democrat. of Alabama. urged
that if the bill was to pass the house
on the Sist inst. ii were better Il calf
it up on Friday.
As the democrats were not a unTt
respecting ;his proposition II was not
agreed 10. IL was understood. hnwry-
er, that night sessions should be held
~ 'ANNA NiaA al AhE lIIffAllcIS Oh -
house might have an opportunity OF
expressing their views.
\ number Of changes were made to-
day in the bin. Among them were the
following:
An addition was made 10 paragraph
125, relating to iron or steel anchors AS
follows: Anti-friction ball forrinrs OF
iron or steel or OF combined iron and
steel A Nor cent al Nal.rapa Nr1tY
ed cylindrical furnaces made from plate
metal 2l2 cents per pound was added to
paragraph 149 of the metal schedule. 1t
was stated that the effect of this would
be 10 increase The duty AT least !. cent
per pound.
Paragraph POS, Of the sugar schedule,
has been made 10 read as follows: SUI
gars not above l6 Dutch standard. etc.
testing not above - degrees. ! cent per
pound: and for every additional degree.
Bloc Of q cent per pound additional and
fractions of a degree in proportion.
The provision relating to mollases
was amended SO as 10 read: Molass.s,
testing above 30 degrees and not above
So degrees, ; cent per gallon.
Paragraph PIP, relating u leaf to
bacco, was amended to read: Provided
that if any tobacco imported in any
bale, box or package or in bulk, shall
be the growth OF different countries or
shall contain exceeding Il per ccHtu'l
thereof OF leaves, etc. Paragraph -fl
the duty on manufactured tobacco TT
otherwise provided for is increas 4
from 40 TO O. cents per pound. Sn m
and sn1f flour was increased from 50
to 60 cents per pound.
Sausages of all kinds were strick n
from the meat schedule and placed On
free list.
Paragraph Sal, relating to plain WOW
en- ia hrirS Of single into warns xC1e
charged SO as to make the weight Z
instead Of 8 ounces per square yard.
where the duty was placed at ~ OF "a
cent per pound and - per cent. al va
loren. The duty on bags or sacks
made from plain woven fabrics or sin
gle jute yarns was changed to H. cents
per pound and - per cent. ad Valorem.
In paragraph 391 the duty was in
creased from 20 to % cents per pound
on photographic prints or other mate
rial, bound or unbound. on paper or
other material not exceeding .00S of an
inch in thickness and exceeding So
square inches, cutting size. the duty
was increased from s to II cents Der
pound. On prints exceeding .00S Of an
inch and not exceeding .02 Of an inch
in thickn'ss and not exceeding 30
square inches cutting size. the duty
was increase from ) to 10 cents per
pound. An increase from 6 to . cents
pei IouIi WIS Indut on ltnbRfHDnlC
prints exceeding .02 of an inch in thick
ness. The duty on lithographia cigar
labels and bands. If printed in ten or
more colorS. Including labs's printed
in whole or in part bronze, but not in
Guiding labels printed in whole or i'm
part in metal leaf, was reduced from 80
to 25 cents per pound. Printed in whole
or in part in metal leaf the duty was
reduced from 40 to 80 cents per pound.
Blank books and others enumerated I'm
paragraph 400 were increased from 20
to rs per cent. ad valorem.
All the foregoing amendments were
offered by the republicans and adopted
by a strict party vote.
A number Of amendments were Offer
ed by the minority members Of the
and promptly rejected. Mr..
Wheeler. democrat, OF Alabama, for ex-
ample, moved that bagging and cotton
ties be placed on the free list. Later
he offered another amendment placing
barbed wire IN the free list.
Mr.. Swanson, democrat, OF Virginia.
moved to strike out the differential
duty in the sugar schedule. He ex-
planned that in levying tariff duties the
rates ought not to be imposed so az tn
give a monopoly Of the American mar
ket to any combination or trust. He
maintained that 1t vas distinctly under
stood that the American sugar trust. i'm
combination with Claus SPECIFIES. had
the absolute control Of the American
market forarefined His amend
ment sharSae fate of the other mi
nority amendn
Mr.. Roberts6f.sA democrat, OF Louis
lana. moved an increase in the tariff
on uncleaned rice. his argument be-
ing that the present tariff protects the.
manufacturer only, which is a discrim-
ination against the farmer. The reply
to this. as the amendment was voted
down. was that the protection given i'm
this bill was greater than that given by
the present law.
Mr.. McLaurin, democrat, Of South
Carolina, moved that a duty OF 2H
cents per Pound be placed on all inn
portations OF raw cotton. Rejected.
Mr.. Wheeler's amendment to place
sulphuric acid and black made from
bone, used in the manufacture OF qui-
nine, on the free list was defeated.