Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-07-28

of the third class, if imported in condition
for use in carding or spinning into yarns or
which shall not contain more than eight per
cent. of dirt or other foreign substance,
shall be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected. The
conference restored the house rates on first
and second class wool
Paragraph S5S-On woods of the third
class and on camel's hair Of the third class
the value whereof shall be IL cents or less
per pound, the duty shall be four cents per
| pound.
Paragraph 359-On woods of the third
| class and on camel's hair of the third class
| the value whereof shall exceed IL cents per
| pound the duty shall be seven cents per
| pound.
| Paragraph S62-Shoddy. 25 cents per
! pound on oils, wool extract, yarn waste,
thread waste, and all other wastes. COM
! posed wholly or In part of wool, and not
specially provided for in this act. 20 cents
| per pound.
| Paragraph 365-On yarns made wholly or
In part OF wool valued at not more than 30
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
| be 212 times the duty imposed by this act
on one pound of unwashed wool of the first
| class: valued at more than 80 cents per
| pound, the duty shall be 3h5 times the duty
| imposed by this act on one pound of un-
washed wool of the first class: and in addi-
| ton thereto. upon all the foregoing, 40 per
| cent. ad valorem.
| Paragraph 367-On blankets and flannels
! for underwear. composed wholly or in part
| of wool valued at no more than 40 cents
per pound the duty per pound shall be the
| same as the duty imposed by this act on
| two pounds of unwashed wool of the first
| class and in addition thereto 80 per cent
/ ad valorem; valued at more than 40 cents
| and not more than so cents per pound, the
| duty per pound shall be three times the
| duty imposed by this act on one pound OF
| unwashed wool Of the first class and in ad-
| dition thereto 80 per cent. ad valorem.
On blankets composed wholly or in part
| or wool valued at more than so cents per
| pound the duty per pound shall be three
| times the duty imposed by this act on one
| pound of unwashed wool of the first class
| and in addition thereto 40 per cent. ad valo-
| rem. Flannels, composed wholly or in part
| OF wool valued at above so cents per pound
| shall be classified and pay the same duty as
| women's and children's dress goods, coat
| Innings. Italian cloths. and goods Of similar
| character and description provided by this
act: provided. that on blankets over three
| yards in length the same duties shall be
| paid cloths.
Paragraph 370-On clothing, ready made,
and articles Of wearing apparel Of every
| description, including Shawls. whether
| knitted or woven, and knitted articles of
| every description made up or 1nanufact-
| ured wholly or in part, felts not woven and
| not specially provided for in this act, COM
| posed wholly or in part of wool, the duty
| per pound shall be four times the duty i'm
| posed by this act on one pound of un-
washed wool Of the first class and in addi-
tion thereto GO per cent. ad valorem.
Schedule on Carpets.
Paragraph 372 - Aubusson, Administer,
| MoQuette and Chenille carpets, figured or
plain. and all carpets or carpeting of like
character or description, 60 cents per
square yard, and. in addition thereto. 40
| per cent. ad valorem
Paragraph 373-Saxony, Wilton and Tour
nay velvet carpets, figured or plain. and all
carpets or carpeting of like character or
| description, 60 cents per square yard, and,
In addition thereto, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 37EBrussels carpets, figured
or plain, and all carpets or carpeting of like
| character or description, "A cents per square
| yard. and. In addition thereto. 40 per cent.
| ad valorem.
Paragraph 375-Velvet ard tapestry vel
| vet carpets, figured or plain, print ed on the
| warp or otherwise, and all carpets or car
peting of like character or description. 40
| cents per square yard, and, in addition
thereto. 40 per cent. ad valorem.
/ Paragraph 376-Tapestry Brussels carpet,
figured or plain, and all carpets or carpet
ings OF like character or description print
ed on the warp or otherwise, % cents per
square yard, and. in addition thereto. 40
per cent ad valoredn.
| Paragraph 377-Treble Ingram three ply,
and all chain Venetian carpets. % cents per
| square yard, and, in addition thereto, 40
per cent ad valorem
Paragraph 37S-Dutch wool and two-ply
carpets, l0 cents per square yarQ, ana, IN
addition thereto. 40 per cent. ad valorem.
WOOD.
The following was substituted for the
paragraph on hewn timber:
Timber hewn, sided. or squared (not
less than inches square). and round tim
ber used for spars or in building wharves.
one cent per cubic foot"
The paragraph relating to sawed boards
and planks was amended by striking out
the words white pine" at 81 per 1000
feet and by restoring the house rate
on all the other items of the schedule,
making the rates so cents per 1000 feet for
each side planed or finished, 81 for
tongued or grOoved, and $3.50 If planed on
two sides and tongued and grooved. The
legislative proviso to this paragraph in
serted by the senate was changed so a. to
read as follows: THAT If any country or
any dependency shall impose export
duty upon saw logs, round manufactured
timber StaVe bolts, shhngle bolts, or head
ing bolts. exported in the United States, or
a discriminating charge upon boomsticks
or chains used by American citizens in tow
ing logs, the amount of such export duty.
tax, or other charge. as the case may be,
shall be added as an additional duty to the
duties imposed upon the articles men
toned in this paragraph when imported
from such country or dependency"
Fence posts are reduced from 20 to 10 per
cent. ad valorem. The house rate of 80 per
cent. ad valorem Is restored casks and
barrels. sugar box shocks. etc.
The house rate oftwO cents per thousand
and Is per cent. ad valorem IS restored on
toothpicks. as Is the house rate of 40 cents
per thousand upon butchers skewers.
Tobacco.
The conference accepted the senate rate
and language on wrapper and filler to-
bacco, except that the rate on wrapper to-
bacco was made $1.S5 per pound instead of
81 The house rate on imported cigars, Gig
arettes, etc. of $50 per pound and 25 per
cent. ad valorem was restored.
The senate made the rate 81 per pound
and % per cent. ad valorem There were
no other changes in the schedule on i'm
ported tobacco.
The conference accepted paragraph $50
as amended by the senate with the addi-
ton of the words "or plush" before ribbons
in the first line. making plush ribbons duti-
able at $1.50 per pound. and 15 per cent. ad
valOrern.
Paragraph 3S7. relating to woven silk fab
rics, was accepted as amended by the
senate, except that the rate on cloth other
than black dyed in the thread or yarn and
weighted in the dyeirg so to exceed the
original weight of the raw silk was changed
from s.. .25 per pound to s.. so per pound, and
that on cloth dyed or printed in the piece
from $3.25 to $3.50.
Cotton.
Paragraph S91, relating to manufactures
of silk. is changed so as to modify the de-
scription of jacquard figured goods by pro-
viding that they shall be-'made on LOOMS -
and that they should be dyed in the yarn
and contain two or more colors in the fill
ing" The rate is left at so per cent ad va