People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1894 — THE TARIFF BILL. [ARTICLE]

THE TARIFF BILL.

Principal Change* in the Wilson Mensnrn Made by Senators. Washington, March 10. —The tariff LUI as amended has been repotted to the senate finance committee and given to the public. It represents the deliberations of five weeks. The chief changes in the bill by the senate committee are in the sugar, whisky, iron and lead, the duty on the first two being advanced and the last two being taken off the free list and put on the dutiable list The smart advance in sugar, it is charged, accounts for the smart advance in the market on Tuesday. The time for the bill to go into effect, save in a few specific instances, is extended from June 1, 1894, to June 80, 1894. There will be more changes before the bill gets through the senate, and more when it gets into conference, but there is good reason to believe that the bill as it stands now will become law without many changes. The bill may possibly be reported to the senate by Saturday and debate begun some time next week, but it will not pass the senate before June 1, if then. The income tax feature is left in the bill. The New Amendment*. The changes and comparisons with the bill as it came from the house follow: Iron ore. Including manganlferous iron ore, also the dross or residuum from burnt pyrites, 40 cents per ton. (Wilson bill free.) Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, spiegeleisen, terra silicon, 22‘4 per cent, ad valorem. {Wilson till, 20 per cent) All iron in slabs, blooms, loops or other forms more advanced than pig iron and less finished than iron in bars, 25 percent, ad valorem. (Wilson hill 22J4 per cent.) Bar iron, rolled or hammered round iron, in coils or rods and. oars or shape* of rolled iron, 28 per cent nd valorem(Wilson bill 25 per cent) Beams, girders, joists and all other shapes of iron or steel, whether plain or punched, or fitted for use, 35 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill 30 per cent) Boiler or other plate or steel, except saw plates hereinafter provided for, not thinner than No. 10 wire gauge, shared or unshared, and skelp iron or steel, sheared or rolled in grooves, 30 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill B 0 per cent) Forgings of iron or steel, or forged iron or steel combined, 80 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill 25 per cent.) Hoop, band or scroll iron or steel, 30 per eeat ad valorem (Wilson bill 25 per cent) Railway bars made of iron or steel and railway bars made in part of steel, rails and punched iron or steel fiat rails, 22% per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill 20 per cent) Coal, bituminous and shale, 40 cents per ton: coal or slack or culm, 15 cents per ton; coke, 15 per cent, ad valorem In paragraph 118 the proviso that the reduction provided for as to sheets of iron or steel thinner than No. 25 wire gauge shall take effect on October 1, 1804, is stricken out, as is also a like proviso in paragraph 121 relating to tin plates, terne plates and taggers’ tin. Boiler or other tubes, pipes, flues orstaysof wrought iron or steel. 20 per cent, ad valorem. (Wilson bill 25 per cent.) Cast-iron pipe of every description, 20 per cent (Wilson bill, 25 per cent.) In paragraph 138 shaers and scissors are added to the list of articles on which a duty of 45 per cent, is levied. Wood, screws, 30 per cent (Wilson bill, 3E). Gold and silver leaf, 80 per cent (Wilson bill, 85.) On webbings, gorlngs, suspenders, braces, beltings, bindings, braids, galloons, fringes, gimps, cords, cords and tassels, dress trimmings, laces and embroideries, head nets, buttons or barrel buttons, or buttons of other forms for tassels or ornaments, made of wool or of worsted, 35 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill 40 per cent) The provision in the Wilson bill to the effect that “on all rates of duty the woolen schedule, except in carpets, there shall be a reduction at 1 per cent, ad valorem, to take effect July 1, 18VtJ, and thereafter of a like amount on July 1, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1990 respectively," 1* ■tricken out. Lead Ora. Lead ore and lead dross, three-fourths of 1 cent per pound. Provided, That silver ore and all other ores containing lead shall pay a duty of three-fourths of 1 cent per pound on the lead contained therein, according to sample and assay at the port of entry. Pens, metallic, except gold pens, 30 per cent, ad valorem (Wilson bill, 35 per cent.) Manufactured articles or wares, not specially provided for in this act, composed wholly or in part of any metal and whether partly or wholly manufactured, 30 per cent, ad valorem (WilWon bill, 35 per cent) In the internal revenue section is a new provision directing the president to immediately notify the Hawaiian government that the United States will terminate in twelve months th© treaty with Hawaii made in 1875. No change is made in the rates fixed by the Wilson bill on imported tobacco Wool nnd Manufactures of Wool. Paragraph 279—"0n wool of the sheep, hair of the camel, goat, alpaca and other like animals, in the form of roving, roping or tops,” the Wilson bill is changed so as to make only one rate of 25 per cent ad valorem. A like change is made in the paragraph relating to woolen and worsted yarns made wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the camel, goat alpaca or other animals, and the whole put at 30 per cent ad valorem On woolen or worsted cloths, shawls, knit fabrics, not specially provided for in this act 85 per cent, ad valorem ( Wilson bill 40 per cent) The paragraph relating to blankets, hats of wool, and flannels ’or underwear and fells for paper-making and printing machines is changed so as to make only one classification where the valuation is more than 30 cents per pound and the duty for all is left at 30 per cent ad valorem. On women’s and children’s dress goods, coat linings, Italian cloth, bunting and goods of similar description not specially provided for in this act 35 per cent ad valorem. On clothing, ready made, and articles'Of wearing apparel of every description, felts not woven and plushes and other pile fabrics and imitations of fur, 40 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill 25 per cent) Sugar Schedule. The portion of the bill repealing the sugar bounty is left intact and the folio vying provision is inserted: "All sugars, tank bottoms, sirups of cane Juice or of beet juice, melada, concentrated melada, concrete and concentrated molasses testing by the polariscope not above 80 degrees shall pay a duty of l cent per pound, and for every additional degree or fraction or degree above 60 and not above 90 degrees shown by the polariscope shall pay 1-100 of a cent per pound additional: and above 90 and not above 96 degrees for every additional degree or fraction of a degree shown by the polariscope test shall pay a duty of 2-100 of a cent per pound additional, and above 96 degrees by polariscope test shall day a duty of 1 4-10 cents per pound; molasses testing not above 56 depress by the polariscop shall pay a duty of 2 cents per gallon: molasses testing above 55 degrees shall pay a duty of 4 cents per gallon. No otner changes are madeUndecorated china, porcelain and crockery ara Increased from 35 to 49 per cent., and decorated china, porcelain, ornaments, etc., are increased from 40 to 45 per cent Plain brick is increased from 20 to 25 per cent Plain green and colored, molded or pressed, •nd flint and lime glassware, including bottle*, vials, demijohn* and carboy* (covered or uncovered), whether tilled or unfilled, and whether their content* be dutiable or free, not •pceUUy provided for in this act, 4J per cent •4 valorem (Wilson bill 30 per cent) All srllcles of glass, cut engraved, painted, colored, printed, stained, decorated, silvered <* glided, not including plate glass silvered or Moklng-glasv plates, 40 per cent ad vaVcem (WU«m> till li per cent*

