The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-16
THE CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL.
WAaH1NaroH. March a.

THE CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, March q
The Tariff changes made BY the Conference
Committee in the Tax and Tariff bill (which
bill, thus modified, was passed BY Congress to
day, are in the items given below, the classic
cation and rates being az follows:
SCHEDULE A-CHExIcAL PRODUCTS.
Glue, 20 per cent. I'D valorem.
Alumina alum, patent alum, alum substi-
tue, suIphate Of alumina and aluminous cake
and alum in crystals or ground, 90 cents per
lUJ pounds.
Baryta, sulphate of, or barytes. manufact-
ured, one-fourth Of one cent per pound.
OIL or essence of rum, so cents per ounce.
Jugs or bottles in which natural mineral
waters are imported are stricken from the
Senate freel st of chemicals.
SCHEDULE B--EARTHENwARE AND GLASSWARE
China, p reclaim, parian and bisque ware,
including plaques, ornaments, charms, vases
I'D siatuettes, painted, Ir.nted or gilded, or
otherwise decorated or ornamented in any
manner, an on earthen, some and crOckery
war, painted or gilded. 20 per cent. ad valorem.
All other earthen, stone and crockery ware,
white, glazed or edged, printed, p tinted,
clipped or cream-c 'lOred composed of earthly
or m neral substances. n t specially erumer-
valorem. r.I.l- E|.r ~ rfFh
johns and c;irboys covered or uncoveredl,
pickle or preserve jars, an other plain. mold
ed or pre- sci, gr EN- and cOlored bottle glass
not cut, engraved or painted and not special
cent per pound; IL iile1 and not otherwise m
this act provided for, said articles shall paw 20
percent ID valorem in addition TO the duty
on the cont nts.
All glass bottles and decanters and other
Ike yes sells of glass shall, IL filled, pay the same
rates Of duty in add ion to any duty charge
n So mot npfn i'm
this act otl erwise especially prov ded for.
Cylinder and O. own glass pol shed, not ex-
ccedlng lOxl5 inches .uare, 2H cens per
l6x24 inches square, cents per square foot;
above that and not exec eding 24N3J inc les
square, cents per square foot; above that
Per iuare foJt; all above that, 40 cents per
squa. foot.
SCHEDULE C-METALs.
lron-ore, including manganiferous fron-Orc,
also drosS or residuum from burnt pyrites, 70
cents per ton.
sulphur ore, as pyrites, or sulphuret of iron
in its natural tate, containing mt more than
~. per cent of copper. 10 cents per ton, pr o.
vided that ore contain ny mO-e than2 per cent.
of copper shall pay IN add on thereto %
cents per pound ior the copper contained
therein.
Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, spiegeleisen,
wrought cast scrapiron and scrap steel,
three tanths of one cent per pound; but moth
ing sni ii DO deemed scrap-Iron or scrapsteel
except waste CT refuse iron or steel that has
been in actual use and Is tit only to be remanu-
tactured.
steel railway bars and railway bars made in
part of steel, weighing more than twenty-five
pc Inds 10 the yard, Sl7 per ton.
Bar iron. rolled or hammered, comprising
flats not less than one inch wide, nor lie 8 than
three-eightS OF one nch thick, eight-tsnthS of
one cent per pound; comprising round iron
not less tina threc-fo"rtbs of one inch in d.
anne and square rJn not less than three
fourths of one inch square, one cent per
pound; com, rising flats less than one inch
vide orle,s than three-eiyhths of an inch thick.
round iron less tnan three-fourthS Of an inch
and not less than seven-SiXte, nthS of one
inch in damet r, and square iron less
than three-f II tbs Of one inch square, one
and one-tenth OF one cent per poun |; provided
that ali ir II in 81 abs, bio, ms, Loops, or 9th r
forms less finished than iron in ars and more
q ~ anced than pig-i. On except ca tings, shall
be rated as iron in bars and pay uuty &C ord
less rat Of duty than o per cent. ad va orem;
provided. further, ali iron bars, blooms, billets,
or yes ors APPS of any kind In the manu-
factu-e OF wI.ch ,harcoal Is used as fuel shall
be sub ected u duty of 81 p ton. 100
Iron or steel to -ials, weighing not over
twenty-five pounds to the yard, nine-tenths of
enc cent per pound: iron or steel fiat raj s,
punched. eight-tent, of one cont per. pound.
