The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20

The conference amended the proviso to
Paragraph 1876, relating to wire rods, SO as
TO make ii read as follows: THAT all iron
or steel wire rods which have been tenn
pered or treated in any manner or partly
manufactured shall pay an additional duty
of z 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
shotguns, both in classification and rates
on wheels for railway purposes a COM
promise makes the duty 112 cents per pound
and IA cents on ingots, blooms, etc. Alu-
minium, in the crude form, was made dut-
liable at cents and in plates at 1S cents per
pound.
The rate on Dutch metal was made
cents per package of 100 leaves.
The language and rates of the Senate
amendments of the paragraph in
relation to lead ore were accepted without
change but lead in pigs was made dutiable
at 21s cents per pound instead of cents,
as fixed by the House, and "a cents as fixed
by the Senate.
those on the unmanufactured article being
fixed at cents per pound and 20 per cent.
ad valorem and those on cut mica at u
cents per pound and 70 per cent. ad va
loren.
The rate of cents per pound on nickel as
provided by the House was restored
Lead ore remains at ~ cents per pound.
Lead bullion and pig lead 212 cents per
pound.
sawed lumber, except sawed timber exceed
ing eight inches square, left at the rate of
81 per 1000, as provided by the House.
Planed lumber is also placed at the house
rates.
The following was substituted for the
paragraph on hewn timber: HeWn, sided or
squared not less than egh tinches square)
and round timber used for spars or in build
ing wharves, 1 cent per cubic foot
The paragraph relating TO sawed boards
and planks was amended by striking out
words white pine at 81 per 1,0O0 feet and
by restoring the House rate on all the
other items of the schedule making the
rates 80 cents per 1000 feet for each side
planed or finished, 81 for tongued and
grooved, and $3.50 if planed on two sides
and tongued and grOoVed. The legislative
proviso to this paragraph inserted by the
Senate was changed so as to read as fol-
shall impose an export duty upon saw logs
round manufactured timber, stave
bolts bolts shngls bolts, 170Ited or hssading
or discrimination charge upon
boom sticks chains used by Amer
lean citizens in towing logs, the amount of
such export duty, tax or other charge as
the case may be shall be added as an addi-
tional duty to the duties imposed on the
articles mentioned in this paragraph when
imported from such country or depend
ency."
cent. ad valorem. The House rate Of 80
per cent. ad valorem is restored on casks
and barrels sugar box shocks, etc. Inc
House rate of cents per thousand and 10
per cent ad valorem is restored on tooth
picks as well as the House rate of 40 cents
per 1000 upon butchers SkeWers.
Tobacco and Manufacturers of-Ihe duty
on wrapper tobacco is placed at $LS5 per
pound. q compromise between the House
rate of 81 and the Senate rate of $l.75, and
the Senate reduction on filler tobacco is
The conference accepted the Senate rate
and language on wrapper and filler tobacco,
except that the rate on wrapper tobacco
was made $1.S0 per pound instead or $lto.
The House rate on imported cigars, cigar
cites, etc, of $4.50 per pound and % per
cent. ad valorem was restored. The Senate
made the rate 81 per pound and % per cent.
at valorem. There were no other changes
in the schedule on imported tobacco.
Chemical Schedule-Amendments Nos. IL
and 43 restore argos and chicle to the
dutiabIe rates, as provided by the House.
Amendment IL places bleaching powders on
the dutiabe list at the rate of 10 Of l cent
a pound as provided by the Senate. Amend
from 4 of l cent, as provided by the House
bill, to 9s of l cent, as provided by the Sen
ate amendment. No. 81 reduces the duty
on cyanide of potassium TO l21a per cent.
ad valorern as provided by the Senate. No.
10S restores crude sulphur to the free list.
No. 110 leaves tonka beans and vanilla
the duties on the borates, as provided by
the Senate. The several amendments on
lead paints adjust the rates to the IN
creased duty on lead. The other amend
ments in the chemical schedule concur with
the Senate reductions of rates OF many
chemicals and other articles, including lin
seed olive oil and coal tar dyes and an in
crease of the rates on camphor and ground
drugs.
lowing acids Boracic and citric and the
House rate is restored on gallc ana tar
taric, while new rate OF 3 cents per pound
is fixed on Tactic. The conference struck out
the Senate paragraph relating TO tartrate
of soda and potash and partly refined ar
gois and restored the House paragraph
There was a compromise on white lead
at 27s cents per pound.
The House paragraph in regard to oxide
Of ziT white
There was q general change OF rates on
lead white acetate of lead being fixed at
3h cents per pound brown, gray or yellow
2sl cents per pound. These were generally
compromises between the rates OF the two
Phosphorus was compromised at IS cents
per pound. -
stored. The Senate made an amendment to
to sulphur paragraph allowing crude brlm-
stone to come in at 80 cents per ton, but
the conference struck this out, including
this article in the IS rate as originally fixed
by the House.
EARTHS AND GLASSWARE.
Earths Earthenware and Glassware -
Crockery ware is restored to the duties pro-
vided by the bill as it passed the House,
which are substantially the duties of the
act of 1890. Glassware is left in the main
at the rates provided by the House bill, the
reductions being in paragraphs relating to
cylinder and crown glass. Cement Q16 and
I'D is left at the duty provided by the
House. instead of having the duty increased
as proposed by the Senate. The duty of 81
per ton on gypsum rock (No. 110 proposed
by the Senate is reduced to 30 cents, and
the duty on ground and calcined plaster
raised to S225 per ton China clay is left
at $2 per ton, as provided by the House
The duty on Fullers earth IS slightly in
creased but left at a lower rate than pro-
Senate. Marble placed
the increased rates proposed by the Senate
The Senate language IN Paragraph oS, re-
lating to tiles. Is retained, except that the
requirement that the tiles shall be floors
and walls are stricken out
The House rates We're restored on Port
land Roman and other cements.
Paragraph 81 relating to gypsum, was
or gypsum. crude, 30 cents per ton; If
ground or calcned $2.5 per ton; pearl hard
ening for paper makers use, ~ cents ad va
lorem"
The paragraph relating to pumiee stone
was totally changed, the rate being made
ST per ton on the manufactured article and
- per cent. ad ValOrem on the unmanutac-
tured.
The House paragraph relating TO clays
and earths was adopted and the House
rates on dried asphaltum and bitumen. on
fuller's earth the rate was fixed at $l.50 per
ton on the manufactured article and 50
per ton on that which had been manufac-
The House rate on undecorated Rocking
ham earthenware Paragraph 9D was re-
stored.
In the next paragraph relating to china,
the House provision, including clock cases
with or without movements was restored,