The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-16
The Tar.n Bul-schedule Of sunsries.

WASHINGTON March 15-The Ways and
Mem Means + GommI,t,es G., e., asre-d to the following
Mustard; ground or in bulk. five cents per
pound; when in"losed in glass, or tin or any
Other metallic , substance ton CENTS per pound
All essential oils now on the free list and oil
OF spermace,sn ten per cent ad yalorem.
nuts of all kinds. not otherwise provided for.
| three cents per hundred.
Phosphorus. fifteen cents per pound
| sponges, twenty per cent I'D valorem
Alum and al combinations thereof. sixty
cents per 100 pounds
| Sulphur 4 ,wers. $40 per ton.
| Toys dolls. wooden and others, so per cent ad
valorem:, Twine or pa"k thread not ,-therwtse
or pa rHsOl ribs, and stretchsrs, frAmes sticks
tips, runners, handles or other paris thereof.
finished or ished. 30 rer cent ad valorem
Umbrellas. parasnls or sunshades. when COW
cred with silk or alpaca and all other umbrellas
not otherwise provided for, 40 per cent ad valo-
All varnfsh 5ocents per gallon. vitriol-white
or snl phate of zinc 20 per cent ad valorem: blue
or snlphate Of copper cents per pound
Watches. Wat'h cases. watch ments
parts & watches and watch materials. not
otherwise provided for. 25 or cent ad valorem.
Ilocks ana parts thereof 25 per cent al valo-
rem rem, Ch' onomefers; BOAT or ship, Or parts
u nger root cent? T pound; gum shellac.
cents per pound gum arabic Jeddo. Senegal.
b mbay East India Capes Australia. gum
penzlne or banJam in gun, copal. sandarac,
hntnnar. gambOg', coure, mRstic. tragacanth,
alibanum, Ruaiae. myrth. bdelium. ba banum
anu Hil Eu 'hS not OLu6TWlS6 PROVIDED tOr, 10
cent ad vaorem.
Extract of indigo or of carmine. 10 per cent
ad valorem: mac aroni and yermicelli 8 cents
per uound olives. green, prepared or stuffed,
20 per cent ad valoreD.
The Polk Observation-Disclosures Reports,
WAsHINaToN March 15-The Committee on
Civil S,rvice Reform this morning by vote of
TO 8, directed the chairman to submit to the
House report in the case of Doorkeeper Polk
setti ing tn that he is guilty OF having violated
tn. law in the n management Of his department
and declaring the Office of Doorkeeper vacant.
The members of the committee are very rei-
cent hs TO the details of the report being under
an Injunction OF secrecy. The mem er. voting
for the report were Harrison. C ,airman; Cox
of Ohio: Pugh. James OF New York, and Sex
ton
A minority report declaring the trouble In the
Doorkeeper department to have been dus o
the opportunities and unreasonable demands
Of melnbers. and not directly cbarg able to Col. |
Polk. has been prepared by MIR. Craven and |
was signed by him Messr+. Garth and Potter,
OF New York. were not ready 10 Ign either re-
nort. Mr. Cook was ahsrnt it is fafe to say |
that Messrs. Cook and Garth will sign Mr. Cra- |
yen's report. but Mr.. Potter's position In the
mat or cannot he stated.
1t Is believed that the committee will also
recommend The total abolition OF the office |
They are not agreed however. whether T.,
recommend its consolidation with the office of |
Sergean nt-at- Arms TO advise transfer Of The
APPOINTING power to @ standing committee OF