The times., 1897-03-14
THEIR WORK UNFINISHED
Republicans Have Not Yet Com
pleted the Tariff Bill.
WILL BE READY FOR MONDAY
The Estimated Revenue From Duties
on Sugar in the New Bill Is $780,
OOO,OOO-The WOODEN Schedui ie
Fixes the Strong Protective Cna r
acter of the Bill.

Inc Repubiicdn members or tie Ways
and Means Committee put in full days
work yesterday. They were in session un-
til nearly o'clock and would probably
have been at work a night but for the
Republican caucus.
When one of their number was asked IL
the bill was completed when they separau-
ed at O'Clock, he smiled broadly and said
it would be ready Monday. His manner
Indicated that the Legislative day of Sat
urday might be forty-eight hours long
The members of the committee declare
that no copy OF the new bill has gone out
of The hands of the Republican committees
and assert that the figures for the great
majority Of items as printed by the news
papers are made up by theseveralreporters
who have been seeking advance informa-
ton. One OF them stated that they were
much amused at some OF the ''guesses' and
laughed heartily in discussing them.
IL is probably true that most OF the
details made public have come from the
same source and there are some errors;
but it is also certain that in the two
great schedules OF sugar and wool, the
| statements published give accurately the
HEuTeS Oh CHe Dlil up 70 tHc
| How these may be changed before the
bill is introduced tomorrow, not even a
| member OF the committee ma ajority in
| charge could tell. Strong pressure is still
| being eXerted to secure alterations in
| the wool and WOODEN duties. Also several
| other schedules are still open to discus
| sion, and it is in the power OF a majority
| at any time to reopen the discussion ON
| any schedule.
| But with the duties on sugar and on
| wool settled il makes really little differ
| ence what is done with anything else, so
| far as general results are concerned. The
| customs receipts on sugar alone will amount
| to nearly one-fOurtf OF the total. The bill
| is not likely to bring in much more than
| $500, 900, ,00o, ana the sugar revenue Will
| be $50, ,oOo, 900 or more. The receipts on
wooden manufactures last year amounted to
something like $50, 600, 600, while the
value OF woods brought in free Of duty
was about $35,000,000, on which the
duty would be probably $50, 200, 600.
| The mere addition OF wool to the dutiable
list fixes the character of the bill and
| means protection all along the line.
The amount of revenue, or course, de-
pends upon the quantity Of goods i'm
| ported AS shown by the Wilson bill, this
10 sometimes an uncertain factor in the
computation.
The basket clause in the flax, hemp
and tute schedule VIII probably impose a
compound dGty on all manufactures con
tanning not more than 100 threads per
square inch, and so per cent on all above
100 threads. This would increase the re-
eeipts by nearly three million dollars
The following addibionaiSagures are given:
Wood pulp, ne-twelfth OF cent a pound;
chemical pulp, unbleached, six tenths Of
cent, aud bleached One-fourth OF cent;
sheathing paper, roofing felr, and printing
paper as i'll the present law; copying paper,
etc, weighing six pounds TO the ream, 5
cents per pound and 8 per cent; more
than six pounds. cents per pound and
% per cent; dlbUmenized or sensitized paper,
80 per cent; surface coated papers, card
board, etc, are taxed 50 per cent, as in
the Mckinley law. Mckinley rates are
restored on envelopes and papers not other
wise provided for, and on books playing
cards and manufactures OF paper not
otherwise provided FOR.
The rates on buttons are lower than the
Mckinley rates. Agate buttons Will pay
one half cent per line per gross; pearl and
Shell DUttOnS, IL cents per line pei
gross and / 5 per cent; buttons OF yegeta biz
ivory, glass, bone or horn, one-fourth cent
per line per gross and 1 3 per cent; shoe
buttons, 80 per cent ad valorem.
Mckinley rates are restored on matches
and percussion caps. Musical instru-
ments are taxed 50 per cent and fans
except palm leaf, 40 per cent. The
present rates remain on pencil lead ant
Photographic dry plates. Mckinley rates
are restored on pipes and smokers articles
hatters' plush and umbrella sticks.
Orchids and other plants used for fore
ing under glass are restored to the fire
list. Other additions to the free lis
are cocoanuts in the shell. copra ant
plneappIes. Diamonds and other preciou
stones, rough or uncut, miners, GLACIERS
and engravers' diamonds, not set, an
diamond dust remain on the free list bu
jewels to be used in the manufacture o
watches and clocks are made dutiable.
The general clause at the end of tn
bill is left as in the present law.
> Imposes duty of 10 per cent ad valorer
. on all raw or manufactured article
not otherwise provided for, and 20 pc
cent on all manufactured articles nc
provided for.