The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-30

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A portion of that part of paragraph go
relating to pushes, velvets, etc, which was
stricken out by the senate, was inserted,
though in changed form. The insertion Is
q proviso TO the effect that corduroys COM
posed of cotton or other vegetable fiber
weighing seven ounces or over per square
ward shall pay duty OF Is cents per square
yard and % per cent. ad valorem.
In paragraph go the senate amendments
are all accepted, except that reducing the
rate on cotton suspenders and braces from
IS to 20 per cent. ad valoreGn. The para
graph inserted by the senate (2e1iO 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 % per cent ad val
orem, was restored to the free list
Paragraph us, 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 $l4 per head,
instead of $3.50, while rate of 27lz per cent
ad yalorem was fixed on cattle of greater
value. instead Of Is per cent In the senate
amendment
The difference between the two houses
on beans was compromised. being made As
cents per busheL
The duty on seeds not specially provided
for was made 30 per cent, the senate rate
being Is and the house rate 20 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 sailed article.
Dried Fruits.
Paragraph 262 in regard to apples. etc.
was amended so as to omit cuFrants, and
the house rate Of cents per pound on such
dried fruits as apples, peaches. pears, and
berries prepared in any manner was re-
stored.
The grape paragraph was altered 50 as to
require the payment of q cents per cubic
foot 'Nof 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 flberts and walnuts the
house rate of 8 cents per pound prevailed.
| while on shelled filberts and walnuts the
senate rate OF 5 cents per pound was sus-
| tanned.
The conference struck out the senate
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
the schedule relating to spirits, wines, etc,
1 proper.
| still wines containing less than IA per cent
of absolute alcohol In packages was changed
/ to 40 cents per gallon. The house rate was
/ 50 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 tarSrate of soda and
| potash and partly refined argols and re-
stored the house paragraph.
There was a compromise on white lead
at 27s 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 2k cents, nitrate at 2i2, and litharge at
pa cents per pound. These were generally
/ compromises between the rates of the two
houses.
Phosphorus was compromised at IS cents
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 30 cents per ton, but the con-
! ference struck this out, including this ar
ticle in the IS rate, as originally fixed by
the house.
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 half
cents per pound, four-tenths Of one cent
per pound; valued between two and half
and three cents per pound, five-tenths OF
a 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
vaIorem."
There is also proviso exacting an addi-
tional duty of one-tenth of a cent per
pound for each dollar Of export duty pei
cord imposed by any country exporting
wood pulp to the United States.
LithORraphic 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 % cents pei
pound 90 20 cents.
The next classification covers paper
ranging from 50 TO 400 square inches, fixing
the rate a cents per pound. For pa
per exceeding 400 square inches a rate OF
80 per cent. ad valorem is fixed. The SEN
ate rate on prints is reduced from 10 Il
cents and on photographic from 9 TO {
cents.
Books for child-en's use containing H.
Illuminated 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 Iithogra phiC
process or decorated by hand, cents pei
: pound"
The senate rate of 20 cents per pack and
20 per cent. ad valorem fixed on playing
cards was reduced to 10 cents per pack and
% per cent. al valorem.
Internal Revenue.
The internal revenue tax amendment re
lating TO cigars and cigarettes made by tn
senate was changed TO read as follows:
''On cigars Of all descriptions weighin.
more than three pounds per 1000, s. pc
1.oO0: on cigars made of tobacco or any sub
stitute weighing not more thu thre'