The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-30

steel Rails.
On railway bars. T rails, and punched
iron or steel fat rails the conference re-
stored the house rate of 40 of cent On
railway fshplates the senate rate of 4-lO
Of one cent per pound stands.
Paragraph 1872 providing for an extra
duty of 2-10 of cent per pound on iron and
steel sheets or plates. galvanized or coated,
was allowed to stand, but was made 10
apply only to zinc spelter or other metals.
or any alloy of these metals
The house rate of cents per pound was
restored on polished or planished sheets of
iron or steel On taggers' iron or steel, tin
plates and terne plates the house rate OF
~ cents per pound was restored. The
house receded from its proviso that the
benefit Of the drawback provision in Sec
ton "a shall not apply TO articles manu-
featured in this country from imported
tinplates. etc.
The conference amended the proviso to
paragraph 1S6 relating to wire rods so as to
make II read IS follows:
That all wire or steel rods which have
been tempered or treated In any manner or
partly manufactured shall pay an add
tionaI duty of one-half of one cent per
pound"
There were several changes in the para
graph relating to iron and steel wire.
Changes in Cutlery.
In the paragraph relating to cutlery there
was but one change from the senate sched-
ule.
The conference made material changes
from both the senate and house rates on
shotguns, both in classification and rates
of duty.
On wheels for railway purposes a COM
promise makes the duty ~ cents per
pound and IL cents on ingots, blooms,
etc. Aluminium, in crude form, was made
dutiable at s cents and in plates at 13 cents
per pound.
The rate on Dutch metal was made
cents per package of 100 loaves.
The language and rates of the senate
amendments of the paragraph in relation
| to lead ore were accepted without change,
but lead IN pigs was made dutiable al rs
cents per pound, instead of 2 cents. as fixed
| by the house, and 2A cents as fixed by the
senate.
| The senate rates en- mica were advanced,
those on the manufactured article being
| fixed at 6 cents per pound and 70 per cent.
| ad valorem, those on cut mica at II cents
| per pound and % per cent. ad valorem.
The rate Of cents pound on nickel. as
| provided by the house, was restored.
Earthenware.
The senate language In paragraph SIS, re-
lating to tiles, is retained. except that the
requirements that the tiles shall be for
floors and walls is stricken out. The house
rates were restored on Portland. Roman
| and other cements.
Paragraph 81, relating to gypsum, was
amended so as to read as follows:
| Plaster rock or gypsum, crude. so cents
per ton: if ground or calcined, 81. so per ton;
pearl hardening for papermakers' use 20
per cent. ad valorem."
| The paragraph relating to pumice stone
| was totally changed, the rate being made
IS per ton on the manufactured article and
Is per centum ad valorem on the unmanu-
featured.
| The house paragraph relating to clays
and earths was adopted, and the house
rates on dried asphaltum and bitumen. On
fuller's earth the rate was fixed at SlSO
per ton on the manufactured article and
50 per ton on that which has been manufac-
! tured.
The house rate on undecorated rocking
ham earthenware, paragraph "a, was re-
| stored
In the next paragraph, relating to china,
the house provision including clock cases,
with or without movements, was restored,
making the duty 60 per centum ad va
loren.
The senate receded from it's amendments
| to the rates on plain bottles, jars, etc.
Glass.
The paragraph 900 in regard to cut or
| ornamented glass bottles was not changed
as to rates
| The conference restored the house rates
and language on unpublished cyllhoer'
| crown and common window glass, but re-
| tanned the senate rates and language on
| polished cylinder and crown glass
! In the paragraph QO3) relating 10 nuteo'
rolled ribbed, or rough plate glass the SEN
ate rates and language were retained ex-
cept the house provso 10 the enec'
| that all the above plate glass when GROUND,
smoothed, or otherwise obscured shall be
subjected to the same rate Of duty as cast
polished plate glass unsilvered
| The senate rates were retained on cast
polished plate glass, both unfinished ana
siIvered, as provided in paragraphs lV4
The house rate of 10 per cent. ad va
loren. in addition to other rates charged bic
on window, crown, cylinder, or plate
glasses where those glasses are BENT
ground, frosted, etc, is reduced to pei
cent.
amendments in paragraph los relating to
spectacles, eyeglasses. ETC., with one ex-
ception.
Paragraph 112, relating to stained OF
painted glass windows, remains practical
ly as left by the senate.
| The TWO houses compromised the rate on
freestone, granite, sandstone, unmanufac-
tured or undressed, making II Il cents pei
cubic foot.
The thread paragraph $3.50 IS a COM
| promise between the TWO muses. HbdhLhS
duty of Is cents per pound on threads made
from yarn not finer than five lea or num-
mer, and three-fourths cent per pound ad-
ditional for each lea or number in e0ces:
of five made from yarn finer than five lea
or number.
There is also a change in the next para
graph, relating to single yarns in the gray
reducing the senate rate on yarns moi
finer than 50 lea or number to 40 per cent
ad valorem, which is a compromise be
tween the two houses.
Floor mattings, which are taken from
the free list, where they were placed by
the senate. are made dutiable at cents
per square yard where their value does not
exceed 10 cents per square yard, and a
cents per square yard and % per cent
ad valorem where their value exceeds II
cents per square yard.
Bags or sacks made from plain wover
fabrics and bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth and similar fabrics were taken from
the free list and the language of the hous'
practically restored in both instances. Or
bags the rate was made seven-eighth:
cent per pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem
The senate rate on handkerchiefs was &C
cepted.
Sundries.
There were comparatively few change:
in the sundries schedule. The senate
| amendment on bituminOuS Goals fixing III,