The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-05

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| cents per pound, or when sold by the box, pack
| age or otherwise than by the pound, so per
| centum ad valorem.
| THE LIQUOR SCHEDULE.
Champagne and all other sparkling wines-In
| bottles containing each not more than one quart,
| and more than pint, 81 per dozen bOtIlesi con-
| tanning not more than one pint each, and more
than one-half pint, $3. 30 per dozen bottles con-
| tainiEg one-half pint each or less, $175 per
dozen bottles in bottles containing more than
/ one quart each, in addition to 81 per dozen bot
ties, at the rate of 1925 per gallon on the guam
| tity in excess Of one quart bottles
Sull wines-In casks, so cents per gallon; in
hottles 81 go per case of one dozen bottles, con-
| tanning each not more than one quart and more
than one pint; or twenty-four bottles, containing
| each not more than one pint. and any excess be-
yond these quantities found in such bottles shall
be subject TO a duty of D cents per pint or frac
tiOnal part Thereon; put no separate or ADDITION
| al duty shall be collected on the bottles; pro-
| vided, that any wines imported, containing more
than "a per centum of alcohol, shall be forfeited
to the United states. PROVIDED, further, that
| there shall be no allowance for breakage, leak
age or damage on wines, liquors, cOrdlals or dis
| titled spirits.
Vermuth-Tbe same duty as on still wines.
| Wines, brandy and other spiritpous liquors i'm
| ported in bottles, shall be packed in packages
| cOtalnng not less than one dozen bottles III eacn
package aud all snch bottles, except as specially
| enumerated or provided for in this act, shall
pay an additional duty Of cents per each bot
| tie.
Brandy and other spirits manufactured or dis
| TILED from grain or other materials, and not
specially enumerated or provided for in this act,
81 per proof gallon; each and every gauge or
| wine gallon of measurement shall be counted as
| at least proof gallon; and the standard for
| determining the proof of brandy, and other spir
Its Or liquors of any kind, imported, shall be the
| same as that which is defined in the laws relat-
| ing to internal revenue; but any brandy or other
| sprituous liquors, imported in casks of less ca
paclty than fourteen gallons, shall be forfeited
| to the United States
| On all compounds or preparations, of which
distilled spirits component part of the chief
value, not specially enumerated or provided for
| III this act, there shall be levied a duty not less
| than that imposed upon distilled spirits. Cor
| d1als, liquors, arrack, abslnthe, Klrschwasser,
ratafia and other similar spirtuons beverages, or
bitters containing spirits, and not specially EMU
merated or provided for in this act, So per proof
| gallon.
| led, collected and paid on brandy, spirits and
other spirituOus beverages than that fixed by
law for the description of first proof; but it shall
De increased IN proportion for any greater
strength than the strength of first proof and all
| limitations OF brandy, or spirits, or wines, i'm
| ported ny any names whatever, shall be subject
to the highest rate of duty provided for the n
uiDe articles respectively intended TO be repre-
sented, and in no less than 81 per gallon.
| Bay rum or bay water, whether distilled or com
pounded, 81 per gallon of first proof and in pro-
portion for any greater strength than first proof.
| Ale, porter aud beer, in bottles or jugs
| glass stone or earthenware, 80 cents per gallon;
otherwise than in bottles or jugs of glass, stone
| or earthenware, 20 cents per gallon Ginger ale
or ginger beer, 20 per centum ad valorem, but
no separate or additional duty shall be collected
on bottles or jugs containing same.
