The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-29

/ Washington. June 2S.-The senate COM
mittee on finance today settled several
veNed questions in connection with the
tar,T.
I 1t was decided to leave the rate of ~
cents on lead ore as fixed by the finance
Commits. and also 70 leave iron ore as
originally determined by the committee
and passed by the house.
The committee decided to advance the
rate on pig lead to 2is cents per pound.
This is an increase Of one-half a cent over
the house rate. which the ommittee did
not originally disturb. and was made as
compensation for the increase on lead
orc.
The tea paragraph was again passed
over for future consideration and the de-
cis-o- on coal was reserved until after
nearing 10 be given 10 the conflicting
in tercSts tonight.
The mica paragraph GS2) was rewritten
entirely. ana. as it Will be presented. fixes
a rate of 1 cents per pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem on the UnManufactured
article AID OF cents per pound and 20
per cent ad vaiorem on manufactured
m-c1-
Thorite was added to the dutiabIe list
paragraph 1SD at 20 per cent. ad valO-
rem.
me rates on pineapples were increased
IN PACKAGES from 20 Z cents per cubic
fooi; IN bulk from S. 10 s. per thousand.
The rate on plain basic photographs
59ti was increased from , 10 3 cents per
pound, and from 10 TO 20 per cent ad
valorem. The committee ended 4 long
dispute by decidiLS TO take naDthaZarln
blacl- ana all fast black coal tar dyes
fr0-- the free list, adding them to para
graph il. which imposes q duty Of 25 d er
cent II is estimated that this change viii
add several hundred thousand dollars rev.
eAaS- \ similar gain is expected to be
derived from striking coal tar (5g) from
the free list and making it dutiable at
10 per cent.
Fashion plates were also stricken from
the free lisI. as was manganese ore.
y substitute was written for the leather
paragraph t42O. making many changes
The wording of the new paragraph is as
follows: band or betting leather, sole
leather. calf skins. tanned and dressed
kangaroo, sheep and goat skins dnclud-
ing lamb and kid skins. dressed and nm
iShed. chamOiS and other skins and book
binders calf skins; all the foregoing not
specially provided Tor in this act. 20 per
cent ad valorefn; skins Tor morocco. tan
ned but unfinished, 10 per cent ad va
loren; skins of sheep origin. dressed with
the grain on, S-J0 per dozen skins, skin
OF goat origin. dressed with the grain on.
s. Der dozen: skins dressed as suede or
WITH the exterior grain surface removed,
whether known as mocha or otherwise,
$3.50 per dozen skins patent. Japanneo,
or enameled leather. Weighing
not over ten pounds per dozen skins. 30
cents per pound and % per cent ad Va
lo-em: if Weighing over ten pounds and
cents per pound and 10 per cent ad valo-
rem: il weighing over twenty-five pounds.
Pc dozen. 20 cents per pound and 10 per
cent ad valOrem; DianOfOrte leather and
pianofOrte action leather. 50 per cent ad
leather shoe idces, finished or
unfinished, 30 cents per gross and - per
cent ad valorem; boots and shoes made
of leather. D per cent. ad valorem; pro-
vided that leather cut into shoe uppers
or vamDs or other forms. suitable for
intOs manufactured articles.
shall be classified as manufactures OF
lea her and pay duty accordingly
A substitute was also written for par-
az sDh 49, gloves as follows:
I'm addition TO the foregoing rates there
shall be paid on leather gloves. when
Tired. 81 per dozen pairs: on all pique or
prixzam gloves. . cents per dozen pairs:
on all gloves stitched ar embroidered with
more than three single strands or cords.
% cents per dozen pairs On al leather
gloves with wrist openings imported with
out fastenings - parts thereof of any
kind there shall be reduction OF >
cents per dozen pairs from the rates in
the preceding paragraph