Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-09

fAo" anu oSilSk y,
which the House bill made free, have pro-
vision that all articles mentioned when i'm
ported from any country which lays an i'm
port duty on like articles coming from the
United States, shall be subject to duties
under the existing law.
In the silk schedules, carded silk is
changed from % cents per pound 10 20 per
cent. al valorem; thrown and spun silk
from 20 to % per cent. ad valorem. Silk
laces are reduced from 30 to 45 per cent.
There are only four changes in the glass
and glass ware schedule. Plain green and
colored, nodded or pressed, and flint and
lime glass ware, including bottles, vials,
eta, are raised from 80 to 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
To the paragraph dealing with paintings,
the word painting is defined as follows,
"and the word painting, as used in this
act, shall not be understood to include such
as are made wholly or iu part by stencil
ling or other processes"
In defining professional books. tools of
trade, ETC., admitted free, the Senate COM
mittee adds provision which declares that
"thipgs admitted free under this head shall
not be construed to include theatrical seem
cry properties and apparel, but such arti
cles brought by proprietors or managers of
theatrical exhibitions arriving from abroad
for temporary use by them in such exhibi-
tions, and not for any other person, and not
for sale, shall be admitted free of duty un-
der such regulations as the secretary of the
treasury shall prescribe
The schedue of the Wilson bill levying
a tax of 81 per thousand on cigarettes
Nd -, a4v,al o,,1 thnr
is substituted: "a tax on cigars of all de-
scriptions including cigarettes wrapping
more than three pounds per thousand, So
per thousand; on cigarettes wrapped in
paper, 81 per thousand, and on cigarettes
wrapped in tobacco 80 cents per thousand y
Butter is changed from cents per pound
to 20 per cent preserved milk from 20 FER
cent. ad valorem to 5 cents per pound hay
from 50 ton to 20 per cent; honey from
10 cents gallon to 90 per cent. ad valorem !;
hops from s cents pound to 20 per cent.
ad valorem; oniors from 90 cents bushel
to 20 per cent. al valorem; peas from
specific duty to 20 per cent; potatoes from
10 cents bushel to 80 per cent; castor
beans from % cents bushel to 30 per cent.
ad valorem; smoked fish from three fourths
cent pound to - per cent. ad valorem {;
apples, bananas, dates, olives and pine
apples from the free list and taxed 20 per
per cent. al valorem; peanuts from l cent
pound to 20 per cent ad valorem. Fresh
beef, mutton and pork are taken from the
free list and taxed % per cent. ad valorem.
Poultry is changed from cents a
pound to 20 per cent ad valorem. Choco-
late is charged to 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Cocoa is changed to } per cent. ad valorem.
Collars and cuffs composed wholly or in
part of linen, are increased from 80 TO 45
per cent ad valorem. Sole leather is in
creased from 5 to 10 per cent, calf skins
from % to 20 per cent. and piano forte
leather is reduced from % to 20 per cent.
Pearls are reduced from Is to 10 per cent.
Roofing states are increased from 10 to 20
per cent.
An important clause added to this pro-
vides that dividends of interest accruing to
states, counties or municipalities and dlvl-
dends. interest or annuties accruing TO cor
porations or associations or organizations
conducted solely for charitable, religious or
educational purposes, or to any trustee or
other Judiciary on stocks, shares, funds or
securities held solely for charitable pur-
poses, or salaries due to state county or
municipal officers shall not be subject to
such tax or reduction.
The House bill made it obi ga.ory upon
all corporations paying any emploJe ee sal
ary of more than $1,000 to pay the tax and
charge it to such employee.
The Senate bill directs the corporation to
report the salary paid. but gives the en-
ployee the right to act as his own financial
agent in this transaction.
Tbo cf ,yizo
money the same as incomes from salaries,
is eliminated.
The treaty with Hawaii is to be te-mi-
mated by the terms of this bill section l05,
reading as follows:
That the President of the United States
shall Immediately, upon the passage of this
act give notice TO the government of the
Hawaiian Islands that the United States in
tends to terminate the treaty of June, 1875,
made between the United States and his
majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands,
as provided in the ifth article of said treaty;
and it is hereby further enacted that after
the expiration of l2 months from time of
giving such notice said treaty shall be ter
minated and lis provisions cease to be oh
ligstory upon the contracting parties
thereto.
The date when the law goes into effect is
changed from June to June 30, 1894, and
this date is made to affect not only articles
imported, but articles withdrawn for con-
sumption, except, of course, where other
wise specified in the bill.
In the administrative features of the
tariff bill an important change is made in
one particular. If any non-enumeratet
arti lie equally resembles two or NOR
enumerated articles in which different rates
of duty are chargeable, the duty is to be
levied is that chargeable on the article it
resembles and that pays the lowest rate of
iuty, not the highest, as in the House bill.
If two or more rates are applicable to any
imported article it must pay the lowest
duty. In regulating an invoice of goods
imported the Senate requires the invoice to
specify in detail all the charges theron, in
stead of the House provision 'that i. in
cIudes all charges thereon
X gulations concerning the work of the
general board of general appraisers con-
tained clause authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to designate general appraisers
70 act upon the board or boards of three. |
The House provision that person or party
making protest in this act provided for,
shsll have the right to amend said protest at
any time prior to 10 days before the hearing
upon ssid protest is stricken out.
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