The times., 1897-03-19
PROPOSED BY REPUBLICANS
The Measure VIII Be Reported to
the House Today, and, NotwjtE-
standing the Objections Made by
the Democrats, N Vote viii Be
Taken on March 81.

the vote TO be taken on March 81. Thi
plan, it is understood, was agreed to il
the Committee on Rules, and the program
OF work for next week will be arranged
accordingly.
Tie bill was further discussed and a NUN
Der of amendments offered. Coming fron
Republicans. the following were adopted
An addition to the paragraph relating
TO ochre and ochrey earths by maxim:
dried and powdered eartlis one half OF
cent per pound.
China clay or ka0lin was increased from
So TO So per ton.
Rockingham earthenware at 40 per cent
ad valorem was added to the earthenwaie
schedule.
An addition was made TO paragraph 20
relating To iron and steel anchors, as FOL
lows:
Anti-Griction ban forgings of iron or steel
or of combined iron and steel, 40 per cent
ad valorem.
welded cylindrical furnaces made from
plate metal, 1-2 cents per pound. was
added to paragraph lac OF the metai
schedule.
IL was stated that the effect of this
would be TO increase the duty at least 12
q cent per pound.
Tie paragraph relating TO wooden tooth
picks was increased by adding a provision
imposing a duty of 40 cents per 600.
Paragraph 20S Of the sugar schedule has
been made to read a $ follows: Sugars not
above is Dutch standard, etc, testing not
above . degrees, one cent per pound; and
for every additional degree 3-10o of IA
lii a n 4
degree in proportion
The provision relating to molasses was
amended SO as TO lead: "Molasses testing
above 40 degrees and not over 56 degrees,
s cents per gallon
Paragraph 212, relating 10 leaf tobacco,
was amended SO q : to read Provided that
II any tobacco Imported in any bale, boX or
package, or in bulk, shall be the growth of
different countries, or shall contain eN-
ceeding i > per Centum thereof OF leaves
stc.
Paragraph 2l4-The duty on manufac-
tured tobacco, not otherwise provided for,
is increased from 40 to 65 cents per pound
snuff and snuff flour was increased
80 10 60 cents per pound.
SauSages of all kinds We're stricken from
the meat schedule and placed on free list.
Paragraph 81, relating to plain woven
fabrics OF single jute yarns, was changed
so as to make the weight seven instead
of eight ounces per square yard, where the
duty was placed at rs of a cent per
pound anC . per cent ad valorem.
The duty on bags or sacks made from
plain woven fabrics of single Jute yarns
was changed to l-S cents per pound and
10 per cent al valorem.
In paragraph 397 the duty was in
creased from 20 to % cents per pound
on photographic prints or other material,
bound or unbound, on paper or other ma
erial not exceeding $1,000 Of an inch in
thickness. on paper or other material cx-
Ceeding 81, 900 of an inch in thickness
and exceeding thirty five square inches,
cutting size, the duty was increased from
TO IL cents per pound. On prints eX-
ceedinE $1,000 of an inch and not eX-
oeedng $1,000 of an inch in thickness
and not exceeding thirty-five square inches
cutting size, the duty was increased from
to 10 cents per pound. An ;ner. ase
from to cents per pound was made ON
photographic prints exceeding 100000 Of
an inch in thickness. The duty on litho-
graphic cigar labels and bands. if printed
In ten or more colors, including labels
printed in whole or in part in bronze,
but not including labels printed in
whole or in 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 30 cents
perpound Blank books and others enumer-
ated in paragraph 400 were increased from
20 to % per cent ad yalorem.
In paragraph 100. naphthaZarin black
was stricken from the free list and made
dutiable liz the basket clause at % per
cent ad valOrem.
All the foregoing amendments were Of
tered by the Republicans and adopted by
strict party vote.
A number of amendments were offered
by the minority members Of the committee
and promptly rejected Mr.. Wheeler,
Dem, Alabama, for example, moved that
bagging and cotton ties be placed on the
free list Later he offered another amend
ment. placing barbed wire on the free
list.
Mr.. Swanson moved to strike out the
duty in the sugar schedule. |
He explained that in levying tariff du-
ties the rates ought not to be imposed 20 |
as TO give a monopoly of the American |
market to any combination or trust. De |
maintained that it was distinctly under |
stood that the American Sugar Trust in /
with Claus Spreckles, had |
the absolute control of the American |
market for refined sugars. His amend
nlent shared the fate of the other minority |
Mr.. Robertson moved an increase in the |
Tariff on uncleaDed rice, his argument being
that the present tariff protects the n.a n
ufacturer only, which is a discrimination
against the farmer. The reply to this, is
the amendment was voted down, wls that
The protection given in this nill was
greater than that given by the present
aw.
MI McLaurin moved that duty of 2 1-2
entsper pound be placed on nallimportation |
( raw cotton. Rejected.
Mr.. wheeler's amendments to place sui
huric acid ana black made from bone,
sed in the manufacture of quinn e, ON the
rec Inst, was defeated
Mr.. Wheeler then offered another amend
1ent to reduce the duty on white pine and
emlock from 50 to 81 per thousand, which
vas rejected, as was also his amend
nent to place "other woods i'll the para
raph relating to posts, railroad ties and
Geographic poles, on the free list.
There was also strict party vote on the
election of Mr.. McMillin's amendment
o substitute the Wool schedule of the
resent law for the schedule In the bill
eported on Monday last.
The other amendments offered were not
except that proposed by Mr..
auth orizing the President to
Two notice of thp ahropatfau of fha Ha- |