The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23
plans are united and adopted with
notifications.

iichilIIdliolS
The senate provision imposing an
equivalent countervailing duty on i'm
ports from foreign countries, which
nave paid an export duty, is adopted.
The senate provision increasing h
internal revenue tax on cigarettes is
agreed to, with an amendment cover
ing cigarettes wrapped in tobacco and
provisions to enforce the collection of
the tax.
The senate provision for q stamp tax
on the issue and transfer of stock and
on bonds issued by corporations is
omitted from the bill.
The duty Of LOO per ton on gypsum
o proposed by the senate is reduced
to 80 cents and the duty on ground
and calcined plaster raised to 1925 per
ton. China clay is left at $500 per ton
as provided by the house. The duty on
fuller's earth is slightly increased, but
left at a lower rate han proposed by
the senate Marble is placed at the
increased rates proposed by the senate.
Cotton ties, which were placed on the
free list by the senate, are restored to
the dutiable list at a reduced duty Of
five-tenths Of one cent. Tin plates are
placed at the rate Of duty provided
for in the bill as it passed the house.
All sawed lumber, except sawed
timber exceeding eight inches square,
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provided by the house. Planed lum-
Der is also placed at the house rates.
AS agreed to. by the conferees, the
duty on wrapper tobacco is placed at
$1.85 per pound, a compromise between
the house rate of $500 and the senate
rate of $1.75, and accepts the senate
reduction on filler tobacco.
The senate rate of 80 per cent. I'd
valorem on natural flowers was re-
duced to % per cent. Green house
stocks were added to the articles made
dutiable at 25 per centum ad valorem.
The duty on seeds not specially pro-
vided for was made 30 per cent, the
senate rate being % and the house rate
40 per cent.
Paragraph 3O2 in relation to cotton
thread and carded yarn was amended
by the conference SO as to provide
that thread, colored, bleached, combed,
ETC., so as to be advanced beyond the
condition Of singles by grouping or
twisting Of two or more single yarns,
on all number exceeding 20 ind up to
so, are made dutiable at Il cent per
number per pound, and on threads Of
the same class numbered 80 and above,
three-tenths Of a cent per pound per
number. In the original house bill,
there was no division as to numbers,
all being made dutiable at the rate of
three-tenths of a cen per number per
pound.
In paragraph 800 the senate amend
ments are all accepted except reducing
the rate on cotton SuSpenderS and
braces from As to 40 per cent. ad va
loren. The paragraph inserted by the
senate (31912) providing for an addiA
tiOnal duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem
on all cotton yarns finer than No. 10
on single, and all manufactures Of
such yarns was stricken out by the
conference.
Flax gill netting, nets, webs, etc, is
reduced from % to 20 per cent. ad va
loren. Floor mattings, which are
were placed by the-senate, are made
dutiable at 3 cents per square yard
whore their value does not exceed 10
cents per square yard and at Z 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 fabrics n bagging for cotton,
gunny cloth INC similar fabrics were
taken from the free list, where they
We're placed by the senate and the
language of the house practically re-
stored in both instances, except that
the rates were changed. On bags, the
house rate was reduced from 1 Is cents
per pound and Is per cent. ad valOrem
to Is of a cent per pound n 15 per
cent. ad ValOrem. On bagging the
house rate was reduced from ~ a cent
per square yard and Is per cent. ad
valOrem to 6 cent per SQuare yard and
no ad valOrem.