Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-31


so per cent on the second
portion of that part Of paragraph sl5
stricken out by the senate. was inserted.
though in changed form The insertion is
proviso to the effect that corduroys COM
posed of cotton other vegetable fiber
weighing seven ounces or over per square
yard shall pay duty of Is cents per square
yard and Is per cent. ad valorem.
In paragraph 500 the senate amendments
are all accepted, except that reducing the
rate on cotton suspenders and braces from
As to 40 per cent. ad valorem. The para
graph inserted by the senate (2911S pro-
viding for an additional duty of 10 per cent.
ad valorem on all cotton yarns finer than
NO 10 single and on all manufactures made
of such yarns, was stricken out by the con-
ference.
Agricultural.
Raw cotton, which the senate made
dutiab1e at the rate of 20 per cent. ad val
| orem, restored to the free list.
Paragraph 21S, relating to cattle. IT
passed the senate, was changed somewhat
as to rates. 1915 being fixed the rate on
cattle valued at not more than s14 per head.
instead of $3.50, while rate OF 271e per cent.
ad valorem was fixed on cattle of a greater
value, instead of 25 per cent. in the senate
amendment.
The difference between the two houses
on beans was compromised. being made As
cents per bushel
The duty seeds not specially provided
for was made 80 per cent. the senate rate
being rs and the house rate 40 per cent.
The paragraph in regard to packed fish
was amended fixed by the senate, as
to be made to apply specially to fish in
packages
Paragraph o61 was amended so as to spe-
officially provide that fresh mackerel, hall
but or salmon should be dutiable at the
rate of one cent per pound. as well the
picked or sailed article.
Dried Fruits.
Paragraph 262 in regard to apples, etc.
was amended so as to omit currants, and
the house rate of cents per pound on such
dried fruits apples. peaches, pears, and
berries prepared in any manner was re-
stored.
require the payment of 20 cents per cubic
foot ''of the capacity of the barrels or
packages
Orange and lemon peels preserved and
cocoanut meat ETC., were restored to the
house rate of cents per pound.
On pineapples the senate rate was re-
tanned.
On unshe1led fIberts and wa1nuts the
Mbe o onte s6 of beF nd 6
senate rate of cents per pound was sus-
tanned.
The conference struck out the senate
amendment providing for duty of cents
per pound on dead game and game meats.
Paragraph 2S2, relating to cocoa, was
amended by leaving out cocoanut OIL
Spirits and Wines.
The conference made but change in
the schedule relating to spirits, wines, ETC.,
proper.
The senate rate of 80 cents per gallon on
still wines containing less than IA per cent.
of absolute alcoholin packages was changed
to 40 cents per gallon The house rate was
60 cents.
The rates on mineral waters were COM
promised. being made 20 cents per dozen on
pint bottles, 80 cents per dozen on quart
bottles. House rate of 40 cents and the
senate rate of "a cents.
Chemicals.
The conference struck out the senate rate
paragraph relating to tartrate of soda and
potash and partly refined argols and re-
stored the house paragraph.
There was a compromise on white lead
at 2s cents per pound
The house paragraph in regard to oxide
of zin md xvhi inf or red
There was a general change of rates on
lead, white acetate of lead being fixed at
3A cents per pound, brown, gray, yellow
at "a cents. nitrate at 21z. and Itharge at
"a cents per pound These were generally
compromises between the rates of the two
houses.
Phosphorus was compromised at IS cents
per pound
The house rate on sulphur was restored
The senate made an amendment to the sui
phur paragraph allowing crude birthstone
to come in al so cents per ton. but the con-
ference struck this out, including this ar
ticle in the IS rate. as originally fixed by
the house
Paper.
On mechanically ground wood pulp the
house rate of one-twelfth of one cent per
pound. dry weight. was restored
The sgIri1 in to
it is follows:
Printing paper. unsized, sized, glued,
suitable for books and newspapers, valued
at not above two cents per pound, three
tenthS of cent per pound: valued above
two cents ana not ABOVE Two ana nalI
cents per pound four-tenths of one cent
per pound; valued between two and half
and three cents per pound. fve-tenths of
a cent; valued between three and four
cents, six-tenths of cent; valued between
four and five cents, eight-tenths of a cent;
valued above five cents. Is per cent. ad
valorem-"
There is also a proviso exacting addi-
tional duty of one-tenth of a cent per
pound for each dollar of export duty per
cord imposed by any country exporting
wood pulp to the United States.
photographic Prints.
There numerous changes in the para
graph relating to photographic prints The
rates such prints paper not exceed
ing $1,000 of inch in thickness is
duced from the senate rate of 25 cents per
pound to 20 cents
The next classification covers paper
ranging from 35 to 400 square inches, fixing
the rate a cents per pound For pa
per exceeding 400 square inches a rate of
a5 per cent ad valorem is fixed The SEN
ate rate on prints is reduced from 10 to
cents and on photographic from to s
cents.
Books for chf1dren's containing IL
Illuminated photographic prints not exceed
ing in weight "a ounces each, and all book
lets and fashion magazines or periodicals.,
printed in whole or in part by lithOgra phic