The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05


! Nalorem. Silk laces, edgings. inserting,
Veliings. rulings, ribbons trimmings. etc
are haue dutiable at 60 per cent and
: bill. :" 'A' noaS
ihere are very radical changes in tn,
schedules of earth, earthenware and glass
ware. some of the most important change,
neing transfers from ad yalorcm TO specl
lie or mixed rates.
The paragraph OF the house bill which
covers china, porcelain, oarthenware
stone, crockerywaie. etc, puts the dec.
grated al oo per cent ad valorem and plain
at % per cent, Is stricken out.
Gray earthenware and salt glazed stone
ware are added to the kinds of undec.
GRATED earthenware dutiable at % por cent
ad valorem and the item "Rockinehars
earthenware." 20 per cent ad yaloren. o,
tue house is stricken out.
flre brick Is raised from 80 to 40 per
cent and other brick than common from
80 10 40 per cent.
bor the paragraph OF the house bill rat
ing tiles valued at not more than 40 cents
per square at s cents and exceeding 40
cents at 10 cents and 25 per cent is sub
stituted the following:
| Tiles. not enameled. endorsed. etc. in =
Guiding flint, spar and encaustic tiles. 40
per cent ad valorem.
The item of bauxite, crude, 81 per ton, il
| stricken out.
Glass and glassware-The paragraphs OF
the house bill covering glass bottles and
other articles are stricken out and for
| them arc substituted tho following:
| Plain green or colored, moulded or press
cd, and flint. lime or lead glass bottles.
| Walls. jars, covered or uncovered deini-
| JOINS and carboys rs to IL cents a pound
according to size. with minimum duty
oil 40 per cent al valorem.
| Glass bottles, etc. ornamented, decorat-
nt nd aud l.I,.
| glassware 60 per cent ad valorem.
The rates of the house bill on bottles
We're about IL per cent higher and on or
namented bottles and other articles the
| house rate was retained.
| The rates of the house bill on plates and
window glass are generally reduced.
cast polished plate glass above 10 by q
and not exceeding "a by 30 is reduced from
| l2c TO loc per square foot plate cylinder
| and crown glass silvered ard looking glass
plates not exceeding l6 by "a are made du-
| table at &c, the same exceeding IA square
inches and not l6 by "a. lie and above "a
| by 60. Csc instead of Acc.
| The classification of spectaclos, eye
glasses, goggles and their frames is chang
| ed as follows:
Senate-Valued at not over 40c per dozen
20c and Is per cent nd valorem over soc
and not over 81 40, i0c and 20 per cent.
House rates-Nalued at not over Use. 26c
ana ~ per cent ut over loc anu not over
81. so. 45c. and 20 per cent. Parts and
mountings of the above are changed from
30 per cent to the same rates as the fin
ishod articles.
The sugar schedule is as follows:
Sugars not above No 16. Dutch standard
in color tank bottoms. syrup of cane Juice
and of beet juice. Melada. concentrated
Melada. concrete or concentrated molasses.
testing by polariscope above ST, and not
above M degrees "a | npInl
and for every additional degree shown by
the polariscope tests, .02 of l cent per
pound, and fractions OF degree in proper
ton. Sugar above No. l6, Dutch standard
in color, and that has gone through pro-
cess of refining, lie cents per pound, and
in addition thereto, all the foregoing 30
per cent ad valorem. Sugar not above No.
l6. Dutch standard in color, tank bottoms.
syrup Of cane Juice and beet juice, Melada,
concentrated Melada. concrete and con-
centrated molasscs, testing by polariscopc
not more than 81 degrees, 10 per cent ad
valorem. Molasses testing above 40 and not
more than SO degrees, cents per gallon;
So degrees, and not above 10 degrees,
cents per gallon. Machinery purchased
abroad. imported and erected in any beet
sugar factory. and actually used in the
production of sugar in the United States
from beets produced therein. within two
years from list day OF July, 1897. shall be
admitted FREQ OF duty, under such regula-
tons as the secretary of the treasury may
prescribe, Maple sugar and maple syrup. 4
cents per pound. Glucose. or grape sugar,
lls cents per pound. Sugar cane in its
natural state or manufactured, 10 per cent
ad yalorem Saccharine, 81 per pound, and
10 per cent adj valorem. Sugar candy, and
all confectionery valued at 10 cents per
pound or less. cents per pound and 10
per cent ad valorem.
Tho duty on tea is at the rate of 10 cent?
per pound until January /, 1900, after 1900
1t is admitted free OF duty.
Following Is provision in regard TO |
hides. which are transferred from tho free |
list: Hides OF cattle raw or uncured,
whether dry. sailed or picked. Ia cents |
per pound. provided that upon all leather
exported, made from imported hides, there |
shall be allowed drawback equal TO the |
amount OF duty paid on such hides.
Coal and shale coal-The word btu |
minous" is stricken out. and all coal IL
made dutable. at 10 cents per ton, with
the proviso added that the duty on coal |
and shale shall he 60 cents per ton. and on |
coal slack or culm. 10 cents per ton, when |
imported from any country. colony or de
tendency that does not impose upon coal |
or coal slack or cum, higher rate OF duty |
than those named In this provision.
Beer tax--The senate has increased the
internal revenue duty on beer, by chang
read us follows: Until January /. 1900.
there shall be paid on all beer. lager beer.
ale porter and other similar fcrmented
liquors, brewel or manufactured ana sofa
or removed for CONSUMPTION or sale within
the United States. by whatever name such
liquors may be called. n tax OF Si.ii for
every barrel containing not more than ~
salons. and after June l. 1900. there shall
bo neid n tax of 81 per barrel on such beer.
lager beer. ale. porter or other similar fer
lnented liquors" The present rate is II.
Free list
The following additions are made TO the
house free list. Benzoic; carbolic; oxalic;
sallciIlc and valerianic acids; all fast black
coal tar dyes orgols or crude tars and lees
CRYSTALS crude bauxite manila twine meas
uring 900 feet to the pound; holting cloths. !
composed of silk imported expressly for {
milling purposes; books, maps, music, en-
photographs, etchings and charts, !
printed more than twenty years before the l
date of importation; all photographic !
,barts and scientific books devoted to orig I
nal scientific researches and publications I
Mi y scientific nd |