The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-05-13
Measure a. Amended.

uuts ou TEA anu Ine auultlOnai TAX on peer
are intended to be temporary, and for the
| purpose of raising revenue
Senator Aldrich presented the bill to the
Senate. The time for the bill to take eff
feet is made July 1. 1897, instead of May
| l, as provided in the House. The sugar
| schedule is wholly rewritten in the inter
! est of the trust. The word bituminous is
| stricken out and all coal made dutiable at
10 cents per ton. with a proviso added
that the duty on coal and shale shall be go
cents per ton, and on coal slack. or culma,
10 cents per ton, when imported from any
country, colony or dependency that does
not impose upon coal or coal slack or cul
ma higher rates of duty than those named
in this provso.
The Senate has increased the internal
revenue duty on beer by changing section
;':}:}9 of the revised statutes to read as fol-
lows:
Until Jan. 1, 1900, there shall be paid
all beer. lager beer, ale. porter, and other
similar fermented liquors, brewed or manu-
factured and sold or removed for consump-
tion or sale within the United States. by
whatever name such liquors may be called.
tax Of Sl.44 for every barrel containing
not not more than 81 gallons; and after jan l.
l9Oo there shall be paid tax Of 81 per bar
rel on every barrel of such beer, lager beer,
ale, porter. and other similar fermented liq-
uorS
The present rate is 81.
The retroactive clause of the Dingley
tariff bill is stricken from the Senate bill.
The entire House provision relating to re-
ciprOcity has been stricken out and the
following section substituted:
That whenever any country. dependency
or colony shall pay or bestow. directly or in
directly. any bounty or grant upon the ex-
portatiOn of any article or merchandise
from such country. dependency. or colony,
and such article or merchandise is dutiable
under the provisions of this act. then. upon
the Importation of any such article or mer-
chandise into the United States. whether
the same shall be Imported directly from
the country Of production or otherwise. and
whether such article or merchandise Is I'M
ported In the same condition when ex-
ported from the country Of production. or
has been changed In condition by manufac-
ture or otherwise. there shall. he levied and
paid In all such cases. In addition 10 the
duties otherwise imposed by this act. an ad-
ditiOnal duty equal to the net amount OF
such bounty or grant, however the same be
paid or bestowed.
The net amount of all such bounties or
grants shall be from time 20 time ascertain
ed, determined and declared by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, who shall make az
needful regulations for the Identification Of
such articles and merchandise, and for the
assessment and collection of such addi-
tiOnal duties.
The House provision in the tariff bill
keeping in force the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty is stricken out, the effect being in
directly to abrogate the treaty and impose
the same duty on Hawaiian sugars as is
imposed on sugars from other countries.
The provision in the House bill on dis
titled wines is stricken out and the follow
ing substituted:
Still wines. Including ginger wine or GIN
ger cordial and vermuth. In casks or pack
ages, other than bottles or jugs. If contain
ing II per cent. or less of absolute alcohol.
30 cents per gallon; If containing more than
Ii per cent. of absolute alcohol. 80 cents per
gallon. In bottles or jugs, per case of one
dozen bottles, or jugs, containing each not
more than one quart, and more than one
pint, or "a bottles or jugs containing each
not more than one pint, 81 per case: and
any excess beyond these quantities found in
such bottles or JUGS shall be subject to Il
duty of 5 cents peN pint or fractional part
thereof, but no separate or additional duty
shall be assessed on the bottles or jugs: pro-
vided, that any wines. ginger cordial, or
vermuth imported containing more than "a
per cent. of alcohol shall be classed as spir-
IT'S and pay duty accordingly: And pro-
vided further. that there shall be no con-
struct!ve or other allowance for breakage.
leakage. or damage on wines, liquors. cor
dials, or distilled spirits. Wines, cortlials,
brandy and other spirtuous liquors, includ- |
water, imported In bottles or jugs, shall he
packed In packages containing not less than
one dozen bottles or jugs in each package. |
or duty shall be paid II such package
contained at least one dozen bottles or jugs; |
and all such bottles or jugs shall. unless |
otherwise specially provided for in this act,
pay an additional duty of 3 cents for each |
bottle or jug. The percentage of alcohol In |
wines and fruit juices shall be determined |
In such manner as the Secretary of the |
Treasury shall by regulation prescribe.
Lumber and Wool Changes.
The lumber schedule is changed by add |
ing after the word timber the words |
"Hewn, sided, or squared and round tim |
ber," and the duty fixed at the rate of |
cent per cubic foot rs in the Hou-e bill.
The rate of 81 per to- On all sawed |
boards, ETC., is retained, but when planed |
on one side, the additional rate is made 30
instead of 30 cents per LOCO feet board |
measure: when planed. tongued. and |
grooved the additional rate is made 20 |
cents rer 900 feet board meas instead |
of 81; if planed on two sides and tongued |
and grooved $1.O5 per 1000 instead Of |
S1.5O.
The House proviso for an additional |
duty of % per cent al yalorem upon lum-
ber imported from any foreign country |
which imposes an export duty is changed |
so as ', add the amount of the export duty
instead of any fixed sum.
Placed on the free list are poplar and
other pulp woods, heading bolts, stave
bolts and railroad ties.
Many and important changes We're
made in the wool and woolen schedule.
First-class woods were reduced from II
cents per pound, as provided i'll the House
bill to cents per pound, and second-class
woods from II to . cents. whereas the
duties on woods of the third class were
raised.
The dividing line in this latter class was
placed at 10 cents value, woods under that
value being made dutiable at the rate of
4 cents per pound instead of 30 per cent
ad yalorem, as in the House bill
Woods valued at more than 10 cents per
pound were placed at cents per pound
instead of 30 per cent ad valorem.
The wool growers failed to secure all
the changes they desired in classification.
but it is understood that the rates fixed
on the woods themselves are satisfactory
to them.