The herald., 1897-06-29

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tured mica. Thorite was added to the
Idutiable list paragraph 1917 at 20 per
Icent ad valorem The rate on pine
|apples were increased in packages from
c to cents per cubic foot: in bulk from
to cents per thousand The rate on
plain basic photographic papers for al
buminizing. ETC.. paragraph 39D was
Increased from to 3 cents per pound,
and from 10 to 20 per cent ad valorem
The committee ended long dispute by
deciding to take naptha zarin black and
all fast black coal tar dyes from the
free list, adding them to paragraph IA.
which imposes a duty of rs per cent.
1t is estimated that this change will
add several hundred thousand dollars
in revenue. A similar gain is expected to
| be derived from striking coal tar (505)
from the free list and making 1t dutiable
at 10 per cent. Fashion plates were also
stricken from the free list, as was man
ganese ore. A substitute was written
for the leather paragraph (427), making
many changes. The wording OF the new
paragraph is as follows: Band or belt
ing leather, sole leather, calf skins. tam
ned and dressed kangaroo sheep and
| goat skins Gncluding lamb and kid
skins), dressed and finished. chamois
and other skins and bookbinders' calf
skins; all the foregoing not especially
provided for in this act, 20 per cent ad
valorem; skins for morocco. tanned bur
| unfinished, 10 per cent ad valorem;
skins of sheep origin, dressed with the
grain on, $3.50 per dozen skins; skins OF
goat origin, dressed with the grain on.
50 per dozen; skins dressed as suede or
with the exterior grain surface removed.
whether known as mocha or otherwise,
$3.50 per dozen skins; patent, 5apanned.
vanished or enameled leather, weighing
not over ten pounds per dozen skins.
90 cents per pound and 20 per cent ad
valorem; If Weighing over ten pounds
and not over 25 pounds per dozen, 80
cents per pound and 10 per cent ad va
,orem; if weighing over 25 pounds per
dozen, 20 cents per pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem; piano forte leather and
piano forte action leather, 35 per cent
ad valorem; leather shoe laces, finished
or unfinished, so cents, per gross and
20 per cent ad valorem; boots and shoes
made into shoe uppers or vamps or other
forms, suitable for conversion into man
ufactured articles, shall be classi1ed as
manufa ctures of leather and pay duty
accordingly.
A substitute was also prepared for
paragraph 434 (gloves). as follows:
In addition to the foregoing rates
there shall be paid on leather gloves,
when lined, 81 per dozen pairs; on all
pique or przam gloves, 20 cents per doz-
en- pairs; on all gloves stitched or en-
broidered with more than three single
strands or cords, 25 cents per dozen
pairs; on all leather gloves with wrist
openings imported without fastenings or
parts thereof of any kind, there shall be
a reduction of 25 cents per dozen pairs
from the rates in the preceding para
graph.
Senator Davis today submitted from
the committee on foreign relations an
amendment to the general deficiency
bill to pay $4,000 to the families Of the
three Italians lynched at New Orleans.
There was large gathering of Repub-
lican senator's al the meeting of the sem
ate finance committee at the Arlington
hotel tonight. Most of the time was
spent in discussing the rates to be i'm
posed on coal, and the provision to fix
them so that a reciprocal arrangement
may be arrived at with the Dominion of
Canada. No formal conclusion was ar
rived at, the committee deferring final
action until the meeting tomorrow
morning. Strong arguments were ad-
vanced by some Of those present in ia
vor Of a rate of 40 cents per ton on coal.
After the meeting one member of the
committee advanced the opinion that
the rate to be finally fixed would be 6713
cents per ton, but that there would be no
provision for a reciprocal agreement.
Three paragraphs relating to plaster
rock or gypsum also were discussed
This product is now on the free list but
western senators are striving for a duty |
of 81 per ton. 1t went over without ac-
ton.
NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, jane 2s.-The presi-
dent today sent the following nomina- |
ton to the Senate: State. Soren Listoe,
Minn., Consul at Rotterdam, Neither
lands.
The senate today confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Irving B. Dudley
of California, to be minister to Peru; |
Thomas c. Dawson of Iowa to be sec |,
retary of the legation of the United |!
States at Rio de Janeiro; Frank Dilling- !
ham of California to be consul at Auck- !
land, N. T.; A. w. Sutter to be collector
of internal revenue for the district OF
Kansas; Col C. H. Carlton, Eighth cav
airy, TO be brigadier general; Captain !
c. G. Remy to be commodore in the !
navy, and numerous other naval promo
tions, and First Lieutenant Herbert |
Dekeane. corps of engineers, U. S. A. !
to be a member of the California debris |
commission.