The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-05
Respectfully yours,
A. w. Sharper,

A paragraph is added specifically pro-
viding that all articles, fabrics and
manufactures, however described, OF
which wool is a component material,
snail be classified and pay the duties i'm
posed by the several paragraphs OF this
schedule.
THE METAL SCHEDULE.
In the metal schedule the first change
of Importance is made in paragraph ~,
relating TO coils of rods Of less than sew
en-siXteenths OF an inch in diameter,
which is made 10 include hammered as
well as rolled iron and on which the duty
is reduced from the house rate OF $40, TO
7-iO of cent pound. There is also a
reduction on slabs, blooms, loops, etc,
from 90 10 4-l0 of a cent per pound.
Beams, girders, ETC., are reduced from
Clio to $40 of a cent Boiler plate. iron
or steel, is reduced from 80 per cent TO
% per cent ed valorem, and anchors OF
iron or steel from IL cents per pound to
L 2-10 cents. Forgings, not especially
provided for, are made dutiable at So
per cent ad valoren, whereas the house
rate gave the same ad valOrem with an
additional cent and half per pound.
There are also reductions in the books,
bands and scrool paragraphs as follows:
Valued a. 5 cents per pound or less,
from clio 10 $40 Of a cent per pound;
thinner than number 10 gauge, from e
10 TO clio cent per pound; thinner than
No. 20 wire guage, from 9-10 TO $40 cent
per pound. Railway bars, I rails, etc.,
are reduced from 7-20 TO $40 of a cent
per pound, and railway fish plates from
1-2 TO 40 OF a cent per pound.
There is a reduction on the paragraph
relating TO galvanized iron and steel
sheets and galvanized hoop iron, etc..
from IA of a cent per pound to 2-l0 OF a
cent; on sheets OF iron or steel, pol
ished, plahed. etc, from cents per
pound to rs cents, with provision re-
ducing the duty on plates, sheets, ETC.,
which have been picked or cleaned by
acid, from IA 10 2-10 Of cent per pound.
There is a reduction on tin plates, terne
plates and taggers tin. from l 1-2 cents
TO 1 40 cents per pound. The provis-
ion is stricken out relieving this para
graph from the benefits OF a dra wback
ton rods are added to paragraph 131 and
are made duitable a $40 OF a cent per
pound. In the same paragraph steel in
gots, cogged ingots. etc, valued at a
cent a pound and less are made duitable
at $40 OF a cent per pound instead of
go. as in the house bill: value above
cent, a. 4-10 instead OF $40; valued above
IA cents, al 6-10 instead Of 7-10; val
ued above $40, a. 7-l0 instead Of $40;
valued above 30 cents, 9-10 of a cent
per pound instead OF / lilo; valued above
cents per pound, / 2-10 Of cent in
stead OF 40; valued above 4 cents, l
$40 OF a cent per pound, instead OF I
$40; valued above cents, cents per
pound instead OF $40 cents; valued
above 10 cents. ? 4-l0 cents per pound
instead OF cents; valued above IS cents,
> $40 cents per pound instead of 3 $40;
valued ABOVE 16 cents per pound, 1 40
cents instead Of cents.
The provision Of the house bill max
ing all iron or steel wire rods which
have been tempered or treated. dut.able
as wire, is stricken out. The entire par
agraph relating 70 round iron or steel
wire is cancelled and new language sub
s;ituIei. According 10 ;he new classl-
fcat.on round iron o. steel w,re. not
smaller than number Is wire gauge IS
made duitable al l IA cents ps- pound.
while smaller wire. bu. not below num-
Der l6 wire gauge is plsced a; IL cents
par pound and stu smaller a; cents
per pound.
4 new paragraph Is added in regard
10 iron or STEEL or other wire not spe-
c.aAy provided for, such as is common
IL known as hat, bonnec, corset. piano
ans watch wire. including corset stesl>.
which are made durable az - per cent
advalorsn. whether covered or uncov-
e-ei. Wire cloth and wire netting made
/ in mes sarss is rated ar - per cent. An
( additional du,y Of 2-lo OF cent 2 pound
is made on wire coated With enc or tn
or any other metal
Paragraph ~. in regard 70 iron o,
steel bars. cold rolled. etc. = stricken
on; entirely.
Axles. axle bars and torgings FOR
axlss are reduced from l l. cents 70 !
cent per pound where The value - no,
more than 6 cents per pound: castings
- msllesble iron rot specially provided
FOR. from 4-Ie csass - s-ia % zen.
pr pound; c}sszs. not lass ,aan tare--
fsur.as OF an inca n diameter. from !
IA 10 CENTS 70 cen; per pound; charms
! .zss than ;aree-foagshs % an inch. from
: - Gems - IA Gents De- pound.