Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-31


court decided that this was tech
nical objection. A bill of excsp.
tions was filed, counsel contending
that the document produced by the
prosecution was forgery and that
consequently the indictment was
null and void. The information
was amended in few particulars
and the trial proceeded.
New York Markets Quiet.
NEW YORK, Jan. SO.-The mar
kets remain quiet generally. Flour
in better export demand and steady.
Wheat dull, 2@1 lower.
Tho New Tariff.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S0th. The
new tariff bill will be submitted
to-merrew to the full Committee
on Ways and Means by the sub
com mittee. 1t provides that after
January LIST, 1879, the following
duties,,s shall be collected on imports:
All manufactured cotton, except
jeans, denims and the like, not
bleached nor oolored and not ex-
ceeding 100 threads to the square
inch, and not weighing moro than
five ounces per square yard, 2 cts.
per square yard; ii bleached, q cts.
per yard; if colored or printed, &c, /;
on finer goods of similar make, not
exceeding 200 threads, 24c.; if
bleached, 80; if colored, 44c.; on
goods exceeding 200 threads, un-
bleached, 4c.; bleached, 49c.; col
ored, 51c.; on all cotton jeans, de-
MINIS, bed tickings, ginghams,
pantaloon stuff, ETC., unbleached
and not over 100 threads fine and
exceeding five ounces to the square
yard, go; blsached, &C.; colored,
4c.; on finer like goods, not over
200 threads, unbleached, &c.;
bleached, 34c.; colored, &C.; on like
goods exceeding 200 threads to the
square inch, unbleached, &C.;
bleached, &C.. colored, &C.; but a
duty of So per cent. ad valorem
must be paid upon all plain woven
cotton goods not included in the
foregoing schedule. Unbleached
valued at over l6c. per square yard,
bleached 25c., cotton jeans and
drillings zoe. and all other cottons
of every description exceeding Csc.
and no cottons finer than 200
threads, shall not be admitted for
less duty than goods which are
of that number of threads. Earths
and earthenware, all unpublished
cylinder, enamsled, crown, colored
and ground window glass not wider
or longer than 40 inches, 1c. pei
square foot; exceeding 40 inches 20.
On such glass polished the
tariff is graded according to size up
to 35c. per square foot. Looking
glass plate as high rs soc. pei
square foot for sizes above twenty.
four by sixty inches and as low as
&c for sizes of 10 by Is inches. Such
looking-glasses framed shall be liza.
BILE to an additional tariff of so pei
cent. advalorem. Upon frames and
other articles of glass not other.
wise provided for, 40 per cent
ad valorem, except that bottles con-
tanning dutiable liquids shall be
admitted free. All earthen, stone
or chinaware, ornamented or plain,
40 per cent. all valorem. Flax not
dressed $40 per ton; dressed, live OIL
hacklsd $50; hemp, MANILA, etc.
not otherwise provided for, $50
tow So; jute and other cordage ma.
teriai $40; gunny cloth not bag.
ging, &c. per pound; cotton bags
etc., gunny bags, except cotton
bagging, 20 per cent. ad valorem
On bagging for cotton or Other
manufacturers composed of hemp
jute, flax, etc., and valued at sever
cents or less per square yard 12c
per pound; valued at ovel
seven cents, PC. per pound; hemI
yarns four cents per pound; sal
canvas or duck, 20 per cent. &C
valorem; grass cloth, 20 per cent
ad valoerm; on all manufacture:
ofjute, hemp, flax, MANILA, grass
or sisal, not otherwise provided. 81
per cent. On all still wines i'm.
ported in casks containing not ovel
% per cent. of alcohol and worth
not over 40 cents per gallon, 25
cents per gallon; worth 40 cents
and not over one dollar, 60 cents
worth over one dollar tax of ST. so
All wines in bottles not otherwise
provided for, 100 per cent. ad val
orem, but any wine containing
over "a per cent. of alcohol shall bt
forfeited to the United States anC
five per cent. only shall be allowed
on efferveseing liquors in bottles
to be deducted from the invoice
quantity in lieu of the breakage.
Champagne and sparkling wines
Sc per dozen for pint to quart bot
ties and So for half pints; less thar
that 81 so per dozen; bottles. contain.
ing over one quart shall pay at the
rate of So per gallon on the excess
Brandy and other spirits or other
materials and not otherwise pro
vided for, 81 per proof gallon OF
measurement shall be counted as
at least one proof gallon. The
standard for determining the proof
of brandy and spirits and of wine
and liquors of any kind imported,
shall be the same as that which is
designated in the laws relating to
Internal Revenue. On all com.
pounds or preparations of which
distilled spirits is a component part
OF the chief value there shall be
levied a duty of not less than that
imposed upon distilled spirits, cor
dials, liquors, arrack, absinthe and
kirschwasser or similar spurious
beverages or bitters containing
spirits and not otherwise provided
for, So per proof gallon. No
lower rate or amount of duty
shall be levied, collected OF
paid on brandy, spirits or
other spirituous beverages than
that fixed by law for the descrip-
ton of first proof, but it shall be
increased in proportion for any
greater strength than first proof;
and no brandy, spirits or other
spirituous beverages under first
proof shall pay less rate of duty
than 80 per centum ad valOrem
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