The times., 1897-05-05

such a contention reads as follows: Hides
of cattle, raw or uncared, whether dry,
salted or picked, LIZ cents per pound,
provided that upon all leather exported
made from imported hides there shall be
allowed drawback equal TO the amount
of duty paid on such hides
Coal.
The word "bituminous'' is stricken from
the coal schedule a1d coal and shaIc left
as in the II House bill, at 5 cents ton, with
the following new proviso added That
the duty on coal and shale shall be 60
cents per ton, ando on coal slack or culn, 8
cents per ton, when imported from any
country, colony or dependency that does
not impose upon coal or ooal slack or
culm higher rates OF dutythan those named
In this proviso.
This isntendcd to meetthe Canadian n duty
on coal and was Inscrtediat the request of
the miners OF Ohio and Western Penn
sylvania. tf
miscellaneous Schedules.
The changes in the glassware, pottery
and metal schedulesare largely in the iirec-
tion of reductions. On cutlery there is a
slight increase.
The duty on watches, clocks and C ironon,-
eters is fixed at 40 ler cent ad valorem:
on jewels used therein, 10 per cent. ad
valorem. m
The duty of 81 per thusand f. ct on pine
lumber is the same as the DIngley bill
The rate was left at 81 with a provision
for adding the export duty levied by any
country.
Mixed or packed tobacco, nnstemmed, or
dered from 81 to $150 per pound, if
stemmed, ordered from S2..5 to So %
per pound; filler tobacco, unstemmed, 30
cents per pound; if stemmed, 90 cents per
pound
Cigarettes, So per pound.
The tobacco schedule is accompanied by
an important = eisioD, making q. detailed
invoice necessary with certification from
the Secretary OF the Treasury as To the
original quality of the tobacco before entry
is made.
A very important new provision in the
bill is that which admits fish free of duty
This provision is inserted as a stimulus
to the fishing industry OF the Great Lakes
Matches have been changed from specific
to al vaioreIn and the rate fixed at 20
per cent.
Lead ore, at the demand of the mining
State Senators, has been increased from
/ Cent TO i2 cents Il pound, while the
products of lead have been correspondingly
increased.
Jewelry and precious stones are increased
from 90 to 60 per cent.
Diamonds are reduced from i5 per cent
to 10 per cent, in order, as the committee
says, TO be able To collect the revenue and
prevent smuggling.
Shirt collars and cuffs of linen are re
duced from 90 To 40 cents a dozen and 20
per cent.
That Beer Tax Increase.
The provision increasing the tax on
beer is amendatory OF section 1899 and is
as follows:
Until January /, 1900, there shall be
paid on all beer, lager beer, ale, porter
and other similar fermented liquors, brewed
or manufactured and sold or removed for
consumption or sale, within the United
States, by whatever name such liquors ma
be called, tax of 81 Al for every barrel
containing not more than thirty-cne gall
Ions; and after January i 1000, there shall
be paid tax of 81 per barrel on every
barrel OF such beer, lager beer, ale, potter
and other similar fermented liquors >
Tobacco. Goes Up.
The tax on manufactured tobacco OF all
kinds, including snuff. is Increased from
to 3 cents Tire agraph relative 70
smoking and chewing tobacco reads as
follows:
"on all chewing and smoking tobacco
fine cut, cavendisb. plug, or twist, cut or
granulated, of every description; on to-
bacco twisted by hand or reduced into n
condition to be consumed, or i'll any manner
other than the ordinary mode of drying
and curing, prepared for sale or eonsump-
ton, even II prepared without the use OF
any machine or instrument, and without
being pressed or sweetened: and on all fine
cut shcrts and refuse scraps, clippings,
cuttings and sweepings OF tobacco, tax
of cents per pound.
The amended tax on cigars Is:
On cigars of all descriptions, made of
tobacco or any substitute therefor, So rer
thousand: ON cigarettes weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand, 81 per
thousand; on cigarettes weighing more
than three pounds per thousand, SO per
thousand.
No Reciprocity Provision.
The committee struck out the House
provision for reciprocity altogether, and
offered no substitute. Mr. Allison says
this was done because the committee did
not have the time to fix up proper
scheme, but that it will be done in the
Senate. In place of the reciprocity of the
House the Senate has inserted the fol-
lowing retaliatory section:
That w hpupyPr any. country ipupn1-
ency or colony shall pay or bestow, di-
rectly or indirectly, any bounty or grant
upon the expectation of any article or mcr-
chandise 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 merchandise into the United
States, whether the same shall be i'm
ported directly from the country of pro-
duction or otherwise, and whether such ar
.icle or merchandise is imported in the
same condition as when exported from the
country of production or has been changed
in condition by remanufacture or other
wise, there shall be levied and paid, in al
such cases, in addition to the duties other
wise imposed by this act, an additional
duty equal TO the net amount of such bounty
or grant, however the same be paid or be
slowed The net amount of all such boun-
ties or grants shall be from time To time
ascertained, determined and declared by
the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall
make ali needful reg ilations for the identi-
fication of such articles and merchandise
such additional duties