Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-25
THIRTY-TWo AMENDMENTS
Proposed Changes by Senators in the Tariff
Bill.
Mr. Aldrich Gives Notice of Inteu tfous
of Associates ON the Ffnance
Committee.

Senator Ald-ich, on behalf of the repub-
lfcan members of the Senate committee on
finance, today gave notice Of fhirty-two
additional amendments to the tariff bill
which will be offered as the bill progresses
as follows:
Striking out the provision in paragraph
46 relating to chromium colors, putting a
duty Of AZ cents on "the material con-
tanned therein
Striking out the words clock cases. from
paragraphs % and 81 in regard 10 earthen-
ware and china.
Adding to paragraph 1873, relating to
round iron or steel wire, the following:
provided, that all the foregoing valued at
more than five cents per pound shall pay
forty per cent ad valorem"
Paragraph 1882 is amended by striking
out the following words: Wire ,.loIh an6
wire netting, made in meshes Of any form
from iron, steel, brass, copper or other
metal, forty-ive per cent ad valorem." and
inserting IN lieu the words that articles
manufactured from iron,- steel. brass or
copper wire shall pay the ra:e of outy
Whlch would be imposed upon the wire
used In the manufacture Of such articles
pound" PeA
Paragraph 1l9 is amended so as to make
.ne rate on pocket knives valued at more
than $l5O per dozen and not more than
$t u per dozen and Is per cent ad vaIorem.
Whlle those valued at more than 8; ner
dozen are left at s. per dozen and ~ per
cent ad Valorem. The same paraeraph ;s
amended by inserting the following amend
ment: PROVIDED. that blades, handles OR
other parts of either or a1y of the for,
going articles, imported in any other man
ner than assembled in finished knives or
erasers, shall be subject to no less rate of
outy than herein provided for penknIves.
pocket knives, clasp knives pruning
knives, manicure knives and era sers valued
at more than fifty and not more than one
ooliar and fifty cents per Dozen"
Paragraph 154 is amended SO as to rro-
vide uniform rate of rs cents each and
20 per cent ad valorem on revolving pistols
removing the House classification and
changing the rate
.:A, A new paragraph is added to the metal
metallic whether loose carded aSr other
wise. including weight of cards, cartons and
immediate wrappings and labels, 'bls cents
per pound and 10 per cent ad vaforem.''
the last part of paragraph 80 relating
to fish packed in oil is changed go as to
read as follows: IAN others FISH, except
shellfish, in tin packages, SO per cent ad
valoIem.' H'0l
The committee amendment being a new
paragraph for 25S it is to be stricken out
and the following inserted Fish, fresh,
smoked, dried, sailed, fpickied.4 frozen,
packed IN Ice or Otherwise pr6p2Ted for
preservation, not specially 3provfded for
In this act, and fish skinned or boned, 3.
of cent per pound. Maekefei or salmon,
picked or sailed, l cent per pound
ed so as to read: Beverages containing
no alcohol" instead of water" Several
verbal changes are proposed in the cotton
schedule. and in paragraph 311 the words
cent, to be stricken out and they are to he
inserted in paragraph 1885, dutiablc at CO
per cent.
In the woolen schedule rugs in paragraph
310 are changed to specifically rfor fioors"
In paragraph $50 the word "manufac-
lures" Is stricken out and the words
enumerated or provided for in schedules
l, J and l. of this act.'' This will m axe ar
component part dutiable as Sweolen manu-
factures. ~
In paragraph 1888 silk schedule figured
goods" changed to "in the piece"
In paragraph 1893 paper Is increased from
to cents per pound.
A new paragraph is inserted in the paper
schedule as follows: "a3,5 F, photograph,
autograph and scrap albums, wholly or
partly manufactured IS per cent ad val
orem." "a
Manufactures of cork is made dntiable at
25 per cent. -
In the free lis; binding twinetis changed,
so as to be free when measuring not ex-
ceeding $50 feet to the pound.
The following paragraph is stricken from
the free list: Books engrayings, photo
graphs, etchings, bound or unbound, maps
and charts imported by authority or for
the use of the United States for the use of
the library of Congress-
In paragraph 4S6 A. books. maps, etc,
the words ''or exchanges" are added SO
that the articles may be sent to exchanges
as we'll as subscribers.
In paragraph 546 the words excepting
fish oils are inserted, making such oils du-
TABLE
In paragraph 562, ivory, the words "and
vegetable ivory" are added. .
Paragraph 51S, lime, chloride Of, and
bleaching powder is stricken from the free
list.
Amendments of Other Senator's.
Several other senators also gave notice of
amendments to the bill which they propose
to offer. Two of these are by Senator Bur-
rows, member of the finance committee
reducing the ad valorem rate on watches,
clocks. etc, from 40 per cent. as proposed
by the committee, to % per cent and pro-
cent on spectacles, goggles, eyeglasses and
frames for the same, instead OF the com.
pound rate provided in both the House and
the Senate committee bills.
Senator Proctor gave notice of amend
ments to the hide paragraph which would
make 1t read as follows: Hides of cattle,
raw or uncured, whether dry, salted or
picked. 1k cents per pound: Provided.
That upon all leather exported made from
imported hides, and upon all imported
green or green salted calfskins weighing
less than seventeen pounds. ana upon i'm
ported dry calfskins weighing lsss than
eight and one-half pounds, which have
been cured and fitted for foreign markets.
there shall be allowed when exported a
on such hides, to be paid under such reguia
tions as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
prescribe, and provided that pick1ed. un-
cured, raw or green salted skins Weighing
c1rs
weighing under eight and one-haifi pounds.
shall be excepted from the pFoyisions Of
this act"
Senator Faulkner gave nofices Of an
amendment reducing the duty on sale, por-
ter and beer. not in bottles o. 3ues from
20 to 10 cents per gallon.
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