The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-05

cent, and decorated at As per cent and the
item making carbons for electric lighting and
filter dutiable at so per cent and porous car
bOnS for electric batteries at 20 per cent is
stricken out. sss<r
2 Friedrich is raised from 80 to As per cent
and other brick than common from 30stoa4s
For the paragraph OF the house bill rating
tiles valued at not more than 40 cents pei
square foot at s cents, and exceeding a
t tu.ed the following: u 4 not enameied
embossed. ETC., including flint, spar and en-
caustic tiles, 40 per cent ad vaiorem." The
item OF bauxito, crude, 81 per ton Is stricken
out.
GLASS AND GLASSWARE.
The paragraphs Of the house bill covering
out and for them are substituted the fol.
lowing: ,,,., - ,r...
and hint lime or lead glass bottles. Walls;
carboys, any Of the foregoing, filled or UNI
filled, whether their contents be dutiable or
free, except such as contain merchandise SUBJ
ject to an ad valorem rate Of duty, OF to
rate Of duty based in whole or in part upon
the value thereof, shall pay a duty as fol-
Lows; , 49,, 49,. min. y. -
pound; If holding not more than one pint
and not less than one-fourth of pint INC
per pound; holding less than one-fourth OF
a pint, 45c per gross. Provided that none
Of duty than 40 per cent ad valorem. Glass
bottles decanters, other vessels or ar
ticles of glass, cut. engraved, painted, color
ed stained, silvered, gilded, etched, frost
ed. printed in any manner or otherwise orna-
mented, decorated or ground Except such
grinding as Is necessary for fitting stoppers)
and porcelain and opal glassware; all the
foregoing, filled or untitled and whether their
contents be dutiable or Free 60 per cent ad
The rates of the house bill on bottles were:
f1,on QTf
less than ~ pints, ~ per cent; between ~
and a pints, w cents; less than "A pint, on
cents per gross; others not specially provided
for, 1 cent per pound. The paragraph OF the
senate bill quoted covering ornamented bot
ties and other articles retains the house rate.
and merely condenses the verbiage of the bill.
The rates of the house bill on plates and
window glass are generally reduced, as the
following comparison shows:
Unpublished cylinder crown and common
window glass, no, not exceeding 10 by IL inches
ate bill, IA cents; not exceeding 16 by "a,
house bill LIS cents; senate, 1ss cents not ex-
ceed.ng "a by 80 house. 2ss cents; senate z
cents; not exceeding "a by So, house 2B cents;
senate, 2% cents; and for the house rates,
ranging from 3as cents to AS cents on large
sizes. is substituted a rate OF 2% cents On
| cylinder and crown glass, polished, the rate
| in sizes above "a by 30 inches and not ex-
! ceeding "A by 26 inches, is reduced from 20
| cents to Is cents per square foot, and larger
sizes are reduced from 40 to 20 cents. On
| futed rolled ribbed rough plate glass, or
the same containing wire netting, the house
rates of y cent per square foot on glass ex-
ceeding 10 by 10 inches square, and cent
on not exceeding Is by "a inches, are stricken
out and rate Of q cent on all not exceeding
16 by "a substituted; glass not exceeding "a
by 80 is reduced from ~ to IN cents; on all
sizes above that the rate is reduced from
to tx cents. Ribbed glass is added to the
classes of this paragraph In the house bill.
Cast polished plate glass above 16 by "a and
not exceeding "a by 80 is reduced from Il
to 10 cents per square foot plate cylinder
and crown glass, silvered and looking glass
plates not exceeding 16 by "a are made dut,a-
BILE at cents; the same exceeding IA square
inches and not exceeding 16 by "a, IL cents,
and sizes above "a by 60, IS cents, instead
of 40 cents
The classification of spectacles, eye glasses,
goggles and their frames, is changed as fol-
lows: $3.50 '--
Senate-Valued at not over 40 cents pei
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