Evening star., 1897-05-04

ported In 1890 and prior to that date. are
required to pay 1 cent a pound In addition
to the rates imposed by this act on un-
ion on S' from 81 e;aSt 80 to 20 cent. per pound
Paragraphs 1862 and 363 and 364 are all
stricken out and substitutes provided, as
follows:
"362 Wool and hair which have been
advanced by any process of manufacture
beyond the washed or secured condition
bot specially provided for in this act shall
be subject to the same duties as are inn
posed upon manufactures of wool not spe-
cially provided for.
1868. On yarns made wholly or in part
of wool, valued at not more than So cents
Per pound. the duty per pound shall be
two and one-half times the duty imposed
Oh one pound Of unwashed wool of the first
class: valued at more than 35 cents per
pound, three and one-half times the rate
imposed on unwashed wool of the first
class. and in addition upon all Of the fore
going 40 per cent ad valorem.
5e4. On cloths. knit fabrics and all
manufactures of every description but not
specially provided for valued at not more
than 40 cents per pound. the duty shall be
three times the duty imposed on unwashcd
WOOL OF the first class; valued at above 40
cents and not above 20 cents. four times
the duty on unwashed skirted wool of the
first class, and in addition to all the fore
going 80 per cent ad valorem; valued at
over ~ cents per pound, four times the
GUY on unWashed skirted wool of the first
Grass ana % per cent ad valorem."
Blankets and Plain FlanneIa.
The blanket paragraph is changed as
fellows:
Blankets and plain fannels are increased
from 80 to 40 cents per pound, and 1t is
a'so provided that the duty on this article
snail be the same as that imposed upon one
ar one-half pounds of unwashed wool.
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cent ad valorem instead of the House rate
On these articles valued at more than 40
cents and not more than SO cents per
pound the duty Is made equal to two ami
one-half times that on one pound of nm
wsshed wool instead Of three times that.
as provided in the House bill and an ad
valorem OF 35 per cent Is added, instead of
tne House rate. On blankets valued at
more tnan % cents per pound the rate is
made three times that Of unwashed wool
ana an ad valorem duty Of 40 per cent is
added.
Dress Goods.
Womcn's and children's dress goods, coat
Innings. etc, valued at Is cents per yard
and less, are rated at 81 cents per yard
instead OF cents, as in the House bill.
while articles CT this class valued at more
than 10 cents are reduced from to G.,
cents per yard and 80 per cent ad valorem,
nstead of % per cert, as the House bill
added to all Of them. The above applies to
goods the warp of which consists wholly Of
cotton or other vegetable material. On
Wcmen's and chi1dren's dress goods etc
which are composed wholly or in part of
ool, and not specially provided for the
duty Is reduced from IL to cents per yard.
with an ad valcrem of so per cent added
Inc rate on weddings, gorings. suspenders,
ETC.. is reduced from 90 to 40 cents per
pound. though the ad valorem addition of
~ per cent Is not changed.
Carpets.
Ihere are several changes in carpets.
oriental. Berlin, and other similar rugs, ss
well as carpets woven in whole for rooms,
are removed from the paragraph relating
TO Aubusson and Administer carpets and
are Incorporated in a new paragraph.
which provides for 4 duty on them of 20
cents per square foot and ~ per cent ad
vaiorem when they are valued at not more
than ~ cents per square foot: valued at
more than ~ cents per square foot and not
more than 81, 10 cents per square foot and
=, per cent ad valcrem; valued at more than
IL and not more than s. - cents per
square foot and % per cent ad yalorem.
valued at more than 81 per square foot, IS
per cent ad valoreE;. Treble ingrained all
chained venetian carpets are increased
from ~ cents per yard to - cents ard
wool Dutch two-ply ingram from IL IN ~
cents per yard.
paragraph Is added specifically provfd-
ing that all articles. fabrics and manu-
IL,
Is component material, shall be classified
and pay the duties imposed by the several
paragraphs of this schedule"
The Metal Schedule.
In the metal schedule the first change
OF Importance Is made In paragraph l2l.
relating to coils or rods of less than seven
s1xteenths OF an inch in diameter, which
Is made to include hammered as well as
rolled iron, and on which the duty Is re-
duced from the House rate of $40 to ITO
OF one cent per pound. There is also a
from 5-1O to 4-1O of a cent per pound
Beams. girders. ETC.. are reduced from
6-lO to 5-1O of a cent. Boiler plate iron
or steel, Is reduced from 80 per cen. to Is
steel from 1!2 cents per pound to 2-1O
cents. Forgings. not especially provided
fer, are made dutiable at 35 per cent ad
valorem. whereas the House rate gave the
and half per pound.
There are also reductions in the hook,
bands and scroll paragraph as follows
Valued at cents per pound or less. from
$40 TO 5-lO OF cent per pound; thinner
tnan number 10 wire gauge. from ITO to
Clio per pound; thinner than number 20
wire gauge, from $40 to $40.
Railway bars. rails, etc, are reduced
from 40 TO 3-10 of Il cent per pound, and
railway fish plates from 1-2 to 4-1O of
cent per pound. There is reduction on
the paragraph relating to galvanized iron
and steel sheets and galvanized hoop iron.
etc, from IA Of cent per pound to 2-10
of cent; on sheets Of iron or steel, pol
ished. planed, etc. from cents per pound
to 7-S, with a provision reducing the duty
on plates, sheets, ETC., which have been
picked or cleaned by acid from IA to 2-10
of cent pound.
TIN Plate Cut Down.
There is a reduction on tin plates, terne
plates and taggers tin from one and a half
cents to one and four-tenths cents per
pound. The provision is stricken out re-
Ieving this paragraph from the benefits of
a drawback.
Mill shafting. connecting rods and piston
rods are added to paragraph 131 and are
made dutiable at three-tenths of a cent per
pound. In the same paragraph steel ingots,
cogged ingots. &c, valued at a cent pound
and less are made dutiable at three-tenths
of a cent per pound instead of seven-twen-
tieths. as in the House bill; valued above
one cent at four-tenths instead of five
tenths. valued above one and one-fourth
cents. at six-tenths instead Of seven-tenths
valued above one and eight-tenths, at sew
en-tenths instead of eight-tenths; valued
above two and two-tenths, nine-tenths of
a cent per pound instead of one and one
tenth cents; valued above three cents per
pound, one and two-tenthS of q cent instead