Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
is HARDLY RECOGNIZABLE.
Tho Tariff Bill ia Cut and SIashed on All
Sides by tho Senate Finance Committee
Scores of Important Changes Made.


Sides by tho Senate Finance COMMITTEES
Scores of Important Changes Made.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The tariff bill was
reported to the senate yesterday. When the
senate finance committee met all the members
OF the committee we're present The democrats
examined the bill for nearly an hour, making
comments upon IL. They announced that they
were against the bill us o whole. They soos
understood that Senator Jones, of Nevada,
was going to vote with the republicans and
realized that there was no possibility of chang
ing the DILL When motion was made by the
republicans to report the bill at once all the
republicans with Senator Jones, of Nevada,
voted for the motion and all the democrats
voted against 1t, the vote standing to 8. Later
In the senate Mr.. Aldrich announced that he
would call up the bill on Tuesday May ls.
The republican members of the committee
say there is no statement to be made now as to
the effect of tho bill, the amount OF revenue to
be raised by 1t or the reductions, The repub-
licans estimate that the increased revenue to
be raised from beer will be Sl3,O 100000 and from
ten sl0,o0o000 Senator Jones, OF Arkansas,
the democratic tariff leader, expects there will
be about six weeks debate on the bill
Several sections in the last part OF the Ding
ley bill which re-enacted the present law are
stricken out This will have the effect of leav-
ing the present law stand and avoid discussion.
The new bill is radically different from the
| Dingley bill, amounting almost to another
| measure. Many important schedules were re-
written entirely.
| The retroactive clause OF the Dingley bill is
| stricken from the senate bill.
| Sugar not above No 16 Dutch standard. test
| Ing above 81 and not above SS degrees, must
| pay duty of 79-i0O of one cent per pound, and
| for every additional degree shown, 2-l00 of one
cent per pound. and fractions of degree In
| proportion. Sugar above No. 16, Dutch stan
| dard in color, and sugar that has gone through
| process of refining, 1-16of one cent per pound;
| and In addition thereto on all the foregoing %
| per cent. ad valorem. Sugars not above No
| 16 Dutch standard 75 per cent ad valorem.
| White lead Is cut from to 24 cents pound
| lead-bearing ore of any kind, ~ cents pound
| on the lead contained therein.
| Tea is placed at 10 cents pound. No duty
| has been levied on coffee
| Hides will pay 1ls cents per pound
| The duty upon all woods and hair of the first
class has been reduced from II to cents q
| pound; second class from IL to Q cents; third
class and on camers hair of the same clasa
| valued at 10 cents pound cents pound
| duty instead of % per cent ad valorem Shoddy,
etc, is reduced from 30 to - cents q pound.
| The duties on skirted woods, yarns and cloth
are changed from the house bill
The rate on cattle importations is changed
| so as to provide for duty of "a per head on
| cattle not valued at more than $40, and 10 per
head where the value Is greater. The house
| bill made uniform rate of &C.
The tobacco schedule is practically new
one. 1t reads: Wrapper tobacco and filler to-
| bacco. when mixed or packed with more than
| per cent. lin weighD of wrapper tobacco, and
| all leaf tobacco the product OF two or mora
countries or dependencies, when mixed or
packed together, II unstemmed Sl.50 per
pound; If stemmed, s.. % per pound; filler to-
bacco not specially provided for, If unstemmed.
35 cents per pound; II stemmed, so cents per
pound"
The provision emphasizing that nothing in
the bill shall be regarded as abrogating tho
Hawaiian treaty is stricken from the bill This
practically abrogates the treaty
The senate has increased the internal reve-
nue. duty on beer by changing Section 1899 OF
the Revised Statutes to read ns follows: Until
January l. 1900 there shall be paid on all beer,
| lager beer, ale, porter and other similar fer
mented liquors brewed or manufactured and
sold or removed for consumption or sale within
the United States by whatever name such
liquors may be called, a tax OF S1.44 for every
barrel containing not more than 81 gallons, and
after January l. 1900 there shall be paid 81 or
every barrel OF lager beer. ale, porter and Other
similar fermented liquors The present rate
Is 81.
Coal and shale coal-the word bituminous Il
. stricken out and all coal made dutiabe at n
cents per ton, with a proviso added that th'
duty on coal and Shale shall be 60 cents pc
, ton, and coal slack or culm, 10 cents per tol
when imported from any country, colony or de
tendency that does not impose upon coal o.
coal slack or culm higher rates OF duty thai
I those named in this proviso.
The entire house provision relating to reel
, procity has been stricken out and the following
section substituted: That whenever any coun
5 try or colony shall pay any bounty or gran
+ upon the expectation of any article from sucl
country or colony and such article is dutiabl
under the provisions of this act, then upon tn
importation of any such article into the Unite
States whether the snme shall be imported di
rectly from the country of production or other
WISE and whether such article is imported Il
the same condition as when exported fror
the country of production or has been change
q in condition by manufacture or otherwise
\ there shall be levied and paid in all such cases
q in addition to the duties otherwise imposed b
!, this act, an additional duty equal to the ne
amount of such bounty or grant.
J, The metal schedule is very low, far below tn
: rates OF the Dingley bill, except on cutlery, o
k which the rates are proportionately high.
4 One of the most important provisions in tn
, = bill is general clause providing that tn
duties on all articles imported from all coun
Q tries which have bounty shall pay an add
tional duty equal to the amount of such bount!
This applies to all schedules
A very important new provision in the bill
n that which admits fish free of duty This pre-
: vision is inserted as stimulus to the fshin
industry OF the great lakes.