The times., 1897-05-05

In addition thereto, on all the foregoing,
35 per centum ad valorem.
Sugars not above No. l6 Dutch standard
in color, tank bottoms, syrups of cane juice
and beet juice, nelada, concentrated
melada, concrete eandconcentrated moasses
testing 10y the polarscope not more than
81 degrees, rs per centum ad valorem,
Molasses testing above 40 and not more
than 56 degrees, 4 cents per gallon; testing
&c degrees and not above 70 degrees.
cents per gallon.
Machinery purchased abroad, imported
aud erected in any beet sugar factory and
actually used in the production of sugar
in the United States from heets produced
therein within two years from the 1st day
OF July 1897, shall be admitted free OF
duty under such regulations as the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury may prescribe.
The Wooden schedule.
Wool-On all first class woods and hair,
reduced from II to cents pound, sec
ond- class reduced from u to cents
pound; third-class and on cancl's hair Or
third class, of the value OF 10 cents pounu,
fixed at cents a pound, instead or 32
per cent al valorem on WOODS or TINS
class valued at 3 cents a pound. Seven
cents u pound on woods and camei's HAIR
of the third class, valued at 10 cents a
pound, instead OF 80 per cent on woods Of
Same class valued at g cents a pound
Shoddy, etc. reduced from 80 TO 20 cents
pound.
Wool and hair which have been advanced
in any manner or by any process OF ni'lnu-
facture beyond the washed or secured con-
dition not specially provided for shall lie
subject to the same duties imposed upon
manufactures of wool not specially pro-
vided for.
Skirted woods of the first class, as I'M
ported in 1890, and prior thereto, shall
pay 1 cent pound in addition TO the ates
imposed by this act on unwa shed woods
Of class one. n
The duty on yarns has been changed so
as TO read On yarn made wholly or in
part OF wool, valued at not more than SO
cents pound, the duty per pound is fixed
at 1-2 times the duty imposed by this
act on one pound of un washed Wool OF the
first class; valued at more than 35 cents
per pound the duty is fixed at 1-2 times
that of unwashed wool OF the first class,
and in addition thereto upon all the fore
going 40 per cent ad yalorem.
The cloth schedule is changed so as to
read: On cloths, knit fabrics and all man
ufactures of every description made wholly
or in part of wool not specially provided
for, valued at more than 40 cents apound,
the duty per polnd is fixed at three times
the duty or a pound OF un washed wool Of
the first class; valued at above 40 cents a
pound and not above 20 cents, dIty per
pound four times that On one pound Of
unwashed skirted wool of the first class.
and in addition thereto upon all the fore
going 80 per cent ad valorem; valued at
over 70 cents pound the duty is four
times that on one pound of unwashed
skirted wool of the first class, and so per
cent ad valorem.
On women's and childTen's dress goods,
coat linings etc, OF which the wrap con-
sists wholly Of cotton or other vegetable
fiber, stand at not to exceed 10 cents u
square yard, the duty is fixed ut 1-2 cents
a Square yard instead OF Z "a in House bill.
valued at more than / 8 cents a square
yard, at 8 l-2 cents a yard, instead Of
cents
The duty on women's and children's
dress goods, not specially provided for,
reduced from l l cents per square yard to
9 cents, and in addition thereto, in all the
foregoing, so per cent al valorem
Webhings, gorinGs, suspenders, bindings,
braids, etc reduced from 60 cents and 90
per cent TO 40 cents and 60 per cent ad
valorem.
Treble ingram, three-ply. and all chain
Venetian carpets, increased from 10 cents
to % cents per square yard, and in ad-
ditioa, 30 per cent.
Wool, Dutch and 2-ply ingram carpets
increased from IA TO 30 cents per square
yard and in addition the House provision
of 40 per cent
Oriental, Berlin and similar rugs and
carpets woven whole for rooms valued at
not more than 4 o cents per square foot, are
taxed at , o cents per square foot and 10
per cent ad valorem: valued al more than
40 cents and not more than 81 per square
foot 4 o cents per square foot and 2o per
cent; valued at more than 81 and not more
than 81 square foot, % per cent; valued
at more than 81 per square foot 60 per
cent ad valoren.
1t will he noted thatin this schedule the
rates on fine grades of wool are low ana
raised on fine carpet wools This was a
concession to the far Western Senators and
illustrates the idea of concession that has
been carried out in all the schedules in
order to get support for the bill in the
Senate
Cotton Schedule.
The Senate bill leaves the rate on
cotton threads, corded yarns, etc, the
same as in the House bill, but changes
the classification in a few particulars.
The duty on cotton cloth, dyed, printed.
etc, not exceeding three square yards
to the pound, has been reduced from
to 1-2 cents per square yard; exceeding
three square yards to the pound, it is
left at cents a square yard. Cloth COM
posed of cotton or other vegetable fiber
and silk, whether known as silk-striped
sleeve-linings, silk stripes, or otherwise,
is made dutable at cents square
yard, and go per cent ad valorem; provided.
that 10 such cloth shall pay less rate
than so per cent ad valorem. Cotton clotn,
filled or coated, is fixed at 3 cents
square yard, and 20 per cent ad valorem.
The House provision of 10 cents
square yard, and 20 per cent, on pushes,
ton. not bleached, dyed, etc, is changed
to cents a square yard and 20 per
cent; if bleached, dyed, etc, changed
from 1 4 cents and 20 per cent ad valorem
to 12 cents and 25 per cent ad valorem;
no article under this paragraph to pay
less duty than Al 1-2 per cent.
Curtains, table covers and articles manu-
factured OF cotton chenille, reduced from
80 to 90 per cent
The House provision taxing stockings
and nalf hose, etc, valued at not more
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