People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — MANY CHANGES. [ARTICLE]

MANY CHANGES.

The Senate Acts on Important Amendments to the Tariff Dill. j Washington, June 20.—The senate, on Tuesday, upon the suggestion of Senator Sherman, increased the duty on ink and ink powders to 25 per cent., to make it conform to the rate on pigments. At the request of ; Senator Allison the finance committee agreed to strike out from paragraph 190 the reciprocity provision admitting buckwheat, corn, cornmeal, oats, rye, rye flour, wheat and wheat flour free of duty from such countries as impose no import duty on such products exported from the United States. The finance committee also agreed to Senator Allison’s re- ! quest to place eggs on the dutiable ; list at 3 cents per dozen. Senator Jones offeredan amendment to increase the duty on hair pencils, brushes and feather dusters from 30 per | cent, to 35 per cent., and to add at the 1 endof the paragraph “bristles, bunched or prepared in any manner, T% cents ad valorem.” This was agreed to, as was another amendment offered by him changing the classification of gloves so as to make ladies’ and children's gloves of sheep origin, with exterior grain surface removed, not over 17 inches in length, $1.75 per dozen pairs; over 17 inches, $2.75 per dozen pairs. < Amberoid was added to the free list. Balts of ammonia were stricken from the free list. The finance committee amendment permitting the free entry of cattle, sheep or other domestic animals and their increase, which have strayed across the boundary or been driven across for pasturage, was agreed to. Apples, green, dried, etc., heretofore placed on the dutiable list, were stricken from the free list. The committee amendment striking from the free list beef, mutton and pork, which have been placed on the dutiable list at 20 per cent.,was agreed to. Mr. Peffer’s motion to also strike out “bacon and hams,” and making them dutiable at 20 per cent., was agreed to without objection, as \yas the Jones amendment adding manilla twine to the paragraph placing binding twine on the free list. Bone char, heretofore transferred to the dutiable list, wan stricken from the free list. In the coal paragraph “bituminous and shale and coal slack or culm” was stricken from the free list. The yeas and nays were demanded by Senator Hill when Senator Jones offered the committee amendment to strike iron ore from the free list. It was carried, j 53 to 4, Senators, Hill, Allen, Peffer ! and Kyle voting in the negative. The committee amendments placing ; stained or painted window glass imported for the use of religious, educational or scientific societies on the free list was agreed to. The reciprocity provision added by the finance committee to paragraph 515, placing agricultural implements on the free list, was agreed to, as was the provision added to 596 excluding theatrical scenery, , properties and apparel from admission j free of duty, except where they are to i be reexported within six months, bond ; to be deposited for the payment of duty ; in case they remain in this country more than six months. Senator Lodge moved to strike quicksilver from the free list and restore the duty of 10 cents per pound. Senator Perkins said over 830,000,000 were invested in quicksilver mines. The amendment was adopted—23 to 20Senators Hill and Morgan (dem.) and Alien, Kyle, Stewart and Peffer (pops.) voting for it. Senator Peffer offered an amendment to strike salt from the free list and make it dutiable at 5 cents per 100 pounds. At this point, 6:30, the senate went into executive session, and a few moments later adjourned. The committee has decided to amend the income tax feature of the bill in accordance with the request of the thousands of petitions that have come to the senate, and will omit from the operations of the income tax the funds of all fraternal and beneficial organizations and societies conducted on the lodge plan. Another change will also be made in the wool schedule. As agreed to, the rate on the finished product in men’s clothing is fixed at 45 per cent., while the duty on cloth entering into the manufacture of the same grade of goods is fixed at 50 per cent. This is a discrimination against the manufac ture in this country that will be remedied by increasing the duty on the finished product to 50 per cent.