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

peclally provided Tor In this act, 81. 80
per proof gallon (present law $s.50.)
No lower rate or amount of duties
shall be levied, collected and paid on
brandy, spirits or other spirituous
beverages than that fixed by law for
the description of first proof, but it
shall be increased in proportion for
any greater strength than the strength
of first proof, and all limitations Of
brandy, or spirits of wines, i'm.
ported by any name whatever shall
be placed to the highest duty pro-
vlded for these articles respectively
intended to be represented, and in no
case less than 81 per gallon (present
law $3.50; champagne and other
sparkling wines in bottles containing
not more than one quart and less than
one pint, 81 per dozen (present law $9;
ale, exported, and beer In bottles or
jugs. 80 cents per gallon (present
law 40 csnts) buttons and
button forms; pearl and shell
buttons, wholly or partly manufacture
ed, 40 per cent ad valorem, (present
law l.2 cents per line and 20 per cent;
ivory, vegetable ivory, bone or horn
buttons, 25 per cent ad valorem, (pres.
ent law 80 per cent?; explosive sub
stances, matches, friction or lucifer, 90
per cent ad vslorem, (present law 10
per cent gross); percussion caps
law 40 per cent ad valorem);
feathers and downs of all
kinds when dressed, colored or manu-
featured, including quilts or down or
other manufactures of down, and also
including dressed and finished birds
suitable for millinery ornaments, arti
ficial and ornamental feathers and
flowers or parts thereof. OF whatever
material composed not specially pro
vided for in this act, 35 per cent ad
valorem, (present law, crude 10 per
cent, dressed, 80 per cent?; fans, ex.
cept common palm leaf fans, 90 per
cent ad valorem, fur hats, including
fur hat bodies, 30 per cent ad valorem
(presenU law So per cent?; jewelry and
precious stones, all articles not special
ly provided for in this act and com.
mercially known as jewelry and
canoes and frames, % per cent ad
valorem (present law 80 per cent?;
precious stones of all kinds, cut but
not set, 10 per cent ad valorem (pres-
ent law 10 per cent?; pipes and all
smokers articles not specially pro-
vided for, so per cent (present law 70
per cent?; umbrellas, parasols and sun
shades covered with material COM
posed wholly or in part OF silk. wool or
goat hair, 45 per cent ad valorem
(present law 55 per cent.
Many articles in the chemicals, oils
and paints schedule have been trans.
ferred to the free list. Changes made
ia remaining articles include the fol-
lowing: Ink and ink powder, printers
ink and all other ink not specially pro.
vided for in this act, 90 per cent ad
valorem (present law 80 per cent?;
opium, aqueous extract for medical
use and tincture of laudanum and ali
other liquid preparations of opium not
specially provided for in this act, %
per cent ad 'valorem, (present law, 40
per cent ad valorem); opium contain
ing less than 8 per cent of morphine,
opium prepared for smoking, So per
pound (present law, $12). Opium
prepared for smoking and other pre-
paration of opium deposited in bonded
warehouses shall not be removed
therefrom without payment of duties,
and such duties shall not be refunded.
All medicine preparations, including
preparations OF which alcohol is com
ponent part or in the preparation of
which the alcohol used is not specially
provid I'D for, 80 cents per pound, pro-
vided no such preparation shall pay
less than % per cent a1 valorum (pres-
ent duty same without the ad valorem
provision); preparations used as appli-
cations to hair, mouth, teeth or skin,
and articles of perfumery not specially
provided for, 60 per cent ad valorem
(present law II Ia cents per pound;
fancy, perfumed and all descriptions
of toilet soap, 35 per cent ad valorem
(present law Is cents per pound).
A large portion of the new tariff bill
is devoted to the administrative law.
Under the. Mckinley revision this made
the subject of a separate bill but the
Democrats have simply added admin
istrative provision to one measure,
The changes in the administrative law
are more numerous than at first con-
templated and some are Of considera-
BILE Importance. One OF these author
ICES the secretary of the treasury at
his discretion to permit the certifica-
tion of invoice before United
States consular officers in
adjoining districts from that
in which goods are manufactured or
purchased. Consuls are also author.
lied to. refuse certificates OF invoice
not made in strict accordance with
regulations. Invoice shall also state
the name of the consular district aud
name of port or place from which mer-
chandise was procured and when entry
of merchandise exceeding 800 in value
is made by statement in form of in
voice, collectors shall require q bond
in the penal sum which shall be double
the amount Of estimated duties and In
the sum of 500 If merchandise be free
of duty certified invoice.
The decision Of the collector as to
rate and amount of duties chargeable
on imports of merchandise, including
all dutiable costs and charges, and as
to all fees and exactions of whatever
character. shall be final and conclusive
against all persons interested therein,
unless the owner, importer, consignee
or agent, of such merchandise or per-
son paying such fees, charges and exac-
tions shall within 10 days after, but not
before such ascertainment and liquida-
ton of duties, as well in case of
merchandise entered in bond as for
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