, 1890-10-02
in regard to the sale of leaf tobacco, are

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restored.
The tax on smoking and manufactured
tobacco and on snuH Is placed at 8
cents pei. pound. Opium manufacturers
are taxed $40 per pound upon opium
manufactured In the United States for
smoking purposes, and only persons who
arc citizens OF the United States are per-
mttted to engage in its manufacture.
The senate amendment providing that
oil special internal revenue taxes shall
become due January 10, 1891, is re-
tanned.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
The rates established In the wool
schedule whore amendments were
made are as follows: Woolen or worsted
yarns from the hair of the camel, goat
alpaca or other animals, valued above
30 cents pound, two and one half
times the duty on unwashed wool of the
first class. On WOODEN or worsted cloth $
valued at 30 cents per pound, three
times the duty on unwashed wool of the
first class. On clothing road made
and articles of wearing apparel of every
description, made up or manufactured
wholly or In part, not specially pro-
vided Tor, and pushes and other pile
fabrics, all the foregoing composed
wholly or In part of wool, worsted,
mar OF the camel, goat, alpaca. or other
animals, four and one-half times the
duty imposed by this act on unwashed
wool OF the first class, and go per cent.
ad yalorem. Carpets and carpeting of
wool, max or cotton, not specially pro-
Videu for, 90 per cent. ad valorem.
THE SILK SCHEDULE.
The senate struck out tho bounty pro-
vision proposed in the silk schedule
passed by the house, and other amend
ments, which restore the language and
rates of the present law, were made.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
In the liquor schedule the senate made
increases on various forms OF wines and
liquors. The house rates are restored,
except on champagne and spirits leav-
ing still wines and liquors at the exist
ing rates. A few verbal changes were
made for the purpooe of insuring addi-
tional security to the revenue.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
In the agricultural schedule the house
rate was nainly retained on oranges,
lemons and lines, which the house
made dutiable at double the present
rates, in order to afford protection and
encouragement to the planters Of Cali.
fornia and Florida. An amendment
was added to that of the senate, impos.
ing an additional levy of 80 per cent.
on packages in which oranges, lemons
and lines are imported. The para
gaphs inserted by the senate imposing u
discriminating duty of 10 per cent. on
tea, product of countries east OF the
Cape of Good Hope when imported from
countries west of the Cape of Good
Hope was struck out.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Painting and statuary, which the
house placed on the free list, the con-
ferrees decided to return on the dutiable
list at 10 per cent. ad vnlorem.
One-half the present administrative
section relative to imported articles be-
ing forbidden entry where the business
mark OF domestic manufacturers is sim
ulated reads as follows, as adopted in
conference: On and after March 1, 1891, nc
article of imported merchandise which
shall copy or simulate the name or trade
mark of any domestic manu- facture OF
manufacturer shall be admitted to entry
at any custom-house in the United
States.
The conferrees agreed to the senate rec.
iprocity and retaliation amendment
making but one change, which was In
date, made January, 1892, instead Of July
next.
FLAX, JurE AND HEMP.
The senate action in striking out the
duties on vegetable hair, rhea or China
grass was agreed to. Jutc yarns, 35 pei
cent. ad valorem; bagging for cotton,
gunny cloth, and all similar material
suitable for covering cotton, composed
in whole or in part of hemp, flax or jute,
valued at g cents or less per square
yards, clio cents per yard; valued a,
more than u cents, / $40 cents per yard.
All the manufactures OF flax or hemp,
80 per cent. al valorem, provided that
until January l, 1894, such mana
factures OF hax containing more than one
hundred threads to the square inch shall
pay 30 cents per cent. ad yalorem instead
OF the above duty.
THE EFFECT OF THE BILL.
The conferrecs, speaking of the effect
of the bill on the revenues, say they dc
not believe there is any material differ.
ence between the house and senate bill.
in the matter OF the estimated reduction
made in the dutiable schedules, name
ly, $50, 900, 900, and that their action ha.
not materially affected that esti
mate, except in the restoration o.
the internal revenue provisions o
the house, and on that point they say
For the year ending June 80, 1880, the
receipts from special taxes on the class
of persons to be relieved by the bill
were Sl,5l5,4Sl from the taxes on to-
bacco, xlS, 235, 4S2, and from those OH
snuff, S737,731. BY the passage of the
bill the reduction in the revenue from
tobacco will be 81, 5S1, $40, and from snuff
slS4, ABB, making from these two source:
an aggregate of "a, ,765, S03. Adding
these figures to the reduction which
would follow in the abolition OF special
taxes, there would be a total reduction
in the internal revenue receipts OF
80 2Sl, 2s4. The probable reduction by
customs schedules will probably be
about $50, 600, 600, which would give an
aggregate reduction by the bill Of abou,
S66, 000, 900"