The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05

| y, a, "'Pt'ou' sHail De taxed as SNUFF an.
snail BIO put up in packages and sta,nne
in the same manner as snun,
| ON all chewing aud smoking tobnncr
me cut Cayendish, plug or twist OF ever,
description OF tobacco twisted by hand N
| reduced into condition to be consume,
or IN any manner, other than the ordinary
node oil drying and curing, prepared 70,
| saie OF consumption, even II prepared with.
| out the use OF any machine or instt,lnen,
and without being pressed or sweeicn,n
| ana and on all fine cut, shorts and refuse
scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepipcs o.
TOBACCO, LAX of SC per pound"
Sec. 1894 OF the revised statutes Is
amended to read as follows:
upon cigars which shall be manufac-
| tured or sold, or removed for consumption
| or sale there shall be assessed and collcoted
| tne ioiiowing taxes, to be paid by the man
ufacturer thereof, on cigars of all descrip-
| tons made of tobacco or any substitute
therefor. ~ per 1000 on cigarettes weigh
ing rot more than three pounds per 1000
~ per 1000; on cigarettes Weighing more
than three pounds per 1000, SO per l0OO''
The house provisions for duties on i'm
ported tobacco have been stricken out. and
the following duties inserted on imported
tobacco: Wrapper tobacco and filler tobac
co, when mixed or packed with more thai,
per cent lin weight of wrapper tobacco.
ana all leaf tobacco, the product of two or
more countries or dependencies, when
MIXED or packed together If unstemmed,
- on per pound: II stemmed. s2.26 pei
pound; hlier tobacco not specially provided
LOT IN this act, II unstemmed, soc per
pound; 1t stcmmed, SOC per pound.
a Paragraph is inserted defining tohac-
CO terms as follows The term wrapper to
be used in this act meaning that quality OF
leaf tobacco which is suitable for cigai'
wrappers. and the term filler to bales
means all other leaf tobacco.
collectors of customs no. to permit entry
TO be made except under regulations to be
prescribed by the secretary of the treasury
OF any leaf tobacco unless the invoices of
the same shall specify in detail the charac-
ter OF such tobacco, whether wrapper or
filler; its origin and quality. In the exam
nation for Classification of any imported
leaf tobacco at icast one bale, box or pack
age In every ten, and at least one in every
invoice shall be examined by the appraiser
or person authorized by law to make such
examination, and at least ten bands shall
be examined in each box or package
Other changes in the tobacco schedule
are as follows All other tobacco manu-
featured not specially provided for in this
act i0c per pound thouse rate 65c). Snuff
and snuff flour and manufactures OF snuii.
house rate CSC senate 40c per pound. CT
Gags. ciragettes. cheroots of all kinds,
house rate 81 so per pound and % per cent
ad valorem. senate $3.50 per pound and %
per cent ad valorem.
A proviso is added that cigarettes OF all
kinds weighing less than four pounds per
1000 shall pay duty OF So per pound.
Metals-rhe provisions OF the house bill
making all iron or steel wire rods which
have been tempered or treated dutiable as
wire, is stricken out. The entire paragraph
relating to round iron OF. steel wire is can
celled and new language substituted.
The cutlery paragraph is entirely strick-
en- out and substitute added as follows:
Fen knives. clasp knives. pruning knives.
erasers. manicure knives valued at not
more than 4Oc per dozen. 40 per cent al
vaiorem; valued at more than ACC per
dozen cent per piece and 40 per cent al
valorem; valued at more than SOC. cents
each and ~ per cent ad Nalorein; valued at
more than Sl.oo per dozen ~ cents per
pieco and 40 per cent al valorem; valued
at more thah 81 per dozen, 2Vc per piece
and Az per cent ad valorem Razor blades
and razors valued at not more than Si'oo
per dozen, 5oc per dozen and 10 per cent
al Vaioren; valued at more IMAM ooe' ooc
per dozen ana 10 Per cent, valued at more