Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-20

1 grooved, and $50 if planed on two sides
| and tongued and grooved- The legislative
| provisO to this paragraph inserted by the
| senate was changed so as to read as tol-
| lows: That if any country or an inde-
| pendenCy shall impose an export duty upon
| sawlOgs, round, unmanufactured timber,
| stave bolts. shingle bolts or heading bolts,
| exported in the United States, or dis
| eliminating charge upon boom sticks or
| chains used by American citizens in towing
| 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 mentioned in this
paragraph when imported from such coun-
Fence posts are reduced from 20 to 10
per cent ad valorem
The following changes were made in the
| free list:
The provision allowing cattle, horses
sheep or other domestic animals, Straylng
or driven across the boundary line of an
other country for pasturage purposes. TO be
brought back free of duty, is modified so as
TO continue this privilege for the specified
time of six months.
The conference restored to the free list
the house paragraph on books and engraV-
ings imported by authority of the United
States for the library of congress.
The paragraph relating to the free IN
PRODUCTION of books, Libraries and reason
where they were not introduced for sale
they were 10 be allowed free entrance
where they had not been so used Tor less
than one year.
The following is the paragraph agreed
upon anthracite coal in the free list:
Coal anthracite not specially provided
for in this act and coal stores Of American
vessels, but none shall be unloaded,"
The paragraph in regard to the free adj
mission of fish caught by American fisher
men was amended so as 10 include salmon
on the free list, which were especially eX-
cepted by the senate bill.
Raw cotton, which the senate made dutia-
BILE at the rate of 20 per cent ad valorem,
was restored to the free list. :,
Paragraph 2lS. relating TO cattle. as it
passed the senate, was changed somewhat
as 10. rates, $315 being fixed as the rate
on cattle valued at not more than $l4 per
head, instead of $780, while an ad valorem
rate of 2Iis per cent was fixed on cattle
of a greater value, instead OF % per cent
in the senate amendment.
The duty on seeds not specially provided
for was made 30 per cent. the senate rate
being 70 and the house rate 40 per cent
The senate amendment on bituminous
Goals, fixing the rate of g. cents per ton,
was accepted without change.
Paintings. drawings and statuary were
again made dutiable at 20 per cent ad va
loren.
The reciprocity provision as agreed to
by the conference contains some of the
features of both the senate and the house
bills on this subject. It also contains some
pose to be that of "equalizing the trade of
the United States with foreign countries
exporting to this country the following
"Argols. or crude tartars. or wine less
crude; brandies or other spirits manu-
factured or distilled from grain or other
ling wines: still wines and vermouth; paint
ings and statuary."
The president is authorized 10 enter into
negotiations or commercial agreements in
which reciprocal concessions may be Sc
cured in favor Of the products Of the United
states he Is empowered to suspend by
proclamation the duties upon these articles
whenever equivalent concessions may be
ARGOS 5 per cent ad valorem."
Rrandes or other grain spirits, lI5 per
Champagne in bottles containing one
quart, s. per dozen: containing one pint,
s. per dozen: containing one-half pint, $50
per dozen: containing more than one quart
in addition TO the Sc rate. 81 per gallon.
Still wines and Vermouth, 80 cents per
gallon. and other rates in proportion where
Paintings. etc, Is per cent ad valorem.
The president is empowered to revoke the |
concession when satisfied that the agree |
ment is not adhered 10 in good faith by |
any other country with which an agree |
What may be termed the retaliatory
clause of the provision is that which en-
powers the president to suspend by procla-
for the free introduction of coffee, tea, |
toncuin or tanka beans and vanilla beans |
coming from any country WHICH imposes |
he may deemed 10 be resiprocaliy unequal |
and unreasonable. The rates which he is |
thus empowered are: On coffee, 3 cents |
per pound: on tea, 10 cents per pound: on |
tanka beans. 50 cents per pound; on vanilla |
beans, 81 per pound; on cuts, 81. |
The president is required to act within |
two years in securing these reciprocal |
trade treaties, and they are TO be submitted |
to the senate for it's ratification. Articles /
are to be reduced 10 the extent of 20 per |
cent in these treaties. and the president 1
is specifically authorized to enter into ne |
gotiations which will place certain articles |
upon the free list for a specified period of |
FIVE years.
The internal revenue tax amendment re-
ating to cigars and cigarettes made by the |
senate was changed to read as follows:
ION cigars of all descriptions weighing 1
more than three pounds per thousand, s. |
per thousand; on cigars made OF tobacco |
or any substitute Weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand. 81 per thou-
sand: on cigarettes made of tobacco or any
substitute weighing more than three |
pounds per thousand. 50 per thousand: on |
cigarettes weighing not more than three |
pounds per thousand, 81 per thousand"
The language and rates of the senate
of the paragraph in relation |
20 lead ore were accepted without change
but lead in pigs was made dutiable at PIC
per pound. instead of &c. as fixed by the
house. and 24c. as fixed by the senate.
Paragraph 81. relating to gypsum, was
amended so as to read as follows:
Plaster rock or gypsum, crude. Soc per
ton: if ground or calCined, $3.50 per ton;
pearl hardening for papermakers' use, 20 /
per cent ad valorem."