Evening star., 1897-05-05
Anpsp 10 TnE F.HE LIST.
Big Increase Made ny the Senate Conn
mitiee Bill.

mittee Bill.
Tho following additions to the House bill
free list have been made by the Senate
committee tariff bill:
Benzoic, carbolc, oxalic, salicylic and
valerianic acids; all fast black coal-tar
dyes argols or crude tartars and lees crys-
tails, crude beauxite. manila twine meas
uring 600 feet to the pound. bolting cloths.
composed of silk. imported expressly for
milling purposes; books, maps, music. en-
cravings. photographs. etchings and charts
printed more than tw enty years before the
date Of importation; all photographic
charts and scientific books devoted to
original scientific research and publica-
tions iss led for their subscribers by scien-
tinc and literary associations. or publica-
tions of individuals for gratuitous private
circulation. and public documents issued
by foreign governments: books printed ex-
c!usively In foreign languages or for the
blind, books. maps etc, especially i'm
ported. Eot more than two copies In any
one invoice, for the use of any society or
institution established solely for religious
philosophical, educational. scientific or lit
erary purposes. or for the encouragement
OF the fine arts, or for the OF any col
iege. school or public library and not for
sale: brass or dutch metal, bromine. crude
ory root. copper not manufactured and not
specially provided for, ferina, fashion
plates fsh, except salmon. caught In the
great lakes or other fresh waters. by or
Tor citizens Of the United States; berries.
fruit in brine, tropical fruit plants for pro-
pagatfon, white glass enamel for watch
dtals. homes and whetstones. lemon. lime
ana orange juices: loadstones. orange and
fnal drawings and sketches, engravings and
statuary not otherwise provided for; per-
amin. philosophical and scientific apparatus
Tor schools, libraries and societies; profess
ko ivro,
and tools of trade or occupation in the
actual possession at the time OF persons
arriving In the United States: regalia and
gems, statues, casts Of marble bronze ala
baster. where specially imported in good
iaith for the use of any society, school or
library; salop, sauerkraut, beet canary,
caulifiower coriander. mangel-wurzer rad
1sh and spinach seeds and bulbs, not ed
iDle; SKINS or all kinds. raw. not specifically
provided for; tapioco, poplar and other
pulp woods. heating bolts, stave bolts,
railroad ties.
Articles stricken from the free list in
CRUDE casks, barrels, bags, etc. exported
from and retmported into this country
There Is new paragraph in regard to coal
tar, which continues In the free list and
whicn reads as follows: Goal tar, crude
pitch OF coal tar and products of coal tar.
known as creosote Oil, benzol, naphtha-
line, xylol phenol and cresol"
Fish roe preserved for food purposes is
excluded from the list, as are hides, An
CORA goat skins and asses skins; also min
efai salts from mineral waters.
The paragraph in the free list relating
to oils is rewritten and somewhat enlarged.
The paragraph in regard to wearing ap-
parel is also new. 1t strikes out the House
provision limiting the exemption to cit
zens Of the United States to 500 i'm value.
ana also the House provision to the effect
that the exemption shall not apply to resi-
oents OF other countries entering the
United States more than once a year There
are also new specifications in regard to the
Importation OF works of art for exhibition
purposes These articles are to be admitted
Tree. subject to the regulations of the
Treasury Department.