Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-16
The COMMITTEE
Agrees to Numbsr of Amendments. IN
Agriculture sch.dul.

WASHINGTON, June 10 The senate
committee on finance has agreed upon
number of additional amendments
10 the agricultural schedule, the mos,
Important of them relating to fish az
follows:
new paragraph on canned fish il
to be recommended rs follows: ..s25-
fish known or labeled as anchovies
sardines, sprats, BrislingS, sardels OF
sardellen, packed in oil or otherwise
IN bottles, jars, tin boxes or cans shall
be dutiable as follows: Containing
- cubic inches or less. II cents per
bottle, Jar, box or can; containin .
more than ~ and not more than
81 cubic inches, 2is cents per
bottle, jar. box or can; contain
ing more than 81 and not more than az
cubic iuches, , cents per bottle. iar
boN or can; containing more than
s. and not more than 40 cubic inches
10 cents per bottle, jar, box or can. IL
IN other packages 40 per centum al va
loren. All other fish, except she'll
hsh. IN tin packages 80 per centum ad
Valorem; fish IN packages containing
less than oue-halt barrel and not spe-
cia!ly provided for in this act. 30 per
cent al valorem
The rate on picked or sal ted her
ring is increased from one-half To
threc-quartc-s OF cent per pound
and on fresh herring from one-ouarter
20 one-half cent
The following substitute is made for
paragraph 25s:
Fish, fresh. smoked, dried. salted
picked, frozen. packed. on ice or 9TH
erwise prepared for preservation not
specially provided for in this act, three
quarters OF cent per pound: fish
skinned or boned, one and e-uuarter
cents per pound; mackerel, halibut or
salmon, picked or sailed, one cent
per pound.
a new paragraph on chocolate was
agreed TO As follows:
Chocolate and cocoa. prepared Or
manufactured, not specially provided
for, valued at not over II cents per
pound, "a cents per pound; valued
above - cents and not above - cents
~ cents per pound, and 10 per cent
ad valorm; valued above % and not
above 81 cents per pound, cents per
pound and 10 per cent ad valorem;
valued above 80 cents, 80 per cent ad
valorcm, the weight and value OF all
coverings other than plain wooden
shall be included in the dutiable
weight and value of the foregoing
merchandise, Powdered cocoa, un-
sweetened, cents per pound"
The paragraph relating to extracts
OF meat was amended so as to provide
that the dutiable weight of this ar
ticle should not include the weigh
OF the package in which 1t is imported.
The house rate OF one cent per pound
on edible berries which the committee
originally stru tx out is restored and
Gran berries are specifically added At 81
per cent. ad valorcm.
The rate on chicory root was fixed
at 2lz cents per pound the house rate
being 3 cents and the original finance
committee rate . cents.
NAsHINGToN, June lO.-In the an.
pointmcnt OF John G.. 4. I.cishman. of
Pennsylvania, Wednesday, TO be min
lister to Switzerland. the president has
turned down Brutus j. Clay, of Ken.
lucky.
WAsHISGroN, June I0-The special
train conveying President Mckinley
and his party left Washington for
Nashville at noon Wednesday over the
Chesapeake u Ohio railroad The pri-
vate car OF President VI l. ingalls,. in
whlSh Mr.. Mckinley and his imme-
d'ate party travelled, was fragrant
with gigantic pots Of roses and other
flowers. There were also flowers in
the car occupied by the cabinet and
the invited guests. The train was in
charge of w. H. Grcgor. agent of the
passenger department of the road
The party consists Of President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary and Mrs.
Porter, DIR. and Mrs Bates and Mrs
Saxton, Secret ary sherman and daugh.
ter, Mrs McCallum, Secretary and
Mrs. Alger and Miss Frances AlSer
Postmaster General and Mrs. Gary and
the Misses Gary, Secretary Wilson and
MISS Wilson, Commissioner OF Pensions
Evans, Gen. Grosvenor, Joseph T.
smith and Mrs. Smith and about %
newspaper men.
Tarim Commission League.
WAsHNGroN, june lO-The tariff
commission league has opened head
quarters in this city. Samuel Il. Arch
err, secretary and treasurer Of the
league, will be i'm charge The object
Of the association il TO secure the pas
sage of a bill for the appointment OF a
tariff commission whose duties will be
TO suggest 10 congress changes i'm rates
Of duty and thus take the tariff ques-
tion out OF politics.
The New Minister to HaytL
WAsmNGroN, June TO- WIN. +. Pow
ell, OF New Jersey who was Wcdues-
day named IS minister 90 Hayti. is a
colorei man who lives in Southern
New Jersey. lie was urged for the
position by Senator Sewall and Rep
resentativc Loudcnslager.