The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
THE REPORT ADOPTED
Continued From Page One.

IN which the reciprocal concessions may
De secured in favor of the products of
the United States He is empowered 10
suspend by proclamation the duties on
thes articles whenever equivalent con-
cessions may be obtained as follows:
Argots. cents ad valorem; brandies or
other spirits. 81. 10 per gallon; champagne
IN bottles containing one quart, s. per
dozen, one pint s. per dozen. containing
one-half pint, $3.50 per dozen: containing
more than one quart. in addition to the
% rate $l.so per gallon.
Still wines ard vermuth, 50 cents per
gallon, and other rates in proper len
where the goods are bottled.
Paintings, etc, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
The president is empowered TO revoke
the concession when satisfied that the
agreement Is not adhered 20 in good faith
by any other country with which sn
agreement shall have been made.
What may he termed the retaliatory
clause Of the proviso Is that which en-
powers the president TO suspend by proc
lamation the provisions of this act pro-
viding for the free introduction of coffee,
tea. tonluin or tonka beans and vanilla
beans coming from any country which
imposes duties upon products of the
United States which lie may deem 10 be
reciprocally unequal and unreasonable.
The rates which he is thus empowered
are:
On coffee. 3 cents per pound; on .ea.
10 cents per pound; on tonka beans, 5
cents per pound. on vanilla beans. s. per
pound.
The president Is required to act within
two years in securing these reciprocal
treaties. and they are 10 be submitted to
the senate for its ratification.
Articles are 10 he reduced 10 the extent
of % per cent in these treaties and the
president is specifically authorized to en-
ter into negotiations which VIII place
these articles on the free list for an ex-
pressed period OF FIVE years.
Internal tax-The internal revenue tax
amendment relating 10 cigars and cigar
cites made by the senate was changed to
read a s follows: ION cigars of ali descrfp-
lions weighing more than three pounds
per / osl s. per coo. cigars made of to-
bacco or any substitute weighing not
more than three pounds per 1000. 81 per
100: or cigarettes made Of tobacco or any
substitute weighing more than three
pounds per 100, So per coo: not more than
three pounds 81.
The senate amendment: providing for a
tax on stocks and bonds was stricken
out.
Mafai-Ths house rate Of eight-tenths Of
A cent per pound was restored on round
iron of less than scven-slxteanths OF an
inch in diameter and bars or shapes of
rolled or hammered iron not specially pro-
vided for
The house rate on iron in slabs. blooms.
etc. lees finished than iron in bars ana
more advanced than PIG iron. was also re-
stored. The house rate Of cents PEP
pounT was restored on polished sheets Of
iron or steel ON taggers' iron or steel tin
plates and terne plates the house rate OF
H. cents per pound was restored The
house. however, re-seded from lis proviso
char the benefit OF the drawback proviso
i'm section "a shall not apply TO articles
manufactured In this country from import
Cd tin plates, etc.
Aluminium was made dutiabie at cents.
and in plates at Is cents per pound
The rate OF CENTS pound on nickel az
provided pv the house. was restored
Chemical schetiale-Ihere was a general
change Of rates on lend. white acetate OF
lead being fixed at 81 cents per pound.
brown. gray or yellow a q. cents. nitrate
Al "a cents. and litharss a. "a cents per
pound There were generally conpror7lses
ns.rwseft me rates Of tae Two houses.
Paper-on mechanically ground wood
pvip The house rass OF < cent per pound,
dry weight. was restored,
The paragraph III regard 10 printing pa
ue~ was entirely rewrittea. As amended II
is as follows:
Printing paper, unsized. sized or glued.
suitable. for hooks ard newspapers. valued
at cents ant not above ~ cents per
round 40 If a cent per pound valued be-
tween ~ and cents per pound. 5-la Of a
cent. valued between and cents. $40
Of "a cent. valued between and ) cents.
SO Of a cent: valued above cents. Il per
cent al vaioren
There Is also q proyLso exacting an adj
rit{o-sf dafy OF oD@-tsntn tser Mound
for eash dollar Of export dpfy per cord
imposed hy any country exporting wood
puIn Ia the United States.
The senate rate Of - cents per packaz,e
and ~ y-ar cent. al vaioreln fixesi on play
ing cards VAS reduced 20 10 cents per
package and - psr cent al y4i0ren
E,artnenv and glassware schedule
the Rouse rates were restored on Port
land Roman and other -cements.
The house graph relating 20 the
claws and earth VAS adopted and the
house rsf=S on dried ssphalturl aud
FsturaI,ur,a and fzllers earth gxas nx@d OF
81 81 per ton on the unrna nufacturea ar-
tlcle and 81 per ton on that which has
been manufactured