The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14
pound; saws not specially provided for


TO one and three-quarters cents. Anti
mony ore is taken from the free list and
taxed at 81 cent per pound
The Mckinley rates are reimposed on
German silver, brass and copper, except
that copper in rolled plates will be IL
cents per pounds, instead OF 50 per cent.
and sheathing Of which copper IS tho
principal component two cents PER pound
instead of 3j per cent. Mckinley rates
are restored on gold leaf. silver leaf and
lead ore and lead. Mica is changed from
20 per cent. 10 IL cents a pound. and ID
per cent. Mckinley rates are restored on
pins and type metal Chronometers In
creased from l0 10 40 per cent and
watches and clocks from % per cent. 20
40. Mckinley rates are restored on zinc.
LUMBER DUTY RESTORED.
In the lumber schedule all of the para
graphs Incorporated in the free list OF
the present law are restored 20 the dutia-
BILE list and the Mckinley rates, with the
exception e white pine, which is now
ciassed with spruce. and pays s. per thou
sand feet instead Of 81. as under the
Mckinley law.
4 clause is inserted. providing for IN
additional duty of . per cent. al va
loren on lumber 10 be imposed In retail
alton In case any country imposes di5-
eliminating taxes on similar articles pro-
posed 10 be exported 10 the United States.
The tax on tooth picks Is changed from
81 per cent. to 10 cents per thousand.
The sugar schedule is specific through
out. and gives the retners no concealed
protection I'm al valOrem duty. IL Inn
poses on all sugars testing 30 degrees
by the pOlarisCcpe l.f2j cents per pound.
with an addition OF -hundredths OF
a cent per pound for each degree above
g5 and the subtraction Of three-hun-
dredths OF a cent for each degree below 10.
on an sugars above number 10, Dutch
standard iu color cne-eighth cent per
pound Is imposed IN addition and on ah
sugars from countries paying export nouh-
ties an additional duty of equivalent 10
the net bounty I'm excess or any speclA1
tax imposed by such country
Tile tax On confectionery valued AZ l'c.
or less per pound and on tinctured, COZ
Ored. or adultcrated sugars is made lJ
cents per pound and ID per cent. on con-
fectionery not specially provided for Cd
per cent. ad valOrem and on glucose
enc cent per pound.
OK TOBACCO.
There is change from the Mchinley
rates on tho duty on lear tonacco spltt
BILE for cigar wrappers. but all other lear,
uustemmcd is increased from 3lc. 30 zoe.
per pound. and stemmed from w 10 '1c'
Tobacco not otherwise provided Ior is liz
creased from 40 TO lOc per pound.
with few exceptions the Mckinney rates
have been restored throughout the asil-
cultural schedule. The tax on horses
and mules Is reduced from so 10 SD per
head. with q provisO that horses valued
at more than $50 shall pay duty u
- per cent. al valorem.
Grapes and peaches are chansed from
p per cent. 10 l-2c. per pound. oranges
lemons and lines are increased from oc'
per cubic feet Of capacity TO @-ic. ~ L
bound. and pums and prunes from IL
10 cents per pound
lv maintained throughout the entire III
quor schedule. but chdmpagues ana mlh-
eral waters are 10 be used as a OASIS OF
reciprocity with the omission OF patl OF
the duty in return FOR special facilities
for the importation Of goods from l"e
United States.
I'm the cotton goods schedule there are
few changes from the present law eAc,pt
some slight increases on the liner siadt7
of Goods The Mckinney rates are re-
stored on ready made clcthins ana cot
ton chenille goods ana on hosiery, shltts'
and drawers not otherwise PROVIDED tor-
There Is am entire new cldSslucilloh OF
seamless hosiery, shirts. ana DRIVERS.
Hosiery valued at not more tnan @L'y per
dozen pairs will pay 3D. cents per dozen
and l. per cent; valued at more imam
$50. and not more than So per dozen,
70 cents per dozen and 20 per cent Nalueu
at more than 50 per dozen, 81 per dozen
and 20 per cent.
shirts ana drawers valued nj not more
than 81 80 Der dozen. O. per cent; valued
at $3.50 and not mere than So per dozen,
70 cents per dozen ana loc.. valued at
more than 50 per dozen 81 per dozen ana
20 per cent.
The present rates remain on cords.
braids. etc. and on all manufactures OF
cOttOn not specially.
In the nax. hemp. and jute schedule an
the articles placed on the Tree nst IN tl .ss
present law are restored 20 the dutiaD.e
list at Mckinley rates, except tcW OF
hemp which is increased from the Nc
Klnley rate OF one-nalf cent per pound
10 one cent Jute yarn is changed from ~
per cent. ad yAlOrem TO Ic. u pound ana
Gables. cordage. and Irvine. not other
wise provided Tor arc taxed az lc. per
pound. binding twine, Wnen imported
from countries placing duty on the
same article from the United states nFe-
tenths OF one cent per pound; cables ana
cOrdage OF hemp. cents per pound, nemp
ana jutc carpets, five cents per square
yard and ~ per cent, burlaps, except
cotton bagging. eight-tenths n cent "A
pound and - per cent Dur.aps bags Tor
grain half cent a pound and ID per cent.
There Is p now classltc.i tlOn OF lax, Elii
netting, etc. When made or yarn not
higher than number j. Is taxed lZc. per
pound and 10 per cent, inner than NO. u
10 No. % BE. per pound and l. per cent,
&C. No. 40. forty cents per pound ana I'VE
per cent. Finer than No. 40 10 No. ~,
forty-siX cents per pound ana % per cent. ,
finer than No. 30 20 No. % tOrty-ciglt
cents per pound and ~ per cent; finer
than No. 60. fifty cents per pound.
Threads. tWine and cords or hemp,
fax, or ramie. not finer than five line. l2c.
per pound: finer 5-6c. additional for each
line Yarns OF hemp. fax. or ramie, VAL
ucd at less than lZc. per pound, Sc. per
pound and 10 per cent; valued az above
l2c. per pound II cents per pound ana -
per cent. Collars and cuns, composed
entirely Of cotton, A. cents a dozen and
- per cent: composed In whole or In part
of linen 50 cents per dozen and 20 per
cent; shirts and underwriting apparel
not specially provided for. composed IN
whole or IN part CT linen % per cent.
The committee stu has under conside-
ration the linen embroidery paragraph.
IL VIII probably be divided and emDroid-
cries embroidered edgings. inseriings and
n0uncings will be taxed at 80 cents DER
pound and 10 per cent. The remaining
articles in the paragraph Will probably
be taxed al 80 per cent.
The basket clause in the flax, hemp
and jute schedule viii probably impose a
compound duty on all manufactures con-
tanning not more than 100 threads per
square inch, and 80 per cent. on all above
100 threads.
IL is the purpose OF the committee 10
devise q provision that Will enable reel
pretty treaties 10 De made not only 20
secure the larger importation OF Ameri-
can manufactures into the south and
central American countries. but also 10
open the markets or European countries
particularly Germany and France, TO tho
freer use Of American meats and asricul-
tural nrodunts aanaraiiu-