The morning call., 1893-11-28

for ladies' and children's apparel 10 per
cent ad valOrem. The present law fixes
the duty 1917 cents a pound and 60 per
cent ad yalOrem.
Aubusson. Administer, Moquette and
Chenlla carpets, and all carpeting of like
character or condition. and Oriental,
Berlin and other similar runs. SO per cent
ad valorem. The present law is 60 cents
per square yard and 40 per cent ad
yalorem. Saxony. Wilton and Tourney
velvet carpets 80 per cent ad valorem. The
present law is 60 cents per pound and 40
per cent. Brussels carpet 80 per cent ad
valorem; present law ii cents per square
yard and 40 per cent The bill provides
that on ali rates of duties in the wooden
schedule, except on carpets, there shall be
reduction Of one cent on the 100 on the
1st of July, 1896, and thereafter of like
amount on the first day of July, 1897, 1898.
1899 and 1900.
Flax, hacked, known as dressed linen, /"
~ cents pound, the present being 8
cents; yarn made of jute, 20 per cent ad
valOrem, present 80 per cent; cables,
cordage and twine. except binding Irvine,
10 per cent ad valorem; burlaps, not ex-
ceeding 60 inches in width aud containing
not over 40 threads to the square inch,
counting warp and filling. and bags for
grain made of such burlaps, 20 per cent
ad valorem bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth and all similar material suitable for
covering cotton, 10 per cent ad valorem {;
linen collars and cuffs and shirts and all
articles OF wearing apparel not especially
provided for. 50 per cent ad valorem; all
manufactures of fax. hemp. jute or other
vegetable fiber, except cotton. 80 per cent
ad yalorem. present duty 2 cents per
pound to 40 per cent ad vaIorem; sole
leather, per cent ad valoren, present 10
cents.
Bend or betting leather, 10 per cent ad
valorem, no change; leather made into
shoe uppers or vamps or other forms, 20
per cent ad valorem.
The glove schedule is entirely re-
arranged. and differs from that of the Nc
kinley law materially.
Printing paper, unsized for books and
newspapers, Il per cent ad valorem, pres
ent 10 per cent; surface coated papers and
manufactures thereof cardboards. litho-
graphic prints except Illustrations when
forming part of periodicals, newspapers
or in printed books, photographs, auto
graph and scrap albums, % per cent ad
valorem, present So per cent; envelopes, 20
per cent ad va!orem. present % per cent :;
playing cards. 10 cents a package and so
per cent ad valorem, present 90 cents a
package.
Some OF the specific duties of the McKin-
ley law on earthen and glass ware were
changed as follows: Brick. not glazed or
ornamented or decorated in any manner,
20 per cent adj valorem, present law 81 %
per ton; glazed, ornamented or decorated,
80 per cent ad valorem, present As; china,
porcelain. parian and bisQue, where not
decorated, 40 per cent ad valorem, present
30; china, porcelain, parian, bisQue, earth
enware, stone and crockery ware and imi-
tatiOns thereof, including plaques, orna-
ments, toys. charms and vases, decorated
or Ornamented, % per cent ad va
loren, present 90; plain green and
colored. nodded or pressed, aud flint and
lime glassware, including bottles. vials,
demijohns and carboys. covered or uncov-
cred. whether their contents be dutiabla
or free, not especially provided for in this
act, 80 per cent ad valorem, present cent
to u cents per pound; all articles of glass
cut. engraved, painted. colored. printed,
stained, decorated, silvered or Gilded, not
including plate glass silvered or looking
glass plates, 80 per cent ad valorem, pres
ent 90 per cent; all glass bottles, decanters
and other vessels or articles, glass when cut,
engraved, painted. colored, printed, stained,
etched, or otherwise ornamental or decor
ated, except such as have ground necks
and shoppers only not especially provided
Tor, 80 per cent ad valorem, present 40 per
cent; unpublished, cylinder, crown and
common window glass;, not exceeding 16
by "a inches square, cent a pound, pres
emf Il cents; above that and lot exceeding
a by 80 inches square, rs cents a pound,
present 2B cents; above that and not ex-
ceeding "a by sc inches square, 1% cents a
pound, present 2B cents; all above that,
IA cents pound, present 3k cents; CYL
inder and crown glass, polished. not ex-
ceeding 16 by "a inches square, 2h cents
square foot. present cents; above that
and not exceeding 81 by so inches square,
cents square foot. present 6 cents;
above that and not exceeding "a by go
inches square. 10 cents square foot. pres
net 20 cents; above that. 20 cents square
foot, present 40 cents: futed. rolled. or
rough plated glass, not including crown,
cylinder OF common window glass, not eX-
ceeding 16x24 inches square, "a of a cent
pCi opuaAC 4OOts pI0Seut Ceut, dpUNo LHdt
and not exceeding 24X30 inches square, l
cent per square foot, present 1 u cents; all
above that u cents Der square foot, pres
ent cents; plates weighing over 100
pounds and 100 square feet in dimensions
shall pay an additional duty on excess at
the same rates herein imposed; provided
that all of the above plate glass when
ground, smoothed or otherwise obscured,
be subject to the same rate of duty as cast
polished plate glass uusilvered.
Spectacles. eyeglasses. opera-glasses
and other optical instruments and frames
for same. 35 per cent ad valorem, present
90; lenses of glass or pebble. wholly or
partly manufactured, 35 per cent ad
valOrem, present 60; stained or painted
window-glass and stained or painted glass
windows and mirrors. not exceeding in size
IA square inches, with or without. frames
or cases, and all manufactures Of glass or
of which glass is the component of chief
value, rot especially provided for, So per
cent ad valorem, present 60.
The marble stone schedule shows
almost general reduction. while in the
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