Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-31


two cents and not above two and a hal
cents per pound, four-tenths of one cen
per pound: valued between two and a hal
and three cents per pound. hve-ienthS @
a cent: valued between three and fon'
cents, six-tenths Of a cent; valued oetwsei
four and five cents, elght-tenths of a {
valued above i've cents, Is per cent, al
valorem,"
There is also a prov.so eNacting an addi
tional duty Of ore-teath Of a cent pei
pound for each dollar of export duty pei
cord Imposed by any country eXporting
wood pulp TO the United States.
photographic Prints.
There are numerous changes in the para
graph relating to photographic prints. tn,
rates or such prints on paper not exceed
ing S-l.00 Of an inch In thickness is re-
duced from the senate rate OF IS cents per
pound TO 20 cents.
The next classification covers paper
ranging from s. to i01 square inches. tlxins
the rate at $ cents per pound. For pa
per exceeding 400 square inches a rate OF
% per cent, ad v~alorf,n Is fixed. The SEN
5 cents ard on photographic from . to {
cents.
Books for chiidren's use containing a.,
lum~ated photographic prints not exceed
ing in weight "a ounces each. and an book-
lets and fashion magazines or periodicals.
printed in whole or in nart bv litbogr,nh{,
process or decorated by hand, S cents per
pound"
The senate rate Of % cents per pack and
20 per cent. al valorem fixed on nlayiac
cards was reduced to 10 cents per pack AMI
% per cent. az yalorem.
Internal Revenue.
The internal revenue fax amendment r..
%latinr ia cirar rs ana c;ep ~et,es ,,aan 81. 49,
senate was changed To read os follows
ION cigars of an DISSERTATIONS weiebt,e
more than three pounds ner ICON a rer
loco: on cigars made Of tobacco orany st,b-
stitute Weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000, 81 per Loco: on cigarettes
made Of tobacco or any substitute WEIGH
ing more than three pounds per LOCO. S ner
1000; on cigarettes weighing not more than
three pounds per l.oUo, 81 per thousand
Inc senate amendment providing for .
tax on stocks and bonds Was stricken out.
Metals.
The house rate Of S-lGth of n cent per
pound was restored on round iron of less
than ZIG of an inch in diameter and bars
or shapes Of rolled or hammered iron not
specially provided for.
The house rate on iron in slabs, blooms.
etc, less finished than iron in bars and
more advanced than rig iron was also re-
stored.
The rate on iron bars. billets. etc. in the
manufacture of which charcoal is used rs
fuel, was made specifically at $l2 per ton.
In paragraph 127 the senate rate of 2-10
cents per pound on iron or steel anchors
was increased TO ~ cents ner mound, the
house rate. The other amendments to the
paragraph made by the senate were ac-
cepted.
Paragraph 100 reads as follows:
'Hoop or band iron. or hoou or band
steel, cut to lengths or wholly or nartlv
manufactured into hoops or ties. coated or
not coated with paint or any other prepara-
ton, with or without buckles or fastenings.
for baling cottnn or any other c~ommodltv
$40 OF a cent per pound"
steel Rails.
On railway hare n ra;1s ora ,rrohoa
iron or steel fat rails the conference re-
stored the house rate Of 40 of n cent, On
railway fshplates inc serata rate of .-10
Of one cent per pound stands.
Paragraph 1872 proyiding for m extra
duty of 2-10 of a cent pcr Mound on iron and
steel sheets or mates ralvanizad or coated
was allowed to stand. hut was made TO
applv only to "zinc sneltar or other metals
or dnV OllDy nf these metals
The house rate Of . cente Nor Mound woe
restored an noIished or Mo ritsbod shaa+S If
iron or s+aaI on toaoers, i,an ~ ..aoI ~
mates and terne mates tho ho,sa ratio ~
IL cents ner nopnd was Restored Tba
house receded from its nrovtso that tbe
benefit of the nrovision IN seq
tion "a shall NOT annlv to orticlae NAM
featured In this canntrv ROW imnnr,ad
inmates etc.
Tho corferarce onondod ~ uro,
rora oronh 1oc ra1o inm ~ tne Ptoe'9o ~
make If read az folloWs.
"That all ,yire ar s4oa, rode o,hioh 100
been temnered or treated in arv ,nanrar ~
partlv manufacture shall nav nm oddi.
tinnal duty of onelhalf Of ona cont No.
pound."
There vere sovor,r oh,rros "a, .ho noro
craph relating IN ,ro, ond steel ,riro N
In Cutlery.
In tbe na,,rranb ra,at,n o, ~
was hut ono change fron thn san. 49,
rla ''0 ~" "O"o'
nh oo,fara,oo u,a -
rror ho+h ~ a., 49, NnaH6e'
shn,n,,n U.' ~ 9eia,o and nouse rates on
NJ dit AZ ia'es
on wh.s,.
promise make the S1It1p liz ~ ce,3s oo nnr
o,d ~ oants an ~ ~
90 Ainminm1n ~ or,d Fnsuss, utootns,
dutia hle at & cnn+s ara In ,iatns ~ 70 80
ner noind
rha rata ~ D,+ob ,,o4o, ,., u,-c
corto nov noat,aaa - ,na - ""' A'"'' U
M H"IH"7e "a " loaNes.
mandmnpts 81 tba naroru
Ia Load ora yroro nooantad ~ iti"t!o
b,it lead in MOS a mo,a d ~ eiauGy'
cents nor noi,nG irstoad ot . a,laDi as
bv tbe bo,sa ara a. eeia'' az nA.u
senate AN ~ '"o
nv
hose IN the unmanmfantur 49, nr aukaLeeu
fixed AT G cents nor mound ana % ra. Up
- a. o'i'9 pVi poulu ana " per cent.
nor no1,nd ard on w. - "aNa a. te"tS
Tba r.to ~ G nor oona ~ '"roto"''
,ra,,idad y -. IetitS d pouhu on Nickel as
" = us, was restored
Lartheh"are.
Inc senate language IN paragraph IS, re-
'atits u .iies' Is retained, except that the
aodrs ana rta,ls ia - ~ nv shaii We Tor
rates were restored on Portland Ron,,n
and other cements.
parapranh q1 rolating 10 -
so as to read as follows.
Plaster roc or gypsum, crude. 50 rcnte
per ton; If ground or calcined, $2.50 per tom.
pearl hardening for papermakers' use 20
per cent. ad valorem."
The paragraph RELATING IN nuuioa s.ou
was totally changed, the rate being mad
Sc per ton on the manufactured article and
Is per centum ad yalorem on tbe nnman -
The house paragraph RELATING IN oi,,,u
and earths was adopted. and Tho bo",
rates on dried asphaltlm and hi+nnon | 20
earth the rate was tyad a. q ~