Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

scope not above seventy five degrees, ninety.
five onehundredths OF one cent per pound,
and for every additional degree shown by the
polariscOpic test thirty five one-thousandths
of one cent per pound additional, and flac
lions of Il degree in proportion; and on sugar
above No. rs Dutch standard in color, and on
all sugar which has gone through "a process of
refining, one cent anu ninety five one hun
dredths OF one cent per pound; molasses
testing above forty degrees ana not above
httv-six degrees, three cents per gallon: test.
ing iity.siX degrees and above, six cents per
gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweeplngs
shall be subject to duty rs moasses or
sugar, rs the case may be,according to polar
The bill is to take effect Immediately, in.
White pine lumber - per 400 rs originally
proposed by the house instead OF 81 as advo-
Gated by the senate.
The following provision is inserted as
senate amendment.
"Provlded, that il any country or depend.
encv shall impose an export duty upon saw
logs, round unmanuiactured timber, stavc
bolts, shingle bolts, or heading bolts eN-
ported 10 the United states, or discriminat.
ing charge upon boom sticks or CHAINS used
by American citizens in towing logs the
amount of such export duty, tax, or other
charge, as the Gaze may be, shall he a ded as
an additional duty to the duties imposed
upon the articles mentioned in this para.
graph when imported from such country or
dependency"
of 4 cents per pound is retained, and on sugar
cane the house rate OF 20 ner cent ad valQren.
Sacchaune, Sl.50 and l0per cent al valorem.
sugar candy and all confectionery not
specially provided tor in this act, valued mt
Is cents per pound or less, ana on sugars after
being rehncd, when tinctured, colored. or in
any way adulterated, cents per pound and
II per centum al valorem; valued at more
than Is cents per pound, - per cent ad valO
rem. The weight and the value OF the imme'
date covert 1gs other than the outer package
case or other covering, shall be included In
the duiiable weight and the value OF the mer.
chandise.
The conference amendment changed the
rate on unstemmcd tobacco to SIS per
pound, and adopted the senate amendment
providing that the term wcapper tobacco
means that quality which Is salaDle tor cigar
cigar wrappers, and the term tirer tobacco
mean all other Leaf tobacco. All unspeci1ied
tobacco, % cents per pound.
Snuff, - cents per pound; cigars cigarettes
and cneroots, $500 per pound and p per cent.
al valOrem,
First class woods, II cents per pound; sec
ond class, u cents; third class, the value OF
which shall be II cents or less per pound,
cents per pound Third class wool at value
eXbeedin@ II cents per pound, cents per
pound The house made the dividing line IL
cents ana the senate 10 cents
Hides, IS per cent al valorem, with pro-
viso tor drawback equal 20 the amount OF
duty on all leather exported made from i'm
ported hides.
lin plates, Ia cents per pound; presentlaw
Lead ore, IL cents per pound. House rate
! cent; present law q cent.
Cattle less than one year old, - per head;
than Sl4 per head, and 21l5 per cent. If over;
present lew 20 per cent.
Oranges lcmors, lines and shaddocks,
cent per pound; present law cents per cuuic
foot or ; 30 per thousand in bulk
Pincapples cents per cubic foot, or = per
thousand. Present law 20 per cent
The senate amendment increasing the tax
on playing cards tO 20 cents per pack was
stricken out. The present rate is cents.
The senate provision cutting OFF the rebate
on the tax on beer j. agreed to.
Floor mating, 3 cents per square yard if
valued ut not more than 10 cents, an cents
per square yard and % per cent. II over.
Pres ent law tree.
Bagging tor cotton, GlO cent. per square
yard. Present law free.
Cotton ties, q cent per poun /. Present law
Brandy and other unenumerated spirits
distilled from grain or other materials, s22
per gallon; present law, 81 50. Cordials,
liquors, etc, - y per gallon; present law,
Si.o0 Still wines, 10 cents per gallon; pres
ent law, 30 cents.
All wearing apparel and personal effects OF
persons arriving from abroad including Ich
articles are necessary ana appropriate,
and the effects OF resi- tents OF the United
States returning from abroad and taken by
them TO foreign countries, shall be admitted
tree, without regard to value upon proper
Identification. No more than 500 worth OF
articles purchased by such residents shall be
free on their eturn. Tn Ter the present law,
the only qualification to the tree entry OF
wearing apparel and personal effects is that
ii shall be in actual use ana necessary Tor
comfort ana convenience OF the voyage and
not intended for other person. or tor sale.
The tax on cigars OF all descriptions made
OF tob tcco or any substitute therefor, and
weighing more than three pounds per thous
and, is fixed at 81 per thousand, and weigh
! ing not more than three pounds 81, ON
cigarettes made OF tobacco or any substitute,
auC welghng more than three pounds per
thousand, 50 per thousand; weighing less 81.
\ proVisO i ticd that everything wrapped
with tobacco shall be ca~ ~sed as cigars and
with paper or any other substance as
cigarettes.
An important paragraph has been added
to this section, providing that none OF the
packages OF smoking tobacco fine cut chew
! ing tobacco, or cigarettes shall be permitted
to have connected with them any article
other than the manufacturers labels and the
/ internal revenue stamp, and further that
| there shall not be affixed to, or branded,
| stamped, marked, written or printed upon
said packages any promise or offer OF, or
any order or any certificate tor any gilt,
/ prize, premium, payment or reward
| The provision imposing an equivalent coun-
tervailing duty on imports from foreign
countries which have paiC an export bounty
| or grant, provides that in all such cases there
/ shall be levied and paid. in addition t. the
| duties otherwise imposed by this act, an al.
ditiOnal duty equal to the net amount OF such
! bounty or grant, however the same Is to he
! paid or bestowed. This will have a direct
effect upon certain ultimate rates OF the
sugar schedule.