Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-05

abrogatc the treaty and impose the same
duty on Hawaiian sugars as is imposed
on sugars from other countries
The lumber schedule is changed by add
ing after the word timber the words.
"hewn, sided, or squared, and round
TIMBER and the duty fixed at the rate
OF cent per cubic foot. as in the House
bill. The rate Of 81 per thousand on
an sawed boards etc, is retained. but
when planed on one side the additional
rate is made 25 cents. instead Of 80 cents
per thousand feet, board measure; when
planed, tongue and grooved. the additional
rate is made 70 cents per thousand feet.
board measure. instead Of 81: II planed on
two sides, and tongucd and grooved, s1.05
nkr thousand. instead of $3.50
Shingles, 25 cents per thousand.
Placed on the free list are poplar. and
other pulp woods. heading bolts, stave
bolts. and railroad ties.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Section 1868, Revised Statutes, relating
to internal revenue taxes on tobacco,
was changed to read as follows
Upon tobacco and snuff. manufactured
and sold or removed for consumption or
use. there shall be levied and collected the
Following taxes: On snuff. manufactured
OF tobacco. or any substitute for tobacco.
ground, dry, damp. picked. scented. or
otherwise, OF all descriptions, when pre-
pared for use, a tax OF cents per pound.
And snuff -four. when sold or removed
Tor use or consumption. shall be taxed
as snun, and shall be put up in packages
ana stamped In the same manner as snuff.
"On all chewing and smoking tobacco.
hne-cut, cavendish. plug, or twist. cut or
granulated. OF every description; on to-
bacco twisted by hand, or reduced into
a condition TO be consumed or in any
manner other than the ordinary mode
Of drying or curing. prepared for sale or
consumption, even II prepared without
the use of any machine or instrument,
and without being pressed or sweetened; +;
and on all fine-cut, shorts, and refuse
scraps. clippings. cuttings, and sweepings
OF tobacco. a tax of cents per pound"
Section 1894 Of the Revised Statutes Is
amended so as to read: upon cigars
which shall be manufactured or sold
or removed for consumption or sale
there shall be assessed and collected the
following taxes. to be paid by the manu-
facturer thereof: On cigars of all de-
scrptions made of tobacco or any sub
stitute therefor. 50 per 1000: on cga-
rettes weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000, 81 per 1000: on clga-
rettes weighing more than three pounds
per 1000 SO per 1000"
TOBACCO IMPORTS.
The House provisions for duties on i'm
ported tobacco have been stricken out
and the following duties inserted on i'm
ported tobacco: Wrapper tobacco and
filler tobacco, when mixed or packed
with more than per cent. 0n weight
OF wrapper tobacco. and all-leaf to-
bacco. the product of two or more coun-
tries or dependencies. when mixed or
packed together. IL unstemmed. $50 per
pound; if stemmed. S2.25 per pound: filler
tobacco, not specially provided for i'm this
act If unstemmed. 35 cents per pound Il
stemmed. so cents per pound"
paragraph is inserted defining to-
bacco terms. as follows: The term
wrapper tobacco as used In this act
means that quality of leaf tobacco which
Is suitable for cigar wrappers, and the
term filler tobacco means all other leaf
tobacco. Collectors Of customs shall not
permit entry 10 be made. except under
regulations TO baelresCribed by the Sec
rotary of the TSeasury. Of any leaf to-
hacco, unless the invoices OF the same
shall specify in detail the character OF
such tobacco. whether wrapper or 6ller.'
It's origin and quality. In the examina-
ton for classification of any imported
lear tobacco, at least one bale box. or
package in every ten. and al least one in
every invoice, shall be examined by the
appraiser or person authorized by law
10 make such examination. and at least
ten hands shall be examined in each
examined bale. box. or package"
Other changes in the tobacco schedule
are as follows:
All other tobacco, manufactured or un-
manufactured, not specially provided for
In this act, 40 cents per pound blouse
rate, 65).
Snuff and snuff -four. and manufac-
turers OF snuff-House rate, 65; Senate
rate 40 cents per pound.
cigars, cigarettes, cheroots Of all
klnds-House, &.50 per pound, and % per
cent. ad valorem; Senate, 81 per pound,
and % per cent. ad valorem.
proviso is added that cigarettes of
all kinds weighing less than four pounds
per 1000 shall pay duty of s3 per pound.
COTTON MANUFACTURERS.
on cotton thread and carded yarns,
warps and other forms, except SPOOL
thread, the House rate was three-tenths
OF cent per No. per pound on Nos.
exceeding 20 The Senate bill imposes
three-tenths of a cent per No. per
pound, in addition 10 the rate of cents
per pound on No. 20, on Nos. exceeding
~ and up TO 50. The Senate bill makes
the rate on No. 80 and above 30 per cent
crochet. darning and embroidery cottons
on spools, are made 10 pay the same rates
as threads on spools. and ii is provided
that the duty shall in no case be as
sessed on a less number of yards than is
marked on the spOCls or reele Tho
classification Of cotton cloths is changed
so that bleached valued at over Is. in
stead of II cents per square yard; dyed.
stained, painted, or printed at over IL 1-2
instead of 16, and not bleache1, etc, at
over Y 1-2. instead of r. are dutiable
at 40 per cent. The rate on cotton-cloth,
dyed, etc, not exceeding square yards
TO the pound, is changed from to l-2
cents per square yard, and that exceed
ing square yards to the pound is 10
pay cents. The House duty OF cents
per square yard and 30 per cent. on cloth
Of cotton or other vegetable fibre with
an admixture OF silk. is replaced by a
more specific paragraph. putting the same
rate on "cloth composed or cotton or
other vegetable fibre, silk. whether known
as silk, striped sleeve Innings, silk
stripes. or otherwise" and it is provided
that no such cloth shall pay Tess than
80 per cent. ad valorem. Cotton-cloth.
filled or coated, is made cents per
square yard and 20 per cent.
The term cotton-cloth is defined 10
mean all woven fabrics of cotton. the
warp and filling threads Of which can be
counted by unravelling or other practical
BILE means.
Outside garments OF cotton. having rub
Der as component material, instead OF