THE METAL SCHEDULE.
| The text of the metal schedule which relates
| 10 cruclble iron, steel ingOis and blooms, IN
| which trick was attempted in the tariff
missions NH, by which rates all steel from
which agricultural implements are made, were
increased is as follows, the trouble named being
| cOrrected
Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms and slabs,
| bv whatever process made; die blocks or blanks;
| miets and bars, aud tapered or beveied bars,
hands, hoops, strips and sheets of all gauges and
widths, steamer crank, and other Shafts wrists
or crank pms. connecting rods and piston rods;
pressed, sheared or stamped shapes, or blocks of
sheet or plate steel, or combination of steel and
| iron, punched or not punched, hammer mOlds or
| swaged steel; gun mOlds not in bars; alloys
used as substitutes for steel tools;
| loan, or iron-molded steel castings all of the
above named classes of steel, or not otherwise
specially provided for in this act, valued at
cents a pound or less, 45 per centum adj valOrem;
| above cents pound and not over cents per
| pound, 2 cents per pound; valued above cents
and not above 10 cents per pound ga cents per
| pound; valued at above 10 cents per pound, 3l4
| cents per pound.
Provided, that all iron or steel bars, rods,
strips, or steel Sheets of whatever shape, and all
| iron or steel bars of irregular shape section,
| cold rolled, cold hammered polished in any
| way in addition to the ordinary process of hot
| rolling or bammering, ana on steel circular
saw plates, there shall be paid one-uuarter cent
| per pound IN addition to the rates provided i'll
| this act Steel, not specially enumerated
| provided for III this act, 40 per cent. advalo-
| rem
| Provided, that all metal produced from iron
| its ores. which is cast and malleable of what
| ever description fern, without regard to the
| percentage of carbon contained therein. whether
| produced by cementatlon or converted, cast, or
made from iron or its ores, by the rrucible,
Bessemer, pneumatic, Thomas Gilchrst Basic,
Siemens- Martin, or open-hearth process, or by
| the equivalence of either, or by the combination
| of two or more of the processes their equiva-
| Tents, or by any fusion or other process which
| produces from iron or its ores a metal either
| granular or ibrous in structure. which is
| and malleahle. excepting what is known
malleable iron castings, shall be classed and de-
nominated as steel
WOOD AND WOODEN wAPFs
Timber, hewn and sawed, and timber used for
| spars ana in building wharves, 20 per centum ad
| valorem; timber, squared or sided, not specially
| enumerated OF provided for in this act, cent
per cubic foot; sawed boards, plank deals, and
other lumherof hemlock. white wood. sycamore
and Eastwood, 81 per 900 feet, board measures;
| all other articles of sawed lumber, So per
| 200 feet, board measure. But when lumber of
any sort is plaued finished, In addition to the
rates herein provided, there shall be levied and
paid, for each side planned or finished, so
| per 1000 feet, board measure; and il planned on
one side and JOngued and groOved 81 per l 900
| feet, board measure; and if planed on two sides,
and tOngued and grooved, $3.50 per 1000 feer,
| board measure. Hubs for wheels posts, last
| blocks, wagon blocks, ore blocks, gum blocks,
heading blocks, ana all like blocks or sticks,
rough hewn or sawed only, 20 per centum ad
| valOrem; slaves of wood of all kinds, o per
cent. ad vaorem; pckets and palings, 20 per
cent. ad vaioren; laths, 10 cents per 1000
pieces; shingles, 35 cents per 1000; nine clan
boards, ~ per LOCO; spruce clapboards, so
per 1000.
House or cabinet furniture, in piece or rough
and not finished, 80 per centum ad valorem.
Cabinet ware and house furniture, flushed, So
per centum ad valorem. Casks and barrels,
empty, sugar-oox shocks. and packing boxes and
packingbox shocks of wood. not specially enum-
Grated or provided for in this act, 80 per centum
ad val0rem. Manufactures of cedar wood, gran
adilla, ebony, mahogany, rosewood and satin
wood. % per ceutum ad valOrem. Manufac-
lures of wood, or of which wood is the chief COM
pOnent part, not specially enumerated pro-
vided for In this act, 81 per centum ad vaorem
Wood unmanufactured, not specially enumer-
ated and provided for in this act, 20 per centum
ad valoren
WOOL AND EARTHENwARE.
All woods, hair of alpaca goat and other like
animals, shall be divided Tor the purpose of
fixing duties to be charged thereon, into the
three following classes:
Glass l-Clothing woods, that is to say, Me-
rino Mestiza, Metz or Metis woods, other