The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-13

valued at Is cents per
pound or less, four cents per pound and Ii
per cent. ad valorem.
A duty ia levied on tea at the rate Of ten
cents per pound until January !, 1900; afte:
1900 1t Is admitted free of duty.
The following Is the provision in regard
to hides, which are transferred from the
free list;
er dry. sailed or picked, ~ cents per
pound: provided that upon all leather ex-
ported made from imported hides there
shall be allowed drawback equal to the
amount of duty paid on such hides.
In the coal and shale schedule the word
made dutiable at Is cents per ton.
Duty on Beer Increased.
The senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer by changing section
l, 339 of the revised statutes to read as fol-
lows:
Until January l. 1900, there shall be paid
on all beer, lager beer. ale. porter and other
similar fermented liquors. brewed or man
ufactured and sold. or removed for con-
sumption or sale within the United States.
by whatever name such liquors may be
called. tax Of $l44 for every barrel con-
tanning not more than 81 gallons. and after
January l, 1900, there shall be paid a tax
of one dollar per barrel on every barrel
OF such beer. lager beer. ale. porter and
other similar fermented liquors. (The pres
ent rate is one dollar.)
Retaliation for Reciprocity.
Inc 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. directly 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 di-
rectly from the country Of production or
otherwise, and whether such article or
merchandise Is imported In the same con-
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 net amount OF all such bounties o.
grants shall be from time to time ascer-
tanned, 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-
tional~ duties.
Lumber Schedule.
The lumber schedule is changed by add
ing after. the word timber the words
'hewn. sided, squared and round timber"
and the duty fixed at the rate Of one cent
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 il
made IS instead Of 50 cents per 1000 feet
board measure. when planned. tongued and
grooved. the additional rate is made n
anti foo sn1 n
Of one dollar: If planed on both sides anu
tongued and grooveu. >4v. pei l.uvV instead
Of $l.5Q.
Wooden Schedule.
Many and important changes we're made
by the senate tariff subcommittee in the
wool and WOODEN schedule as passed by the
house. First-class woods were reduced
from IL cents per pound. as provided IN the
house bill, to eight cents per pound, and
second-class woods from IL to nine cents.
whereas the duties on woods Of the third
class were raised. The dividing line in
this latter class was placed at ten cents
value, woods under mat value beng maue
dutiable at the rate of four cents per
pound, instead of 81 per cent. ad valorem.
as in the house bill. Woods valued at more
than ten cents per pound were placed al
seven cents per pound instead OF 81 per
cent. ad valorem. The wool growers
failed to secure all the changes they de-
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-Quarters to one
cent per pound. and reduced on prunes.
Taisins, plums and dried grapes from tw"
and one-haf to two cents. Cattle valued
at less than ten dollars a head are dutiable
at four dollars a head. and over ten dol
lars at six dollars.
The addition OF hides to the dutiable list,
concerning leather and articles made there
from. Asubstltute paragraph was prepared
in egard to betting leather, the provisions OF
which are as follows: Band or betting
leather and sole leather. ~ per cent. al
valorem: calf skins. tanned. dressed upper
leather, including patent, enamel. ETC.,
channels skins and other skins not spe-
cla1ly enumerated, 20 per cent. AZ valorem:
DOCK binders calf skins. kangaroo, sheep
and goat skins. including lamb and kid
sklns' dressed and finished. ~ per cent. nd
va!orem: skins from morocco. tanned but
unfinished. ten per. cent. ad va:orem;
pianoforts leather. 20 per cent. nd
valorem; boot and shoes made leather,
Is per cent ad valorem. provided thai
leather cut into shoe uppers or vamps shall
be classified as manufactures OF leather
und pay duty accordingly.
.2ss',55-aa Agricultural Products. -.
Tho rate on cattle importatfona !.
changed 20 az to provide for duty Of four
dollars per head on cattle not valued a.
more than ten dollars. and six dollars per
head where the value Is greater. The ho,,se
bill made q uniform rate OF six dollars.
The rates on rice were generally red uced
putting cleaned rice at ~ cents per
pound instead Of two cents; uncieaned
rice ct eight-tenths OF cent instead OF
~ cents; rice flour, one-fourth Instead Of
one-half cent per pound. &
Beans are reduced from 50. to 20 cents per
bushel: hay from four dollars to $3.50 Der
ton: hops from Is to II cents per pound:
dried peas changed from one cent per pound
10 % cents per blIshel. 81 35as:4 tsss
Potatoes are reduced from Is to 20 cent !,
per bushel: haxseed or slinsced from 30 ~
rs per bushei. and seed Of ali kinds MOI
specifically provided for from 10 % Is Der
Gent. ad valorem.: IA # Il. issz
& Free List. s5$ It'll
The following additions are made TO the
house free list: Penzoic. carbolic. oxalic.
ssalicyiic and valerianic acids: all FAST
black coal tar dyes, argots or crude tartars
and lees crystals. crude beauxite, manila
Irvine measuring 600 feet TO the pound.
boltinR cloths composed OF silk imported
expressly for milling purposes: books,
ma ps music. engra Wings. photographs.
Ertrhtnrs And charts. prints "a m0re than#20