The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-19
[,oIFF BILL TO FLY THROUGH.
,p,,CANs EXPECT TO PASS IT
hHi ON MARCH 81.

rnnllNtGC W eA~
ronsideratiOn of the Bill to BE
Nv the House on Monday
newocratic Protests Against
10 Haste UnnvaiIins.-NiGht
ms TO BE Held in Order to
r.-o Every One a Chance to Speak.
-s,,gron. March 1S-The tariff bill
rooorted to the House tomorrow
VII NAYS and means committee So
chairman Dingley and his repub-
la .ssociates can influence action the
n..I vote on the measure will be taken in
--' t1,rse on March 81. The bill Will be
81, for consideration on Monday
~. democrats manifested considerable
.,.;.i,n at to-day's meeting to report
~. bf,l before Monday next, their con,
~ being that in justice to the minor
49, If should be retained in committee un-
a.. Wheeler DEM, of Alabama, urged
..if ,3e bill was to pass the House on
,,.r.s 81 it were better to call it up on
Friday
.ao.tine this proposition it was not agreed
20 1t was understood, however, that
...5. sessions should be held in order that
N rho members of the House might have
~, opnorunity of expressing their views.
number of changes were made to-day
!, tbs bill. Among them were the fol-
lowing:
An addition was made to paragraph 125,
,.,.tirg to iron and steel anchors, as fol-
lovs: Anti-friction ball forgings of iron
or Steel. or of combined iron and steel,
4 per cent ad valorem.
Welded cylindrical furnaces made from
rate metal 212 cents per pound, was add
d 10 paragraph 149, of the metal sched-
ME II was stated that the effect of this
volId he to increase the duty at least IL
cent per pound.
Paragraph POS of the sugar schedule has
been made to read as follows: Sugars
not above 16 Dutch standard, etc, test
inc not above 70 degrees, l cent per pound;
and for every additional degree 3-1OO of
cent per pound additional, and fractions
of a degree in proportion
The provisions relating to molasses
was amended so as to read: "Molasses
testing above 40 degrees and not above Sc
degrees, cents per gallon"
Paragraph 90, relating to leaf tobacco,
was amended so as 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 con-
tain exceeding Is per centum thereof of
leaves" etc.
Paragraph "a the duty on manufactur-
ed tobacco nds otherwise provided for, is
increased from 40 to IS cents per pound.
md s,o
40 TO 60 cents per pound.
Sausages of all kinds were stricken from
the meat schedule and placed on the free
list
Paragraph 3H, relating to plain woven
fabrics of single jute yarns, was changed
50 as to make the weight instead of s
ounces per square yard, where the duty
was placed at q of cent per pound and
10 per cent. ad Va.orem.
The duty on bags or sacks made from
plain woven fabrics or single jute yarns
was changed to rs cents per pound and
ID per cent. ad valorem.
IN paragraph S97 the duty was increased
from % to % cents per pound on litho-
graphic prints or other material, bound
or unbound,on paper or other material not
exceeding $1,000 of an inch in thickness.
On paper or other material exceeding 81. 900
OF an inch in thickness, and exceeding
GUY was increased from to y cents per
pound. On prints exceeding s., 900 of an
men and not exceeding POL 900 of an inch
III thickness and not exceeding thirty
i've square inches cutting size, the duty
was increased from to 10 cents per pound.
An increase from to 8 cents per pound
vas made on photographic prints exceed
L5 -1-l'VOo OF an inch in thickness. The
Guty on photographic cigar labels and
'a1ds, if printed in ten or more colors
I11luuihg labels printed in whole or in
part IN metal leaf, was reduced from 20 TO
- cents per pound. Printed in whole or
IL part in metal leaf, the duty was re-
uuced from 40 to 30 cents per pound. Bank
JOCKS and others enumerated in para
tTaph 400 We're increased from 20 to 25 per
cent. ad valorem.
All the foregoing amendments were Of
IeIeu oy the republicans and adopted by
a strict party vote
NUMBER OIL amendments were offered
uy the minority members of the commit
5ee anu promptly rejected. Mr.. Wheeler
uem'' OF Alabama, for example. moved
mat oagging and cotton ties be placed
On lhe free list. Later he offered another
S sIH ,!t placing barbed swire on the
Mr. Swanson, dem, of Missouri, rDo,,,5
W strike out the differential duty in the
sugar schedule He explained that in
,g'ylhg tariff duties the rates ought not
10 De imposed so as to give a monopoly
VI me american market 20 any coubina-
gon or trust. He maintained that II was
elstlhctly understood that the American
susar trust, IN combination with Claus
npreckels, had the absolute control Of
ne He american market for refined sugars
niS amendments shared the fate of he
o.ier minority amendment.
VIZ robertson. DEM, of Alabama. NOV
-, an increase in the tariff on uncleaned
, ,iCe, ms argument being that the present
I'm protects the manufacturer only
e "-Icu discrimination against the
-aIlher. The reply to this, as the amend
, mn was voted down, was that the pro-
lion gwen in this bill was greater than
"a. gwen by the present law.
MT. McLaurIn, dem, of South Carolina
h- n ', mat a duty of 2la cents per pound
~ placed on all importations of raw COT
III Inns was rejected.
NI. Wheelers amendments to place suI-
i rnuI'c acid and black made from hone
60 ' ~, ih the manufacture Of ouinine. ON tbe
ilee lst, was defeated.
Ml. Wheeler then offered anotber
"iulenunent to reduce the duty ON white
s,,,J ana nemlock from 81 to 81 per thou
bis which was rejected. as was also
IL, amendment to place -''otber woods;
rood paragraph relating to posts rail
IL, ues ana telegraph poles on the froa