The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-20

cut yertically across the grain only, with
the bark left intact on vegetable ivory in
Its natural state. Manganese ore was re-
stored to the free list as was cocoanut oil.
=. The..House phraseology of the paragraph
in regard to ores of gold, silver, etc., was
restored, which has the effect of making
free nickle and niekle matter.
The Senate amendment making free
paintings, drawings and statuary was
also stricken out. .
list.
Crude sulphur was restored to the free
list, as were tonka and tonka beans also
salts of auranium.
Waters for covering or holding pharma-
ceutical preparations were stricken from
the free list.
The paragraph admitting free works of
art for a permanent exhibition at fixed
place was amended by striking out the
word permanent"
The changes In the Wool schedule made
in conference leave the duties on disputed
items as follows:
/. Paragraph 354 the duty on woods of the
nrst class which shall be imported,
washed, shall be twice the amount of the
duty to which they would be subjected
imported unwashed; and the duty on
woods of the first and second classes
which shall be imported secured shall be
three times the duty to which they would
be subjected imported unwashed; and the
duty on woods of the first and second
shall be three times the duty to which
they would be subjected If imported un-
washed. The duty on woods Of the third
class If imported in condition for use in
carding or spinning into yarns, or which
shall not contain more than eight per
cent of dirt or other foreign substance,
shall be three times the duty to which
they would otherwise be subjected.
The conference restored the House rates
on first and second class wool.
Paragraph 1853, on woods Of the third
class and on camels hair of the third class
the value whereof shall be IL cents or less
per pound, the duty shall be four cents
per pound. }1se =
Paragraph 359, on woods of the third
class, and Oh camels hair of the third
class, the value whereof shall exceed IL
cents per pound, the duty shall be seven
cents per pound.
Paragraph 362, shoddy, % cents per
pound; noils, wool extract, yarn waste,
thread waste and all other wastes COM
posed wholly or in part of wool and not
specially provided for in this act 20 cents
per pound.
Paragraph 1856 on yarns made wholly or
in part of wool valued at not more than
20 cents per pound the duty per pound
shall be two and one-half times the duty
imposed by this act on one pound of un-
washed wool of the first class, valued at
more than 30 cents per pound the duty
shall be three and one-haf times the duty
imposed by this act on one pound of I'M
washed wool of the first class and in
addition thereto upon all the foregoing
forty per cent ad valorem.
Paraorauhs 367 on blankets and f1auDels
for underwear composed wholly or in
part of wool, valued at not more than
forty cents per pound, the duty per pound
shall be the same as the duty imposed by
this act on two pounds of unwashed wool
of the first class and in addition thereto
30 per cent ad valorem; valued at more
than 40 cents and not more than fifty
be three times the duty imposed this act
on one pound of unwashed wool Of the
first class and in addition thereto IS per
cent ad valorem.
On blankets, composed wholly or in
part of wool, valued at more than 30 cents
per pound, the duty per pound shall be
three times the duty imposed by this act
on one pound of unwashed wool of the
first class, and in addition thereto 40 per
cents ad valorem. Flannels composed
wholly or in part of wool, valued at
above so cents per pound shall be CLASH.
fed and pay the same duty as women and
children's dress goods, coat Innings.
italian cloths and goods of similar
character and description provided by
this net:
/. Provided, that on blankets over three
yards in length the same duties shall be
paid as on cloths.
Paragraph 36S, on women's and chill
dren's dress goods, coat Innings, Italian
cloths and goods of similar description
and character of which the warp consists
wholly of cotton or other vegetable
material with the remainder Of the fabIi,
composed wholly or in part of wool,
valued at not exceeding 10 cents per
square yard, seven cents per square;
valued at more than is cents per square
yard eight cents per square yard; and in
addition thereto, on all the foregoing
valued at not above 20 cents per pound so
per cent ad valoreln; valued above 10 cents
per pound, b per cent ad yalorem; pro-
vided that on all the foregoing weighing
over four ounces per square yard, the
duty shall be the snme as imposed by this
schedule on clothes.
Paragraph 1863, on women's and chill
dren's dress goods, coat Innings, Italian
cloths, bunting and goods. coat Innings,
Italian cloths, bunting and goods of
similar description or character composed
wholly or in part of wool, and not
specially provided for this act, the duty
shall be eleven cents per square yard, and
In addition thereto on all the foregoing
valued at not above 10 cents per pound,
five per cent ad valorem, valued above 10
cents per pound, s. per cent ad valorem:
Provided that on all the foregoing,
weighing over four ounces per square
yard, the duty shall be the same as i'm
posed by this schedule on cloths.
Paragraph $40, on clothing, ready made,
and articles of wearing apparel Of every
description, including shawls,- whether
knitted or woven and knitted articles of
every description made up or manu-
featured wholly or in part, felts not
woven and not specially provided for in
this act, composed wholly or in part of
wool, the duty per pound shall be four
times the duty imposed by this act on one
pound of unwashed wool of the first class,
and in addition thereto sixty per cent ad
valorem.
Paragraph 871, weddings, gorings, sus-
penders, braces, landings, beltings, bind
ings, braids, galoons, edgings, inserting,
flounces, fringes, gimps, cords and tassels,
laces and other trimmings, and articles
made wholly or in part Of lace, embroid-
cries and articles embroidered by hand or
machinery, head nets, netting, buttons or
barrel buttons or buttons of other forms
for tassels or ornaments and manufacture 3
of wool ornamented with beads or