Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-16
fHE CONFERENCE TARIFF BILL.


WASHINGTON, March a.
The Tariff changes made by the Conference
Committee I'm the Tax aud Tariff bill (which
bill, thus modified, was passed by Congress to
day are In the items given below. the classiE-
cation and rates being 70 follows:
SCHEDULE A-CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
Glue, 20 per cent. al valorem.
Alumina alum, patent alum, alum substl-
tuie. sulphate OF alumna and alumInous cake
and alum In crystals or ground, 90 cents per
l0J pounds.
Baryta, sulphats OF, or baryie5. mauufact.
urcd, one-fOurth OF one cent per pound.
OIL or essence OF rum, 70 cents per ounce.
Jugs or bottles in which natural mineral
waters are imported are stricken from the
Senate free IT OF chemicals.
SCHEDULES B-EARTHENwARE AND GLASSWARE.
China, porcelain, parian and blsque ware,
including plaques, ornaments, charms, vases
aud statuettes, painted. Irnted or Rilded, or
otherwise decorated or orname lted in any
mann ~. AN l on oarthcn. stone and crockery
war, painted or gilded. 90 per cent ad valOrem.
All other earthen. stOns and crOckery ware,
white, glazed or edged, printed. tinted,
dipped or croam-c llored. composed OF earthly
or minornl substances. n Z specially erumer-
atcd or PROVIDED for IN this ACT % per cent nj
valorcm.
Green ami c1lorod glass. bottles. viais, demi-
Johns and carboys covered or uncoveredi,
pickle or preserve Jars. an other plain. mold
ed or pressed, Rr en- and cClorcd bottle glass
not cut, engraved or painted. aud not special
~ enumerated or provided for In this act. enc
cent per pound; N hllot and not otherwise IN
this act provided for, sad articles shall paw 10
per cont I'd valorom In addition TO the duty
on the cont nt%
like vessels of glas. shall, a. hllcd ray the same
rates ~ duty in addition Co any duty charge
able on contents "a " not hIled. except IA In
this act ottorwise especially provided for.
Cylinder and crown glass pol SHE'D. not CT
cccding l0H5 inches luare, "a cCn per
square foot; above that and not eKcscding
above that aud not exceeding ava incaes
square, cents per square foot; above TINT
and not exceeding sixEO inches square, % cents
per luare To &; all above that, 90 cents per
square foot.
SCHEDULE C-MErALa
lrpn-oro, including manganlferous iron-Or' :,
also droas or rosduum from burnt pyrites, rs
cents per ton.
sulphur ore. a. pyritcs. or sulphurct of iron
IN ia natural state, containing not more than
b. per cent. OF copper IS cents per ton. pro
Nided that ore oontain' ng mo @ than2 per cent.
OF copper shall pay in add ON thereto ? ,
cents per pound ior tho copper contained
Iron in pigs. iron kcntledge. spicgeleisen.
wrought AID cast scrap-iron and scrap Steel
thrcet inthS or one cent per pound: but moth
ing shell be deemed scrap-iron or scrnp-steel
except wnsto or refuse iron or steel that has
boon IN actual use an1 IL fit only 10 be remanu-
steel railway bars and railway bars made I'm
pare 81 steel, weighing more than twenty-five
Dar ron. roiled or hammered, comprising
Hats not less than ono inch wide nor le 8 than
three-oights OF ono lnch thick. eiRhttenths of
one tent per pound; comprising round iron
mot less tina thrcC-fOurths OF one inch On d.
nmc. and square ron not less than three
fOurth' OF one inch square, one cent per
pound; comprising Hats less than ono inch
wide or less than thrce-c IN tins of an inch thick
round Iron lpss than threC-fOurths 81 an inch
and not less than scvcn-sixteenths of one
lnCh ia diameter, and square iron less
nnd onc-tenth or one cent per pOun (; provided
That wi ir IN IN sllbs, blooms, loops, OrOth r
forms less finished than iron IN lars and more
advanced than pg-iron except On things, shall
De rutod ns iron In bars and pay DUTY &C, ord
lngly anu mono OF the above iron shall pay
tess rat ~ duty than 20 per cent. ad VA orcm;
provided. further. all iron bars. blooms, billets
or yes ors apes of any kind in the manu-
facturo OF which charcoal IS used as fuel shall
DC SUP iccted o. duty OF 80 per ton.
Iron or steel tec-iRls. weighing not over
twenty-five pounds To- the yard, nine-tenths of
one cent per pound; iron or steel Hat raj 5.
punched, etght-tentts OF one cunt per pound.
Hound iron, I'm coils or rods. less tnan seven
Bixteenths OF one inch In ameter. and bars or
Shapes or rolled iron not specially enumerat
or pfoVideo.for In this act, ono and twO-tenthS
cents per pound.
