The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-20
LASTTARIFFEDlTl0l
Continued From First pnre

benefit of the drawback provision in section
~ snail not apply to articles manufactured
III I'M Shas country from imported tin plates etc.
me conference amended the proviso to
PNi aslaph 15o relating to wire rods so as
10 make 1t read as follows: "That all iron
OF steel wire rods which have been tempered
VI tIeaSeu IN any manner, partly manu-
factured, shall pay an additional duty of u
OF l cent per pound"
There were several changes in the para
graphs relating to iron and steel wire In
the paragraph relating to cutlery there was
but one change from the senate schedule
The conference made material changes from
both the senate and house rates on shot
guns both in classification and rates of duty.
On wheels for railway purposes a COM
promise makes the duty 1h cents per pound
and IA cents on ingots, blooms, etc. Alu-
mlnum, in crude form, was made dutiable at
cents, and in plates at 10 cents per pound.
The rate on Dutch metal was made cents
per package of 100 leaves.
The language and rates of the senate
ate amendments of the paragraph in relation
TO lead ores were accepted without change.
Dut lead in pigs made dutiable at "a
cents per pound instead of cents as fixed by
the house and "a cents as fixed by the SEN
ate.
The senate rates on mica were advanced,
those ON the manufactured article being
n&ed at cents per pound and 20 per cent
ad valorem. and those cut mica at u cents
per pound and 20 per cent ad valorem.
me rate OF cents a pound on nickel as
ProViued Dy the house, was restored.
CHINA AND GLASS.
The senate language in paragraph IS relat-
ing 10 uies, is retained, except that the re-
dulrement that the tiles shall be for floors
ana walls, Is stricken out. The house rates
were restored on Portland, Roman and other
cement.
Paragraph 81, relating to gvpsum was
amended SO as to read follows PLASTER
rock or gypsum, crude, 30 cents per ton; il
ground or calcined $3.50 per ton; pear hard
enlng for paper makers use 20 per cent ad
ad
valorem."
me paragraph relating to pumice stone was
totally changed, the rate being made So per
Ton on the manufactured article and Is per
cent al Valorem on the manufactured.
me mousse paragraph relating to clays and
5 d1.iIa was adopted, and the house rates on
urleq asphaltum and b!tumen. On fuller's
earth the rate was fixed at 81 80 per ton on
the unmanufactured article and SO per ton on
mat at which had been manufactured.
The house rate on undecorated Rocking
stored. ~ ""' t0
-, In the next paragraph, relating to china.
the house provision, including clock cases,
with or without movements, was restored
making the duty 60 per cent ad valorem.
Inc senate reeeded from it's amendments to
'n Tb rates es on plain bottles, jars. etc.
Inc paragraph 900 in regard to cut or
ornamented glass bottles was not changed as
to rates.
The conference restored the house rates and
language on unpublished, cylinder, crown and
and crown glass
In the paragraph QO3) relating to futed.
rolled, ribbed or rough plate glass the SEN
ate rates and language were retained except
tnat the house proviso to the effect that
all the above plate glass, when ground.
snooihed or otherwise obscured. shall be SUBJ
Jected to the same rate of duty as cast
polished, plate glass unsilvered &"
me senate rates were retained on cast
poIlsIeu Plate glass, both unfinished and sill
'eTed' as provided in Paragraphs 1O4 and los.
Inc mouse rate of 10 per cent ad valorem, in
adoltlon TO other rates chargeable on window
crown, cylinder or plate glasses where those
glasses are bent, ground, frosted etc., is
reduced to per Centum.
The conference adopted the senate amend
ments IN Paragraph 10S, relating to spec
taGles, eyeglasses, etc, with one exception
Paragraph IL, relating to stained or paint
ca glass windows, remains practically as left
by the senate.
The two houses compromised the rate on
Tree stone, granite. sandstone, manufactured
or undressed, making it u cents per cubic
DUTY ON MATING.
The thread paragraph $500 is a compromise
between the two houses, making a duty OF
Is cents per pound on threads made from warn
not finer than five lea or number and q
OF one cent per pound additional for each lea
or number in excess of five made from yarn
inner than five lea or number 100.
Ihere is also change in the next para
graph, relating to single yarns in the gray.
reducing the senate rate on yarns not finer
than 80 lea or number to 40 per cent ed
valorem, which is compromise between the
two houses.
Floor mattings, which are taken from the
free list, where they were placed by the
senate, are made dutiable at cents Der
square yard, where their value does nor ex
ceed III cents per square yard, and at cents
per square yard and % per cent ad valorem
where their value exceeds 10 cents per SQUARE
yard.
Bags or sacks made from plain woven fab
rics and bagging for cotton gunny cloth and
similar fabrics were taken from the free list
and the language of the house practically
restored in both instances. On the bags the
rate was made Is of a cent per pound and
10 per cent ad valorem.
On bagging the rate was made 6-1O ner
square yard, and ad vaIorem
me senate rate on handkerchief was ac-
cepted.
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS.
The senate rate was retained on the fol-
lowing acids: Boric and citric and the house
rate restored on gallo and tartaric while
a new rate of 3 cents per pound is fixed on
Tactic. The conference struck out the senate
paragraph relating to tartaric.
The conference struck out the senate rate
paragraph relating to tartrate of soda and
potash and partly refined argols and restored
the house paragraph.
There was a compromise on white lead at
2B cents per pound.
Inc mouse 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 az
cents per pound brown, gray or yellow at
"A cents, nitrate at 212 and litharge at pa
cents per pound; there were generally COM
promises between the rates of the two houses.
Phosphorous was compromised at IS cents
per pound.
The house rates on sulphur were restored.
The senate made an amendment to the sulphur
paragraph, allowing crude birthstone to come
IN at 90 cents per ton, but the conference
struck this out, including this article in the
% rate as originally fixed by the house.
PAPER AND PULP.
On mechanically ground wood pulp the
house rate Of 1-12 of l cent per pound. dry
weight, was restored.
The paragraph in regard to printing paper
was entirely rewritten. AS amended, it is as
follows Printing paper, unszed, sized or
glued, suitable for books and newspapers.
Of lie per pound; valued above cents and
not above 212 cents per pound. 40 of l
cent per pound; valued between 2la and 3
cents per pound, $40 of l cent; valued be-
tween 8 and 4 cents, 6-10 Of l cent; valued
between and 3 cents. $40 of l cent; valued
above cents, 10 per cent ad valorem."
There is also proviso exacting an addi-
tional duty of Ito of a cent per pound for
each dollar of export duty per cord imposed
by any country exporting wood pulp to the
United States.
graph relating to photographic prints The
rates on such prints on paper not exceeding
ST. 600 of an inch in thickness is reduced
from the senate rate of 25 cents per pound
to 20 cents.
The next classification covers paper ranging
from 50 to 400 square inches, fixing the rate
at cents per pound. For paper exceeding
400 square inches rate of So per cent ad
yalorem is fixed. The senate rate on prints
IS reduced from 10 to cents and on litho-
graphic from to cents.
Books for children's use, containing illu-