The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-20

to paragraph 1ss relating to wire rods. so
as TO make II read as follows: THAT
all iron and s;ee. rods which have been
tempered or treated in any similar man
ner. or partly manufactured shall pay ar
additional duty OF half Of one cent pes
pound"
There were several changes in the par
agraphs relating 10 Iron and steel ware.
In the paragraph relating to cutlery.
there was bur one change from the SEN
ate schedule.
The conference made material changes
from the both the senate and house rates
on shotguns, both in Classification and
raies OF duty.
promise makes the duty Ia cents pc.
pound and Ia per cent on ingots. etc
Aluminium. in crude form. was made du-
table a. cents and in plates at Is cent:
per pound.
The rate on Dutch metal was made
cents per package OF 100 leaves.
The language and rates OF the senate
amendments Of the paragraph in rela-
ton 20 lead ore was accepted withou;
change. but lead in pigs was made duri-
able at 21s cents per pound. instead o!
3 cents. as fixed by the house. and "a
cents as fixed by the senate. The
rates on mica were advanced. those on
the manufactured article being fixed al
s cents per pound and 20 per cent ad
valorem, and those on cut mica at Il
cents per pound and 20 per cent al val
orem.
The rate Of s cents per pound on nick
e., as provided by the house. was restor-
ed.
EARTHEN AND GLASSWARE.
The house rates were restored on Port
land Roman and other cements.
Paragraph 81, relating TO gypsum. was
amended SO as to read as follows: "Plas-
ter rocks or gypsum. crude. cents pei
pound: if ground or calcined, $3.50 pei
ION; pearl-hardening. for paper makers
use, 20 per cent ad valorem."
The paragraph relating TO punice
stone was totally changed, the rate be-
ing made Sc per ton on the manufactured
articlea nd Is per cent ad valorem on the
manufactured.
The house paragraph relating 10 clays
and earths was adopted. and the house
rates on dried asphaltum and hitumen
n fuller's earth, the rate was fixed al
81. 80 per Ton on the unmanufao,ured ar
ticle. and So per ton on that which had
been manufactured.
The house rate on undecorated Rock
ingham earthenware paragraph 9D was
restored.
In the next paragraph. relating TO Chi
ma, the house provision. including clock
cases, with or without movements. was
restored. making the duty 90 per cent al
va o-em-
The senate receded from its amend
ments 10 the rates on plain bottles. jars.
ETC.
The conference restored the house rates
and language on unpublished cylinder,
crown and common window glass. bot
retained the senate rates and language
on po.lshed cylinder and crown glass.
In the paragraph QoO reia 70 fiu,-
ed, rolled. ribbed or rough plate glass,
the senate rates and language were re-
tanned. except that the house proyiso TO
the effect that al the above plate g-ass,
when ground. smoothed or otherwise, OBJ
scured, shall be subject to the same rate
OF duty as the polished. plate glass I'M
silyercd."
The senate rates were retained on cast
polished plate glass. both unfinished and
eiiversd, as provided in paragraphs lo4
and In5. The house rate of 10 per cent
al valc5em. in addition TO other rates
chargeable on window. crown, cylinder
or plate glass, and where those glasses
are bent. ground, frosted. etc, Is reduced
to per cen, ad va orem.
The conference adopted the rates OF
paragraph los, relating to spectacles, eye
glasses. etc, with one exception.
Paragraph liz. relating TO stained or
painted glass windows. remains pracu-
caIly as left by the senate.
The two houses compromised the rate
on freestone. granite and sandstone.
Manufactured or manufactured. max
ing il IL cents per cubic foot.
FLAX SCHEDULE.
The thread paragraph t330 is COM
promise between the two houses, max
ing a duty of / "a cents per pound on
threads made from yarn not finer than
FIVE Tea or number and "a cent per
pound additional for each lea or number
in excess OF five made from yarn inner
than five lea or number.
There Is also change in the next
paragraph relating to single yarns in
the gray, reducing The senate rate on
yarns not finer than 80 lea or number 10
40 per cent ad valorern, which Is com
promise between the two houses.
Floor mattings are taken from the
free list, where they were placed by the
senate, and made dutiablc al cents
per SQUARE yard where their value does
not exceed 10 cents per square yard, ana
al cents per square yard and % per
cent ad valorem where their value ex-
cesls 10 cents per square yard.
Bags or sacks made from plain woven
fabrics. and bagglng for cotton. and
ginny cloth and similar fabrics. were
taken from the free list and the Ian
guage Of The house practically restored
In bo-h instances On bags. the rate was
made ia cen. per pound. and 10 per
cent sd vaioren.
On baggiag. the rate was made $40
cert per square yard
The senate rate on hsndksrchlsfs was
accepted
CHEMICALS SCHEDULE.
TIE senate rate wss retained on the
following acids: Borse.- and ci,ric. AM
the house rate restored On gallo and
while a new rate Of cents per
pound is fxeE on Tactic
The conference struck out the senate
paragraph relating q tartaric-
There xss a compromise on white lead
az 27-S cents per pound
Toe house parsgraph IN reEard = OK