Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-15

tioz Of Q degree shown by the pcla2iScopo test
shall pay . duty OF 2-i)o OF 3 cent par pound sd-
ditional, an I above es degrees bT polariscope
test shall pay duty Of 4-io cent per pound:
molasSes testing not IS degrees by the polar.
iscope shall pay duty of cents per gallon;
moiasSes testing above 56 degrees shall pay
duty of cents per gallon
The earthenware and glassware
schedule is as follows:
Plain brick increased from 20 to 25 per cent
Undecorated china, porcelain and crockery in
creased from 81 to 40 per cent. and decorated
china. porcelain ornaments. etc, decorated. in :
creased from 20 to Is per cent
Plain green and color nodded or pressed and
flint and lime glassware. including bottles.
vials, demijohns. and carbovs covered or un-
covered) whether filed or us6lled and whether
provided for in this act, 20 per cent al valorem.
Wilson bill 30 per cent
All articles of glass. cut engraved. painted,
colored printed. stained, decorated silvered
or gilded, not including plate glass silvered or
looking glass plates. Az per cent al valorem
Wilson bill. SO per cent
Ali glass bottles. decanters or other vessels.
or articles OF glass, when cut, engraved paint
ed, colored. printed stained, etched or other
wise ornamented or de grated. except sueh as
have ground necks and shoppers only. not
specially provided for In this act, including
porcelain opal glassware. 40 per cent ad
valorem- Wilson bill. s per cent.
O Unpublished cylinder. crown and common win
dow glass. not exceeding 10 by "a inches square,
IL cents per pound. Wilson bill. cent: above
that and not exceeding 81 by ~ inches square,
~ cents per pound; Wilson bill ~ cents
above that and not exceeding - by 80 inches
square, ~ cents per pound Wilson bill 1ss
cents all above that i9s cents per pound Will
son bill, III cents
In the stone schedule the only change is to
change grindstones from 81 75 per n to 10 per
cent ad valorem- Roofing states increased from
: ~ to - per cent ad vslorem
The fax, hemp and jute schedule is
as follows:
Burlsps, not exceeding sixty inches wide.
. containing not over fort9 threads to the square
inch, counting warping and filling. II per cent
ad valorem bags for grain, made OF such bur.
laps, 224 per cent ad valorem- Wilson bill, 20
per cent. Flax gill netting. nets. webs and
, seines 35 per cent ad valorem- Wilson bill, ~
per cent
OIL cloth for floors, stamped. painted or
printed, fncluiing linoleum- corticene, cork
carpets. figured or plain. and all other oil cloth
(except silk oil cioth) and W ter-proof cloth
not specially provided for in this act valued at
q cents or less per square yard, p per cent ad
valorem; valued above % cents per square
yard, IS per cent ad vaiorem Wilson bill 80
per cent on all classes
Collars and cuffs and shirts, composed wholly
or in part Of linen, 4S per cent ad valorem-
Wilson bill s5 per cent
The sections covering the tax on
spirits are new throughout and are a
substitute for the house sections struck
out. The main section of the senate
bill is as follows;
That and after the first day Of the SEQ
ond calendar month after the passage
of this act there shall be levied and
collected on all distilled spirits in
bond at that time or that have been OF
that may be tn or thereafter pro
duced in the United States on which
! the tax is not paid before that day, tax
OF si.io on each proof gallon. or wine gallon,
when below proof and a proportionate tax at q
like rate all FRACTIONAL parts of each proof OF
wine gallon. Provided that in computing the
tax on package of spirits all fractional
parts Of q gallon. lSss than one-tenth shall be
excluded
The bonding period is changed to
eight years
Among the sundries are the follow
ing:
Coal bituminous and shaie 80 cents per ton:
coal. slack or culn. Is cents per ton free in the
Wilson bill Coke, Is per cent ad vsIorem
| free In the Wilson bill
Leather and manufactures OF lcather-sole
| leather, II per cent ed valorem, Wilson
| bill 3 per cent Calf skins. ia ned OIL
! dress, dressed upper leather. including patent
| Japanned leather, dressed undressed,
and finished chamois or other skins not spe
c1ally enumerated or provided for in this act
| 2 per cent ad valorem Wilson bill Is per cent
| Bookbinders' calf skins kangaroo. sheep and
goat SKINS including lamb and kid skins
dressed and finished. 2, per cent ad valorem;
Wilson bill Is per cent Pianeforte aiher. 4
per cent ad vsiorem: Wilson bill - per cent
There is touch of reciprocity rela
tions in a proviso attached to the para
graph admitting plows. harrows,. har
vesters and other agricultural imple
ments, the proviso being to the effect
that all the articles mentioned in this
! paragraph, "when imported from any
country which lays an import duty or
like articles coming from the United
States, shall be subject to the dutie:
existing prior to the passage of thi:
act"
The free list also contains the, follow
ing ne " paragraph:
Any cattle, horses, sheep other domesu
animals which have straved across the bound
arg line into any foreign country. or where suci
domestic animals have been or may be driver
scross such boundary line by the owner, 70
pasturage purposes the same may be brough
back to the United States free of duty unde
regulations prescribed by the secretary of tn
treasury.
The provision for the free admission
of horses for temporary exhi oition un
de the auspices of racing association
is e minated.