The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-19

Washington, March lS-The tariff bill
Will he reported to the House to. morrow
SO far as Chairman Dingley and his Re
publican associates can influence action,
the final vote on the measure will he
taken i'll the House on the 3lst. The bill
Will he called for consideration OH Mon
day next.
The Democrats manifested consider
able opposition Ut to.day's meeting to re.
porting the bill before Monday next,
their contention being that in Justice to
the minority it should be retained in com
mittcc until that time. MIR. Wheeler
urged that if the bill was to pass the
House on the 3lst instant, it were better
to call it up OH Friday As the Demo
Gratis were not II unit respecting this il
was not agreed upon.
y number OF changes were made today
in the bill. An addition was made to
paragraph l2o, relating to iron and steel
anchors, IA follows: Anti friction ball
forgings of iron or steel or of combined
iron and steel, ID per cent. ad valorem;
welded cylindrical furnaces made from
plate metal, two and one half cents per
pound was added To paragraph H.
Paragraph 20S of the sugar schedule
has been made to read rs follows; "Sug-
ars not above 1G Dutch standard, cue.
testing not above - degrees, one cent
per pound; and for every additional de-
gree 3-lOo of IL cent per pound additional
ana fractions OF il degree in proportion. >
The provisions relating to molnsseS WAS
amended so rs to read: "Nlolusses test
ing above forty degrees and not above SO
degrees, ) cents per gallon
Paragraph Pig relating to leaf tobacco.
was amended to read: ''Providei that if
any tobacco imported in any bale box or
package or in bulk, shall be the growth
OF different countries or shall contain cX-
ceeding IL per cent. thereof of leaves, ~
etc.
Paragraph 214 the duty on manufac.
tured tobacco not otherwise -provided for
is increased from 10 to G5 cents per
pound.
Snuff AMI snuff flour was increased
from 40 to 81 cents per pound.
Sausages of all kinds were stricken
from the meat schedule and placed OH the
free list.
Paragraph III relating to plain and
woven fabrics of single iute yarns was
changed so ns to make the weight in
stead OF ounces per square yard, whore
the duty was placed ut rs of - cent ucr
pound nd valorem
The duty on hngs or sacks made from
plain woven fabrics or single lutte yarn
was changed to one and one.eighth cent
per pound and 10 per cent. nd valorcm
Several changes were made in the paper
schedule.
All the foregoing amendments were
offered by the Republicans and adopted
by II strict party vote.
y number of amendments were offered
by the minority members of the commit
tee and promptly rejected Mr.. Wheeler
for example, moved that bagging and
cotton ties be placed on the free list
Later on he offered another amendment
placing barbed wire on the free list
Mr.. Swanson moved to strike out the
ditferential duty in the sugar schedule.
He explained that in levying tariff duties
the rates ought not to he imposed so us
to give Il monopoly of the American mar
ket to any combination or trust He
maintained that it WAS distinctly UNDER
stood that the American Sugar Trust in
combination with Claus Spreckels, had
the absolute control of the American mar
ket for refined sugars. Ills amendment
shared the fate of the other minority re-
ports.
Mr.. Mclaurin moved that IL duty of
l.2 cents per pound he placed on ali inn
pOrtations of raw cotton. Rejected
Mr.. Wheeler, amendments tc place
sulphuric acid and black made from bone,
used i'll the manufacture OF quinine, on
the free list were defeated
Mr.. Wheeler then offered another
amendment to reduce the duty on white
pine and hemlock from 81 to 81 per 900,
which was rejected, as was also his,
amendment to place ''other woods in
the paragraph relating to posts, railroad
ties and telegraph poles, on the free list.
There was also strict party vote on
the rejection of Mr. McNfilan's amend
ment to substitute the wool schedule of
the present law for the schedule in The
bill reported Monday last.