St. Landry democrat., 1883-03-17
THE CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL.

THE CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL.
ia WASHINGTON, March 8.
The Tariff changes made by the Conference
Committee in the Tax and Tariff bill (Which
bill, thus modified. was passed by Congress to-
day. IRE in the items given below, the classifi-
cation and rates being as follows:
SCHEDULE A-CHEMICAI4 PRODUCTS. Is !
Glue, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
: Alumina alum, PATENT alum, alum substil
IN e. suphate of alumina and aiuminous lake
and alum in crystals or ground, 60 cents per
10J pounds.
Baryta, sulphate of. or barytes, manufact-
sred, onefourth of one cent per pound.
Oil or essence of rum. 50 cents per ounce.
Jugs or bottles in which. natural mineral
waters are imported are s;rioken from the
Senate free LIST of chemicals.
ECHEDuLEB-E AND GLASSWARE.
China, p ,Fcelan, parian and bisque ware,
fncludng PLAQUES. ornatlents charms, vases
Otherwise decorated Oh arnamented III any
manner an oIsearthen. s one and scrockery
ware, painted or gilded. 20 per cent. ad valorem.
All other earthen stOn9 and crockery ware,
white. glazed or edged, printed, painted,
dipped or cream-colored, composed OF earthy
Dr mineral substances. n st specially eEumer-
sted or provided for in this act, 81 par cent nd
Walorem. ..8.x55 - VI ~ ID -.
Green and colored glass, bottles viais,. demi-
Johns and carboys covered or uncoyered.
ed or pressed, ereen and coiored bottle glass;
not cut, engraved or painted, and not special
ay enumerated or provided for in this act, one
this act provided for, said articles shall pay 90
per cent nd valorem in addition to the duty
f q + 81:
rates Of duty in addition to any duty charge
able on contents as if not filled, except as in
Gy nGs ssS taSn as yhs
ceeding lOxl5 inches s4uare, ~ cen per
l6x24 inches sauara beats per asaasFs foot;
square, 6 cents per square foot; above that
and not exceeding 2ax6o inches square, 20 CENTS
per luare fo5t; Ill above that 10 cents per
square foot.
9.:sI4 SCHEDULE C-METALS.
| 1ron-ore, including manganiferous iron-ore.
salso dross or residuum from burnt pyrites, 70
sulphur ore, as py7H9ites, Or splphuret Of iron
81 per cent of copper, Is cents per ton, pro-
OF copper shall pay in addition thereto 2]9
cents per pound lor the copper contained
iron III p.gs, iron kent,edee, spiegeleiseInL,
wrought and cast scrapiron and scrap steel.
three tenths Of one eent per pound but moth moth,
bng shall be deemed scrap-iron or scrap-steel
been in actual use and Is fit only to be remanu-
Hactured
Steel railway bars and railway bars made in
part of steel, weighing more than twenty-five
pounds to the yard, BIT per ton.
Bar iron. rolled or hammered, comprising
Mats not less than one inch wide, nor le 8 than
three Fights of one inch thick, eight-tenths of
one cent per pound; comprising round II IN
a%e'e s and square iron Pot less than three
pound; comprising flats less than one inch
wide orlesS than three-eighths 81 an inch thick,
round iron less than three-fOurths Of an inch
and not less than seven-sixteenths of one
Khan sthree-fourths Of one inch square, one
and one-tenth Of one cent per pound; provided
forms less finished than iron in bars and more
advanced than pig-irGn except castings, shall
|be rated as iron in bars and pay duty &C ord
5ngiy, and none of the above iron shall pay
9ess rats of duty than 50 per cent ad vaOremj
provided, fur ther. al iron bars. blooms, bllets,
For yes or Shapes of any kind in the manu-
fracture OF which charcoal is used as fuel shall
HE subjected to q duty of So per ton.
Iron or steel ee-laifs, weighing not over
twenty-five pounds to the yard, nine-tenths of
sone cent per pound: iron or steel fiat raj g
punched, eight-tenthS of one cent per pound.
Round iron, in coils or rods, less tnan seven
Sixteenths of one inch in diameter, and bars or
shapes of rolled iron not specially enumerat d
or provided for in this act, one and two-tenths
cents eripound Fs%
{. Boiler on other plate iron, sheared OF un-
Fheared. skelpsrpn sheared or rolled IN
Eheet-iron, common or black, thinner than ole
inch and one alf and not thinner than No. 20
wire gage alone. one-tenth OF one cent per
pound; thinner than No. 20 wire gauge and net
thinner ,hanNo Is wire gauge. one and two
kenths of one cent per pound; thinner than No.
rs wire gauge and not thinner than No. - wire
pouisd: thinner than MOI wire gauge ana ali
iron c6innercially knOWRas common on black
kaggers iron, whether put up in b oxes or bum
ali sucS e AND sse ;hss
known commercially Is tf plates. terne plates,
and taggers tin. and hereafter Provided for.
or other metals, or any alloy Of those metals,
thrss, quarters of one cent PER psuha add
Fol shed. planished. or glanced sheet-iron or
6heet-steel, BY whatever name desi mated. 70
cents per r hnd pr ,yided, mat plate or sheet
or taggers iron, by whatever name designate
9th II than polished, planiShed, or glanced.
here n RfAgidedfor, whioA has sbeen pieiaed
proee ss sha hiR e eo r S,R ehs pay y
sn OF esses or bek
sheet n tag gers iron.
Castir3n vessels, plates stoye.plates and
and castinasofs iron not specially enumprsieds
or provided for in this act one and one-fCurth
gents per pound.
Ears. one and one-fourth cents p pound
I Anvils anchOrs, oF parts thereof, mill irons
and mill cranks of wrought iron, and W ought
tron fer sh ps and forgings of iron ard steel
for vesse 8, steam engines, ind locomotives, or
patts thereof, we Ching each twenty five
pounds or more, two cents per p und.
steel ingots. eogged ingots, blooms and slabs,
by whatever process made; dif-bl cks or
blanks, biIletstand bars. and tapered and bev-
eled bars, bands. hoops, str ps and sheets Of
all gauges and widths; plates of all thicknesses
land widths; steamer crank and other shafts,
wrist or crank pins, connecting rods and pis:
ton rods. pressed, sheared, or stamped shapes,
tor blanks or sheet or plate steel. or combina.
puuched, hammered moIds or. swagsd steel, {
gun mods not in barrels, allo IS used as suD-
Stitutes for steel tools; all descriptions and
ast nos: ali III Above III IA 81 sfes M s btS.
erwise specially provided for in this act, val-
baed at four ceats q pound or less, 45 per cent
hm nd -yaIQrem; above four nts pound and