Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-02

term tsstatuary" shall be understood to in
| cluds professional productions of a statuary
| or of a sculptor only. Stones unmanufac-
| tured or undressed. freestone, granite, sand
stone, and all building monumental
stone. All strings of gut or any other like
material. Tallow, waste all not specially
enumerated or provided for.
In addition to the free list the following
| are some of the most important changes pro-
posed by the bill:
China ornamented 45 per cent. ad valo-
rem NOW go per cent.); China unoTnamented
and earthware 40 per cent. I'D valorem NOW
about 90 per cent?; encaastic tiles 30 per
cent. ad valorem (now 35 per cent. }: green
and coIored glass bottles three-fourths cent
per pound NOW one eent).ss Flint and lime
glass bottles and pressed glassware 30 per
cent. ad valorem (now 40 Per cent?; cylinder
and crown glass polished and between "a
by 80 and "a by 60 inches square,
10 cents per square foot. Above that meas
urement % cents per square foot now 20 and
40 cents respectively. Unpublished cylinder
crown and common window glass not ex-
eeeding 10 by Is inches 1 cent per pound.
Above that, and not exceeding 1924. u
cents. Above that, and not exceeding 24x31,
IL cents. All above ~ cents NOW 13$,
IL, 25s and 27s). Iron in pigs, Kentledge
Sc per ton now three tenths of a cent per
pound. Iron railway bars 81 per ton
(now ITO cent per pound. Steel and
part steel railway bars and slabs and billets
of steel 81 per ton (now SIT per tom. Iron
or steel rails $14 per ton; fiat rails SIS per
ton now $40 and $40 per pound respective
ly). Round iron l cent per pound NOW 80
cents). On sheet iron there is uniform
duction of ITO cent per pound excepting
taggars iron. On hoop band or scroll iron
less than 8 inches in width there is reduc-
ton of Ito cent per pound on grades thinner
than No. 10 wire gauge. Cast iron pipe of
every description 6-10 cent per pound (now 1
cent.
Steel ingots, blooms, die blocks, blanks,
bars, bands, sheets, crank shafts and pine
stamshapes, gun moulds. steel castings, ETC.,
valued at 1 cent per pound, 40 of cent
per pound, valued at more than one cent and
not more than 4, 45 per cent. ad valorem (thas
present rate is 45 per cent. on all values less
than cents per pound and from to 81
cents per pound on higher grades).
Lead ore and dross Il cent per pound NOW
10. Pigs, bars, ETC., for remanufacture ~
now q. Sheet, pipes and shot "a NOW 3
cents per pound. Sheathing and yellow metal
80 per cent. sd valorem (now 35). Nickel ore
or matte 10 cents per pound or nickel con-
tanned therein NOW Is cents). Zinc and spell
ter in pigs or for remanufacture II cents per
pound, in sheets cents per pound NOW IL
and 2 IA respectively.
Cabinet or house furniture wood 80 per
cent ad valorem (now 35). Manufactures of
hard woods 80 per cent. ad valorem NOW 35).
Wood manufactures unenumerated 80 per
cent. ad valorem NOW 35).
Sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard is
as follows: Tank bottoms syrups, ETC., not
above rs degrees polsriscope 1 15-100 cents
per pound, and for every additional degree
3-100 cent per pound. Above 16 Dutch
and not above 20, 2 20-100 cents
per pound; above 20 Dutch standard $1,000
cents Per pound. (The present duties range
from 40-100 cents per pound below IA
Dutch standard to 8 $1,000 cents per pound
for sugars above 90 Dutch standard The
lower grade of molasses is unchanged, but
that testing above 46 degrees is reduced from
s to 6 cents per gallon. Confectionery 40
per cent. ad valorem NOW 10 cents per
pound
All leaf tobacco manufactured is fixed at
35 cents per pound, and the present distinc-
ton between Sumatra and ordinary wrapping
tobacco is abolished.
Starch cent per pound NOW from to
~ cents per pound.
Rice, cleaned, 2 cents, uncleaned II, NOW
~ and II respectively. Rice meal or
flour, which will pass through No. 10 brass
wire sieve, 90 per cent. ad valorem. (The
present duty is the same, but the condition is
not imposed.) Paddy, "a cent per pound (new
10. Raisins, IL cents per pound (now 2
cents per pound. Peanuts, "a cent per
pound fnow cent per pound; shelled, cent
per pound (now 10. Mustard, in bottles,
ground or preserved, 6 cents per pound (now
1O.
The remainder of the bill is made up of
the leading features of the old Hewitt adj
bill, such as the similarity
clause, the provisions intended to guard
against smuggling, the exempting of theatre
cal scenery and wardrobes when intended for
temporary use in the United States and tour
lists wearing; taxation of cartons or cover
ings; section to prevent the fling of false
invoices and undervaluations and providing
for the punishment of persons guilty of these
offenses; the extension of the warehouse
to three years; the abolition of al
lowance for damage in warehouse; the aboli
ton of all fees upon entries of imported
goods and the requirement that invoices shall
be submitted to United States consular Of
fcers before expectation to the United States;
the section relative to appeals in custom
cases and limiting the time within which
suits can be brought; the bestowal of sole
jurisdiction in the trial of suits against
United States collectors upon United States
Circuit courts and penalty clause directed
against the attempted bribery of customs of
fcials.