The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-20

and cents. s-le cent: valued above
cents. Is per cent ad vaiorem-"
i There Is also proviso exacting an
additional duty OF lilo cent per pound
| for each dollar OF export duty per cord
iss.pssed BY any country exporting wood
pulp to the United States.
] There are numerous changes In the
| paragraph relssing TO lthosraphic
| prints The rates on such prints on pa
per no, exceeding $1,000 OF an inch In
| thickness, IS reduced from the senate
rate OF = cents per pound TO 20 cents
| The next classification covers paper
ranging from IS to 400 square inches.
fixing the rate Al cents per pound
Paper exceeding 400 square inches
rate OF So per cent ad vaAorem is fixed
The senate rate on prints Is reduced
from 10 ~ cents and on lthograph.c
| from 20 cents.
Books for chiiiren's use containing
Illuminated photographic prints exceed
ing in weigh. "a ounces each. and all
booklets and fashion magazines or
periodicals, printed in whole or IN part
with l,hographic process or decorated
by hand. 8 per cent ad valorem.
! The senate rates OF 20 per package
and - per cent ad valorsm fixed on
/ playing cards. was reduced 10 10 cents
/ per package and per csnt al vahorezn.
| TREASURY.S ESTIMATE.
Washington. July ls.--The treasury de-
! par,ment. taking l07.4s pounds OF raw
sugar testing 96 degrees as required 20
make loo pounds Or hard refined sugar.
1 .
I ing the sugar differen;ial as follows:
| Act of 1894. 1889 cents: house schedule.
1888 cents; senate schedule. 1888 cents;
conference schedule. 1922 cents per leo
pounds.
/ Washington, July is.-The Republican
| conterees today reported The agreement
they had reached on the tariff bin 10 The
| full conference committee and also made
| public a statement concerning the con-
ference report In which II reviewed the
changes made. OF sugar the statement
! says:
The house differentia, between raw
and refined SUGARS and the general fess-
! rres OF the house schedule are preserved
and the several amen limits increasing the
Z dlfferen,iais 20 one-n,th and providing
for reduction OF oue-;enth Of the duty
on raw sugars not above degrees.
which would have given duty Of 13s
i cents on 90 degree sugar, and only lie
/ cents on 81 degree sugar. are not adopt
+ Cd. In Difference 10 the wishes OF those
I Interested in beet sugar production. that
the senate rae OF 70 cent? on refined 81
| ga. might oe retained a. sn increased
/ enco irsgement to this 'ndus.ry. the duty
/ on sugar is increased &c 3 i-2 hundredths
| so as TO make the increase on them the
SINE as the increase on raw sugar and
thus leave the GIfferential between raw
/ sugar and refined the same ae the house
| bill. And IN NEE; The objection which has
/ been urged tina: the bouse rates on low
grade sugar show a higher ad vslorem
/ than those on the higher grades. the du-
| ty on a degree sugar is reduced Ave
| hundredths OF one cent. and then in
/ creased regularly from three hum
1 dreo ths. as proposed in the ball. TO three
! and a half huniredths. In order 10 raise
the duty On raw sugars the same as on
refined. By this arrangement the dTy
on raw sugars Of 100 degrees purity. 10
/ raised from LIS. as proposed originally
/ by the house. TO ISL 1-2 and the duty
! on refined sugar IL rai-ed from 1.s7 IL.
as proposed original by the house. 10
Z %, thus giving the same difrerential Of
IL 1-2 hundredths between raw and re-
/ fihed sugars al this point. as originally
by the house. As this arrangement will
/ Increase The revenues two millions Of eol-
/ lars, and at the same time give additional
/ announcement TO the production OF SUI
gar in his country. II IL thought 10 be .
/ desirable contamination"
The statement OF the Republican con.
ferees made the following explanation Of
the effec, o. the changes upon other
schedules:
Metals and manufactures of-rhe reduc
| ticn Of duties en- some forms Of iron and
steel proposed by the SENATE are accept
ed I'm part ss proposed and several new
paragraphs are introduced not heretofore
sretifics.Iy provided for -
Cotton ties. which were placed on the
f.ee list by the senate. are restored 70
the dutIable list al a reduced duty OF
nve-tenths OF one cent; Tin plates are
PLACED at the rate OF duty provided In
thu bills as /. psesed the house.
structural Iron Is reduced ole-ienth OF
enc cent.
The senate amendment (27o) en- peck
e. knives, which Is substantially ths
came as the paragraph passed BY ths
house - agreed 10 and compromise rates
sd5p;ed.
Hides % cattle. Jaw or uncJrei. wheth-
e. dry-sal;ed or pIcklet. Is cents al va
oTem.
Lead ore remains az one and one-hsl:
cents per pound. Lead bullion and pig
lead at one-half cent per pound.
The houses agree % senate amend
ment as. increasing So,y ea lead ore
70 IL cents ana he du,y on pig lssj f3zD
is placed at 2 Is cents. Nickel ore and
nickel matter are LEI; on the free list IN
provided BY TIE house.
Manufscture5 w0od-Au savei lrn-
Der except saved pine exceeding
inches square. s. per Ton. az provided
b. the nouze.
Tobacco and manufacture. of-T1e
duty on wrapper tobacco - placed at
,ls5 per pound. compromise between
the house -a,e d, g. and ne senate rate
Of LIS and ne senate reduction en- ai-
G. tobacco scceyssi
Chen.cals-A1snfnen No. II ans
~ res.1rsd srzols sn4 chleno % re
da,is5ie let q; the rates provided ~
ne house
Auseadmeat - places b1eachs1 poxdsrs
On the dgts5ie isi az ne rate % one
s3urss q cae cert per 9oun3. as pro-
vi5e3 - ne sersis.
Amsniuenf Ifs Increases ;hs s1sy On
s5sa IA from ons-f9sr;n ., one cert.