The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-16

h.@At Wholly or 4h part ~ Storytelling OF othrf
mechanical process
In defining professional books. tools
81 trade, etc. admitted free, the senate
adds provision which declares that
things admitted free under this head
Shall not b. construed 10 include the
airical scenery. properties and APP
pArci. hut such articles brought by
propr.etor> or managers of theatrical
exhibitions arriving FROM abroad. for
temporary use IN them in such exhi-
tons. and not for any other person.
and not for sale. shall be admitted free
OF duty under such regulations as the
secretary ~ the treasury may pre-
scribe.
The free admission Of raw silk is
speei ically stated - not apply 10 silk
dDu bled. twisted nor advanced in man
ufacture in any way.
To philosophical and scientific appa-
ratu~ j. added utensils, including bot
ties and boxes containing instruments.
Stained or painted window glass, or
stained or painted glass windows spe-
ciallv imported for the use Of any So
cietv or institution conducted for re-
ligiou>, philosophical. educational,
scientific or literary purposes and not
Intended for sale. are added to the free
list.
Plows and other agricultural imple-
ments. which the house bill made free.
have a provision. that all the articles
mentioned. when imported from any
country which lays an import duty on
articles, coming from the L nited States.
shall be subject To duties under exist
ing law.
SILK SCHEDULE.
In the silk schedule. carded silk is
changed from % cents per pound to 20
per centum al volorem thrown and
spun silk from 20 to - per centum adj
yalorem. silk laces are reduced from
50 to - per centum.
GLASS SCHEDULE.
There are only four changes in the
glass and glassware products:
Plain green ANA eolored nodded or pressed
and flint ana lime glassware including bottles
yials and SO forth are raised from - 70 10 per
cenium al valorem. All articles OF glass. cut.
engraved. painted. eoiored. printed stained
decorated Silvered or -iidei, not including
plate glass'silvered or looking glass plates.
are raised from IS to % PR centum al valorem
All glass bottles dacanters. when cut. en-
gravcd painted colorcd and otherwise deco
rated or raised from - 10 ~ per cent
Tnpoiished cylinder. crown and common
window glass not exceeding i6xai inches
square. one ana cas-eiEhih cents per pound
above that and not exceeding aix30 inches
square. one and oae-fourth cents per pound:
above that and not exceeding .ixS6 inches
square from one and three-ei-hfhS to one and
one-half cents per pound all above that from
one and one-half 10 one aad ave-eighths cents
per pound.
TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
The schedule of the Wilson bill levy
ing tax Of 81 per thousand on cigar
cites wrapped in paper i stricken out,
and there i substituted tax on cigars
Of all descriptions including cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds per
thousand. 81 per thousand; on cigar
cites wrapped in paper. 81 per thou
sand: aud on cigarettes in tobacco so
cents per thousand.
WHISKY SCHEDULE.
Sections -. s3 and 81 of house bill re-
lating to the whisky tax are stricken out
altogether and new provisions inserted.
On the first day OF The second month after
| the passage OF the act there shall he collected
| on all distilled spirits in lond AT that time or
| that may ue then or thereafter produced In the
| United states on which the tax is not paid be-
fore that day. 81 10 q proc, gallon. or wine gal
| lon when below proof. but in computing the tax
| all fractional paris OF gallons less than
onet smith shall not be counted. Unless new
| stamps can be made the present issue Is au-
| thorixcd ~ be used That the tax herein i'm
| posed shall be paid by the dlstiller OF the
| spirits on or before their removal from the
distiilery or place % storage. except in case
| the removal therefrom without payment OF
| tax IS authorized by law. and upon
tiliery warehouse. or other bonded ware
| house established under internal reve-
| nue. laws within eight years from the date
| Of the original entry FOR deposit in any distii-
| lery warehouse or from the date OF original
gauge % fruit trandy deposited in special
| bonded warehouse. except in case OF with
drawEi iherefrom without payment OF tax as
authorized ~ law.
Warehousing and transportation
bonds are required as under the pres
ent law. conditioned. however. for the
payment Of taxes at the new rate and
before removal from warehouse and
within eight years
| Provision is made for collecting the
tax when any failure or refusal to give
ware house bonds on original entry oc-
ours Distillers are permitted. prior
to me expiration OF four years of the
date OF the original gauge as to fruit
brandy, or original entry as to all
other spirits. TO have the same re-
gagged.
The commissioner Of interval revenue
is authorized. upon the execution Of
proper bond. to establish one or more
warehouses. not exceeding ten in any
one district. TO be known as general
bonded warehouses. to he used ex-
clusivcly for the storage of spirits dis
titled from material other than fruit.
| Provision is made for removal of
liquors from the distilling warehouse
to the general bonded warehouse. and
spirits can be Withdrawn from transfer
from one general bonded warehouse 10
another but once. Distllers who have
given bond and only distilled spirits Of
their own production in the original
packages with tax-paid stamps at
tached. arc exempted from the pay
ment Of the special tax of a wholesale
liquor dealer The remaining provis-