Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19
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cioths, bunting and goods Of similar de-
in part Of wool. and not specially provided
for In this act, the duty shall be III cents
per square yard: and in addition thereto on
all the foregoing valued at not above 40
cents per pound, 80 per cent ad valorem:
valued above 80 cents per pound, IS per cent
ad valorem: Provided. that on all the fore
going weighing over four ounces per square
yard the duty shall be the same i'm
posed by this schedule on cloths.
Clothing.
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 manufactured
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 he four tines the duty imposed
by this act on one pound of unwashed wool
of the first class, and in addition thereto
~ per cent ad vaIorem.
Paragraph 81. Weddings. gorings, srs-
penders, braces. landings, beltings, bind
irgs, braids. galoons edgings, insertings,
fiouncings, fringes, gimps cords, cords and
tassels, laces and other trimmings and ar
ticles made wholly or in part Of lace. en-
broideries and articles embroidered by
hand or machinery. head nets, netting,
buttons or barrel buttons or buttons OF
other forms for tassels. ornaments. and
manufactures OF wool ornaments with
beads or spangles of whatever material
composed, any of the foregoing made of
wool. or of which wool is a component ma
terial whether composed in part Of india
rubber. otherwise, fifty cents per
pound, 60 per cent ad valorem.
Carpets.
3d2. Aubusson, administer, moquette and
chenille carpets. figured or plain. and all
carpets or carpeting of like character or
description. sixty cents per square yard.
and in addition thereto 40 per cent ad
valorem.
Paragraph 1873 Saxony, wilton and Tour
nay velvet carpets. figured or plain and all
carpets or carpeting of like character or
description, sixty cents per square yard,
and in addition thereto, 40 per cent ad
valorem.
Paragraph 374. Brussels carpets. figured
or plain. and all carpets or carpeting of
like character or description, forty-four
cents per square yard, and in addition
thereto 40 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 3T5. Velvet and tapestry vel
vets carpets. figured or plain, printed on
the warp. or otherwise, and all carpets or
carpeting of like character or description.
!orly cents per square yard. and in addi-
ton thereto, 40 per cent ad valorem
Paragraph 376. Tapestry Brussels car
pets, Inquired or plain. and all carpets or
carpeting of like character or des ,ription.
printed on the wa'p or otherwise, twenty
elRht cents per square yard, and i'm addi-
ton thereto, 40 per cent ad valoran.
Paragraph 377 Treble ingram three-ply.
and all chain Venetian carpets TWENTY-FIVE
cents per square yard, and in addition
tnereto 40 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 31S Wool Dutch and two-n,v
ingram carpets. eighteen cents per square
yard, and in addition thereto 40 per cent
ad valorem.
Tobacco Schedule.
The conference accepted the Senate rate
and language on wrapper and filler tobacco
except that the rate on wrapper tobacco
was made s1.S5 per pour d instead of H.75
Inc House rate on imported cigars, cigar
cites, &c, of $3.50 per pound and % per cent
IA Valorem was restored. The Senate made
.he rate ~ per pound and p per cent ad
vaiorem. There were no other changes in
the schedule Oh imported tobacco.
Silk Schedule.
The conference accepted paragraph 3S6
as amended by the Senate with the addi-
ton OF the words "or plush" before ribbons
In the first line, making plush ribbons du-
table at $3.50 per pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem.
Paragraph 3S1 relating to woven silk fab
RIGS was accepted as amended by the Sem
ate, except that the rate on cloth other
than black dyed in the thread or yarn and
weighted IN the dyeing so as to exceed the
original weight of the raw silk was chang
ed from $225 per pound to $50 per pound,
and that on cloth dyed or printed in the
piece from $3.25 to $3.50.
Paragraph 391, relating to manufacture
OF SILK, is changed so as to modify the de-
scrlptioE of jacquard figured goods by pro-
Vldlng that they shall be made on LOOMS"
and that they should be dyed in the yarn
and contain two or more colors in the fill
ing" The rate is left at 30 per cent ad
valorem.
Flax Schedule.
The thread paragraph c,3O is compro-
mise between the two houses, making a
duty of - cents per pound On threads made
from yarn not finer than five lea or num-
Der and q of 1 cent per pound additional
for each lea or number in excess of five
made from yarn finer than five lea or num-
ber
There is also a change in the next para
graph relating to single yarns in the gray.
reducing the Senate rate on yarns not
finer than 50 lea or number to 10 per cent
ad valorom, which is a compromise be-
tween the two houses.
Flax gill netting, nets, webs, etc, is re-
duced from % TO 20 per cent ad valorem.
Floor mattings which are taken from
the free list, where they were placed by
the Senate, are made dutiable at 3 cents
per square yard where their value does
not exceed 10 cents per square yard, and
at cents per square yard and - per cent
ad valorem where their value exceeds 10
cents per square yard. The rates fixed in
the original House bill on floor mating
were . cents per square yard on valuations
under 10 cents, while on valuationse above
the rate was the same, with an ad yalorem
OF % per cent added.
The House rate on plain woven fabrics
or single Jute yarns, which the Senate
placed on the free list, was reduced from
Is of cent to Is of cent on yarns of
that character, not exceeding sixteen
inches in width, and on those exceeding
thirty and not exceeding fifty-five threads
to the square inch the rate was reduced
from one cent per pound to seven-eghths
of a cent, with 10 per cent ad valorem
added. just as in the original House
schedule. The House provso requiring a
specific duty of one cent per pound on all
of the above and 20 per cent ad valorem
in case they should be dyed, colored or
stained was stricken out. The House rate
was restored on flax pile fabrics. The rate
is go per cent ad valorem.
Bags or sacks made from plain woven
fabrics and bagging for cotton, gunny cloth
and similar fabrics were taken from the
free list, where they were placed by the
Senate, and the language of the House
practically restored in both instances ex-
cept that the rates were changed. On bags
the House rate was reduced from lis cents
per pound and 10 per cent ad valorem to
Is of a cent per pound and 10 per cent ad
valorem.
On bagging the House rate was reduced
half of cent per square yard and Is per