Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-08

whatever shape, or in whatever stage of
manufacture not especially provided for
IN this act, 1-2 cents per pound. House
bill. % per cent ad valorem; Senate bill. 10
per cent ad valorem. and the following pro-
vision is added: Provided That no forsings
OF IRON or steel, or forgings CT iron and
settle combined, by whatever process made
shall pay less rate of duty than IS per
cent ad valorem.
Railway bars, made of iron or steel. and
railway bars made in rart of steel rails
and punched iron or steel fat rails, 40 of
cent per pound; Senate bill, % To per
cent ad valorem; House bill. 20 per cent
There is an increase all along the line in
the iron and steel schedule, specific rates
being largely applied in the place OF ad
valorem. The changes are designed to give
q eater protection than was given by either
House or Senate committee bill.
Bronze powder, metallics or filters bronze
or Dutch metal, or aluminium, In leaf, 4U
per cent ad valorem: Senate and House
bills, 80 per cent.
Nickel, nickel oxide. &C.. are transferred
from the free list and the duty is fixed at
cents per pound.
Metallic pens. except gold pens. cents
per gross; Senate BILL 30 per cent ad va
loren; House bill, 35 Ter cent
The paragraph concerning tewelry pins
Is amended to read as follows: Pins,
metallic including pins with solid or gla SIS
heads hairpins, safety pins. and hat, bon
net. shawl and belt pins. not commercially
known as 5ewelry, % per cent ad valorem;
Senate and House bills. 20 per cent.
The Cutlery Schedule.
The cutlery schedule is changed to read
as follows: Penknives. pocket knives or
erasers of all kinds. valued at not more
than 30 cents per dozen, % per centum all
vaiorem; valued at mere than 80 cents per
dozen and not exceeding 50 cents per dozen.
II cents per dozen; valued at more than so
cents Per dozen and not exceeding 81 per
dozen. 20 cents per dozen: valued at more
than 81 per dozen and not exceeding 81 30
per dozen, 40 cents per dozen; valued at
more than $50 per dozen and not exceeding
" per Dozen 40 cents per dozen; valued ct
more than 50 per dozen, 80 per cent ad
valorem; ana In addition thereto on all the
above valued at more than 80 cents per
cozen, 20 per cent ad valorem. Provided
tnat blades. handles or any other parts of
any or either of the articles named In this
paragraph imported in any other manner
than assembled in peakn.yes pocket knives
or eraseTs shall he subject to no less duty
imam herein provided for penknives pocket
knives or erasers valued at more than 80
cents per dozen. Thu Senate and House
Dills d per cent ad valcrem.
The paragraph concerning table sxniyes
etc, is changed to read thus:
Iaoie and carving knives and forks val
ued at more than $50 per pair and re zor
blades, wholly or partly finished, and scis-
sors ana shears, 10 per cent ad valorern: all
other table knives. forks steels and ali
fr uit,hs; kl,chen. bread. butter. vegetable
fruit, cheese. plumbers, painters paIetfe
ana artists' knives. also all carving. cooks
ana butchers knives, forks and steels. An
sizes OF the above. finished OF unfinished,
a 90 NOT especially provided for in this act
81 per cent ad valorem. House and Senate
piils, - per cent ad Valorem
confectionery, 81 per cent ad valoreu,
Rouse and Senate. 80 per cent, and sac
cent ad valorem.
T0hn nd
The tobacco schedule is changed to read
as follows:
Wrapper tobacco, unstemmed. imported
III any pale' box. package. or In bulk, 81 so
per pound; If stemmed. S225 per mound
house and Senate bills. 81 and s1.25 respec-
lively on above articles
Filler tobacco. unstemmed, imported I'm
any bale, box package. or in bulk, IS cents
per pound; II stemmed, SO cents Der pound /.
no change In rates, but following proyiso
is added:
Provided. that the term wrapper To-
pacco, wherever used in this act, shall be
taken TO mean that quality of leaf tobacco
HmoW5 commercially as wrapper tobacco
froVloed further. that II any leaf tobacco
imported in any bale. box, package. or in
bulk. shall be the growth of different coun-
tries. or shall differ in quality and value
save as provided in the succeeding provi-
SION. then the entire contents of such bale
box. package or in bulk. shall be subject
to the same duty as wrapper tobacco. Pro-
vided further, that IL any bale, box pack
age. or bulk leaf tobacco Of uniform quail
ity contains exceeding Is per centum there
or OF leaves suitable in color finsness of
texture and size for wrappers for cigars
then the entire contents of such box, pack
age, bale, or bulk shall be subject to the
same duty as wrapper tobacco. Provided
further. that collectors shall not permit
entry to be made except under reguie tons
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, IL any leaf tobacco imported In
any bale, box. package. or In bulk unless
the invoices covering the same shall speci-
fy in detail the character OF the leaf to-
bacco in such bale. box. package. or in
bulk whether wrapper filler tobacco
Quebrado, or self-working bales, as the case
may be. And provided further, that in the
examination for classified ton of any In
voice of imported leaf tobacco. at least one
bale. IL less than ten bales, and one bale
in every ten bales and more. If deemed
necessary by the appraising officer. shall be
examined by the appraiser or person au-
thorized by law to make such examination,
and for the purpose of fixing the cl2ssif-
cation and amount of duty chargeable on
such invoice of leaf tobacco. the examina-
ton OF ten hands out of each examined
bale thereof shall be taken to be a legal
examination"
Snuff and SNUFF flour, manufactured of to-
bacco. ground dry. or damp and picked
scented. or otherwise. of all descriptions.
GEMS pOuuu tSSldte anu l1OuSe Dlls
40 cents).
The cigar paragraph is amended to read
as follows:
Cigars. cigarettes. cheroots OF all kinds,
81 per pound and % per cent ad valorem.
and paper cigars and cigarettes, including
wrappers. SHALL be subject to the same
duties as are herein imposed upon cigars"
The duty on cigars In the House and Sen
ate bills is 50 per pound and % per cent ad
valorem.
Milk. fresh. cents per gallon Senate and
House bills, free.
Broom corn. So per ton Senate and House
bills. free).
Cabbages. cents each Senate and House
bills, free).
Cider. 8 cents per gallon SENATE and
House bills. free).
Eggs, 3 cents per dozen Senate and House
bills. free).
Yolk of eggs, 10 per cent ad valorem
Senate and House bills, free).
Nursery stock. 10 per cent ad valorem
Senate and House bills, free.
Straw and teaZles are taken from the free
list and made dutiable at Is per cent ad
vaiorem.
Meats of all kinds. prepared or preserved
not specially provided for in this act, 20
per cent ad valorem. Lard, l cent per
pound ttaken from the free list). e..
Added to the free list are the following:
Dressed fur pieces suitable only for in
the manufacture of hatters' fur, molasses
testing not above 40 degrees polariscope
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