The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26

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and in addition thereto l cent per pound"
Paragraph I49 is amended so as to make
the rate on pocketkniVes valued at more
than $l.50 per dozen and not more than So,
81 per dozen and - per cent. ad valorem.
while those valued at more than 50 per
dozen are left at s. per dozen and 20 per
cent. ad Valorem. The same paragraph is
amended by inserting the following amend
ment: Provided that blades, handles, or
gong articles imported in any other man
ner than assembled in finished knives or
erasers shall be subject TO no less rate of
duty than herein provided for, penknives,
pOcketknives, pruning knives manicure
knives and erasers valued at more than so
cents and not more than $3.50 per dozen.
Paragraph ia is amended so as to pro-
vide uniform rate OF 70 cents each ana %
per cent. ad Valorem on revolving pistols,
removing the House classification and
A new paragraph is added to the metal
schedule as follows: Hooks and eyes,
metallic, whether loose, carded or other
wise. including weight of cards. cartons
and immediate wrappings and labels, 51a
cents per pound and 10 per cent. ad val
orem.'
The last part of Paragraph 255. relating
to fish packed in oil, is changed so as to
read as follows: "All other fish, except
shellfish,. in tin packages, 80 per cent ad
The committee amendment, being a new
paragraph for 25S, is to be stricken out,
and the following inserted: Fish, fresh,
smoked, dried, sailed, picked frozen,
packed in ice or otherwise prepared for
preservation not specially provided for IN
this act, and fish skinned or boned, three
fourths OF l per cent. per pound; mack
erel or salmon, picked or sailed, cent
per pound"
Paragraph 299, ginger ale, etc, is
amended so as to read, Beverages con-
tanning no alcohol" instead of water.
Several verbal changes are propoSGbo o ~
the cotton schedule, and in Paragraph ~
the words ''braids" and ''gorings, dutlabie
at 40 per cent, to be stricken out and they
are to be inserted in Paragraph 1886, dutia-
la ot mi
In the wooden schedule rugs in Paragraph
379 are changed to specifically for 1loors.
In Paragraph $50 the word manufactures
is stricken out and the words 'enumeratea
or provided for in Schedules l, ana l. Oh
this act" were substituted. This VIII make
articles of those schedules IN Whlch WooI
is a component part dutiable as WOODEN
In Paragraph 3SS. silk schedule, figured
goods" is changed to lin the piece.
In Paragraph 1893 paper is increased from
to ; cents per pound A new paragraph Is
inserted IN the paper schedule as IonoWs:
1886 F.-Photograph, autograph ana scrap
albums wholly or partly manufactured 80
per cent. ad. ValOrem. ~
Manufactures of cork is made dutiable
In the free list binding Irvine is changed
so as to be free when measuring not eX-
ceeding $50 feet to the pound.
The following paragraph is stricken from
the free list: Books, engravings,, photo
graphs, etchings, bound or unbound maps
and charts imported by authority fd t or Iep
of the library of Congress"
In Paragraph 4S6 A, books, maps etc,
the words ''Or exchanges are ADDED SO
that the articles may be sent to exchanges
as we'll as subscribers.
In Paragraph 546 the words excepting
fish oils" are inserted, making such OILS
In Paragraph 962, ivory. the words land
vegetable ivory, are added. =
bleaching powder is stricken from the free
list.
Several other senators also gave notice Of
amendments to the bill which they propose
to offer Two of these are by Senator Bur
rows a member of the finance committee,
reducing the ad valorem rate on Watcn rs5
clocks ETC. from 40 per cent as proposed
by the committee, to 20 per cent: ana pro
viding for an ad valorem rate Of 40 per cent;
f &m for the same instead Of the com
hound rate provided in both the House
and the Senate committee bills.
Senator Proctor gave notice or a1nend-
ments to the hide paragraph which would
make it read as follows; Hides OF cattle,
raw or uncured, whether dry salted or
mon all feather exported made from i'm
ported hides and on all imported green OF
green-salted calfskinS Weighing Tess IMAM
seventeen pounds, and on imported dry can :
skins weighing less than eight ana one-halI
pounds which have been cured ana ntted
for foreign markets, there shall pe allo"5u,
when exported drawback equal to the
amount of duty paid on SUCH hides TO De
paid under such regulations as the secretary
Of the treasury may preScIlDe anu piCNLIoto
that picked, uncured raw or green-saltcd
skins weighing under seventeen POUNDS oI
dry skins weighing under eight ana one
half pounds shall be excepted from the
provisions of this act.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, to-day o1rered
the following amendment: ana from anu
after sixty days from the passage OF THIS
act there shall be paid out OF any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
TO any exporter of wheat or wheat flour,
rye or rye -four. corn ground or unSrounq,
cotton hons or tobacco produced Wholly
in the United States and exported by sea
from any port in the United states 10 any
Dort of any other country the following eX-
port bounty, by way of an equallzatlon 10
Agriculture of the benefits of this act TO
States. to wit: Ten cents per bushei ON
wheat. 80 cents per barrel on wheat nour,
10 cents per bushel on rye, 80 cents per OAR
rel on rye flour, cents per buShel on corn,
10 cents per Genital on ground corn, cent
per pound on cotton cents per pound on
hons 2 cents per pound on tobacco. And all
payments of bounty under TINS act shaIi
he made upOn negotiable vouchers, issued
bv the collector of customs at the port or
clearance. upon presentation at the treas
ury or any subtreasury or the CnltG "a
States. and the secretary of the treasury is
hereby charged with making ana enIorc-
ing sTch regulations as may be necessary
for the full protection of the exporters and
of the government, according 10 the true
intent and meaning OF TINS law.
This amendment is the result or confer
ence of silver Republicans, Popullsts and
some Democrats. and may be SAID to repre-
sent the sentiments of the element In the
Senate which puts silver above all other
subjects of legislation.
Senator Faulkner gave notice or an
amendment reducing the duty on ale, por-
ter and beer not in bottles or jugs from ~
to 10 cents per gallon.