AU glasa bottles, decanter* or other vessel*, or articles of glass, when cut, engraved, painted, colored, printed, stained, etched or otherwise ornamented or decorated, except such as have ground neck* and stoppers only, not especially provided for in this act including porcelain or opel glassware. 60 per cent ad valorem (Wilson bill, 35 per cent) Unpolished cylinder, crown and common window glass, not exceeding 16 by 24 inches, square. U 4 cents per pound (Wilson bill 1 cent). Above that and not exceeding 24 by 80 inches square, H 4 cents per pound (Wilson bill 1)4 cents.) Above that and not exceeding 24 by 36 Inches square, H 4 cents per pound (Wilson bill, IS cents). All above that 1% cents per pound. (Wilson bill, 1 %.) In the stone schedule the only chance is that of grindstones from 81.75 per ton to 10 per cent ad valorem Roofing slate* Increased from 10 to 20 per cent ad valorem Income Tax Remain*. The income tax section retains the rate of 9 per cent on the amount of income over 84,000, as prescribed in the Wilson bill. The classes of Income are broadened by adding to rents, profits, salaries, etc, the words "or from any source whatever.” The persons to whom the tax applies are: “Every citizen of the United States and every person residing therein.” Banks, Trusts and Insurance Companies. The order in which banks, trusts and insurance companies are taxed is somewhat changed, all of these institutions being included under general head# instead of seperately. In taxing salaries of employes of corporations the house bill makes It the duty of the corporations to pay the tax of their employe# and then deduct it from their salaries. The senate bill relieves corporations from becoming the taxpayers for its employes and compels the latter to make direct payments to th* collector. The time when returns on income taxes are made Is changed from the first "day” of March to the first "Monday" of MarcK The entire section requiring private corporations to notify revenue collector* of all dividends, profits, etc., declared is stricken out This does not relieve the corporations from the tax, but does away with the burden of notifying the collector every time dividends or proflt* are divided. Cards and Cigarettes. It makes a tax of 2 cents on every pack of playing cards, similar to the provisions in the Wilson bill; a tax on all tobacco, cigars and cigarettes weighing over three pounds per 1,000 15 per 1,090. Paper cigarettes weighing Jess than three pounds per 1.000 pay 81 per 1,000 and of those wrapped in tobacco 50 cents per 1,000 . Whl»ky Tax increased. The sections governing the tax on spirits are 1 new throughout, and are a substitute for the ■ house section stricken out. A tariff of 11.10 Is imposed and the bonded period Is extended l from three to eight years. Collectors of internal revenue are made the ■ officers In charge of the collection of income 1 taxes instead of the deputy collectors, as provided in tho W ilson bill. The right of appeal against imposition of unjust taxes is retained, but the final decision rests with the secretary of the treasury, as provided in the house bilk Change* in the Free Liat. The free list is not so much changed as had been supposed it would be, and the articles taken from it are far more numerous than the i additions. The date when tho free list shall go 1 into effect is changed from June 1, 1894, to i June 30, 1894. Apples of all kinds are stricken from the free list and placed on the dutiable : list, as are also beef, mution and pork, and bone charcoal, suitable for use in decolorizing sugar. Bituminous coal, shale, I coal slack and coke are transferred to the 1 dutiable list, leaving anthracite coal on the free list Cocoa fiber is made dutiable. Diamonds and other precious stones tough or uncut are added to tho free list Floor : matting is made dutiable. Dates, cocoanut#, ■ Brazil nuts and peanuts are also taken from ' the free list Cod oil is made free of duty. Iron ore is taken from the free list, and also olives and orchids, azaleas and palms and other i plants used for forcing under glass for cut flowers. Double and twisted silk or I silk advanced In manufacturing any way Is to pay a duty. Sugars are to be moved to the dutiable list There Is a touch of reciprocity in a proviso attached to the paragraph admitting plows, harrows, harvesters and other agricult ; Ural implemehts free, the proviso being to tho effect that all the articles mentioned in this paragraph “when imported from any country : which lays an import duty on like articles com- j ing from the United States shall be subject to lae duties existing prior to the passage of this 1 act." I