The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-20

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etc. are agreed to, the object being to
| develop the industry in this country.
The senate amendments to place
! burlaps, bags, cotton bagging and
J straw mattings on the free list are dis
agreed TO and these manufactures
placed on the dutiable list at reduced
rates
Paper and Pulp-The duties on wood
pulp for paper and on paper are con-
verted into specific form, substantially
/ the present ad valorem, with a Dro-
viso added for an additional duty as
against any country that imposes an
export duty on pulp or woods. The
duties on manufactures of paper are
substantially as they passed the house
Metals and Manufactures Of-The re-
auctions of duties on some forms Of
iron and steel proposed by the senate
are accepted in part as proposed, and
several new paragraphs are introduced
not heretofore specifically provided for.
Cotton ties, which were placed on the
free list by the senate, are restored to
the dutiable list at a reduced duty Of
five-tenths of 1 cent.
Tin plates are placed at the rate OF
duty provided in the bill as it passed
the house
Structural iron is reduced one-tenth
of a cent.
The senate amendment (270) on
pocketknives, which is substantially
the same as the paragraph passed by
the house, is agreed to, and compro-
mise rate is adopted on guns.
LEAD ORE.
The house agrees to senate amend
ment 316. increasing the duty on lead
ore to nc and the duty on pig lead
CPD is placed at "a cents.
Nickel ore and nickel matte are left
on the free list, as provided by the
house.
Chemical Schedule-Amerdme No.
II and AZ restore argols and chicle to
the dutiaole list, at the rates provided
by the house.
Amendment u places bleaching pow
ders on the dutiable list. at the rate
of one-fifth of one cent per pound, as
provided by the senate.
Amendment 1O4 increases the duty on
soda ash from one-fOurth of one cent.
as provided by the house bill. to three
eighths of one cent, as provided by the
senate amendment.
No. 90 reduces the duty on cyanide
of potassium to 1219 per cent ad va
loren. as provided by the senate.
SULPHUR FREE.
No. 1OS restores crude sulphur to the
free list.
No. 110 leaves tonka beans and va
nilla beans on the free list.
Nos. 8 and IA raise the duty on bo-
rates as provided by the senate. The
several amendments on lead paints adj
Just the rates to the increased duty on
lead The other amendments in the
chemical schedule concur with the SEN
ate in slight reductions of rates on
many chemicals and other articles. in
Guiding linseed, olive oil and coal tar
dyes. and an increase of the rates on
camDhor and ground drugs.
Earths. Earthenware and Glassware
Crockeryware is restored to the duties
provided by the dill as ii passed the !
house. which are substantially the du- |
ties of the act of 1890.
Glassware is left in the main at the |
rates provided by the house bill. the |
reductions being in paragraphs relating |
to bottles, nodded and pressed glass
ware. and cylinder and crown glass.
Cement, 116 and III, is left at the |
duty provided by the house
The duty of 81 per ton on gypsum |
rock. No. 1SS. proposed by the senate, |
is reduced to so centsI and the duty on |
ground and calcined plaster raised to |
81. % per ton.
China clay. No. 127, is left at 81 per
ton. as provided by the house
The duty on fullers earth Q32) is
slightly increased. but left at lower
"a te than proposed by the senate.
Marble $50 is placed at the increas-
ed rates proposed by the senate.
sUNDRIEs.
This schedule remains substantially
as it passed the house
Coal however. is reduced TO 81 cents
per ton and coal slack or culm, to 10
cents per ton as proposed by senate
amendment GA.
HIDES
A duty of 10 per cent is placed on
hides of cattle which were placed on
he free list by the house. The senate
69S, proposed duty of 20
Der cent but this has been reduced to
3 per cent. A proviso is added for a
'ull drawback if The duty paid on hides
reported as leather.
Paintings and statuary for private
Use are made dutiable as provided by
he house but at 30 per cent
The Free List-The free list as it
passed the house is in the main adopted
.xcept that boiling cloths and several
Iinds of essential oils have been adj
led.
The house provision applying a rem
DIV to the wholesale introduction of
roods into this country free of duty by
americans visiting Europe is substan-
tally adopted.
RECIPROCITY.
Reciprocity Provisions-The house
md the senate reciprocity plans are
Inited and adopted with notifications.
n the senate plan any commercial
reaty must be approved by congress
,efore il goes into effect and in the
louse plan, chicle, silk laces, sugar,
mineral waters and hides have been
t1icken out and tonka and vanilla
cans added. /,
The senate provision imposing an
ouivalent counter vailing duty on i'm
orqed goods for foregn countries which
ave paid an export duty is adopted.
Internal Revenue Provisions-The
enate provision increasing the internal |
evenue tax on cigarettes is agreed to ,
Yith an amendment covering cigarettes
trapped in tobacco and provisions to !
nforce the collection of the tax
The senate provision changing the ,
aw so as TO allow no rebates on beer
agreed TO. 7
The senate provision for a state
lamp on the issue and transfer of G
took and on bonds issued by corDo- {
atoms. is omitted from the bill. /;
The administrative sections added to :
he bill by the senate are substantially !
ne same as those passed by the house
/ the Fifty-fourth congress and are q
greed to with slight amendments.
WEARING APPAREL. a
Paragraph 37O-On readymade. and
rticles of wearing apparel of every de- t
,ription, including shawls. whether
nitted or woven. and knitted articles a
featured wholly or in part, felts not S
o.-a,, and not acnaci ilxr r,rnvided for :,