Willmar tribune., 1897-05-11

Of such beer. lager beer. ale, porter and
other simila fernented liquors. (rhe pres
ent rate is one dollar)
Retaliation for Reciprocity.
The entire house provision relating to
reciprocity has been stricken out and the
following section substituted:
That Whenever any country, dependency
or colony shall pay or bestow, directlv or
Indirectly. any bounty or grant upon the
expectation of.any article Of merchandise
from such country. dependency or colony,
and such article or merchandise Is duti-
able under the provisions OF this act then
upon the importation Of any such article or
merchandise into the United States.
whether the same shall be imported d.
rectly from the country of production or
otherwise. and whether such article or
merchandise is imported In the ame con-
0ition as when exported from the country
of production or has been changed In condi-
ton by manufacture or otherwise, there
shall be levied and paid in all such cases.
In addition to the duties otherwise i'm
posed by this act, an additional duty equal
to the net amount Of such bounty or grant,
however the same be paid or bestowed
The ne: amount of all such bounties or
grants shall be from time to time ascer-
tained, determined and declared by the
secretary OF the treasury, who shall make
all needful regulations for the identified ton
Of such articles and merchandise and for
the assessment and collection Of such addi-
:ional duties
Lumber Schedule
The lumber schedule is changed by add
ting after the word timber the words
''hewn. sided. squared and round TIMBER"
and the duty fixed at the rate Of one cen,
per cubic foot. as in the house bill.
The rate Of two dollars per ton on all
sawed boards. etc. is retained, but when
planed on one side the additional rate is
made IS instead OF 50 cents per 1.000 feet
board measure. when planed. longued u nd
ho
cents per l.OO0 feet Ioa I'd measure, instead
Of one dollar: IL planed on both sides and
tongued and grooveu. $..o. pei '.oVo instead
of $780,
WoOlen Schedule.
Many and important changes were made
BY the senate tariff subcommittee in the
wool and WOODEN schedule as passed by the
house. First-class wools were reduced
from II cents per pound, as provided IN the
house bill. 10 eight cents per pound, an0
second-ciass woods from IL to nine cents.
whereas the duties on WOols ot the third
class were raised The dividing line in
this latter class was placed at ten cents
value, woods unueI Una, .alue being made
tutlable at the rate OF four cents per
pound, instead Of 81 per cent. ad valorem.
as in the house bill Wools valued ut more
than ten cents per pound were tlaceu al
seven cents per pound, instead OF 81 per
cent. ad valoreln. The wool growers
failed to secure all the changes they de-
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that the rates fixed on the woods them
selves are satisfactory to them.
The duty on oranges, lemons and citrus
fruits is raised from three-Quarlers TO one
cent per pound, and reduced on prunes.
raislns. plunIs ami dried grapes from two
and one-half 10 TWO cents. 'cattle valued
at less than ten dollars a head are du1iable
at four dollars i head. and over ten dol
lars at six dollars.
The addition OF hides to the dut1a ble, list,
made necessary various changes In the bill
concerning leather and articles made there
from substitute paragraph was prepared
inlegard to betting lea ther. The provisions OF
which are as follows: Band or betting
leather and sole leather. ~ per cent. ad
valorem: calf skins. tanned. dressed upper
leather. including patent, enamel, etc,
chamois skins and other skins not spe-
claiIy enumerated ~ per cent. u valorem
book binders cali skins. Kangaroo. sheer.
and goat skins. including lamb and kid
skins. dressed and finished, w per cent al
Nalorem: skins from morocc6. tanned but
unfinished. ten per cent. ad vaiorem;
pianofOrte leather. 20 per cent. ad
valorem: boot and shoes made leather
Is per cent ad vaiurem. provided thai
leather cut into shoe uppers or vamps Shall
be classified as manufactures OF $leat ther
und pay duty accordingly. rs
Agricultural Products. i
. The rate on cattle importations is
changed SO as to provide for u duty of four
dollars per head on cattle not valued at
more than ten dollars, aud six dollars per
head where the value Is greater. The house.
bill made uniform rate OF six dollars"
il The rate on rice were generally reduced.
putting cleaned rice at ~ cents per
pound instead Of two cents; uncleaned
rice at seight-tenths of a cent instead OF
~ cents: rice flour. one-fourth Instead OF
One-half cent per pound. SD.%
Beans are reduced from so to 40 cents per
bushel: hay from four dollars to $3.50 per
ton: hops from Is TO IL cents per pound: ,
dried peas changed from one cent per pound
TO 20 cents per busheL - - 80 :%5>F
Potatoes are reduced from rs to 20 cents
per bushel; daxseed or linseed from 90 "a
:S6 Sper sbusheL and seed Of all kinds moi
sspeciiically provided for from 40 TO rs Der
cent. ad Syalorem. E III J 4#Ss53}s eq= 3
y GS ssy% 81 Free List. H #an 5:@
n The Following additions are made To the
house free list: Penzoic, carbolic. oxalic.
salicylic and valeriantc acids:, ali FAST
black coal-tar dyes, argots or crude tartarsS
enf lees scrystals, crude beauxite. manila
tW1ne sfneasuring 600 feet 70 the pound,
bolting cloths composed of silk Imported
expressly for milling purposes; books,
maps music. IL engravines photugraphs,I i