Boiler or other plate iron, sheared or TN
Bhcared. skelp-irOn sheared or rolled in
grooves. one and one-fourth ,nts per pound:
shectirnn, common OF black, thinner than one
inch and one ali AMI not thinner than No. 20
wire EuRe Rlono, onc-tonth OF one cent per
pound; thinner tn IN N TO- 20 wire gauge and M
thinner than No. - wire gauge, ono and two
tenths " one cont per pound thinner than No.
- wire Raugo md not thinner than No. - wire
gauge, one and nve-tenths of ons cent nor
pound; thinner than No. ~ wire gauge and nil
iron commercially known as common or black
tagvcrs iron, whether put up in b lxes or bum
dlcS Or not, % per cent. nd valorem; pro-
Nided, that on all such iron and steel sheets
or plates aforesaid, excepting ON what nrc
known commercially IA tin plato a,terne plat -
aud taggers tin. and hereafter provided for
when galvanized or coated with zinc or speltcr
or Oihor metals, or any alloy OF those metals
thrtss quarters OF one cent pr pound add
oil shed, Planlshed. or glanced shopt-Iron or
ehcet- toel by whatever name desi mated -,
cents y r und pr Ividcd, that plate q sheet
or taIRcrs iron. by whatever name designatei
oth than polished, planished, or glanced
here proyidcd for, which has been picked
process, and which IL cold-rolled. shall nav
ono quarter Of o % cent per pound more duty
than responding Eauge Oh common or black
Castir N vessels, pl ties, stove-plntes. md
Irons, safirOns tHlJrs irons. haiti RI ir0ns.
and castlnss 20, on IRON not specially enumerated
or provided for IN this act one and One-fOurth
ccntt per pound.
iron or steel railway nsh-plntes or splicc
bars, one and one-fOurth cent ID T pound
Auv l., anchors. or parts thersof mill irons
and IN II ranks OF Wrought iron, and W ought
iron for y, and forgings of iron ard steel
Tor NCssc =, steam engines, and locomotives or
po q thcr'uf, we Ching eaSh twcntv. m ve
pounds or more, two oentt per % und
steel tnRots, coggcd ingOts. blooms a md siaba
by what yer process made; dir-bl. cks or
blank billcts aud bars, and tapered and bey-
elCd bars. bands hoops, strips AMI sheets of
all gauges aud widths; Plates OF all thickncsscs
and widths; steamer crank and other shafts
VIZ u or crank pins. conn setting rods and. nls.
ton rods. pressed, shcarod, or stamped shapes
or blank OF sheet or plato steel. or combine,
ttous OF steel and iron. punched cor not
punched, hammered molds or swa1ed stcSl
Ruu molds not I'm barrels. allows used as sub
siitutcs for steel tools; all descriptions and
mr. NFsf.Fs -
cast ngss all OF above glasses OF steel not 9th
crwise peCially provided for I'm this act val
ned at Tour cents Pcund or loss, - per cent
not above seven cents per pound. two cents
per pouni; valued above seven cents and nor
auacr cents per pound; valued NJ sbo' snT &c,
cents per pound. three and one-quart n cents
per pound; provided that ON all iron and steel
hnrs' rods: strips, or Steel sheets, OF whatevcr
shape, and on all ir)l or steel liars of rem
lar shape or section, coid-rulled. Cold.ham-
inered or polished in any way IN addition to
mcring, and on steel circular saw plates there
small paid onequarter OF n cent per pound
IN waitl5n % IN rates prov dod IN this act.
WY pur ose-, wh other wholly or partly nm
ished, and iron or steel locomotive, car. and
partly manufactured. g, cents Der pound Ut
i t9 ur s,ce. ln FNt', c1gged inROts, blooms
or blanks Tor the same, without regard to- the
dcgr OF manufacture, cents per pound
Iron or steel Iivet. screw, nall, and fence
wire rods, round, a coils. and loops, not lighter
ihan NO. wife uSc. valued at 81 cents or
less per pound, $40 OF cent per pound.
Iron or steel wire, fiat, with longitudinal
ribs Tor the manufacture OF fencing s X tcnths
OF one cent per pound. There shall be paid ON
RlNanikcl iron or steel wire. except fence
wire, One-half Of cent per poun . I'm addition
90 the IN q imrOscl ON the wire OF which 4 ia
madc. On IRON wire, rope, and W re strand. 1
cent per pound IN additinn 60 the rates inn
posed ON wire Of which Il Il made '''-
On steel wire, ropo and wire strand Q cont.
per pound, In addition to the rates imposcd or
wire of which u r. made. w
steel not specially enumerated or provided
Tor IN thts act - Dor cent al Valorem with the
sarnc long proviso a. in tho Senate bib.