The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-23

higher tnan those which were pro-
vided by sho act of 1890, and u lit
tic lower than tho house rates.
Tho senate rates on spirits, wines,
otc.. arc adopted in the main.
Tho duty of 20 per cont. on I'M
ported cotton, rs proposed by the
senate, is not agreed to for the
reason that the only cotton imported
is Egyptian cotton, which is quail
ty between our uplands and Soa Is
lands, and not produced hero, The
i cotton schedule, as whole, remains
substantially the same as in tho bill
rs 1t passed. tho house. The changes
aro mainly in the high grades of
cottopu ndcrwaro; some notifications
of losiory.
&Thc senate changes in flax and
5homp arc adpoted. Compromised
rates on manufactures of jute, flax,
otc., arc agreed to, tho object
being to develop the industry in this
country.
Tho senate amendmonts to place
burlaps, bags, cotton bagging and
straw mattings on the FREQ list are
! disagreed to and these manufactures
placed on tho dutiable list at reduced
rates.
Tho house rate on wool Of | cents
on class l and ~ conts on class 2
arc adopted, and tho. senate specific
rates on carpet woods are agroed
with Il modification raising tho divid-
ing limo SO as to place duty of four
cents per pound on such woods valued
at II cents and less and seven cents
on such wools valued at moro than
II cents. The duties on manufactures
Of wool arc placed substantially
| at that same rates as in the act
Of 1850.
Tho duties on silk remain at sub
| stan TALLY tho samo rates as provided
by tho house.
The duties on wood pulp for paper
and Oh paper arc converted into
specific form at substantially the
Same nd valorcm rate, with proyiso
added for an additional duty as
against any country that imposes an
| export duty on manufacturers Of papor
are substantially tho same as passed
by the house.
Tho sundrcs schedule remains
substantially as it passed. tho house.
Coal, however, is reduced to G7 conts
per ton, and coal slack or clum to / 5
: cents per ton as proposed by senate
amendment Gl7.
A duty of is cents is placed on
hides Of cattle, which were placed on
tho FREQ list by tho house. The
sonatc amendments proposed duty
of 20 per cont, but this has boon ro.
duccdto Is per cent. A proviso is
added for full drawback of the
duty paid on hides subsequently OK
ported as leather ..
Tho house and senate reciprocity
plans are united and adopted with
notifications. In tho senate plan
) any commercial treaty must bo ap-
! proved by congress before it goes
into effect and in tho house plan
chicle, silk, laces, sugar, mineral
watcrs and hides have been strick
on out and tonka and vanilla beans
, added.
Tho senate provision imposing an
equivalent countorvailing duty on
imports from foreign countries,
which have paid an export duty, is a
dopted. The senate provision increas-
ing internal rovonuo tax on cigarettes
isagrood to with an amondmont covor
ing cigarotts wrapped in tobacco and
provisions to enforced collection of
, tho tax. Tho senate provision chang
ing tho law so as to allow no rebate
in tho tax on bcor is agreed to-
The senate amendment for
stamp trx on issues of stocks and
bonds issued by corporations is
omitted from tho bill.
Crockorywaro is restored to the
duties provided by tho bill as it
passed tho house, which arc sub
stantially tho duties Of the tic act of
1890.
! Glassware is loft in the main Mt
tho rates provided by tho house bill,
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