The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
Notice of Some Thirty Given by
Senator Aldrich.

Notice of Some Thirty Given by
Senator Aldrich.
Senator Aldrich, on behalf Of the Re-
publican members of the senate COM,
mittee on finance today, gave notice
of thirty-two additional amendments
to the tariff bill, which will be offered
as the bill progresses. The principal
ones are as follows:
Adding to paragraph I3, relating to round
iron steel wire. the following: Pro-
vided, that all the foregoing valued at more
than five cents per pound shall pay 4o per
cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 1884, is amended by striking out
the following words: Wire cloth and wire
netting made in meshes of any form, from
iron, steel, BRASS copper or other metal, 10
per cent ad valorem," and inserting in lieu
the words ''that articles Manufactured from
iron, steel, brass copper wire shall pay the
rate of duty which would be imposed upon
the wire used in the manufacture OF sucn
articles and addition thereto one cent per
pound.
Paragraph 149 is amended Sc to make
the rate on pocket knives, valued at more
than $1.50 per dozen and not more than 3D.
81 per dozen and Is per cent ad valorem,
while those valued at more than $3 per
dozen are left at So per dozen and 20 per cent
ad valorem. The same paragraph is amended
by inserting the following amendment:
Provided that blades. handles or other parts
of either or any of the foregoing articles,
imported in any other manner than assem-
bled in finished knives or erasers snail De
subject to no less rate of duty than herein
provided for, penknives, pocket knives, clasp
knives, pruning knives, manicure knives ana
erasers, valued at more than 90 cents and not
more than $3.50 per Dozen"
Paragraph 154 is amended so as to pro-
vide a uniform rate of 76 cents each and Is
per cent ad valorem on revolving pistols, re-
moving the house classification and changing
the rate.
new paragraph is added TO the metdi
Sch edulp as follows.
"Hooks and eyes, metallic, whether loose,
carded or otherwise, including weight OF
cards, cartons and immediate wrappings and
labels, five and one-haf cents per pound ana
Is per cent ad valor rem"
The last part of paragraph 255 relating to
fish packed in oil is changed SO as to read
as follows: ''All other fish, except shell hsh
in tin packages, 80 per cent ad valorem.
The committee amendment, being new
paragraph for 25S, 1t is to be stricken out
and the following inserted: Fish, fresh;
smoked, dried salted, picked frozen, packed
in ice or otherwise prepared for preservation,
not specially provided for in this act, and
fish skinned boned, three-fourths OF one
cent per pound Mackerel or salmon, picked
or salted, one cent per pound
Paragraph 299, ginger ale, etc., Is amended
so as to read Beverages containing no
alcohol instead of water"
Several verbal changes are proposed IN
the cotton schedule and in paragraph 81 the
words "braids'' and "gorings, dutiable at
As per cent, to be stricken out and they are
to be inserted in paragraph 1886, dutiable at
60 per cent. ~
In the woolen schedule, rugs, In paragraph
379, are changed to specify .'for floors. :.
In paragraph $50 the word manufactures
is stricken out and the words enumerated OF
provided for in schedules |, and Z OF TINS
act" were substituted. THIS will make aru-
cles of those schedules In which wool Is q
component part dutiable as woolen manuIac-
lures.
In paragraph 1888, silk schedule. Figured
goods changed to "in the piece"
In paragraph 1893 paper is increased from
to s cents per pound. A new paragTaph
is inserted in the paper schedule as 1olioWs:
1896 F-Photograph. autograph and scrap al
buns, wholly or partly manufactured, S5 per
cent ad vaIorem." Manufactures OF cork are
made dutiable "a, at nsr Per cent awn ia cban,ea 60
as to be free when measuring not exceeding
$50 feet to the pound.
The following paragraph is stricken from the
free list Books, engravings, photographs,
etchings, bound or unbound, maps and charts,
imported by authority or for the use Of the
United States or for the use of the library
of congress"
words ''or exchanges" are added so that the
articles may be sent to the exchanges as well
as subscribers
oils are inserted, making such oils dutiable.
In paragraph 562, ivory. the words land
vegetable ivory are added.
Paragraph 57S. Time: chloride OF, and
list.
Several other senators also gave no
tice of amendments to the bill, which
they proposed to offer. Two of these
are by Senator Burrows, reducing the
ad valorem rate on watches, clocks, ETC.,
from 40 per cent, as proposed by the
committee, to 26 per cent and providing
for an ad valorem rate Of As per cent
OIL spectacles, goggles, eyeglasses and
frames for the same, instead Of the
compound 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 read as follows:
Hides Of cattle. raw or uncured, whether
dry salted or picked, ~ cents per pound;
provided, that upon all leather exported made
from imported hides fhd upon al imported
green or green sGlted -alfskins weighing less
than seventeen eundN and upon imported