The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-30

vided for, 25 cent ad valorem; all man
ufactures of flax, hemp, jute or other
vegetable fibre, except cotton, 80 per
cent ad valorem (present law from Q
cents per pound to 40 per cent ad
valorem); sole leather, per cent ad
valorem (present law 10 per cent?;
betting leather, 10 per cent ad valorem
mo change); leather made into shoe
uppers or vamps or other forms, 20 per
cent ad valerem.
The glove schedule has been entirely
rearranged and differs from the Nc.
Kinley law very materially.
Printing paper, unsized, for books
and newspapers, 10 per cent ad valo.
rem (present law 10 per cent?; surface
coated paper and manufactures there
of, card boards photographic prints,
except Illustrations when forming a
part OF periodical newspaper, or in
printed books, pho oSraph, autograph
and scrap albums % per cent ad valo
rem (present Jaw 35 per cent?; envel-
opes, 20 per cent ad valorem (present
duty 25 per cent?; playing cards, 10
cents per package and so per cent ad
valorem lpresent duty 30 cents per
package).
Some of the specified duties OF the
Mckinley bill on earthenware and
glassware are changed as follows:
Brick, not glazed, ncr ornamented,
nor decorated in any manner, 90 per
cent al valorem (present law 1925 per
ton); glazed, ornamented or decorated.
80 per cent ad valorem (present law 45
per cent?; tiles, plain and encnustic,
not glazed. ornamented, painted,
gamelled or decorated, 40 per cent ad
valorem (present law 40 per cent?;
china, porcelain, parian aud bisque
ware not decorated in any manner, 40
per cent al valorem, (present law
90 per cent ad valorem); china
porcelain, parian, bisque, earthen'
stone and crockery ware and inita-
tiOns thereof, including PLAQUES, orna-
ments, charms, vases, decorsted or
ornamented in any manner, 40 per
cent ad valorem (present law go per
cent ad valorem); plain green and col
orrd, nodded or pressed, and flint and
time Glassware, including bottles, vials,
detnijohns and carboys covered or uu-
covered), whether filled or untitled, and
whether their contents be dutiable or
free, not specially provided for in this
act, 30 per cent ad valorem
(nreseut law l cent to 1-2 cents per
pound according to size); all articles of
glass, cut, engraved, painted, stained,
colored, printed, decorated, silvered or
giIded, not including plate glass sill
vered or looking glass plates, 80 per
cent ad valorum, (present law go per
cent ad valorum); all glass bottles, de-
canters and other vessels or articles of
glass, when cut, engraved, painted,
colored, printed, stained, etched
or otherwise ornamented or dec
grated, except such as have
ground necks'and shoppers only, not
especially provided for in this act, 35
per cent ad valorem, (present law 40
per cent ad valorem); unpublished, cyl
inder, crown and common window
glass, not exceeding 16x24 inches
square, cent per pound, (present law
/ rs cents); above that and not ex
ceeding 24x30 inches square, II 8 cents
per pound, (present law 238 cents);
above that and not exceeding 24x36
inches square. l 38 cents per pound;
present law Is cents per pound);
cylinder and crown glass, polished, not
exceeding l6x24 inches square, 2 1-2
inches per square foot (present law 6
cents); above that and not exceeding
24x60 inches square, 10 cents per square
foot (present law 20; above that 20
cents per square foot (present law 40
cents); fiuted, rolled or rough plate
glass. not including crown, cylinder
or common window glass, not exceeding
16x24 inches square, 3-4 of per cent per
square foot, (present law 1 cent?;
above that and not exceeding 24x30
inches square, cent per square foot,
(present law 2 cent?; all above that,
l 1-2 per square foot, (present law Q
cents, and all fiuted, rolled or rough
plate glass, weighing over 100 pounds
per 100 square feet shall pay additional
duty on the excess at the same rates
herein imposed. provided that all of
the above plate glass when ground
subject to the same rate of
duty as cast, polished, plate,
glass unsilvered; spectacles, eye glasses
and other optical instruments aud
frames for the same, 35 per cent ad
valorem (present law, go per cent ad
valorem); lenses of glass or pebble,
wholly or partly manufactured, 35 per
cent ad valorem (present law go per
cent ad valorem); all stained or paint
ed window glass, and stained and
painted glass windows, and all mirrors
not exceeding in size IA square inches,
with or without frames or cases, and
all manufactures of glass or of
which the glass is the component of
chief value not especially provided for
in the act, 25 per cent ad valorem;
present law 40 per cent ad valorem.
The marble and stone schedule shows
a general reduction, The agricultural
schedules includes all farm products
and provisions. Many changes have
been made, specific duties being
changed to ad valorem in many in
stances All live animals not placed
on free list by this bill are made liable
to 20 per cent ad valorem same as pres
ent law. Other farm products
are as follows. Buckwheat, corn
or maize, cornmeal, oatmeal, rye
-four, wheat and wheat flour, 20 per
cent, but each of the above products
shall be admitted free of duty from
from any country which imposes inn
port duty on like products when ex-
ported from the United States; maca-
roni, vermicelli and all similar provis-
ions, 25 per cent advaloreln, (present'
law cents per pound; anchovies. sar-