The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-20


rate with provIso added for an add
uonal duty against any country that
putS an export duty on pulp or woods
Ane duties on manufactures OF paper
are subs; antially tho same as passed hy
tho House.
Inc sundries schedule remains sub
s'aiitiallE as 1t passed the House Coal,
however is reduced CT cents per ton,
and coal slack OF culm to 10 cents pcr
Ion, as proposed by Senate amendment
CAT :.
y duty of Ii cents is placed on hides
OF cattle, which arc placed on the free
list by the House. The Senate amend
ineht proposed u duty OF 90 per cent
put this had been reduced to L. per cent
y proviso is added for n full drawback
or the duty paid on hides subsequently
exported as leather
PAINTINGS and statuary for private
use are made dutiable as provided by
lhe House. but at 20 per cent
The free list as it passed the House
is IN the main adopted, except that bolt
ing cloths and several kinds or essen tlal
oils have been added
Ihe House provision applying Il rene
hy to the Wholesale introduction of
goods into this country free',by Anleri-
cans visiting Europe is substantially
adopted. The House and Senate reel
procity plans are united and adopted
with notifications. In the Senate plnn
any commercial treaty must be npprov-
ed by Congress before it goes into effect
and In the House plan. chicle. silk lnces
sugar, mineral waters and hides l,ye
been stricken, and tona1a ana vanilla
beans added
The Senate provision Increased The in
tcrnal revenue tax Oh cigarettes is
agreed TO With an amendment covering
GiEaretteS wrapped in tobacco and pro
visions to enforce the collection OF the
taS. Ihe Senate provision changing
The law so as TO allow no rebate on tho
tax OH beer is agreed to-
Tho Senate provision for a stamp tax
upon the issue and transfer OF stock
ana on bonds issued by corpora tions is
omitted from the bill
SOME or THE CHANGES.
The administrative sections added to
the bin by The Senate are substantially
tho same as those passed by the House
IN the Fifty-fourth COnrrcSS and are
agreed to With Slight amendments.
The several amendments on lead
paints adjust the rates to the Increased
duty on lead. The other amendments
III, the chemical schedule concur with
the Senate with slight reductions OF
rates on many chemicals ana other ar
Goa! tar dyes. and an increase OF the
rates on canplior and ground drugs
Crockcry ware Is restored to the du-
Ties provided by thc bin us it rasseu the
House. which are ubstantinlly the du-
ties Of tho act Of 1890.
Glassware is lef, in the main at the
rates provided by the House bill, the re-
ductionS being i'll the paragraphs re-
!ating to bottles, moulded ana pressed
glassware, and cylinder and crown
glass.
Marble is placed at the increased rates
proposed by the Senate
The reductions OF duties on som.
forms Of iron and steel proposed by tho
Senate are accepted ii part as proposed
ana several new paragraphs are intro
cuccd. not heretofore specifically pro-
vided for.
Cotton ties. which were placed on tho
free list by the Senate. arc restored
to the dutahla list at a reduced duty Of
hve-tenths % one cent.
Tin plates are placed Mt the rate n@
duty provided FOR in the bill as 1t passed
the House
Structural iron Is reduced one-tenth az
one cent.
The Senate amendlutnt on pocket
knives. which is substantially the same
as the paragraph passed by the House,
IS agreed to and comprise rates adopted
on guns.
All sawed lumber EXCEPT sawed tin.
her exceeding eight inches square, Is
left at the rate OF s. Per thousand, as
provided by the House.
l'laned lumber Is also placed at thu
House rates
As agreed to by the conferccs the duty
on wrapper tobacco is placed at $1.s5
ncr pound q comprise between the
House rate Of 81 and the Senate rate Of
$.75. nnd accepts the Senate reduction
on filler tobacco.
Raw cotton which the Senate mado
dntiable at the rate Of 20 per cent. ad
valorem. was restored to the free list
, The duty on seeds. not specially pro-
Vided for, was made 80 per cent, the
Senate rate being 25 and the House rate
10 per cent.
Tho paragraph in regard 70 packed
fish was amended as ti,scd by The Senate.
Paragraph 2Gl was amended so as to
specifically provide that fresh mackcrel
halibut or salmon should be dutiable
ar the rate of ! cent per pound. as well
as the picked or salted articles
The Senate language in paragraph 263
relating to preserved fruits, comhts, etc,
was retained, but in addition to the So
Per cent. al valorem allowed on these
al HsE'cS. pisscIHcu III SHagF, m0laSScS,
etc. cent per pound was given. The
paragraph was also altered so as to re-
duce to 10 per cent. the amount OF al
cohol allowed with such preserves the
alcohol in addition to this amount be-
Ing reqiirer to pay $3.50 per gallon.
On plneapples the Senate rate was
retained
On unshclled fiberts and walnuts tho
House rate OF cents per pound pre-
vailed. whil, on si1elled fllberts and
walnutS the Senate rate OF cents nor