The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-08


! as follows: 'Pen-knives pocket-sa Knives or
/ srase-s OF all kinds. valued al not more
than 30 cents per dozen. IS rer cent. ad
| saiorefn: valued At more than IS cents per
dozen ana not more shan 50 cents per
dozen. II cents peg dozen; valued At ss,orc
| than 81 cents rer dozen aud rot exceeding
| VI per dozen. - cents per dozen valued at
more than 81 per doxen and not exceeding
| Sl-1 per oogca. ~ cents per dozen: valued
| a. more than $i.0 per dozen and not
more than s. per doxen, IS cents
per dozen. valued At more than As
per cosen. On per cent ad valo-em: and in
addition thereto, on all the above valued
as 10 cents per dozen, - per cent ad
vasorem. Provided that blades, handles
or any other parts of any or either of the
articles named IN this paragraph, im-
ported in snv other manner than ASSEM-
Died IN pen Knives, pocket knives or eras-
ers, shall be subject to no less duty than
ts herein provided for pen knives, pocket
knives and erasers valued ut more than 20
cents per dozen. tSeaase and house bills.
A. centsl
The tobacco schedule is changed to read
asfoiiows; Wrapper tobacco. .unstemmed,
imported IN any bale. box or package or ia
eusk. $i.5o per pound; II stemmed. g. -
per pound. tHouse and senate bills 81
and Sl2o respectively Filler tobacco.
anstemmed, imported in eny bale. box,
rass,ns ass Or y IN .. oa.f. ss cents Per poand:
no change in these rates, but this proviso
Is added; Provided, that wrapper to-
bscco. whenever used In this act shall be
taken 10 mean that quality of leaf
tobacco known commercially -
,npp wrapper Tobacco; provided further.
used in this act. shall be taken to mean all
ieaf tobacco. manufactured. not CON-
merclaliy known as wrapper tobacco; pro-
vided further. that il any leaf tobacco inn
ported in any bale, box. package or bulk
should be the growth Of different coun-
tries or shall differ In quality and vaius
save ~ provided in the succeeding pro-
visions. then the contents Of such bale,
box. package or bulk shall be subjected TO
the same duty as wrapper tobacco; pro-
vided further. that collectors shall not
permit entry to be made. except under
regulations TO be prescribed by the secre-
tary of the treasury, OF any leaf tobacco
| imported in any bale, box. package
or IN bulk, unless the invoices
covering the same shall specify
in detail the character Of the leaf tobacco
in such bale, package or bulk, whether
wrapper or filler tobacco, quabrado or self
working bales, as the case may b., and
provided further, that In the examination
for classification Of any involce Of imported
leaf tobacco at least one. IL less than 10
bales, and one bale In every ten bales and
more: i deemed necessary BY the .pprais-
praiser or person authorized by Law TO
make such examinations and for the pur-
pose of fixing the classification and
amount Of duty chargeable on such invoices
OF leaf tobacco. The examination Of ten
bands OF each bale examined shall be
taken as legal examination"
Snuff and snuff -four manufactured Of
tobacco, ground dry or damp and picked,
scented or otherwise. Of all descriptions.
are dutiabls at 50 cents Per pound (ssnase
and house bills. 40l
The cigar paragraph ID amended 70 read
Of al kinds p1 posna sns S es.
ad vaIorsm; and paper cigars and cigar.
cites, including wrappers, shall bs subject
10 the same duties as are herein imposed
on cigars" The duty on cigars In the
house and senate bills 10 t3 per pound and
Is per cent. ad valorem.
Butter and substitutes therefor are du.
table at cents per pound. which In
the houss rate lssnats bill, ~ Per cont I'd
Chssss, cents per pound (ssnass and
house bills, Is Per cent
and house bills csnts)
Broom corn, g per ton (sel1ats and house
cabbss.s. cents each tssnats and house
Eggs. s cents per dozen (ssnats and
mouse pllss sIee.t
n H.y, z 9 81 p. s ton. the house rate t''nass
Honey. 10 cents per gallon. ths house
rate (ssnats bill, 10 per cent.)
Hops, 8 cents per pound. the house rate
(senate bill. 20 por CONT
Onions, 20 cents per bushel, the house
rate (senats bill, 20 per cent)
The house rates In the paragraph de-
voted to peas are restored. The paragraph
reads ~ foliows: "Peas. dried, 20 cents
per bushsl; split peas, 50 cents por bushel
OF sixty pounds. and peas In papers or
other packages. cent per pound (ssnats.
Potatoes, Is cents per bushsl (ssnats
bill. 30 per cent: house bill. 10 cents spsr
Meats Of all kinds, prepared or pre-
served. not specially provided for In this
act, 20 per cent.
Lard, cent per pound. taken from The
| free list.
In poultry the house rates, not dressed,
cents per pound; dressed, 4 cents Per
pound, are restored (ssnass bill. 70 per
cent?
Alcoholic preparations for medicinal
| purposes are relieved from the duty Of
$i.so per gallon and made dutiabls at 80
Paragraph In regard 70 cotton
| thread. 10 bssfcken out and the following
| inserted =. Cotton thread and cardsd
| yarn, warps eor warp yarn In singles,
/ whether on beams or in bundles. okeins, or
cops, or in any other form, except spool
| thread of cotton hereinafter provided for,
not eolored, blsached, dyed or advanced
beyond the condition Of singles by group
| ing or twisting two or more single yarns
| together, cents per pound, and in addi-
| tson thereto y Of cent per pound for
| each and every number II the same shall
| exceed No. 20; IL coiored. bIeachsd, dyed,
| combed or advanced beyond tho condition
| Of singles, by grouping or twisting two or
more single yarns together, cents per
| pound, and In addition thereto " of cent
| Der round for each and every number in
excess Of No. 20. Provided, that none Of
the foregoing exceeding No. 90 shall pay .
| less rate of duty than 40 per cent Cd valo-
rem" (The classification II entirely
| changed. making comparison tmpossibie.l
| Spool thread OF cotton. containing on each
| spool not exceeding 100 yards Of thread,
| 5is cents per dozen. (Houss and senate
| blI.s. AZ cents.D Exceeding 100 yards, and
| for every additional 100 yards. 6X cents
| per dozen. (Houss and Ssnsts biils. 4x
| cents.)
Paragraph sg5. relating 10 cotton cloth.
| In stricken out and the following ouhatt.
| tuted: Cotton. not bisachsd, dyed. col.
| ored. stained, painted or printed. sxceed.
| ing fifty and not exceeding 100 threads 10
| the square inch. counting the warp and al.
| ing and not excssding six square yards 10
| the pound. AZ cents per square yard; sx-
| ceeding six and not exceeding nine square
yards 20 the pound, ~ cents per square
pound. iK cents per square yard: II
| bleaehsd and NOT excssdfng six sqaars
/ yards TO the pound, ~ cents psr yard:
/ erreedipv sfx And not oYceodinR nipe