The herald., 1897-07-20

| There were comparatively few changes
| in the sundries schedule. The senate
amendment on bituminous Goals fixing
the rate of 81 cents ger ton was accepted
without change.
Paintings, drawings and statuary
were again made dutiable at 20 per cen,
ad valorem.
The reciprocity provision as agreed to
by the conference contains some of the
features of both the senate and the house
bills on this schedule. 1t also contains
some retaliatory measures. 1t sets forth
| its purpose to be that of "equaling the
trade of the United States with foreign
countries exporting to this country the
| following articles: Argols, or crude tar
tars, or wine lees crude; brandies or
other spirits manufactured or distilled
from grain or other materials; cham
payne or all other sparkling wines; still
wines and vermouth; paintings and stat
uary.
The president is authorized to enter
into negotiations or commercial agree
ments in which the reciprocal conces-
sions may be secured in favor of the
United States. He is empowered to sus-
pend by proclamat zion the duties on these
sions may be obtained, as follows
Argols, per cent ad valorem; brand
les or grain spirits, SITS per gallon
champagne in bottles, containing one
quart, Sc per dozen; containing one pint,
So per dozen; containing one-half pint,
S1.5O per dozen; containing more than
one quart, in addition, to the Sc rate,
S1.90 per gallon.
Still wines and vermouth, 35 cents per
gallon, ard other rates in proportion
where the goods are bottled.
Paintings, etc, Is per cent ad valorem
The president is empowered to revoke
the concession when satisfied that the
agreement is not adhered to in good
faith by any other country with which
an agreement shall have been made.
What may be termed the retaliatory
clause of the provision is that which en-
powers the president to suspend by proc
lamation the provisions of this act pro-
vidirg for the free Introduction of cof-
fee, tea, tonquin or tonka beans and
vanilla beans coming from any country
which imposes duties upon productions
of the Urited States which he may deem
to be reciprocally unequal and unreal
sonable. The rates which he is thus
empowered are: On coffee, cents per
pound; on tea, 10 cents per pound; or
tonka beans, 80 cents per pound; on va
nilla bears, So per pound.
The president is required to act with
in two years in securing these reciprocal
trade treaties and they are to be sub
mitted to the senate for its ratification
Articles are to be reduced to the ex-
tent of 20 per cent in these treaties, and
the president is specifically authorized
to enter into negotiations which will
place certaip articles on the free list
for a specified period of five years.
The internal revenue amendment re-
lating to cigars and cigarettes, made by
the senate, was changed to read as fol-
lows: "On cigars of all descriptions,
weighing more than three pounds per
1000, SO per 1000; cigars made of tobacco
or any substitute, weighing rot more
than three pounds per 1000, 81 per 1000;
on cigarettes made of tobacco or any
substitute weighing more than three
pounds per 1000, So per 1000; on cigarettes
weighing not more than three pounds
per 1000, 81 per 1000."
The senate amendment providing for
a tax on stocks and bonds was stricken
out
The house rate of $40 of cent per
pound on round iron less than seven
sixteenths of an inch in diameter and
bars or shapes of rolled or hammered
iron not specially provided for.
The house rate on iron in slabs