The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12

January /, 1900, when it is to be
81.
The retroactive clause of the
Dingley tariff bill is stricken out
from the Senate bill. The entire
House provision relating to recip-
rocity has been stricken out and
the following section substituted.
"That whenever any country,
dependency or colony shall pay OF
bestow, directly or Indirectly, any
bounty or grant under the expor-
tation Of any article or merchan-
disc from such country, depen-
dency or colony, and such article
or merchandise is dutiable under
the provisions of this act, then |
upon the importation of any suchs
article OF merchandise into the
United States, whether the same
shall be imported directly from
the country of production OR 9TH
erwise, and whether such article
or merchandise is imported in the
same condition as when exported
from the country of production,
or has been changed in condition
by manufacture or otherwise, there
shall be levied and paid in all
such cases in addition to the duties
otherwise imposed by this act, an
additional duty:eaual to the net
amount of snch bounty or grant,
however the same to be paid or be-
slowed. The net amount of all
such bounties or grants shall be
from time to time ascertained,
determined and declared by the
Secretary of the Treasury, who
shall make all needful regulations
for the Identification of such ar
ticles and merchandise and for the
assessment and collection of SUCH
additional duties"
The House provision keeping in
force the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty is stricken out, the effect
being Indirectly to abrogate the
| treaty and imposed the same
duty on Hawaiian sugars as I'M
posed on sugars from other coun-
tries.
| The lumber schedule is changed
by adding after the word "tim-
ber," the. words "hewn, sided, Aez
] squared, and round timber" }" and
the duty fixed at the rate of 1 pei
cent. per cubic foot, as in the
House bill. The rate of 81 pei
thousand on all sawed boards, etc.
is retained, but when planed Oh
one side the additional rate i:
made 35, instead of so cents pc
thousand feet, board measure
when planted tongued and groovet
: the additional rate is made 4
| cents per thousand feet boart
measure, instead of 81; if plane'
7 on two sides and tongued AM
. grooved $1.05 per thousand, in
> stead Of 81 so cents. Shingles ar
i, 25 cents per thousand. Placed o.
e the free list is poplar and othe
4 wood pulps, heading, bolts, STAY
n bolts and railroad ties.
s Section 1868, revised statutes
: relating to internal revenue tax o
! tobacco, was changed to read &
y follows:
d "Upon tobacco and snuff MAJ
ufactured and sold, or remove
II for consumption or use, there sha
d be levied and collected the folloy
h ing tax: On snuff, manufacture
% tobacco, or any substitute for t.
I, bacco, ground, dry, damp, pickle
N scented, or otherwise, of all d
ne scriptions, when prepared for Il
ort "a tax of s cents per pound; al
snuff flour, when sold or remov'
$: for use or consumption, shall
III taxed as snuff and shall be put I
ne in packages and stamped i'll t
a, same manner as snuff.
nd "On all chewing and smoki
by tobacco, fine cut, cavendish, pit
OF or twist, cut or granulated,
ne every description; on tobac
ID, twisted by hand or reduced into
zee condition to be consumed, or
st, any manner other than the OF
'er nary mode Of .drying and curil
rec prepared for sale OF consumptit
70. even if prepared without the !
nd of any machine or instrument q
q without being pressed or sweeten
en- and on all fine-cut, shorts and
I'D, fuse scraps, clippings, cuttil
the and sweepings of tobacco taz
not 8 cents per pound -
in Section 1894 of the revised g,
me ntes is amended so as to re-
on "Upon cigars which shall be m
md ufactured or sold, or removed
by consumption or sale, there 81
81 be assessed and collected the
sses lowing taxes to be paid by
lore manufacturer thereof: On cis