Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-05

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tree cuttings. and made dutiable at sLD
per thousand.
Articles In this paragraph not specifically
provided for are changed from ~ 10 70
per cent. ad valorem.
Potatoes are reduced from 25 to 20 cents
per bushel fiaxseed or linseed from 30 TO
% per bushor. and seeds OF all kinds not
specifically provided for from 40 to % per
cent. ad valorem.
Herrings, picked or salted. one half OF
cent per pound. instead Of cent her
rings. fresh one fourth OF cent, instead
Of cent per pound.
There are numerous changes In the pro-
visions In regard to fruits. Apples.
peaches. and other edible fruit. when
dried. are reduced from 2 cents 10
cent per pound. and berries are stricken
from the dutiable list. Pineapples pre-
served in their own juice. 25 per cent.
Oranges. lemons. and other citrus fruits
are placed at ! per cent. instead OF
three-quarters Of / cent, as provided In
the House bill. All provisions OF the
House bill relating TO citrus fruits are
stricken out, as is also the House para
graph In regard to orange and lemon
peels. For this last paragraph a subsu-
tute Is provided. containing the same
rates as the House bill. but making
signify QlHtfenL CldSSliSdtioh
The rates on rice were generally re-
duced. putting cleaned rice at IL cents
per pound. instead of cents: uncleaned
rice AT eight-tenths of n cent. instead OF
III cents: rice -four one-fourth, instead
OF 1-2 a cent per pound.
FLAX, HEMP. ETC.
Flax. not hacked or dressed. is re-
duced from cent to 81 OF cent per
pound. and hacked or dressed linen"
fax from 3 cents 10 2 IL cents per pound.
Tow of flax is changed so as to provide
for n straight duty of l cent per pound
Hemp and tow Of hemp are reduced from
sos to 500 per ton. and hacked hemp from
$50 TO so per ton. Considerable additions
were made to the paragraph relating 10
cables and cordage. These include tam
pico fibre. and MANILA and s'sal grass
all OF which are made dutiable at cent
per pound.
There is an increase In the duty on
threads made from yarn finer than five
lea or number of from 5-S to "a OF
cent per pound. additional for each lea
or No. The paragraph In regard 10 yarns
made of flax tow is changed from ad
valorem to specific rates, and a duty OF
cents per pound provided for single
warns i'm the gray, made of flax, hemp
or ramie. not finer than lea OF
No. finer than lea or No, and not
finer than 50 lea. 10 per cent; hner thah
80 lea or No, 10 per cent. There Is also
n substitute for paragraph 3Zs. In regard
10 fax gill netting, which provides that
this netting. and also nets. webs, ana
seines. shall pay the same duty per pound
as is imposed on the thread. twine, OF
cord of which they are made, ana an
additional duty of 20 per cent.
Floor mattings are reduced "nen
valued at not exceeding 10 cents per yaru
from s to cents per square yard; Valueu
at exceeding 10 cents. to cents per
SQUARE yard with the q per cent.
stricken off There is a provision added
for an additional duty of 20 per cent
where they are manufactured with
warn composed Of cotton fax, or other
vegetable fibre.
Carpets made of vegetable fibre. except
cotton. where the value does not exceed
Il cents per square yard. are maae uutid-
ble at cents per square yard; where
tho value IL above 10 cents per square
ward at 10 cents per yard, with an addi-
tion of IS per cent. This Is dliiereht
classification from the House plllS as
regards these articles.
Plain woven fabrics of single-jute yarn
weighing not less than six ounces per
square yard. are reduced from SEVEN
eiehths OF a cent per pound to three
fourths of a cent.
paragraph $40 in the House bll, In re-
gard TO pine fabrics. is stricken out.
BAGS AND SACKS.
The duty on bags or sacks made from
plain woven fabrics Is reduced from / 10
of a cent per pound. to cent per pouna' pi
There is n slight change IN the classi-
fcation of the handkerchief schedule.
There is a substitute for paragraph Ai.
In regard to woven fabrics composed OF
fax hemp. or ramie. which provides
that where those articles weigh four
ounces or more per square yard ana
contain not more than sixty threads TO
the square inch, there shall be duty or
81 of n cent per pound where they con-
tain not more than 120 threads TO the inch'
cents per pound; where they contain NOT
more than $50 threads to the inch. 10 cents,
and in addition. all the foregoing, 30 per
cent ad valorem. There is provision
added that none of the articles covered
in this paragraph shall pay less rate OF
duty than 80 per cent. except fabrics
Weighing less than four ounces per square
yard, which are to pay only 30 per cent.
All manufactures under this schedule not
specifically provided for are reduced from
80 TO ~ per cent
A duty of 20 per cent. ad valorem is
imposed on plows. harrows, harvesters,
reapers, agricultural drills. planters. NOV
ers. horse-rakes. cultivators. threshing
machines, and cotton gins.
Peanuts. or ground-peas, unshelled,
one half of 1 cent per pound; shelled,
| cent per pound This is reduction OF
u a cent.
ADDITIONS TO FREE LIST.
The following additions are made to the
House free list:
Fish. except salmon. caught in the great
lakes or other fresh waters by or for
citizens Of the United States.
Berries.
Fruit in brine.
Tropical fruit plants for propagation.
Lemon, lime, and orange juices.
Loadstones.
Oranges and lemon peels, not preserved.
Railroad ties.
There is a new paragraph in regard to
coal-tar. which continues on the free list.
1t reads as follows:
Coal-tar, crude. pitch Of coal-tar. AMI
products of coal-tar, known as creosote
oil. benzol naphthaline. xylol, phenol.
and cres0i.'
DINGLEY MUM.
Chairman Dingley. OF the Ways and
Means Committee, of the House. was
asked tonight for his opinion concern
ing the amendments TO the tariff bill. Mr..
Dingley said that he had not been able
TO read the amendments carefully. and
did not care to make any criticism OF
the policy of the Senate Committee.
RONEYN AGAINST RAMFORD.