Rou ID IRON, in coils or rods, less tnan seven
siXteenthS OF one inch In ameter. and bars or
shapes OF role iron not specially enumerat
or provided or in this act, one and two-teuths
cents per pound. 81.
Boiler or Other plate iron, sheared or I'M
sheared. SIX lp.iron she red or rolled in
grooves, one and one-fOurth G nts rer pound;
sheet-irnn, common or black, thinner than
inch and one ulf an not tn nner than No. 20
wire gage acne. one-tenth OF one cent per
pound: tn nner tn IN N , - W re gauge an N
tn inner han No. y WIRE gauge, one and two
tentIs oil one cent per pound tn nner than No.
y WIRE gauge nd not thinner than No. wire
gauge, one and hve-tenthS of one cent per
poun 4: thinner than No. - wire gauge and all
iron commercially known as common or black
triggers irUn, whether put up in b ,xes or bum
dies, or not, 81 per cent ad valorem; pro-
ded. that on all such iron and steel sheets
or plates OreSaid, etcepting on wiat are
known commeI cially IS tin p ate IS, terne plates,
and taggers tn. and hereafter provided for.
when galvaniz or O tied with zinc or spelter
or o lie metals, or any alloy of those metals
three .uarters of one cent p r pound addi-
tional.
oil shed, planished. or glanced sheet-iron or
sheet teel by what ;ver name de i mated. p.
cents p r p und pr ded, that plate sheet,
or gers iron b. whatever name des gnatei
OH r Than pol red, pl inish I'd, or glanced.
b ire n p OVID. ID TO, which has been picked
o Gle ne b ;cid or by anv other material or
process, and which Is cold-rolled, shall pay
one gu utter OF o lent per pou I'd more duty
tn, n rraspOndins gnuges orc mnOn or black
sheet tls rers ron
Caseir n vessels, pl tes, stove-plates. and
and 'nsti 8 of iron not specially enumerated
or provided for n this act one and one-I. urth
cents per Iouni.
bars. one and one-fJurth cent p pound.
Anv Is, anchors o. parts Their .Of, mill irons
and m II ranks of VIZ ught iron, and W on rht
for vesse 5. steam engines, and locomotives or
pa IS tbere f, we CHING each twenty five
POUNDS or more, two cents per und.
steel ingots. cOgged ingOts. Blooms and Slabs
by what yer process made; di -bl cks or
blank :. billets and ars, and tapered and bey-
eed liars, bands. hoops, str ps and sheets of
and widths; steamer crank and other shafts,
wr st or crank pins connecting rods ami pi5.
ton rods. pressed, shcared, or stamped shapes,
or blank o. sheet or plate steel or combine
pun he'd, Hammered moldS or swaged steel
gun moiis not in barrels. allo 8 used as SUBJ
stitutes for steel tools; all descriptions and
shapes of DIR sand-loam, or iron nodded steel
cast ngs: all of above G 'ses of steel not 9TH
erwise pecially PROV ded Tor in this act, val
ued at four ce Is al tu d or less, A. per cent
um ad valnrem; above our G nts pound and
no above seven cents per pound, two cents
per pound: valued above seven cents and not
owe ten cents per pound. two and three
quar- er cents per pound; valued at above ten
cents per pound, three and one-quart r cents
per pound; provided tina I on all iron and steel
lars, rods. strips, or steel sheets, of whatever
lar shape or section, cold ruled, cold-ham-
mered. or polished in any way i'm addit on to
the ord nary process of hot-rol or hing am
mering, and on steel circular Saw plates, there
shall e paid onequarter of cent per pound
in addit IN to III rates prov ded in this act
Steel wheels and steeEtired wheels for rail-
ished, and iron or steel locomotive, car, and
ether lway tires or parts thereof. wholly or
partly manufactured, 2's GEMS per pound.
Iron or steel in . T., cogged ingots blooms,
or blanks for the same, without regard to the
degr of manufacture, 2 cents per pound.
Iron or steel Iivet screw, nail, and fence
wire rods, round, in coils, and loops, not lighter
than No. 5 wire uge, valued at 80 cents or
less per pound, .-l0 Of cent per pound.
Iron or steel wire, Hat, with longitudinal
ribs for the manufacture Of fencing. x-tenths
of o e cent per pound. There shall be paid on
galvanized iron or steel wi e, except fence
vi 2, one-half of cent per poun Z, in addition
to the "a @ impos d on the wire of which t is
made. On non wire, rope, and W re strand, l