The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-04
WAS REPORTED
Mr.. AldrlCh Presents
Tariff Bill TO Senate.
He veNOtice ThatHe Would
Call ii Up on May 18Th.
Many Important Changes Made BY
the Finance Committee.

Washington, May 4.--Senator Aldrich
PRESENTED the tariff bill To the Senate to-
day and gave notice that II would be
called up Tuesday, the 18th inst The
time for the bill To take effect is made
July /, 1897, instead of May l, as provided
by the House and the words in the first
paragraph "Or withdrawn for consump-
zion, are stricken out The following
arc the articles which were transferred
from the free list
hides of cattle, whether dry, salted
or picked, u cents per pound; provided
tnat upon all leather exported made from
Imported hides there shall be allowed
draw back equal To the amount of duty
laid on such hides.
Coal and shale-cOal. The word bltum-
inuus IL stricken out and all coal made
uutlable ut 40 cents per ton with "a proyl-
80 added that the duty on coal and
shalo shall he go cents per ton, and on
coal slack or culm 10 cents per ton, when
imported from any country that does not
impose higher rates of duty than those
named in this proviso
Beer Iax-Senate committee has in
ceased the internal revenue duty on beer
Dy changing section 1899 of the revised
statutes 20 read as follows: Until Jan. /,
1907, there shall be paid on all beer, lager
beer ale, porter, and other similar
wv NhhitNtT Uhint, sitU
may be called, "A tax of 81 and IL cents
Tor every barrel containing not more tLnn
81 gallons, and after Jan. /. 1900, there
snail be Paid a tax of III per barrel ON
every barrel of such fermented liquors
cine present rate Is SD.
The retroactive clause of the Dinglcy
tariff bill is stricken from tho senate
bill. The entire House provision in re-
lation 10 reciI rccisy has been stricken
out and the following section substituted
Additional Duty Levied.
That whenever any country shall pay
any bounty or grant upon tie export ton
uf any article or mercnandise from such
country such article or merchandise is
dutiable under the provisions of this get.
Iron the importation of any such article
to the United States whether directly
Irom the country Of production or other
wise there shall be levied and paid in all
such cases, an additional duty equal to
the net amount of such bounty, or grant.
The net amount Of all such bountiCs snail
he from time TO time ascertained by the
secretary of the treasury, who shall make
all bcodful regulations for the identiica-
tion of such articles and merchandise.
The House provision In the tariff bill
keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty Is stricken out, the effect being in
dir city TO abrogato. the treaty and impose
the same duty on Hawaiian sugars ms is
imposed on sugar of other countries. The
provision in the House bill on still wines
is stricken out and the following substi-
tuted: Still wines, including ginger wine
or ginger cordial and vermouth i'm casks
or packages other than bottles or jugs If
containing IL per cent. or less of absolute
alcohol thirty CO nts per gallon; if con-
tanning more than II per cent, 30 cents
per gallon, per case of one dozen bottles
or jugs. containing each not moro than
tn, quart and more than one pint or 81
h..tf ftssn nr tnr nj mi hpf
pint, 81. go per case and beyond this guam
{ tics le. II @. & Co five co ts Tcc pint CT
fractional part thereof. But no duty sdall
bc assessed on the bottles, provided, that
any wines, etc, containing more than -
PER cent. Of alcohol shall be classcd as
spirits and pay duty accordingly and, pro-
Nided further, that there shall be aluwaI CO
Tor brcakGge or damsge.
Dnt os on Wines and Drandles.
Wines cordials, brandy and other spirit
uous liquors inclGding bitters of oil kinds
aud bny rum or bay water, imported IN
bottles or jugs shall he packed in package
Cor tanning not less than one dozen bottles
,r jugs In each package, or duty shall he
] ala us II such package contained at least
one dozen bottles or Jugs. or all such shall,
unless otherwise specially provided for In
THIS act pay AN additional duty uf three
cents for each bottle or jug. The Percent
age OF alcohol in wines and fruit Juices.
sJall he determined ~ SuCh mannCr as tie
secretary f the tre. sury shall 10y r,gula.
ton prescribe.
Lead ore is including from one cent
which is the House provision to | = cent
or pound.
The lumber schedule Is charged by
adding alter the w,rd lumbor, the words
Hewn, sided or square and round tim
Tor, y ana tIe duty fixed at the rate of
one cent rer CUBIC foot as I'm the Iiouss
bill. Too rate Cf - per thousand on
all sawed boards, etc, ~ rctaiucd but
when plaine1 on one sido TIC additional
raic is made i5 instead Of c'nts or lOOO
1get board ne re When ulaned
tungucd and Owed. tic Widitional rate
i maze ~ cents Ter 1000 feet bond
ino"sdre ils-eAl-nl q II i,i ud on tNo
sides and rel anu grooycd, a and )
Ccuts ler 100 Instead ol sl amt 80 cents
ihc Hons1 ! revision for am additional
du.y Ol - PER cont. al vniOrLm urOn
lumber imported rom any forei,n com
try witch imposcd IN export d"ty =
c'9ured go Gs q add The M nunt ~ tho
cVrcrt du Y in.tsnd q any fixed sum
Yne dutv or kiuuling wool IN lGnGls Is
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