The Bourbon news., 1897-07-27
THE BOURBON NEWS TUESDAY. JULY ~ 1897

division, and provided an ad valorem OF
SO per cent. on the second.
A portion of that part of paragraph S15
relating to plushes, velvets, etc., which was
stricken out by the senate, was inserted,
though in changed form. The insertion is
proviso to the effect that corduroys COM
posed of cotton or other vegetable fiber
weighing seven ounces or over per square
yard shall pay a duty of is cents per square
yard and 25 per cent. ad valorem."
In paragraph 800 the senate amendments
are all accepted, except that reducing the
rate on cotton suspenders and braces from
45 to 40 per cent. ad vaiorem. The para
graph inserted. by the senate (2911O pro-
viding for an additional duty of 10 per cent.
| ad valorem on all cotton yarns finer than
| No. 10 single and on all manufactures made
Of such yarns. was stricken out by the con-
| ference.
Agricultural.
Raw cotton, which the senate made
| dutiable at the rate Of 20 per cent. ad val
orem, was restored to the free list
| Paragraph 21S relating to cattle. as 1t
| passed the senate. was changed somewhat
| as to rates. 1915 being fixed as the rate on
| cattle valued at not more than $14 per head,
| instead Of $3.50. while a rate of 2715 per cent.
ad valorem was fixed on cattle of a greater
value, instead of rs per cent. in the senate
| amendment.
The difference between the two houses
cents per bushel
The duty on seeds not specially provided
| for was made 80 per cent, the senate rate
| being 25 and the house rate 40 per cent.
The paragraph in regard to packed fish
was amended as fixed by the senate, so as
| to be made to apply specially to fish in
| packages.
Paragraph 261 was amended so as to spe-
| officially provide that fresh mackerel hall
but or salmon should be dutiable at the
rate Of one cent per pound, as well as the
| picked or salted article.
Dried Fruits.
| Paragraph 262 in regard to apples, etc,
was amended so as to omit currants, and
| the house rate of 2 cents per pound on such
| dried fruits as apples, peaches, pears, and
| berries prepared in any manner was
| stored.
| The grape para graph was altered so as to
| require the payment of 20 cents per cubic
foot ''of the capacity of the barrels or
| packages"
Orange and lemon peels preserved and
| cocoanut meat, ETC., were restored to the
house rate of cents per pound.
| On pineappleS the senate rate was re-
| tanned.
On unshelled filberts and walnuts the
house rate of cents per pound prevailed,
| while on shelled filberts and walnuts the
| senate rate of cents per pound was sus-
| tained.
|
amendment providing for duty of cents
| per pound on dead game and game meats.
| Paragraph 2S2, relating to cocoa. was
amended by leaving out cocoanut oil.
| Spirits and Wines.
The conference made but one change in
I the schedule relating to spirits, Wines etc.,
| proper.
| The senate rate of 80 cents per gallon on
| still wines containing less than IA per cent.
| of absolute alcohol in packages was changed
| to 40 cents per gallon. The house rate was
| GO cents.
| The rates on mineral waters were COM
| promised, being made 20 cents per dozen on
| pint bottles, 80 cents per dozen on quart
| bottles. House rate of 40 cents and the
| senate rate of "a cents.
| Chemicals.
| The conference struck out the senate rate
paragraph relating to tartrate Of soda and
| potash and partly refined argols and re-
| stored the house paragraph.
| There was compromise on white lead
/ at 21s cents per pound.
| The house paragraph in regard to oxide
of zinc and white paint was restored.
| There was a general change of rates on
| lead, white acetate of lead being fixed at
| 81 cents per pound, brown, gray, or yellow
| at pa cents, nitrate at 21a, and iitharge at
| 224 cents per pound. These were generally
| compromises between the rates of the two
| houses.
|
per pound
| The house rate on sulphur was restored
| The senate made an amendment to the sui
phur paragraph allowing crude birthstone
| to come in at so cents per ton. but the con-
| ference struck this out, including this ar
| ticle in the $S rate, as originally fixed by
| the house.
| Paper.
On mechanically ground wood pulp the
| house rate of one-twelfth of one cent per
| pound, dry weight, was restored.
The paragraph in regard to printing pa
| per was entirely rewritten. AS amended
| it is as follows:
| Printing paper. unsized, sized, or glued,
| suitable for books and newspapers. valued
| at not above two cents per pound, three
| tenthS of a cent per pound: valued above
| two cents and not above two and a half
1 cents per pound, four-tenthS of one cent
| per pound; valued between two and half
| and three cents per pound, five-tenths Of
| cent; valued between three and four
| cents, SiX-tenthS of cent; valued between
| four and five cents. eight-tenths of a cent;
| valued above five cents, Is per cent. ad
| valorem.'
| There is also proviso exacting an addi-
| tional duty of one-tenth of a cent per
| pound for each dollar of export duty per
cord imposed by any country exporting
| wood pulp to the United States
| LithOgraphic Prints.
| There are numerous changes in the para
| graph relating to photographic prints. The
| rates on such prints on paper not exceed
| ing $1,000 of an inch in thickness is re-
duced from the senate rate of 25 cents per
| pound 10 20 cents.
| The next classification covers paper
| ranging from 35 to 400 square inches. fixing
| the rate at cents per pound. For pa
| per exceeding 400 square inches a rate of
| 90 per cent. ad valorem is fixed The SEN
| ate rate on prints is reduced from 10 to
| cents and on photographic from to 6
| cents.
| Books for childrens use containing IL
luminated photographic prints not exceed
| ing In weight "a ounces each, and all book
lets and fashion magazines or periodicals,
| printed in whole or in part by photographic
| process or decorated by hand cents per
pound
The senate rate of 20 cents per pack and
~ per cent. ad valorem fixed ON playing
| cards was reduced to 10 cents per pack and
| 20 per cent. ad vaEorem
Internal Revenue.
The internal revenue tax amendment re-
| lating to cigars and cigarettes made by the